Li He, PhD, Associate Professor
Associate Professor School of Humanities & Social Science Xi’an Jiaotong University 28 Xianning Rd W, Xi’an, Shaanxi, 710049, China |
Email: lihegeo@xjtu.edu.cn http://rwxy.xjtu.edu.cn/info/1091/4334.htm http://gr.xjtu.edu.cn/web/lihegeo |
Research Interests
Spatial Statistics and Spatial Analysis, Geographical Modeling of Crime, Geographic Information System (GIS), Computational Social Sciences, Big Data in Social Sciences, Spatial Big Data, Urban Built Environment and Crime, Environmental Criminology, Criminal Sociology
Education
2012-2016. Ph.D. in Geography. McMaster University
2010-2011. M.Sc. in Earth System Science. The Chinese University of Hong Kong
2009-2012. M.Sc. in Remote Sensing Technology and Application. Nanjing Normal University
2005-2009. B.Sc. in Geographic Information System. Northwest University
Professional Experiences
Sept 2020 – Present. Director, Center for Social Computing (CSC), XJTU
Aug 2020 – Present. Associate Professor, School of Humanities and Social Science, XJTU
Mar 2017 – Aug 2020. Assistant Professor, School of Humanities and Social Science, XJTU
Professional Services
Services at XJTU
July 2021-Present. Council Member, Western Returned Scholars Association, XJTU
June 2020-Present. Assistant to the Dean, Department of Sociology, XJTU
July 2019-Present. Chairman, Branch of Western Returned Scholars Association, XJTU
Jan 2018-Present. Research Associate, Institute of "Belt and Road" Pilot Free Trade Zone, XJTU
Mar 2017-Present. Research Associate, Center for Social Big Data Analysis Technology and Application in National Engineering Laboratory for Big Data Analytics
Mar 2017-Present. Research Associate, Institute for Empirical Social Science Research (IESSR), XJTU
Services for Associations
2021-Present. Editorial Board Member & Review Editor, Frontiers in Sustainable Cities
2021-Present. Vice-Director, Spatial Social Computing Working Group, Chinese Association of Artificial Intelligence (CAAI)
2019-Present. Secretary General, Young Geographer Working Group (YGWG) of Asian Geographical Association (AGA)
2020-Present. Committee Member, Social Computing and Social Intelligence Committee (SCSIC) of the Chinese Association of Artificial Intelligence (CAAI)
2019-Present. Chairman, Postdoctoral Association of International Postdoctoral Exchange Fellowship Program (Talent-Introduction Program), China
Dec 2021. Co-Chair of the Organizing Committee, the “First Workshop of Asian Young Geographers”, Organized by IGU-YECG, AGA-YGWG, GSC, VGE Lab
Dec 2021. Organizing Committee Member, The China Conference on Geography 2021
Aug 2021. Chairman of the Organizing Committee, Online Forum of the Chinese Association of Artificial Intelligence (CAAI)
Aug 2021. Program Committee Member, 2021 Big Data and Social Computing Annual Conference, Chinese Society for Artificial Intelligence (CAAI)
Reviewer for Leading International Journals
Annals of the American Association of Geographers
Applied Geography
Computers, Environment and Urban Systems
Geographical Systems
The Professional Geographer
Environmental Earth Sciences
Urban Studies
Criminology & Criminal Justice
Transactions in GIS
Geo-spatial Information Science
Papers in Regional Science
Habitat International
Annals of GIS
Journal of Arid Land
Transport Policy
Open Geosciences
Applied Spatial Analysis and Policy
Sustainable Cities and Society
International Journal of Applied Earth Observations and Geoinformation
Frontiers in Public Health
Sustainability
ISPRS-IJGI
IJERPH
Teaching
Undergraduate Courses:
SOCL505010 Big Data and Spatial Analysis
GNED112210 Geographic information and human society
JZSJ500110 Social Investigation Practice
SOCL301410 The Social Risks and Law of Artificial Intelligence
Graduate Courses:
Social Work Research Methods
Academic English Practice in Humanities and Social Sciences
An introduction to Contemporary Chinese society
Selected Funded Projects
1. PI, “Spatio-temporal heterogeneity of the influence of urban micro built environment and social environment on theft”, National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC, 42001164), 2021-2023, CNY 240,000.
2. PI, “Built environment and urban crime: Spatial analysis using street view data”, Science and Technology Support Project for Overseas Scholars in Shaanxi, 2019-2021, CNY 30,000.
3. PI, “Resident air pollution exposure risk analysis using mobile phone big data”, Xi’an Social Science Planning Fund (CDS17), 2020-2021, CNY 5,000.
