Huanfa Chen
Associate Professor
London, England, United Kingdom
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Top SchoolHuanfa Chen is an Associate Professor at UCL with 11 years of experience applying GIScience, spatial data science, and spatial optimisation to real-world problems in crime, transport, and healthcare. His work blends agent-based simulation and machine learning to design practical solutions such as police patrolling routes and spatio-temporal models for urban air quality. He progressed from a PhD in Geographical Information Science at UCL to teaching and research roles that emphasize turning big spatial data into actionable policies and operational plans. Based in London, he brings a strong academic foundation from Peking University (MS in Cartography and GIS, BS in Chemistry) and hands-on project experience in 3D simulation and hazardous-incident modelling. Beyond research, he has contributed to university leadership and community roles, evidencing an ability to translate technical expertise into organizational impact. Colleagues value his knack for combining rigorous spatial optimisation with pragmatic implementation in safety- and health-critical domains.
11 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor’s Degree, Chemistry, Bachelor’s Degree, Chemistry at Peking Universitycoursera
English, Chinese, cantenese
Stackoverflow
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18answers
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Github Skills (104)
python-codes10
knn-classification10
markdown9
matlab9
solver9
prediction9
jekyll9
interpretable-machine-learning9
location8
pulp8
lime8
xai8
machine-learning-models8
solve8
gitpod8
Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
huanfachen/vaccine_accessibility
Jun 2021 - Aug 2023
Study of vaccine accessibility
Contributions:5 PRs, 10 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 2 months
accessibilityvaccinea11y
huanfachen/QM_2021
Sep 2021 - Nov 2022
Contributions:51 commits, 44 pushes, 2 branches in 1 year 3 months
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