Dr. Shuli Luo
Dr. Shuli Luo
Shuli is a lecturer of the Department of Civil Engineering at Monash University. Her research interests lie in the inter-disciplinary research covering transport policy, geography, and data science. In particular, Shuli is passionate about how burgeoning development of various urban big data along with advanced techniques could reshape our understanding of urban environment. She is also interested in topics related to sustainable urban transportation and transportation equity (paying special attention to women). Her works have been published in several leading journals in the fields of geography, planning and transport such as Transport Policy, Environment and Planning B: Urban Analytics and City Science, Journal of Transport Geography, and Population, Space and Place.
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
- Master of Science, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
- Bachelor of Science, East China Normal University
Research Experience
- Lecturer, Civil Engineering, Monash University – 2022 to present
- Visiting Scholar, The University of Leeds – 2021
- Senior Research Assistant, Hong Kong Baptist University – 2016
- Research Assistant, The Chinese University of Hong Kong – 2015
Awards and Media
- Interviewed by CUHK Bulletin in the AI: Society section (p. 7-9) – 2021
- Best Presentation Award in 16th Spatial behavior and planning conference – 2020
- Best Paper Award in 2nd International Conference on Urban Informatics (ICUI) – 2019
- Zhongjian Dongfang Gao’s Scholarship in CUHK – 2018
- Dean’s List of Faculty of Social Science in CUHK (Top 1) – 2016
- Excellent Graduate of ECNU – 2015
Research and Professional Services
- Member, International Association for China Planning
- Member, International Society for Urban Informatics
- Reviewers for academic journals and articles: Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment; Transportation; Journal of Transport Geography; Travel Behaviour and Society; Cities; Journal of Geographical Systems; Asian Transport Studies; Proceedings of the Eastern Asia Society for Transportation Studies
PhD Student Recruitment
I am looking for Ph.D. students in 1) Social media analytics in transportation and cities; b) Travel Behaviour of socially disadvantaged groups; and c) Big data for transport planning. The students will mainly work at the Monash Suzhou campus (Suzhou, China) and be funded through a university scholarship including a tuition waiver benefit and living stipends.
Monash University is a member of the Group of Eight, an alliance of leading Australian universities recognized for their excellence in teaching and research. It is consistently ranked in the world’s top 100 universities (#57 by Times Higher Education 2022, #58 by QS 2022, and #40 by US News 2022). Transportation Science & Technology in Monash is ranked 45th in the world (Academic Ranking of World Universities, 2021).
Required Qualifications:
- A master’s degree in Transportation Engineering or other disciplines related to Transportation/GIS/Urban studies/CS (Bachelor degree may be considered due to outstanding academic performance).
- Strong academic record
- Please refer to the university website for English language proficiency and other required qualifications (https://www.monash.edu/graduate-research/study/apply)
Preferred Qualifications:
- Strong research background in related disciplines
- Excellent analytical skills
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Fluent in at least one programming language (e.g., Python, R, C#, Java etc.)
To apply, please send your CV and transcripts to Dr. Luo at shuli.luo@monash.edu
- He, S.Y., Tao, S., Wang, Z., Luo, S. (2023). Data for travel behaviour in the era of smart cities: Challenges and opportunities in Handbook on Travel Behaviour (In press).
- Luo, S., & He, S. Y., Grant-Muller, S., & Song, L. (2023). Influential factors in customer satisfaction of transit services: Using crowdsourced data to capture the heterogeneity across individuals, space and time. Transport Policy. 131 (1),173-183.
- He, S., Luo, S., & Sun, K. K. (2022). Factors affecting electric vehicle adoption intention: The impact of objective, perceived, and prospective charger accessibility. Journal of Transport and Land Use, 15(1), 779–801.
- Tao, S., He, S. Y., Ettema, D., & Luo, S. (2022). The role of transit accessibility in influencing the activity space and non-work activity participation of different income groups. Journal of Transport and Land Use. 15(1), 375-398..
- Luo, S., & He, S. Y. (2021) Understanding gender difference in perceptions toward transit services: A social media mining approach. Transport Policy,111, 63-73. doi: 1016/j.tranpol.2021.07.018 (been selected in a Special Issue for the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, https://bit.ly/3HCdBrt)
- Luo, S., & He, S. Y. (2020). Using data mining to explore the spatial and temporal dynamics of perceptions of metro services in China: The case of Shenzhen. Environment and Planning B: Urban Analytics and City Science, 48(3), 449-466. doi: 10.1177/2399808320974693.
- He, S. Y., Luo, S., & Sun, K. K. (2020). Factors Affecting the Adoption Intention of Electric Vehicles: The Roles of Objective, Perceived and Prospective Accessibility. SSRN Electronic Journal. doi: 10.2139/ ssrn.3660754.
- Tao, S., He, S. Y., & Luo, S. (2020). The influence of job accessibility on local residential segregation of ethnic minorities: A study of Hong Kong. Population, Space and Place, 26(8).
- Tao, S., He, S. Y., Kwan, M. P., & Luo, S. (2020). Does low income translate into lower mobility? An investigation of activity space in Hong Kong between 2002 and 2011.Journal of Transport Geography, 82, 102583.
- Yao, Y., Shi, W., Zhang, A., Liu, Z., & Luo, S. (2021). Examining the diffusion of coronavirus disease 2019 cases in a metropolis: a space syntax approach.International Journal of Health Geographics, 20(1), 1-14.
Teaching Commitments
- ENG5001 - Advanced Data Engineering Analysis
- CIV5305 - Transport Demand Modeling
- CIV5316 - Fundamentals of Urban Public Transportation