Huanfa Chen

Asso Prof in Spatial Data Science at CASA, UCL. All views my own.

[michael GOULD (@mgould on bsky.social) @0mgould]

Also consider COSIT.

[Huanfa Chen @HuanfaC]

I am happy to be nominated for the 2025 Student Choice Award at UCL in the category of Outstanding Research Supervision. The award is for staff who help postgraduate research students to succeed, balancing providing support and fostering independence. https://t.co/wrH9iXgqSH

[Huanfa Chen @HuanfaC]

@GISRUK On the way to Bristol for the GISRUK 2025 Conference. Not presenting, will support four presentations that I co-author. #GISRUK

[Dr Vanessa Brum-Bastos @VanessaBBastos]

Please share. Funded PhD in GIS
1) The Effects of Modern Pine Harvesting Techniques on the Movement of North Island Brown Kiwi (Apteryx mantelli)

2) Geospatial Analysis of Play: Capturing Social Patterns in Children’s Natural Environments
Details here:
https://t.co/KXlfIS3VOb

[Huanfa Chen @HuanfaC]

Reproducible Python notebook for creating a map of England’s cities with labels that avoid overlapping with each other or boundaries: https://t.co/OTptRYwp3A

[Qunshan Zhao @QunshanZhao]

Great to have this collaboration with @geoyanjia @HuanfaC to explore the vaccine access in 54 countries in the world. Vaccine desert exists in both high and low income countries.

[CPGIS @cpgis_media]

We are happy to announce the opening of the best student paper competition for #CPGIS2025! https://t.co/10caYovBlQ The first-place award includes a 600 USD cash award and a #CPGIS lifetime membership. So, don't hesitate to participate before 25 Mar 2025!

[Huanfa Chen @HuanfaC]

If you want to fork and use this template, feel free to take it. If you have any questions/comments, please raise a Github issue or pm.

[Huanfa Chen @HuanfaC]

I've updated my https://t.co/ei9MeIJFhi website! Although it took months (like many open-source projects), it is worthy as it features higher security and much better UI for blogs (compared to the previous one). Check it out: https://t.co/UqOmG87JOI.

[Huanfa Chen @HuanfaC]

Credits go to https://t.co/oksaB5x9OR, and many thanks to people who raised and replied to Github issues on this repo.

[Huanfa Chen @HuanfaC]

Key features:
1. Disqus comments
2. Google analytics tracking
3. Blogs with tags

[Huanfa Chen @HuanfaC]

@MaxAI_HQ I can't find 'My Own Prompts' in settings. Has this feature been removed?

[Huanfa Chen @HuanfaC]

Just learned how to type R² properly in markdown - using ASCII code 178!

[Huanfa Chen @HuanfaC]

This is amazing

[Aditya Dahiya @AdityaDahiyaIAS]

#dataviz demonstrating the power of geocomputation with #rstats and {sf}. Calculating distances from nearest health-care facilities in Haryana, India.
Full Code 🔗 https://t.co/GuVTYaQ0kU
Credits #ggplot2 #sf #maps, https://t.co/j9PW8JNcNO by @robinlovelace @jakub_nowosad

[Huanfa Chen @HuanfaC]

Self-advertising alert🚨: I'm seeking opportunities to serve as an external examiner for GIS/urban analytics/ spatial data science programmes in the UK or internationally. If you're looking for someone with expertise in these areas, feel free to reach out or share this post!

[UCL CASA @CASAUCL]

CASA has announced the third call for papers for the 19th Biennial International CUPUM conference, with an extended deadline for paper & poster submissions by 10 February. Hosted by CASA, the conference will be held between 23rd and 27th June at @UCLEast.

https://t.co/YA6y61tIet

[Qihao Weng @Qihao_Weng]

Postdoctoral Fellow Positions Available
Prof.@Qihao_Weng 's research group is seeking motivated candidates for research on GeoAI, vegetation phenology, extreme heat in cities respectively.
📌For interested applicants, please apply via https://t.co/3a4zqPLrNa…

[Huanfa Chen @HuanfaC]

UPDATE: this RA position is now open to all applicants. Deadline 10 Dec, interview 13 Dec. See https://t.co/N76qRzNmMV

[Huanfa Chen @HuanfaC]

Are you interested in spatial analysis for fire services?
I am recruiting a 20 hr/week Research Assistant at CASA.
It is open to UCL redeployees until 21 Nov and might be open to all applicants between 21 Nov and 6 Dec.
To apply, visit: https://t.co/cGISLRlheu

[Huanfa Chen @HuanfaC]

Are you interested in spatial analysis for fire services?
I am recruiting a 20 hr/week Research Assistant at CASA.
It is open to UCL redeployees until 21 Nov and might be open to all applicants between 21 Nov and 6 Dec.
To apply, visit: https://t.co/cGISLRlheu

[Huanfa Chen @HuanfaC]

@0mgould Good point - it doesn't need to understand it

[Huanfa Chen @HuanfaC]

Can generative AI understand and (automatically) improve mapping aesthetics (for example, in Python notebooks)?