Qi Ryan Wang, PhD Assistant Professor Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering College of Engineering Northeastern University (617)373-7984 q.wang@northeastern.edu https://sites.google.com/site/ryanqiwang/home RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS I study the interplay between urban informatics and urban, infrastructure, and social resilience. My research focuses on two interrelated areas: geosocial networks in big cities (collaborating with Harvard University, and Microsoft Research), and human movement perturbation under the influence of natural and manmade disasters (collaborating with Georgia Tech, Berkeley, and Virginia Tech). The big data of urban informatics used in my research are from Twitter, wireless providers, Google Maps, Google Places, Google StreetViews, Microsoft Bing Maps, Boston government, etc. RESEARCH INTERESTS Theory Urban and Social Resilience; Geo-Social Networking; Coupled Human-Natural Systems Methods & Tools Data Science; Network Analysis; Agent-Based Modeling Applications Natural Disaster Response and Evacuation; Urban Computing EDUCATION Virginia Tech Ph.D. 2015 Michigan State University M.S. 2012 Tianjin University, China M.S. 2009 Tianjin University, China B.S. 2007 APPOINTMENTS Assistant Professor Civil & Environmental Engineering, Northeastern University 2016- Assoc. Research Dir. Boston Area Research Initiative 2016- Postdoctoral Fellow Sociology, Harvard 2015-2016 Data Analyst ArtsBoston 2015-2016 Qi Ryan Wang Assistant Professor, Northeastern University 1 of 6
Research Assistant Civil & Envir. Engineering, Virginia Tech 2012-2015 Research Assistant Environmental Science and Policy Program, MSU 2011 Research Assistant School of Planning, Design & Construction, MSU 2009-2011 Lecturer New Oriental Education & Technology Group, Taiyuan 2008 PUBLICATIONS Total Citation according to Google Scholar: 118 Journal Papers [J14] Phillips, N. E., Wang, Q., Small, M., and Sampson, R. The Structures of Urban Geosocial Networks. (In preparation). [J13] Samuels, R., Wang, Q., and Taylor, H. Loss of Resilience in Human Mobility under the Influence of Natural Disasters. (In preparation). [J12] Koc, E., Akhavan, A., Cetiner, B., Soibelman, L., Taciroglu, E., Wang, Q. An Analytical Framework Integrating Human Mobility and Infrastructure Resilience in the Shade of Extreme Events: An Open Data-Driven Approach. (Submitted to ASCE Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering). [J11] Du, J., and Wang, Q. Description-Experience Gap under Imperfect Information Information Continuum and Aggressive Cost Estimating in Capital Project. (Submitted to Academy of Management Journal). [J10] Wang, Q., Small, M., and Sampson, R. Urban Mobility and Neighborhood Isolation in America s 50 Largest Cities. (Rejected by Science, will submit to Nature Human Behaviors). [J09] Chen, J., Wang, Q., Lin, Z., Guo, X. Measuring the Cognitive Loads of Construction Safety Sign Designs during Selective and Sustained Attention. (Submitted to Safety Science). [J08] Wang, Y., Wang, Q., and Taylor, J. Aggregated responses of human mobility to severe winter storms: an empirical study. (Accepted by PLoS One). [J07] Mohammadi, N., Wang, Q., and Taylor, J. (2016). Interpersonal Diffusion of Energy Saving Practices in Large Heterogeneous Networks. PloS One. 11 (10), e0164476. [J06] Wang, Q., and Taylor, J. E. (2016). "Patterns and limitations of urban human mobility resilience under the influence of multiple types of natural disaster." PLoS One 11(1), e0147299. [J05] Schmitt Olabisi, L., Wang, Q., and Ligmann-Zielinska, A. (2015). Why don t more farmers go organic? Using an agent-based model to represent complex decision-making. Land 4 (4), 979-1002. [J04] Wang, Q. and Taylor, J. E. (2015). "Process Map for Urban-Human Mobility and Civil Infrastructure Data Collection Using Geosocial Networking Platforms." ASCE Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering. 10.1061/(ASCE)CP.1943-5487.0000469, 04015004. Qi Ryan Wang Assistant Professor, Northeastern University 2 of 6
