Qunshan Zhao

Dr Qunshan Zhao is a Professor in Urban Analytics in Urban Studies and Social Policy and an Associate Director (Urban Sensing & Analytics) of the Urban Big Data Centre (UBDC) at the School of Social and Political Sciences at the University of Glasgow, UK. Qunshan's research has three main keywords, including Cities, Sensors, and Data. His research interest focuses on creating a sustainable urban future and tackling related social, economic, and environmental problems by using new forms of data and related analytical approaches. Ongoing research efforts include urban infrastructure location optimization (urban green infrastructure; bike sharing station; alternative refuelling stations location modelling), human-environment interactions (human mobility patterns in urban/natural spaces, particularly by mobile phone app data), housing energy efficiency and fuel poverty (fuel poverty and housing environment sensing and evaluation), 3D city modelling, urban slum modeling in Global South, and open source spatial optimization methods development (pysal/spopt).