4. PI, “Spatial-temporal characteristics of air pollution exposure of residents in Xi’an: A multidisciplinary perspective”, Humanities and Social Sciences Research Youth Foundation, Chinese Ministry of Education (20YJC840014), 2019-2021, CNY 80,000.
5. PI, International Postdoctoral Exchange Fellowship (Talent-Introduction Program), China Postdoctoral Science Foundation, 2018-2020, CNY 400,000.
6. PI, “space-time structure and correlates of larceny-theft: An analysis using mobile phone big data”, Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (SK2020011), 2020-2022, CNY 80,000.
7. PI, “Urban spatial environment and crime: An analysis using geographic information technology”, Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (SK2018003), 2018-2020, CNY 80,000.
8. PI, “Impact of built environment on violent crime: An empirical study based on street view data”, China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (2017M623151), 2017-2019, CNY 50,000.
9. PI, “Community environment and public safety”, New Scholar Support Program by Xi’an Jiaotong University, 2017-2018, CNY 40,000.
10. PI, “GIS control for urban underground drainage pipe network”, National Innovation Program for College Students (200723), 2007-2009, CNY 25,000.
11. Co-PI, “Social Intelligent Governance Big Data Joint Laboratory Construction (Yunnan Provincial Public Security Department and Xi’an Jiaotong University)”, 2021-2026, CNY 10,000,000.
12. Co-PI, “Development law and guidance strategy of network social mentality driven by big data”, Major Project of the National Social Science Fund of China (19ZDA149), 2019-2024, CNY 600,000.
13. Co-PI, “Inflow pattern and spatial characteristics of international migration under the background of Belt and Road”, Major Project of the National Social Science Fund of China (18ZDA133), 2018-2023, CNY 800,000.
14. Co-PI, “Research on network citizen participation from the perspective of flow space”, National Social Science Fund of China (20BSH149), 2021-2023, CNY 200,000.
15. Co-PI, “Cultural exchanges among countries along the Belt and Road route”, Emerging discipline cultivation and interdisciplinary projects supported by XJTU, 2018-2019, CNY 500,000.
16. Co-PI, “Motivation process of forming conspiracy mentality and its intervention strategies of lower class people”, Humanities and Social Sciences Research Youth Foundation, Chinese Ministry of Education (18YJC190029), 2018-2020, CNY 80,000.
17. Co-PI, “Promote the modernization level of rural governance through agricultural and rural informatization”, Shaanxi Provincial Agriculture Department, 2021-2022, CNY 200,000.
18. Co-PI, “Public social mentality and mental health promotion in the context of pandemic: an integrated perspective of cognition-emotion-motivation”, XJTU’s special research project on COVID-19, 2020-2021, CNY 50,000.
19. Co-PI, “Evaluation and countermeasure research on the current situation of cultural exchanges between Shaanxi and Central Asia”, Special research project of the Institute of “Belt and Road” Pilot Free Trade Zone (ZMW2018003), 2018-2019, CNY 150,000.
20. Co-PI, “Empirical analysis of the spatial and temporal patterns of Xi’an residents air pollution exposure risk”, Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (The young academic team of key research platform supports special projects), 2019-2019, CNY 100,000.
21. Co-PI, “Countermeasures to improve the quality of undergraduate students’ overseas study under the background of ‘Double First Class’ construction”, 2018 Undergraduate Teaching Reform Research Project of Xi’an Jiaotong University (1823Y), 2018-2020, CNY 10,000.
22. Co-PI, “Characteristics and spatial heterogeneity of lunar impact crater based on DEM”, National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC, 41371424), 2014-2017, CNY 750,000.
23. Co-PI, “Urban space modeling and key algorithms for outdoor blind guide”, National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC, 41101439), 2012-2014, CNY 230,000.
24. Co-PI, “Regional LUCC modeling and simulation based on vector cellular automata and multi-agent”, National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC, 41101349), 2012-2014, CNY 230,000.
25. Co-PI, “Method of building 3D geometric model based on DSM”, Jiangsu Surveying and Mapping Research Project (JSCHKY201010), 2010-2011, CNY 30,000.
Publications
1. He G, He L (Co-first author), Zhang B, Ge T, Chen Y. (2022) The greener, the happier? The effects of greenspace on residents’ happiness in contemporary urban China. Journal of Community Psychology. 1-21.
