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Department of Geography College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Dr. Yujie Hu

Associate Professor
Graduate Coordinator
Director, Spatial Networks Lab
Department of Geography
University of Florida

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About

I am an Associate Professor of Spatial Networks in the Department of Geography at the University of Florida and Director of the Spatial Networks Lab. My research focuses on spatial networks, human mobility, and urban systems, integrating geospatial data, artificial intelligence, machine learning, and network science to understand patterns of connectivity, accessibility, and movement across space.

My research develops computational approaches for analyzing spatial networks and spatial interactions, with applications in transportation systems, accessibility, public health, and community resilience. For projects, datasets, software, publications, and research visualizations, please visit the Spatial Networks Lab website.

Research Areas

Spatial Networks • Human Mobility • Cities • AI • Geospatial Data

Links

Spatial Networks Lab
Google Scholar
Lab GitHub
Curriculum Vitae
yujiehu@ufl.edu

Selected Publications

A complete and up-to-date list of publications is available on Google Scholar.

  • Jing, Y., Hu, Y., Chen, C., & Cohan, D. S. (2026). Evaluating human mortality impacts from air pollution as US commuting reaches its extremes. Journal of Transport Geography, 131, 104541.
  • Wang, J., & Hu, Y. (2025). Visualizing complex mobility patterns using backbone networks. Transportation, 1-23.
  • Jing, Y., & Hu, Y. (2024). Multiscale complex network analysis of commuting efficiency: Urban connectivity, hierarchy, and labor market. Annals of the American Association of Geographers, 114(8), 1681-1692.
  • Zhang, F., Fan, Z., Kang, Y., Hu, Y., & Ratti, C. (2021). “Perception bias”: Deciphering a mismatch between urban crime and perception of safety. Landscape and Urban Planning, 207, 104003.
  • Hu, Y., Wang, F., & Xierali, I. M. (2018). Automated delineation of hospital service areas and hospital referral regions by modularity optimization. Health Services Research, 53(1), 236-255.
  • Hu, Y., Miller, H. J., & Li, X. (2014). Detecting and analyzing mobility hotspots using surface networks. Transactions in GIS, 18(6), 911-935.