FUSE Lab aims to leverage geospatial big data, data-model fusion, and advanced interdisciplinary approaches to investigate the interaction loops between urban environmental change, human activities, and public health, with the ultimate goal of contributing to sustainable and healthy cities.

Our Research Focus:

1. Urban Environmental Changes
2. Human-Environment Spatiotemporal Interaction
3. Impact of Environment and Human Activities on Public Health
4. Urban Environment Improvement Theory and Adaptation Pathways

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Hiring!!!

We currently have openings for Postdocs, Ph.D., full-time RAs in FUSE Lab. Self-motivated and enthusiastic individuals in Remote Sensing of Built and Natural Environment, and Human-Environment Spatiotemporal Interactions are encouraged to apply by sending your research interest statement, detailed CV, and one representative work to Dr. Bin Chen (binley.chen@hku.hk).

Most Recent Publications

• Chen, B. & Lin, C. (2024) Cloud cover and urban structures drastically reduce sunlight in cities. Nature Cities.
• Wu, S., Chen, B.*, An, J., Lin, C., & Gong, P. (2024). The interplay of cloud cover and 3D urban structures reduces human access to sunlight. Nature Cities, 1-9.
• Li, Z., Chen, B.*, Wu, S., Su, M., Chen, J. & Xu, B.* (2024). Deep learning for urban land use category classification: A review and experimental assessment. Remote Sensing of Environment, 114290.
• Chen, B.*, Wu, S., Jin, Y., Song, Y., Wu, C., Venevsky, S., Xu, B., Webster, C. & Gong, P. (2024). Wildfire risk for global wildland–urban interface areas. Nature Sustainability, 1-11.
• Wu, S., Lin, X., … & Chen, B.* (2024). Satellite observations reveal a decreasing albedo trend of global cities over the past 35 years. Remote Sensing of Environment, 303, 114003.
• Wu, S., Chen, B.*, Webster, C., Xu, B. & Gong, P. (2023). Improved human greenspace exposure equality during 21st century urbanization. Nature Communications, 14, 6460.
• Chen, B.*, Lin, C., Gong, P. & An, J. (2023). Optimize urban shade using digital twins of cities. Nature, 622, 242.
• Gong, P.*, Guo, H.*, Chen, B. et al., (2023). iEarth: an interdisciplinary framework in the era of big data and AI for sustainable development. National Science Review, nwad178.
• Chen, B.* (2023). Coincided disparity between housing price and health outcome. The Lancet Regional Health – Europe, 27, 100593.
• Wu, S., Yu, W., Chen, B.* (2023). Observed inequality in thermal comfort exposure and its multifaceted associations with greenspace in United States cities. Landscape and Urban Planning, 233, 104701.
• Tu, Y., Chen, B.*, Yang, J. & Xu, B. (2023). Olympic effects on reshaping urban greenspace of host cities. Landscape and Urban Planning, 230, 104615.
• Chen, B.*, Wu, S., Song, Y., Webster, C., Xu, B. & Gong, P. (2022). Contrasting inequality in human exposure to greenspace between cities of Global North and Global South. Nature Communications, 13, 4363
• Chen, B.*, Tu, Y., Wu, S., Song, Y., Jin, Y., Webster, C., Xu, B. & Gong, P. (2022). Beyond green environments: multi-scale difference in human exposure to greenspace in China. Environment International, 166, 107348
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Recent News

• 07/2023 Dr. Bin Chen got the Research Grants Council (RGC) of Hong Kong General Research Fund.
• 03/2023 Dr. Shengbiao Wu has been promoted to Research Assistant Professor.
• 12/2022 Dr. Bin Chen received New Talents in Science and Technology of China with Shining Potential Award.
• 08/2022 Our Nature Communications research paper has been featured in HKU news and reported by local and international media.
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