Prof. Zhixiang FANG

Fields of interest

Spatiotemporal behavior modelling and analysis; Space-time GIS; Smart navigation for pedestrians; Geographical information system for Transportation.

Selected Publications

2017. Zhixiang Fang*, Ling Li, Bijun Li*, Jingwei Zhu, Qingquan Li, Shengwu Xiong. An artificial bee colony-based multi-objective route planning algorithm for use in pedestrian navigation at night. International Journal of Geographical Information Science. 2017, 31(10): 2020-2044. 10.1080/13658816.2017.1346795.

2017. Zhixiang Fang*, Xiping Yang*, Yang Xu, Shih-Lung Shaw, Ling Yin. Spatiotemporal model for assessing the stability of urban human convergence and divergence patterns. International Journal of Geographical Information Science. 2017, 31(11):2119-2141. 10.1080/13658816.2017.1346256.

2017. Hongchu Yu, Zhixiang Fang*, Guojun Peng, Mingxiang Feng. Revealing the linkage network dynamic structures of Chinese maritime ports through Automatic Information System data. Sustainability. 9, 1913; doi:10.3390/su9101913

2017. Tao Liu, Xing Zhang *, Qingquan Li, Zhixiang Fang. A Visual-based Approach for Indoor Radio Map Construction Using Smartphone. Sensors, 2017, 17(8), 1790; doi:10.3390/s17081790. 

2017. Shaobo Zhong, Zhixiang Fang, Min Zhu, Quanyi Huang. A geo-ontology based approach to decision-making in emergency management of meteorological disaster. Natural Hazards, DOI 10.1007/s11069-017-2979-z.

2017. Shiwei Lu*, Shih-Lung Shaw, Zhixiang Fang, Xirui Zhang, Ling Yin. Exploring the Effects of Sampling Locations for Calibrating the Huff Model Using Mobile Phone Location Data. Sustainability, 2017, 9, 159; doi:10.3390/su9010159. 

2017. Shiwei Lu *, Zhixiang Fang, Xirui Zhang, Shih-Lung Shaw, Ling Yin, Zhiyuan Zhao, Xiping Yang. Understanding the Representativeness of Mobile Phone Location Data in Characterizing Human Mobility Indicators. ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information, (ISPRS Int. J. Geo-Inf.) 2017, 6(1), 7; doi:10.3390/ijgi6010007.

2016. Xiping Yang, Zhixiang Fang*, Yang Xu*, Shi-Lung Shaw, Zhiyuan Zhao, Ling Yin, Tao Zhang and Yunong Lin. Understanding spatiotemporal patterns of human convergence and divergence using mobile phone location data. ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information, 5, 177; doi:10.3390/ijgi5100177. 

2016. Yang Xu, Shih-Lung Shaw *, Zhixiang Fang, Ling Yin. Estimating Potential Demand of Bicycle Trips From Mobile Phone Data–An Anchor-point Based Approach. ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information, 5, 131; doi:10.3390/ijgi5080131.

2016. Tao LIU, Zhixiang FANG*,Qingzhou MAO*, Qingquan LI, Xing Zhang. A cube-based saliency detection method using integrated visual and spatial features. Sensor Review, 36(2):148-157.

2015. Zhixiang Fang, Shi-Lung Shaw, Wei TU, Qingquan LI. Spatiotemporal critical links and opportunities identification for joint participation scheduling. In: Mei-Po Kwan, Douglas Richardson, Donggen Wang and Chenghu Zhou (eds).Space-Time Integration in Geography and GIScience: Research Frontiers in the U.S. and China. Dordrecht: Springer. 109-126.

2015. Zhixiang FANG*, Qingquan Li & Shih-Lung Shaw. What about people in pedestrian navigation? Geo-spatial Information Science, 18(4):135-150.

2015. Yang Xu, Shih-Lung Shaw, Ziliang Zhao, Ling Yin, Feng Lu, Jie Chen, Zhixiang Fang, Qingquan Li. Another Tale of Two Cities — Understanding Human Activity Space using Actively Tracked Cellphone Location Data, Annals of the Association of American Geographers, 106(2):489-502.

