Yuxuan Cai is an urban informatics researcher and MS student at the University of Chicago, specializing in Computational Social Science. His work focuses on the impact of urban dynamics, including online cultural spaces and urban environments, on human health and decision-making. He applies a variety of computational methods, such as Natural Language Processing (NLP), Large Language Models (LLMs), and Machine Learning, to analyze large-scale social media data. Yuxuan is a lab member at several universities in both China and the United States. Previously, he studied architectural design at UCB, where he earned awards from the American and British Landscape Associations and won multiple international competitions in design.
Research Theme
1 . The impact of urban dynamics on human health and decision-making
Focuses on the impact of online cultural spaces and urban environments, on human health and decision-making.
Peer – Review Paper
- SCI: Cai, Y.*, Wei, E., & Cai, X. Empathy and Redemption: Exploring the Narrative Transformation of Online Support for Mental Health Across Communities Before and After Covid-19. PLOS ONE | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0307042.
- SCI: Chen, M., Cai, Y., Guo, S., Sun, R., Song, Y., & Shen, X. *.Reimagining Urban Nature Vitality in San Francisco: An Interdisciplinary Approach Combining Census Data, Street View Images, and Social Media Analysis. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2024.128289
Conference
- Shen, X., Mosey, G., Chen, M., & Cai, Y. A Model for Identifying Suitable Living Areas in London: Mitigating the Impacts of Urban Heat Island (UHI) on Public Health | 2023 7th Advances in Geomatics Research Conference | https://www.agrc2023.com/
- Shen, X., Mosey, G., Chen, M., & Cai, Y. Post Occupancy Evaluation of the Urban Public Space through social media: a case study of Bryant Park, NY | 2023 ICDSAIA (The International Conference on Data Science, AI and Analytics: Bridging the Gap Between Theory and Practices ) Conference Abstract (Accepted)
- Shen, X., Mosey, G., Cai, Y., & Chen, M.. Advancing Environmental Design with Phytoremediation of Brownfield Soils Using Spontaneous Invasive Plants | 2023 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON POLLUTION CONTROL & SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT (Accepted)
- Cai, Y., Li, H., & Dai, S. Multi-factors evaluation of the impact of the street-level on sexual crime occurrences using computer vision and big data – a case study of Manhattan | 35TH AESOP (Association of European schools of Planning) Annual Congress Full Paper Oral Report | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14235/1202.
- Li, H., & Cai, Y. A Bottom-Up Method: Human Perceptions to Inform Urban Landscape Design Strategies for Promoting Biking-Friendliness: A Case Study in Shanghai, China | 2023 IFLA (International Federation of Landscape Architects) Conference | Oral Report (Accepted)
- Cai, Y.*, Wei, E., & Cai, X. Dynamic Transformation of Online Community Support Behavior Before and After Covid-19 Oral Report | 2024 26th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction. (Full paper accepted)
- Cai, Y. *, Li, H., Gao, J., & Yang, W. Multiscale Assessment of Environmental and SocioEconomic on Mental Health | 2024 ACSP (Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning) (Accepted)