Ryan Zhenqi Zhou is a Ph.D. student in the Department of Geography at the State University of New York at Buffalo (UB), and a research assistant at GeoAI Lab, guided by Dr. Yingjie Hu. He is interested in GeoAI, Disaster Resilience, Public Health, Urban Analytics, and Human Mobility.
Prior to starting his Ph.D., he completed his M.E. in Landscape Architecture at the Nanjing Forestry University, and B.A. in Landscape Gardening at the Zhejiang A&F University. Apart from studying, he likes strength training and soccer.
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Ph.D. in Geography, 2026 (expected)
University at Buffalo - SUNY, USA
M.E. in Landscape Architecture, 2021
Nanjing Forestry University, China
B.A. in Landscape Gardening, 2018
Zhejiang A&F University, China
14. Sun, K., Hu, Y., Ma, Y., Zhou, R. Z., & Zhu, Y. (2023): Conflating point of interest (POI)
data: A systematic review of matching methods. Computers, Environment and
Urban Systems, 103, 101977.
13. Xu Z., Li M., Chen Y., & Zhou R.Z. (2023): Assessing the cycling accessibility of
comprehensive parks with online maps: a case study of Nanjing City. Journal of
Nanjing Forestry University Natural Science, 1-8 (in Chinese).
12. Zhou R.Z., Hu Y., Tirabassi J.N., Ma Y., & Xu Z. (2022): Deriving neighborhood-level
diet and physical activity measurements from anonymized mobile phone location data
for enhancing obesity estimation. International Journal of Health Geographics, 21, 22.
11. Zhang B., Dong Y., Kelobonye K., Zhou R.Z., & Xu Z. (2022): Delineating walking
catchment of the existing and proposed public sports facilities with open-source data:
a case study of Nanjing. Applied Spatial Analysis and Policy.
10. Chen Y., Zhang B., Li M., Zhou R.Z., & Xu Z. (2022): Concatenating daily exercise
routes with public sports facilities, bicycle lanes, and green spaces: a feasibility
analysis in Nanjing, China. Land, 11, 2251.
9. Yue M., Hu Y., Moncrieff G.R., Slingsby J.A., Wilson A.M., Maitner B., & Zhou R.Z.
(2022): Forecasting vegetation dynamics in an open ecosystem by integrating deep
learning and environmental variables. International Journal of Applied Earth
Observation and Geoinformation, 114, 103060.
8. Dong Y., Zhang B., Zhou R.Z., & Xu Z. (2022): Assessing the accessibility of
swimming pools in Nanjing by walking and cycling using Baidu Maps. International
Journal of Geo-Information, 11(10), 515.
7. Zhou R.Z., Xu Z., Liu A., Zhou S., Mu L., & Zhang X. (2021): Mapping the accessibility
of medical facilities of Wuhan during the COVID-19 pandemic. International Journal
of Geo-Information, 10(5), 318.
6. Xu Z., Zhou R.Z., Wang Y., Han L., & Xing J. (2021): Analysis on walking shed in
comprehensive parks and urban form from a Park-City perspective. City Planning
Review, 45(03), 81-90 (in Chinese).
5. Xu Z., Liu A., Zhou R.Z., & Han L. (2021): Analyzing and scenarioizing walking routes
and urban context of middle school students with Baidu Map: a case study of Jianye
District of Nanjing. Modern Urban Research, 2, 33-40+91 (in Chinese).
4. Xu Z., Gao Z., Zhou R.Z., & Zhang J. (2021): Research on campus sitting space: a
case study of Nanjing Forestry University. Modern Urban Research, 4, 30-35 (in
Chinese).
3. Zhou R.Z. & Xu Z. (2020): Detecting the pedestrian shed and walking route
environment of urban parks with open-source data: a case study in Nanjing, China.
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(13), 4826.
2. Liu A., Kelobonye K., Zhou R.Z., Xu Q., Xu Z., & Han L. (2020): School commuting
mode shift: a scenario analysis for active school commuting using GIS and online
map API. International Journal of Geo-Information, 9(9), 520.
1. Zhang J., Zhou R.Z., & Xu Z. (2020): Suitability evaluation of university facilities
layout based on demand characteristics: taking several universities in Nanjing as
examples. Modern Urban Research, 4, 43-51 (in Chinese).
