Research Theme

• Human Behavior and Well-being in Natural Areas
  Applying sensor and vision-based technologies to understand human volumes, trajectories, and activities in urban, regional, and national parks. I focus on the primary data collection to explore the relationship between the human behaviour and health.
• Urban Nature Vitality and Environmental Justice
  Using big data (Points of Interest, Street View Imagery, Social-economic data, Social media data), machine learning (Computer vision), and tools (GIS, Smartphone GPS, Sensor, Unmanned Aerial Vehicle), to evaluate diversity, preference, and distribution in human-nature interaction.
• Computational Design and Data Visualization
  Investigating the Rhino-Grasshopper/Python/HTML-CSS-JS/GIS-based working flow efficient parametric design and readable data visualization method.

Peer – Review Paper

Peer-reviewed Articles

1. Chen, Mingze., Zhang, Yang., Yang, Yubing., Fang, Zhiguo. Application of data visualization in urban design based on Grasshopper, Landscape Architecture Academic Journal 2022, 39(5), 44-51. (in Chinese)| https://doi.org/10.12193/j.laing.2022.05.0044.006. 陈铭泽,张洋,杨玉冰,方智果.基于Grasshopper平台的数据可视化在城市设计中的研究与实践[J].园林,2022,39(05):44-51.
2. SCI: Shen, Xiwei., Chen, Mingze*, Ge Mengting*, Padua, Mary G. Examining the Conceptual Model of Potential Urban Development Patch (PUDP), VOCs, and Food Culture in Urban Ecology: A Case in Chengdu, China. Atmosphere 2022, 13, 1369. | https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos13091369.
3. SCI: Wang, Ling., Ding, Jiahui.; Chen, Mingze., Sun, Yuan., Tang, Xueyun., Ge, Mengting*. Exploring Tourists’ Multilevel Spatial Cognition of Historical Town Based on Multi-Source Data—A Case Study of Feng Jing Ancient Town in Shanghai. Buildings 2022, 12, 1833. | https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings12111833. 
4. SCI: Zhang, Yang., Li, Xiaowei., Jiang, Qingrui., Chen, Mingze*., Liu, Lunyuan*. Quantify the Spatial Association between the Distribution of Catering Business and Urban Spaces in London Using Catering POI Data and Image Segmentation. Atmosphere 2022, 13, 2128. | https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos13122128.
5. SCI: Qiao, Renlu, Zhiqaing Wu, Shuo Gao, Qingrui Jiang, Xiaochang Liu, Chenyu Huang, Li Xia, and Chen, Mingze. Towards inclusive underground public transportation: Gender differences on thermal comfort. Building and Environment 2023 Jul 5:110569. | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2023.110569.
6. SCI / SSCI: Ge, Mengting., Kong, Jie., Yang, Qiuyi., Chen, Mingze*., Wang, Wenji*. Examine an Intelligence Education Framework of Landscape Architecture (EFLA) Based on Network Model of Technology in Landscape Architecture (NMTLA). Sustainability 2023 | https://doi.org/10.3390/su151411277. 
7. SSCI: Priya Rajendran*., Raúl Leal., Chen, Mingze., Juan Carlos, Guerrero Andrade., Rakib, Akhtar., Lazaro, Eliyah Mngumi., Sheeba, Chander., Sudhan, Srinivas., Maria, Rinya Roy. The ‘Peri-Urban Turn’: A systems thinking approach for a paradigm shift in reconceptualising urban-rural futures in the global South. Habitat International 2024| https://doi.org/10.1016/j.habitatint.2024.103041. 
8.  SCI: He, Wei., Chen, Mingze*. Advancing Urban Life: A Systematic Review of Emerging Technologies and AI in Urban Design and Planning.  Buildings | https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings14030835. 
9. SCI: Shen, Xiwei., Chen, Mingze., Li, Xiaowei*., Yang, Qiuyi., Sun, Qingqing., Gao, Shu. Advancing climate resilience through a geo‑design framework: strengthening urban and community forestry for sustainable environmental design. Journal of  Forestry Research | https://doi.org/10.1007/s11676-024-01772-0. 
10. SCI/SSCI: Zhang, Kaiqi., Chen, Mingze*. Multi-method analysis of urban green space accessibility: Influences of land use, greenery types, and individual characteristics factors. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening  | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2024.128366.
11. SCI/SSCI: Chen, Mingze., Cai, Yuxuan., Guo, Shuying., Sun, Ruilin., Shen, Xiwei*. Evaluating implied urban nature vitality in San Francisco: An interdisciplinary approach combining census data, street view images, and social media analysis. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening 2024 | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2024.128289. 
12.  SCI: Sun, Pingyao., Chen, Mingze*., Jingyi, Chen*. The “Blue” Habitat of Urban & Suburban Areas and approaches for its
    biodiversity research: A scoping review. Journal of Environmental Management | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.123567.
13. SCI: Luo, Tianze., Chen, Mingze*. Advancements insupervised machine learning foroutdoor thermal comfort: Acomprehensive systematic review ofscales, applications, and data types. Energy & Buildings | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2024.115255.
14. SCI: Fan, Yuan., Chen, Mingze*. A systematic review of measurement tools and senior engagement in urban nature: Health benefits and behavioral patterns analysis. Health and Place | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2024.103410.