2015. Ling Yin*, Qian Wang, Shih-Lung Shaw, Zhixiang FANG, Jinxing HU, Ye Tao, Wei Wang. Re-identification risk versus data utility for aggregated mobility research using mobile phone location data. PLOS ONE, 10(10): e0140589. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0140589

2015. Rolla Jamil, S. Xiong, X. Kong, S. Zheng and Zhixiang FANG*. Pedestrian crossing patterns preference at a non-signalized crosswalk. Procedia Manufacturing. 3, 3353-3359, 10.1016/j.promfg.2015.07.496.

2015. Wei TU*, Qingquan LI*, Zhixiang FANG, Shih-lung Shaw, Baoding ZHOU, Xiaomeng CHANG. Optimizing the Locations of Electric Taxi Charging Stations: a Spatial-temporal Demand Coverage Approach. Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies.65: 172–189

2015. Wei TU*, Qingquan LI, Zhixiang FANG, Baoding ZHOU. A novel spatial-temporal Voronoi diagram-based heuristic approach for large-scale vehicle routing optimization with time constraints. ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information. 2015, 4, 2019-2044; doi:10.3390/ijgi4042019

2015. Zhong Chen, Shengwu Xiong, Zhixiang Fang*, Ruiling Zhang, Xiangzhen Kong, Yi Rong. Topologically ordered feature extraction based on sparse group restricted boltzmann machines. Mathematical problems in engineering, Volume 2015, Article ID 267478. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/267478 

2015. Xing ZHANG, Qingquan LI, Qin ZOU, Zhixiang FANG, Baoding ZHOU. Parametric Modeling of Visual Search Efficiency in Real Scenes, PLOS ONE, 10.1371/journal.pone.0128545

2015. Rolla Jamil Almodfer, Shengwu Xiong, Zhixiang Fang*, Xiangzhen Kong, Senwen Zheng. Quantitative Analysis of Lane-Based Pedestrian-Vehicle Conflict at a Non-Signalized Marked Crosswalk. Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour, 10.1016/j.trf.2015.07.004.

2015. Yang XU, Shih-Lung Shaw*, Ziliang Zhao, Ling Yin, Zhixiang Fang, Qingquan LI. Understanding aggregate human mobility patterns using passive mobile phone location data- a home-based approach. Transportation, 42(2):625-646.

2015. Yang ZHOU, Zhixiang Fang*, Jean-Claude Thill, Qingquan Li, Yuguang Li. Functionally critical locations in an urban transportation network: Identification and space-time analysis using taxi trajectories. Computers, Environment and Urban Systems,52, 34–47.

2015. Zhong Chen, Shengwu Xiong, Qingzhou Mao, Zhixiang Fang and Xiaohan Yu. An improved saliency detection approach for Flying Apsaras in the Dunhuang Grotto Murals, China. Advances in Multimedia, Volume 2015 (2015), Article ID 625915, 11 pages, http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/625915

2014. Xing Zhang, Qingquan LI*, Zhixiang FANG*, Shiwei LU, Shih-Lung Shaw. An assessment method for landmark recognition time in real scenes. Journal of environmental psychology. 2014, 40: 206-217.

2014. Zhong Chen, Shengwu Xiong, Zhixiang FANG*, Qingquan LI, Baolin Wang, Qin Zou. A kernel support vector machine-based feature selection approach for recognizing Flying Apsaras’ streamers in the Dunhuang Grotto Murals, China. Pattern Recognition Letters, 2014,49, 107-113.

2014. Shih-Lung SHAW, Zhixiang FANG*, Shiwei LU, RanTAO. Impacts of the High Speed Rail on Railroad Network Accessibility in China. Journal of Transport Geography. 2014, 40, 112-123.

2014. Wei TU, Zhixiang Fang*, Qingquan LI, Shih-Lung SHAW, BiYu CHEN. A Bi-level Voronoi diagram-based metaheuristic for a large-scale multi-depot vehicle routing problem. Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review.2014, 61, 84-97

2014. Xinlu Zong*, Shengwu Xiong, Zhixiang Fang*. A conflict-congestion model for pedestrian-vehicle mixed evacuation based on discrete particle swarm optimization algorithm. Computers & Operations Research, 2014, 44, 1-12.