11. Oral presentation (2023): Understanding spatial impacts of the Texas winter storm in
2021 via mobile phone location data and nighttime light images, in the 2023 AAG
Annual Meeting, Mar. 26, 2023, Denver, Colorado, USA.
10. Oral presentation (2022): Deriving neighborhood-level diet and physical activity
measurements from anonymized mobile phone location data for enhancing obesity
estimation, in the GEOMED 2022, Oct. 14, 2022, University of California, Irvine,
California, USA.
9. Poster presentation (2022): Human mobility data demonstrates increase in park
visitation since start of COVID-19 pandemic in Buffalo, New York, in the American
College of Preventive Medicine (ACPM) 2022 annual meeting, Jun. 15-18, 2022,
Denver, Colorado, USA (Co-Author).
8. Poster presentation (2022): Mapping the accessibility of medical facilities of Wuhan
during the COVID-19 pandemic, in the University Consortium for Geographic
Information Science (UCGIS) Symposium 2022, Jun. 7-9, 2022, Syracuse, New York,
USA.
7. Oral presentation (2022): The role of place visits related to diet and physical activity
from mobile phone location data in enhancing obesity estimation at the
neighborhood level, in the Graduate Student Lightning Talks, Spring 2022 Colloquium
Speaker Series, UB Department of Geography, Feb. 18, 2022, Buffalo, New York,
USA.
6. Poster presentation (2019): Measuring the walkability around the urban parks: a case
study of Nanjing, in the 16th International Conference on Urban Health, Nov. 4-8,
2019, Xiamen, Fujian, China.
5. Poster presentation (2019): Mapping the service area and population of urban parks
for park city initiative: a case study of Nanjing, in the 16th International Conference
on Urban Health, Nov. 4-8, 2019, Xiamen, Fujian, China.
4. Oral presentation (2019): Old community renovation based on data analysis, in the
9th Summer Workshop DigitalFUTURES YOUNG Forum 2019—Architectural
Intelligence held at the School of Architecture and Urban Planning (CAUP), Tongji
University, Jun. 30 to Jul. 6, 2019, Shanghai, China.
3. Poster presentation (2019): Intelligence and Strategy of Urban Deduction—Spark
Planning (UrbanGAN), in the 9th Summer Workshop DigitalFUTURES SHANGHAI
2019—Architectural Intelligence held at the School of Architecture and Urban
Planning (CAUP), Tongji University, Jun. 30 to Jul. 6, 2019, Shanghai, China (Co-
Author).
2. Oral presentation (2019): Social Loop, loops to connect city and communities, in the
International Digital Urban Design Week held by International Society of City &
Regional Planners (ISOCARP) and Southeast University, Jun. 10-15, 2019, Nanjing,
Jiangsu, China.
1. Poster presentation (2018): The urban community agriculture practices in Chinese
cities: case studies in Nanjing, in the 15th International Conference on Urban Health,
Nov. 27-30, 2018, Kampala, Uganda, Africa (Co-Author).
12. Hugh W. Calkins Applied GIS Award, By Department of Geography at the University
at Buffalo - SUNY, 2023
11. NSF Research Experience for Graduates (REG) Grant, by Human-Environment and
Geographical Sciences (HEGS) program in the National Science Foundation’s (NSF),
Student PI, 2022
10. Outstanding Graduate Award, by Nanjing Forestry University, 2021
9. Funded student research project by the Postgraduate Research & Practice Innovation
Program of Jiangsu Province (KYCX20_0893), Department of Education, Jiangsu,
China, Student PI, 2020
8. National Scholarship Award, by Department of Education, China, 2020
7. Outstanding Graduate Student Award, by Nanjing Forestry University, 2020
6. First-class Scholarship Award, by Nanjing Forestry University, 2020
5. Best Project Award, International Digital Urban Design Week held by International
Society of City & Regional Planners (ISOCARP) and Southeast University in Nanjing,
2019
4. Second-class Scholarship Award, by Nanjing Forestry University, 2019
3. Third-class Scholarship Award, by Zhejiang A&F University, 2017
2. Second Prize, 4th ZAFU Career Planning Competition, by Zhejiang A&F University,
2016
1. Third Prize, 4th ZAFU ‘Beautiful Village’ Design Competition, by Zhejiang A&F
University, 2015
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