Mingze Chen
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Mingze Chen is a Ph.D. student at UBC. His research focuses on the interdisciplinary application of big data and machine learning technologies in urban nature analytics. He completed the MArch in machine learning urbanism at University College London (UCL), UK. He used to work as a researcher at UCL Urban Lab and as an architect in Shanghai for the past decade. Mingze’s research interests include Human-nature interaction and well-being, Urban Vitality and Environmental Justice, Computational Design and Data visualization.
Outside work, Mingze is an avid fan of poems, exhibitions, off-road driving, symphony concerts, traveling, and photography.
Chen, M., Cai, Y., Guo, S., Sun, R., Yang, S., & Shen, X. (2024). Evaluating implied urban nature vitality in San Francisco: An interdisciplinary approach combining census data, street view images, and social media analysis. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 128289. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2024.128289
Zhang, K., & Chen, M. (2024). Multi-method analysis of urban green space accessibility: Influences of land use, greenery types, and individual characteristics factors. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 96, 128366. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2024.128366
Rajendran, L. P., Raúl, L., Chen, M., Guerrero Andrade, J. C., Akhtar, R., Mngumi, L. E., Chander, S., Srinivas, S., & Roy, M. R. (2024). The ‘peri-urban turn’: A systems thinking approach for a paradigm shift in reconceptualising urban-rural futures in the global South. Habitat International, 146, 103041. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.habitatint.2024.103041
Qiao, R., Wu, Z., Gao, S., Jiang, Q., Liu, X., Huang, C., Xia, L., & Chen, M. (2023). Towards inclusive underground public transportation: Gender differences on thermal comfort. Building and Environment, 242, 110569. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2023.110569