[J03] Wang, Q., and Taylor, J. E. (2014). Quantifying human mobility perturbation and resilience in Hurricane Sandy. PLoS one, 9(11), e112608. [J02] Wang, Q., and Taylor, J. E. (2014). Energy saving practice diffusion in online networks. Energy and Buildings, 76, 622-630. [J01] Du, J., and Wang, Q. (2011). Exploring reciprocal influence between individual shopping travel and urban form: Agent-based modeling approach. Journal of Urban Planning and Development, 137(4), 390-401. Conference Papers [C13] Castro, E., Wang, Q., and Akhavan, A. An Open Transportation Network Resilience Analytics Platform for Large-Scale Urban Accessibility Analysis. 2018 Construction Research Congress, New Orleans. (Accepted). [C12] Wang, Q., and Taylor, J. (2016). Data-driven simulation of urban human mobility constrained by natural disasters. In Proceedings of the 2016 Winter Simulation Conference (pp. 3357-3364). IEEE Press. [C11] Wang, Q., and Taylor, J. E. (2016). Examining and Simulating Human Mobility under the Influence of Tropical Cyclones. 2016 Construction Research Congress, Puerto Rico. [C10] Wang, Q., and Du, J. (2015). Simulating Decentralization in Architecture, Engineering and Construction Companies. 2015 Winter Simulation Conference, Huntington Beach, California. [C09] Wang, Q., and Taylor, J. E. (2015). Resilience and Collapse of Human Mobility under the Influence of Typhoons. 2015 International Conference on Sustainable Design, Engineering and Construction, Chicago, Illinois. [C08] Mohammadi, N., Wang, Q., and Taylor, J. E. (2014). Exploring the Potential Influence of Opinion Leaders in Diffusion of Energy Conservation Practice. 2014 Winter Simulation Conference, Savannah, Georgia. [C07] Wang, Q., and Taylor, J. E. (2014). Quantifying and Comparing Human Mobility Perturbation during Hurricane Sandy, Typhoon Wipha and Typhoon Haiyan. 4 th International Conference on Building Resilience, Salford Quays, United Kingdom. [C06] Wang, Q. and Taylor, J. E. (2014). Massive Online Geo-Social Networking Platforms and Urban Human Mobility Patterns: A Process Map for Data Collection. 2014 International Conference on Computing in Civil and Building Engineering, Orlando, Florida. [C05] Wang, Q., and Taylor, J. E. (2013). Energy saving information cascades in online social networks: An agent-based simulation study. 2013 Winter Simulation Conference, Washington D.C. [C04] Wang, Q., Taylor, J. E. (2013). Simulating the Information Cascade Phenomena in Online Social Networks Sharing Energy Saving Tips. 2013 Engineering Project Organization Conference, Denver, Colorado. Qi Ryan Wang Assistant Professor, Northeastern University 3 of 6
[C03] Wang, Q. (2011). A Scenario Simulation Study of Decentralization on Architecture, Engineering and Construction Companies. 2011 Engineering Project Organization Conference, Denver, CO. [C02] Wang, Q., El-Gafy, M., Zha J. (2010). Bi level framework for measuring performance to improve productivity of construction enterprises. Construction Research Congress 2010 Proceeding, Banff, Canada. [C01] Wang, Q., and Zha, J. (2008). Application of DEA to the Construction Safety Management Assessment System in China. 2008 International Conference on Risk and Reliability Management, Beijing, China. GRANTS ACTIVITIES Grants Awarded Microsoft Azure for Research (PI). $20,000. Geosocial networks in the America s 50 Largest Cities. Microsoft Azure provides 300 CPU cores, 300 GB of RAM, and 50 TB storage to support the computing of the geographic networks. 2017 2018 Global Resilience Institute Seed-Funding Program (PI). $54,900. Urban Geosocial Network Resilience. The project aims to quantify, understand, and explore the resilience of geosocial networks by utilizing a unique, publicly available Twitter data across the 50 largest population centers in the United States. 2017-2019 FY18 TIER 1 Research Grant from Northeastern University (PI) $46,000. Neighborhood Connectivity and Social Inequality: Urban Travel Imbalances Based on Google Traffic Data. The project aims to improve the understanding of the relationship between community isolation and urban infrastructure systems. 2017-2018 2014 CIB Sebestyén Future Leaders Award. $2,500 EURO. Resilience Information Diffusion in Social Network: Role of Managing Stakeholders. I developed the project as a natural extension of my research on urban resilience and executed the project. 