2. YUE Yang, LIU Yu, CHEN Yunsong, HE Li, CHEN Chen, LI Wenwen, QIN Kun, JIA Tao, XU Gang, WANG Fahui, WANG Jingyuan, XIE Xing, XU Fengli, XU Yang, SU Shiliang, GUI Zhipeng, YOU Lan, ZHANG Mingda, ZHANG Feng, ZHANG Xiaoxiang, ZHAO Bo, ZHAO Yaolong, ZHOU Yulun, HUANG Bo, CAO Kai. Integration Path of Spatial and Geo-Computing and Computational Social Science. Geomatics and Information Science of Wuhan University, 2022, 47(1): 1-18. doi: 10.13203/j.whugis20210619
3. He Li, Lu Chunchun, Jiang Libiao. (2021) Promoting people-to-people Exchanges with Central Asia: The Status quo, challenges and opportunities of people-to-people Exchanges between Shaanxi and Central Asia. Journal of Xi 'an Jiaotong University (Social Sciences). 2021, 41(03): 43-47. DOI:10.15896/j.xjtuskxb.202103006
4. He Li, Bian Yanjie. (2021) Promoting people-to-people Exchanges with Central Asia: An educational and scientific research mechanism to realize people-to-people connection. Journal of Xi’an Jiaotong University (Social Sciences), 41(3): 58-63. DOI:10.15896/j.xjtuskxb.202103006
5. Long D, Liu L, Xu M, Feng J, Chen J, He L. (2021) Ambient population and surveillance cameras: The guardianship role in street robbers' crime location choice. Cities. 115, 103223.
6. He, L., Páez, A., Jiao, J., An, P., Lu, C., Mao, W., Long, D. (2020). Ambient population and larceny-theft: A spatial analysis using mobile phone data. ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information. 9(6), 342.
7. He, L., Páez, A., & Liu, D. (2017). Built environment and violent crime: An environmental audit approach using Google Street View. Computers, Environment and Urban Systems. 66, 83-95.
8. Wu, M., Zhu, A., & He, L. (2018). Improving the quality of cartographic colour reproduction using the self-organizing map method. The Cartographic Journal. 55(3), 273-284.
9. He L, Páez A, Liu D (2016). Persistence of crime hot spots: An ordered probit analysis. Geographical Analysis, 49, 3-22.
10. He L., Páez A., Liu D., Jiang S. (2015). Temporal stability of model parameters in crime rate analysis: An empirical examination. Applied Geography, 58, 141-152.
11. He L, Chen M, Lu G, Lin H, Liu L, Xu J (2013) An approach to transform Chinese historical books into scenario-based historical maps. Cartographic Journal. 50(1), 49-65.
12. Yue S, He L, Wen Y, Lu G, Lin H (2013) Shape characteristics based extraction of lunar impact craters: Using DEM from the Chang’E-1 satellite as a data source. Annals of GIS, 19(1): 53-62.
13. Chen M, Lin H, Hu M, He L, Zhang C (2013) Real-geographic-scenario-based virtual social environments: integrating geography with social research. Environment and planning B: Planning and Design, 40(6), 1103-1121.
14. Wen Y, Chen M, Lu G, Lin H, He L, Yue S (2013) Prototyping an open environment for sharing geographical analysis models on cloud computing platform. International Journal of Digital Earth, 6(4), 356-382.
15. Chen M, Lin H, Wen Y, He L (2012) Sino-VirtualMoon: A 3D web platform using Chang’e-1 data for collaborative research. Planetary and Space Science, 65(1), 130-136.
16. Chen M, Lin H, Lu G, He L, Wen Y (2011) A spatial-temporal framework for historical and cultural research on China. Applied Geography, 31(3): 1059-1074.
17. Chen M, Lin H, Wen Y, He L, Hu M (2011) Construction of a virtual lunar environment platform. International Journal of Digital Earth. 6(5), 469-482.
18. Wen Y, Chen M, Wang X, Zhang F, He L (2011) Research on HTML5-based Web vector map publishing strategy. International Journal on Advances in Information Sciences and Service Sciences (AISS), 3(9), 274-285.
19. Wen Y, Chen M, Lu G, He L, Tao H (2011) Distributed sharing of geographical models, International Journal of Information Processing and Management, 2(1), 114-20.
Patents
Hu D, He L, Lu G, Liu L. (2018). “A spatial integration method for Chinese historical books”, China Patent No. ZL 2015 1 0051362.8, April 24, 2018.
Awards
2021. “National Ethnic Work Outstanding Research Award” from The State Ethnic Affairs Commission of the People’s Republic of China
2021. Outstanding Achievement Award in Humanities and Social Sciences Research of Shaanxi Universities (1st Prize)
2018. AreWeb Faculty Fellowship (2nd Prize), Xi’an Jiaotong University
2019. Outstanding Achievement Award in Humanities and Social Sciences Research of Shaanxi Universities (2nd Prize)
2018. AreWeb Faculty Fellowship (3rd Prize), Xi’an Jiaotong University
2016. TA/RA Award, McMaster University
