Yujie Hu

Yujie Hu is an Associate Professor in the Department of Geography at the University of Florida. She holds affiliate faculty positions at the UF Informatics Institute and UF Transportation Institute. Her research focuses on urban transportation, human mobility, and accessibility, employing GIS, network analysis, and machine learning to analyze geospatial data. Current projects include studying hurricane mobility impacts, healthcare accessibility, and bike-sharing optimization.

Education:

• PhD in Geography, Louisiana State University (2016)
• M.S. in Cartography and GIS, East China Normal University (2012)
• B.S. in GIS, North China University of Water Resources and Electric Power (2009)

Research Interests:

• Urban mobility patterns and infrastructure
• Accessibility to healthcare/services during disasters
• GIS-based crime hotspot mapping
• Transportation equity analysis
• Network optimization for public transit systems

Recent Funded Projects:

• Socioeconomic Impacts of COVID-19 (UFII Seed Fund, $20K)
• Automated Delineation of Hospital Service Areas ($10K)
• AV Traffic Analysis (USDOT Grant, $35K)

Labs/Teams: Her lab focuses on geospatial analysis of transportation systems and disaster resilience, with active projects in Florida's hurricane-prone regions. She advises 2 current graduate students and welcomes applications in geospatial science.