Hi, I am xuzzhan. During my master’s studies, I was an MPhil student at Tongji University, under the guidance of Assoc. Prof. Shen Yao (Director of TJ-CUSP). This website is primarily used to share my research work and study notes.
In my previous work, my research primarily focused on urban network resilience and spatio-temporal modeling, integrating methods from machine learning and statistics. As a researcher with a background in urban planning, I am dedicated to uncovering the underlying patterns within spatio-temporal big data and applying them to inform urban development policies.
If you are interested in my experience, feel free to contact me via email at xuzzhan@outlook.com.
Research interests
- Urban complexity and modelling
- Network resilience and optimization
- Urban mobility and accessibility
Education
- 2022 – 2025, M.Phil. in Urban and Rural Planning, Tongji University, Shanghai, China.
- 2017 – 2022, B.Sc. in Urban and Rural Planning, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China.
Publications
Journal Articles
- Feng, Y., Xu, Z., Qi, J., & Shen, Y.* (2025). Spatial Reconfiguration of Housing Price Patterns and Submarkets in Shanghai Before and After COVID-19. Land, 14(10), 2008.
- Shen, Y.*, Liu, L., Xu, Z., Yan, W., & Xu, L. (2024). Varying Road Network Resilience of Chinese Cities. Environment and Planning B: Urban Analytics and City Science, 51(5), 1168–1173.
- Shen, Y.*, Xu, Z., & Feng, Y. (2025). Research on the Measurement and Optimization of the Resilience of Commuting Spatio-temporal Structure in Shanghai during Multi-level Flood Disasters. Shanghai Urban Planning Review, (02), 40–50. (In Chinese)
- Xu, Z., Chen, J., Wu, X., Feng, Y., Du, Y., & Shen, Y.* (2025). Study on Intelligent Enhancement of Multi-dimensional Fire Resilience in Historic Heritage Spaces. Journal of Urban and Regional Planning, 17(1), 1–18. (In Chinese)
- Feng, Y., Xu, Y., Xu, Z., Liu, L., & Shen, Y.* (2025). Study on Automated Identification Methods in Urban Texture Based on Complex Networks: A Case Study of the Middle Ring Area of Shanghai. Shanghai Urban Planning Review. (Accepted; In Chinese)
- Xu, Z., Feng, Y., Song, Q., & Shen, Y.* (under review). Fractal-Informed Natural Submarkets: A Bottom-Up Approach to Segment Housing Markets in the Yangtze River Delta.
Conferences
- Xu, Z., & Shen, Y.* (2024). Measuring Spatial Network Resilience of Shanghai Using Supply-Demand Flow. The 64th ACSP Annual Conference.
- Xu, Z., Feng, Y., Wu, X., & Shen, Y.* (2024). Natural Housing Markets as Spatial Fractals. The 1st AsiaCarto 2024 Conference.