Conference 

• Chen, Mingze., Huang, Yongming., Zheng, Yuqiao., Du, Jiani., Park, Keunhyun. Defining Urban Vitality Using Text-based, Image-based, and GPS Data | 2024 ACSP (Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning) Individual Paper Presentation (Accepted)
• Zhou, Xuanyu., Chen, Mingze. Greening the Gap: Examining Urban Greenery Equity in Shrinking Cities| 2024 ACSP (Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning) Individual Paper Presentation (Accepted)
• Chen, Mingze., Huang, Yongming*., Zheng, Yuqiao., Du, Jiani. Evaluating Urban Vitality with Big Data across 10 Global Cities | 2024 IFLA (International Federation of Landscape Architects) Conference Abstract (Accepted)
• Chen, Mingze., Huang, Yongming., Zheng, Yuqiao., Du, Jiani. Evaluating Urban Vitality with Big Data: Insights from Social Media and GPS Data across 10 Global Cities | 2024 EDRA (Environmental Design Research Association) Conference Abstract (Accepted)
• Zhou, Xuanyu., Chen, Mingze. Using Sensor and Vision-Based Technologies to Examine the Quality Transformation of Green Space in Multi-Shrinking Cities | 2024 EDRA (Environmental Design Research Association) Conference Abstract (Accepted)
• Chen, Mingze., Park, Keunhyun. Vision-based and sensor-based technologies in monitoring human behaviours in natural areas: A scoping review| 2024 CELA (Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture) Conference Abstract (Accepted)
• Luo, Tianze., Chen, Mingze. Smart Canopies: Optimizing Tree Layouts for Enhanced Thermal Comfort — An Edinburgh Case Study| 2024 IUFRO (International Union of Forest Research Organizations) Conference Abstract (Accepted)
• Wang, Yuxi.,  Wang, Xinyi.,  Shen, Xiwei., Chen, Mingze. Unmasking Human Impact on Panda Habitats and Orchestrating Sustainable Forestry Futures: A systematic review| 2024 IUFRO (International Union of Forest Research Organizations) Conference Abstract (Accepted)
• Chen, Mingze., Liu, Yuxuan., Chadha, Trishla. A Comprehensive Model for Pedestrian-Scale Evaluation of Linear Greenery Visibility| 2023 IFLA (International Federation of Landscape Architects) Conference Abstract (Accepted)
• Xiwei Shen., Chen, Mingze. Examine an Intelligence Education Framework of Landscape Architecture (EFLA)| 2023 IFLA (International Federation of Landscape Architects) Conference Abstract (Accepted)
• Shen, Xiwei., Chen, Mingze. Examine an Intelligence Education Framework of Landscape Architecture (EFLA) Based on Network Model of Technology in Landscape Architecture (NMTLA) in 21st Century | 2023 ECLAS (European Council of Landscape Architecture Schools) Conference (Accepted) 
• Chen, Mingze. Using big data and machine learning to quantify urban green space equality by ethnicity, gender, income, and age | 2022 IFLA (International Federation of Landscape Architects) Conference Abstract (Accepted)
• Chen, Mingze., Yu, Yingwen., Wang, Yaxin., Sun, Ruilin. Touching the intangible landscape heritage: revive urban lifestyles based on virtual and augmented reality technologies | 2022 IFLA (International Federation of Landscape Architects) Conference Abstract (Accepted)
• Chen, Mingze., Sun, Ruilin., Wang, Yaxin, Yu, Yingwen. Using the data-driven method to explore the ambiguous urban landscape heritage –100 urban open space cases in Milan, Italy | 2022 IFLA (International Federation of Landscape Architects) Conference Abstract (Accepted)
• Shen, Xiwei., Padua, Mary., Chen, Mingze. Themes in Digital Landscape Architecture: Techniques or Technologies? | 2022 CELA (Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture) Conference Abstract

Book 

1. Agro-Matrix. In M.Arch. UD 2021-2022 (pp. 148–159). Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL.