Alumni
Students Graduated from the International Center for Adaptation Planning and Design
Graduated Ph.D. Students
Yanghe Liu
Assistant Professor, Ph.D.
Current Position: School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape (SAPL), University of Calgary
Research Interests: Urban Planning AI, Urban Design, Autonomous Transit
Education:
Ph.D., Urban and Regional Planning, University of Florida, 2025
M.S., Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Florida, 2024
M.C.P., City and Regional Planning, University of Pennsylvania, 2019
B.A., Urban Studies, University of California, Berkeley, 2016
Email: yanghe.liu@ucalgary.ca
Kaifa Lu
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Organization: Department of Civil, Environmental & Construction Engineering, Texas Tech University
Research Interests: Transportation Networks, AI-Enabled Urban Planning, Urban Resilience, Housing, Urban Mobility Data Analytics, Reinforcement
Education:
Ph.D., Urban and Regional Planning, University of Florida, 2025
M.S., Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Florida, 2024
M.S., Transportation Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 2021
B.S., Transportation, Central South University, 2018
Email: kflu.917@gmail.com
Wei Zhai
Associate Professor
Organization: Department of Civil, Environmental & Construction Engineering, Texas Tech University
Current Position: Department of Public Affairs and Planning, University of Texas at Arlington
Research Interests: Urban Resilience, Environmental Planning, Environmental Justice, Urban Data Science, Urban AI
Education:
Ph.D. Student, Urban and Regional Planning, University of Florida, 2021
M.S., Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Florida, 2020
M.S., Urban Planning, Tsinghua University, 2017
B.S., Urban Planning, Hunan University, 2015
Email: weizhai@utsa.edu
Yi Zhang
Transportation Planner
Organization: CTS Engineering
Research Interests: Transportation Planning, Sustainable Design, Urban Design and Planning
Education:
Ph.D. Urban and Regional Planning, University of Florida, 2020 MS, Urban Planning and Design, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China, 2014
M.S., Architecture, University of Florida, 2013
B.S., Urban Planning, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China, 2011
Email: nicolezhang@ufl.edu
Yu Han
Assistant Professor
Organization: Geo-information Science and Earth Observation (ITC), University of Twente, Netherlands
Research Interests: Community Resilience, Complexity System, Transportation Studies, Coupled Human Natural Systems
Education:
Ph.D. Student, Urban and Regional Planning, University of Florida, 2020
M.S. Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Florida, 2019
M.S. Civil and Environmental Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, 2014
B.S. Environmental Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, 2012
Email: hanyu.bit@gmail.com
Xiaoyu Chen
Ph.D. Student
Organization: Department of Urban and Regional Planning, University of Florida
Research Interests: Resilient and Sustainable Urban Planning, Built Environment
Education:
Ph.D.Student, Urban and Regional Planning, University of Florida, 2019-
M.S, University of Florida, 2017
M.S., Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China, 2018
B.S., Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China, 2015
Email: xiaoyu51@ufl.edu
Haitao Yu
Transportation Analyst
Organization: Kittelson & Associates, Inc.
Research Interests: Transportation Modeling, Freight Modeling
Education:
Ph.D. Urban and Regional Planning, University of Florida, 2018
M.S. Community and Regional Planning, University of Texas, Austin, 2015
B.S. Urban Planning, Central South University, 2013
Email: rayyht@ufl.edu
Xinyu Fu
Lecturer
Organization: University of Waikato
Research Interests: Climate Change Adaptation, Transportation Planning, GIS
Education:
Ph.D., University of Florida, 2018
M.S., University of Nebraska- Lincoln, 2013
B.E., South China University of Technology, 2011
Email: xinyufu@ufl.edu
Yujun Deng
Data Scientist, Ph.D.
Organization: Boxy Charm
Research Interests: Climate Change, Machine Learning, Natural Language Process
Education:
Ph.D., Urban and Regional Planning, University of Florida, 2018
M.Sc., Civil Engineering, University of Florida, US, 2011-2012
B.S., Civil Engineering, Nanjing University of Technology, China, 2007-2011
Email: dengyujun11@ufl.edu
Chao Liu
Assistant Professor, Ph.D.
Organization: Department of Urban Planning, Tongji University
Research Interests: Built Environment, Air Pollution and Health, Data Driven Design, Smart City and Urban Analytics, Resilient and Sustainable Urban Planning
Education:
Ph.D., Urban and Regional Planning, University of Florida, 2017
M.S., Peking University, China
B.S. Beijing Forestry University, China
Email: liuchao1020@gmail.com
Mohamed Mansour Goma
Assistant Professor, Ph.D.
Organization: ARCH Department, Engineering Aswan University
Research Interests: Climate Change Impacts and Vulnerability, Adaptation Planning, Economic Impacts of Climate Change, Sea Level Rise, GIS
Education:
Ph.D., University of Florida, 2017
M.Sc., Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands, 2011
B.S., South Valley University, Egypt, 2007
Email: gomaa.13@ufl.edu
Jie Song
Scientist
Organization: Institute of High Performance Computing, Agency for Science, Technology, and Research, Singapore
Research Interests: Network Science, Transportation Modeling, Machine Learning, Sea Level Rise
Education:
Ph.D., Urban and Regional Planning, University of Florida, 2016
M.E., Student, Transportation Engineering, University of Florida
M.E., Urban Planning and Design, Sichuan University, China, 2012
B.E., Urban Planning, Sichuan University, China, 2009
Email: songjie@ihpc.a-star.edu.sg
Suwan Shen
Associate Professor, Ph.D.
