Hi there! I’m Pengyuan Liu, currently serving as a Lecturer (Assistant Prof.) in Digital Planning, School of Social & Political Sciences, University of Glasgow, United Kingdom. My expertise lies in the field of quantitative urban geography, where I specialised in GeoAI and urban digital twin research. I hold a PhD in Geography from the University of Leicester, United Kingdom. Before joining the University of Glasgow, I was a Postdoctoral Researcher and Coordinator at Future Cities Laboratory, Singapore-ETH Centre. In 2023, I contributed as a Lecturer (Assistant Prof.) in Human Geography and Urban Planning at Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, China. My journey also includes valuable postdoctoral research experiences at the NUS Urban Analytics Lab and the University of Helsinki.

I am deeply passionate about integrating geospatial analytics, artificial intelligence, and digital twins within urban studies. My work focuses on developing theories, algorithms, and models that advance this integration. Additionally, I am an advocate for the open data initiative in academia, demonstrated by my role in organizing international academic conferences for OpenStreetMap, including the 2022 State of the Map (Academic Track) and 2023 OSMScience. My aim is to foster innovation in urban studies through cutting-edge research and collaboration, contributing to the development of smarter, more sustainable urban environments.

Education

• PhD in Geography, School of Geography, Geology and Environment, University of Leicester, United Kingdom (2017.01 - 2022.01)
• MSc (Distinction) in Cloud Computing, Department of Informatics (now, School of Computing and Mathematical Sciences), University of Leicester, United Kingdom (2015.06 - 2017.01)
• BSc in Network Engineering, Department of Internet of Things, Nanjing University of Post and Telecommunication, China (2011.09-2015.06)

Work Experience

• Lecturer (Assistant Prof.) in Digital Planning, School of Social & Political Sciences, University of Glasgow, United Kingdom (2025.04 - present)
• Senior Postdoc Researcher, Future Cities Lab Global, Singapore-ETH Centre, Singapore (2024.02 - 2025.04)
• Lecturer (Assistant Prof.) in Human Geography and Urban Planning, Department of Geographical Science, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, China (2023.02 - 2024.01)
• Postdoc Researcher, Urban Analytics Lab, National University of Singapore, Singapore (2022.02 - 2023.01)
• Postdoc Researcher, Department of Geosciences and Geography, University of Helsinki, Finland (2020.12 - 2021.10)
• Research Assistant, School of Geography, Geology and Environment, University of Leicester, United Kingdom (2020.06 - 2020.07)
• Teaching Assistant, School of Geography, Geology and Environment & Department of Informatics, University of Leicester, United Kingdom (2017.01 - 2020.03)

Get in Touch

Please feel free to contact me if you have any ideas for collaboration or would like to engage in discussions, or even for just a cup of coffee together at Pengyuan.Liu@glasgow.ac.uk :).