2014 2015 2015 Graduate School Travel Award, Virginia Tech, $289. To present Resilience and Collapse of Human Mobility under the Influence of Typhoons at 2015 International Conference on Sustainable Design, Engineering and Construction, Chicago, Illinois. 2010 Graduate School Travel Grant, Michigan State University, $1000. To present Bi level framework for measuring performance to improve the productivity of construction enterprises at Construction Research Congress 2010 Proceeding, Banff, Canada. SERVICES Invited Peer-Review for Journals Journal of Construction Engineering and Management: 17 Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering: 7 Journal of Construction Management and Economics: 1 Qi Ryan Wang Assistant Professor, Northeastern University 4 of 6
Automation in Construction: 1 Energy and Buildings: 1 Scientific Reports: 1 EPJ Data Science: 1 Invited Conference Committee and Track Chair 2018 Construction Research Congress: Member of Technical Committee and Chair for Global Construction Issues and Disaster Management track Causes and Consequences of Decision-Making in Urban Contexts. Workshop at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Harvard University (December 15-16, 2016): Workshop coordinator INVITED TALKS Big Data and Urban Processes. CGA colloquium. Institute for Quantitative Social Science, Harvard University. Urban Fragmentation and Human Mobility Perturbation: A Case Study in New York City during Hurricane Sandy. BioBuild Seminar, Virginia Tech. December 2015. ACADEMIC POSTERS AND INTERNAL PRESENTATIONS Wang, Q. and Taylor, J. (2014). Quantifying Human Mobility Perturbation under the Influence of Tropical Cyclones. 2014 Construction Research Congress, Atlanta, Georgia. May 2014. (Poster). Wang, Q. (2014). Quantifying Human Mobility Perturbation under the Influence of Multiple Tropical Cyclones. CIB (International Council for Research and Innovation in Building and Construction Student Chapter @ VT) and CEM GSC (Construction Engineering & Management Graduate Student Council) 2 nd Research Night Virginia Tech. Apr. 7 th, 2014. (Presentation). Wang, Q. and Taylor, J. (2014). Quantifying Human Mobility Perturbation under the Influence of Tropical Cyclones. Virginia Tech Civil and Environmental Engineering Research Day, Blacksburg, VA, March 2014. (Poster). Wang, Q., and Taylor, J. (2013). Energy Information Diffusion: Simulating the Energy Saving Information Cascade Phenomenon in Online Social Networks, 2013 Engineering Project Organization Conference, Devil s Thumb Ranch, Colorado, July 9-11, 2013. (Poster) Wang, Q. and Taylor, J. (2013). Energy Information Diffusion: A Simulation Study of Information Cascades in Online Social Networking Platforms. Virginia Tech Civil and Environmental Engineering Research Day, Blacksburg, VA, April 2013. (Poster). Wang, Q., and Chen, J. (2012). Introduction to Agent-Based Modeling. Civil Engineering Network Dynamics Lab. Blacksburg, VA. December 2012. (Presentation). Qi Ryan Wang Assistant Professor, Northeastern University 5 of 6
Du, J. and Wang, Q. (2010). Repast Simphony 101. Comparing Current Agent-Based Modeling Platforms - ABM Support Group Workshop. Michigan State University. Oct. 8 th, 2010. (Presentation) AWARDS Outstanding PhD Student, Vecellio Construction Engineering and Management Program, Virginia Tech 2015 PhD Via Teaching Fellowship, Charles E. Via, Jr. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Virginia Tech, $9,498 2014 Pratt Fellowship, Charles E. Via, Jr. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Virginia Tech, $2,780 2012 Graduate Advisory Curriculum Committee Scholarship, Construction Management Program, MSU, $300. 2010 Graduate Office Fellowship, SPDC, MSU, $200. 2010 PROFESSIONAL SKILLS AND ABILITIES Advanced data mining and analysis skills; Advanced programming skills in Python, R, Java and Matlab; Advanced modeling skills on agent-based modeling platforms, including Python, AnyLogic, Repast Simphony and Repast Py; Strong knowledge in Building Information Modeling (BIM) and Virtual Environment; Extensive experience in GIS software, including Quantum GIS and ArcGIS; Native Chinese speaker. Qi Ryan Wang Assistant Professor, Northeastern University 6 of 6