2014. ZhongBo Hu, ShengWu Xiong, QingHua Su, ZhiXiang Fang. Finite Markov Chain Analysis of Differential Evolution. Journal of Computational and Applied Mathematics. 2014,121-134.

2014. Zhongbo Hu, Shengwu Xiong, Zhixiang Fang and Qinghua Su. A Convergent Differential Evolution Algorithm with Hidden Adaptation Selection for Engineering Optimization. Mathematical Problems in Engineering. volume 2014, Article ID 135653, http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/135652

2013. Zhixiang FANG, Qiuping Li, Qingquan Li, Lee D. Han, Shih-Lung Shaw. A space–time efficiency model for optimizing intra-intersection vehicle–pedestrian evacuation movements. Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies,31, 112-130.

2013. Zhixiang FANG, Wei TU,Qingquan LI, Shih-Lung SHAW, Shunqing CHEN, BiYu CHEN. A Voronoi Neighborhood-based Search Heuristic for Distance/Capacity Constrained Very-Large Vehicle Routing Problems. International Journal of Geographical Information Science. 27(4), 741-764

2013. Bi Yu CHEN*, Qingquan LI, Donggen WANG, Shih-Lung SHAW, William H.K. LAM, Hui YUAN and Zhixiang FANG*, 2013, Reliable Space-time Prisms under Travel Time Uncertainty. Annals of the Association of American Geographers, 103(6):1502-1521.

2013. Chen, B., Lam, W., Sumalee, A., Li, Q., Shao, H. and Fang, Z.. Finding reliable shortest paths in road networks under uncertainty. Networks & Spatial Economics. 13(2): 123-148

Jialiang Kou, Shengwu Xiong *, Zhixiang Fang, Xinlu Zong, Zhong Chen. Multiobjective Optimization of Evacuation Routes in Stadium Using Superposed Potential Field Network Based ACO. Computational Intelligence and Neuroscience，Volume 2013 (2013), Article ID 369016, 11 pages, http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/369016. 

2012. Zhixiang FANG, Shih-Lung SHAW, Wei TU, Qingquan LI, Yuguang LI. Spatiotemporal analysis of critical transportation links based on time geographic concepts: a case study of critical bridges in Wuhan, China. Journal of Transport Geography. 2012, 23:44-59.

2012. Zhixiang FANG, Qingquan Li, Xing Zhang and Shih-Lung Shaw. A GIS data model for landmark-based pedestrian navigation. International Journal of Geographical Information Science. 2012, 26:5, 817-838

2011. Zhixiang FANG, Qingquan LI, Qiuping LI, Lee D. Han, Dan Wang. A Proposed Pedestrian Waiting-Time Model for Improving Space-Time Use Efficiency in Stadium Evacuation Scenarios. Building and Environment, 2011, 46(9): 1774-1784.

2011. Zhixiang Fang, Qingquan Li and Xing Zhang. A multiobjective model for generating optimal landmark sequences in pedestrian navigation applications. International Journal of Geographical Information Science. 2011, 25(5):785-805.

2011. Zhixiang Fang, Wei Tu, Qingquan Li, Qiuping Li. A multi-objective approach to scheduling joint participation with variable space and time preferences and opportunities. Journal of Transport Geography, 19(4):623-634.

2011. Zhixiang Fang,Xinlu Zong,Qingquan LI, Qiuping Li , Shengwu Xiong. Hierarchical multi-objective evacuation routing in stadium using ant colony optimization approach. Journal of Transport Geography. 2011, 19(3): 443–451.

2011. Hongbing Liu, Shengwu Xiong, Zhixiang Fang. FL-GrCCA: A granular computing classification algorithm based on fuzzy lattices. Computers and Mathematics with Applications, 61(1), 138-147.

2010. Zhixiang Fang, Shih-Lung Shaw and Qingquan Li. 2010. A sensitive indicator of regional space–time accessibility. Annals of GIS, 16: 3, 155- 164.