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publications
Spatial disparities of self-reported COVID-19 cases and influencing factors in Wuhan, China
Sustainable Cities and Society, 2022
A Method for Semantic-Aware Geographic Information Resource Retrieval Intention Recognition
Chinese Invention Patent No. ZL202210280298.0, 2022
A Method for Detecting Geographic Information Resource Retrieval Intentions and its Computer-Readable Medium
Chinese Invention Patent No. ZL202310900690.5, 2023
Map Retrieval Intention Formalization and Recognition by Considering Geographic Semantics
Journal of Geo-information Science, 2023
Open GIS — Chapter 10: Desktop-based Mapping and Visualization Tools; Chapter 11: Web-based Mapping and Visualization Packages
Open GIS (Springer International Publishing), 2024
Map retrieval intention recognition based on relevance feedback and geographic semantic guidance: For better understanding user retrieval demands
Information Processing & Management, 2024
Lost in Aggregation: A Multi-Scale Diagnostic Benchmark for LLM Spatial Navigation
arXiv preprint arXiv:2606.22219, 2026
Constructing coherent spatial memory in LLM agents through graph rectification
Proceedings of the 64th Annual Meeting of the Association for Computational Linguistics (ACL 2026), 2026
Explaining the urban mechanisms behind OpenStreetMap updates: Evidence from 88 German cities
Computers, Environment and Urban Systems, 2026
talks
Map Retrieval Intention Recognition Based on Hypergraph Segmentation
Published:
Presented a hypergraph segmentation approach to recognizing what users intend to retrieve when searching online map resources.
Beyond Spatial Proximity: A Temporal Accessibility Index for Equitable Nature Access in Bavaria’s Hiking Trails
Published:
Physical distance alone is a poor measure of who can actually reach nature. This talk presented a temporal accessibility index for Bavaria’s hiking trails that accounts for how reachable trails are by public transport, and what that implies for equitable access to nature.
Where Do LLMs Get Lost? A Multi-Scale Diagnostic Benchmark for Spatial Navigation
Published:
The poster asks which spatial representations best support LLM navigation, where LLMs fail across spatial scales, and what levels of spatial decision-making should be delegated to an LLM in a hybrid navigation agent.
Lost in Aggregation: A Multi-Scale Diagnostic Benchmark for LLM Spatial Navigation
Published:
Large language models act as planners in tasks with inherent spatial structure, yet stay brittle at sequential spatial reasoning. Rather than asking whether they fail at navigation, the poster asks where in the spatial-cognition pipeline they get lost — decomposing maze navigation into Fine (local passability), Meso (junction topology) and Macro (goal orientation) levels across 1,050 mazes. First errors concentrate on Meso junction choices (59%) and Fine perception (39%), with global heading almost never at fault (1%).
teaching
Mapping for a Sustainable World — Seminar topic: Connecting cities to nature
Seminar, Technical University of Munich, Chair of Cartography and Visual Analytics, Summer semester 2025
Spatial Visual Analytics 2025 — Block 4: Web-Based Mapping and Visualization Packages
Graduate course, Technical University of Munich, Chair of Cartography and Visual Analytics, Summer semester 2025
An open source Python package for geospatial visual explainable AI with causal discovery and recursive decomposition
Master's thesis, Technical University of Munich, Chair of Cartography and Visual Analytics, December 2025 – June 2026
Completed
Yuanhan Shu, M.Sc. Robotics, Cognition, Intelligence. Co-supervised with Chuan Chen; examiner Prof. Dr.-Ing. Liqiu Meng.
Design and Implementation of an AI-agent-based Self-diagnostic Ethical GeoAI Framework
Master's thesis, Technical University of Munich, Chair of Cartography and Visual Analytics, March 2026 – September 2026
Currently supervising
Yikun Hao, M.Sc. Robotics, Cognition, Intelligence. Co-supervised with Chuan Chen; examiner Prof. Dr.-Ing. Liqiu Meng.
Spatial Visual Analytics 2026 — Block 2: Advanced Web-Based Mapping and Visualization Packages
Graduate course, Technical University of Munich, Chair of Cartography and Visual Analytics, Summer semester 2026
Large Language Models as Navigation Narrators: Evaluating Temporal Adaptation and Cognitive Landmark Usage
Master's thesis, Technical University of Munich, Chair of Cartography and Visual Analytics, May 2026 – November 2026
Currently supervising
Burcu Yildirim, M.Sc. Geodesy and Geoinformation. Co-supervised with Chuan Chen; examiner Prof. Dr.-Ing. Liqiu Meng.