Organization: Department of Urban and Regional Planning, University of Hawaii Manoa
Research Interests: Climate Change Impact and Adaptation, Critical Infrastructure Vulnerability, Risk Perception and Adaptation Decision
Education:
Ph.D., Urban and Regional Planning, University of Florida, 2014
M.S. in Transportation Engineering, University of Florida, 2014
M.A in Urban and Regional Planning, University of Florida, 2010
B.S., Geographical of Information System, Southeast University, China, 2008
Email: suwans@hawaii.edu
Fei Yang
Deputy Director, Ph.D.
Organization: Zhejiang University, Urban Rural Planning & Design Institute
Chief Representative in China, the American Planning Association
Research Interests: Urban Economy, Land Use Planning, Small Town and Rural Planning
Education:
Ph.D., Urban and Regional Planning, University of Florida, 2014
M.S., Iowa State University, 2010
B.S., Beijing Normal University, China, 2008
Email: feiyangzu@outlook.com
Graduated Master’s Students
Yue Dong
Master’s Student
Organization: Department of Urban and Regional Planning, University of Florida
Research Interests: Transportation Planning, Geographic Information Systems, Adaptation Planning
Education:
M.S., Urban and Regional Planning, University of Florida, US, 2023
B.A., Urban and Rural Planning, Hebei University of Technology, 2020
Email: yue.dong@ufl.edu
Genglin Yang
Planner
Organization: Tsinghua Tongheng Planning and Design Institute
Research Interests: Transportation Planning, Geographic Information Systems, Adaptation Planning
Education:
M.S., Urban and Regional Planning, University of Florida, 2019-2021
B.A., Xi’an Jiaotong Liverpool University, China, 2015-2019
Email: genglin.yang@ufl.edu
Shenyu Lyu
Planner
Organization: China Academy of Building Research
Research Interests: Transportation Planning, Geographic Information Systems
Education:
M.S., Urban and Regional Planning, University of Florida, 2019-2021
B.A., Land Resource Management, Capital University of Economics and Business, China, 2014-2018
Email: lvshenyu@cabr-jygh.com
Yixuan Cao
Master’s Student
Organization: Department of Urban and Regional Planning, University of Florida
Research Interests: Transportation Planning, Geographic Information Systems, Adaptation Planning
Education:
M.S., Urban and Regional Planning, University of Florida, 2018-2020
B.S., Land Resource Management, Huazhong Agricultural University, China, 2014-2018
Email: yixuancao@ufl.edu
Haoming Qin
Planner
Organization: Yangpu Economic Development Zone Administrative Committee, Hainan, China
Research Interests: Transportation Planning, Geographic Information Systems
Education:
M.S., Urban and Regional Planning, University of Florida, 2020
B.A., Urban Planning, Henan University of Urban Construction, China, 2012-2017
Email: haomingqin@ufl.edu
Yubo Peng
Planner
Organization: Shanghai Tongji Urban Planning& Design Institute
Research Interests: Adaptation Planning, Environmental Planning, Planning Information System
Education:
M.S., Urban and Regional Planning, University of Florida
B.S., Urban Planning, Tongji University
Email: pengyubo@ufl.edu
Guanqiong Guo
Master’s Student
Research Interests: Climate Change, Air Pollution, GIS
Education:
M.S., University of Florida, 2015-2018
B.S., Beijing Normal University at Zhuhai, China, 2011-2015
Email: ggq714@163.com
Binbin Peng
Ph.D. Student
Organization: University of Maryland
Research Interests: Extreme Weather Adaptation Planning, Active Travel and Health, Spatial Analytics
Education:
Ph.D., University of Maryland, USA, 2016-2021
M.S., University of Florida, USA, 2013-2015
B.S. Engineering, China Agricultural University, China, 2009-2013
Email: binbinpeng1991@gmail.com
Nathaniel Chan
Master’s Student
Organization: Department of Urban and Regional Planning, University of Florida
Research Interests: Environmental Planning, Sea Level Rise Planning, Adaptation Planning, Resiliency, Sustainable Development, Urban Hydrology
Education:
M.S. Urban and Regional Planning, University of Florida, 2019
B.A. Anthropology, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida, 2017
Environmental Science Certificate, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida, 2017
Email: nchan1@ufl.edu
Rosemarie Fusco
Research Assistant and Ph.D. Student
Organization: Department of Marine Affairs, College of the Environmental and Life Science, University of Rhode Island
Research Interests: Regulatory Overlay Zones for Ports and Harbors, Waterfront Community Spatial Planning
Education:
M.S. Urban and Regional Planning, University of Florida, 2019
B.A. History and Criticism of Architecture, Art, and Design, Pratt Institute, 2003-2007
Email: rfusco@uri.edu
Juan E. Suarez, Jr.
Master’s Student
Organization: Department of Urban and Regional Planning, University of Florida
Research Interests: Transportation Planning, Geographic Information Systems, Planning Themes in Latin America
Education:
B.A. in Philosophy, with a Concentration in Humanities, St. John Vianney College Seminary, Miami, FL, 2016
Email: juansuarez@ufl.edu