Ganmin Yin

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Ph.D. at Peking University,
Postdoc at SMART, MIT,
1 CREATE Way,
#09-03 CREATE Tower (M3S),
Singapore, 138602
E-mail: ganmin@mit.edu

About Me

I am a Postdoc Associate at SMART Centre, MIT, working with Prof. Siqi Zheng. Before that, I obtained my Ph.D. degree in GIScience from Peking University in 2025, supervised by Prof. Zhou Huang and Prof. Yu Liu. I also received my B.S. degree in GIScience from Peking University in 2020.

My research interests focus on urban analytics with geospatial big data and advanced models, including sustainability issues like transportation and urbanization. My research goal is to introduce state-of-the-art theories and models to better understand the human-environment relationship.

Besides, I am also very interested in Hiking, Traveling, and Reading :）.

News

2025.11: Two first-author papers are accepted to TRA and TRD.
2025.09: I am starting as a Postdoc Associate at SMART Centre, MIT.
2025.07: I graduate from Peking University with honor.
2025.05: I defend my Ph.D. thesis successfully.
2025.01: A first-author paper is accepted to SCS.
2024.11: A first-author paper is accepted to Applied Sciences.
2023.12: A first-author paper is accepted to TRD.
2023.09: I am awarded the Rising Star Award, College GIS Forum of China and Presidential Scholarship, Peking University.
2023.02: A first-author paper is accepted to JAG.
2023.01: A second-author (after my supervisor) paper is accepted to EPB.
2022.09: I am awarded the Presidential Scholarship, Peking University.
2022.06: I pass the qualifying exam and become a Ph.D. candidate.
2022.04: A first-author paper is accepted to GeoInformatica.
2020.06: My first collaborative paper is accepted to Scientific Reports.
2018.10: I am starting as a research assistant in S³-Lab, Peking University.
2017.09: I am selected for a short-term overseas academic exchange program, supported by Peking University.

Education

Ph.D., Cartography and GIScience, Peking University, 2020 - 2025

Supervisor: Prof. Zhou Huang & Prof. Yu Liu
Thesis: Analysis and Application of Low-Carbon Urban Transportation Based on Geospatial Big Data

B.S., GIScience, Peking University, 2016 - 2020

Supervisor: Prof. Zhou Huang
Thesis: Spatial Prediction of Public Transportation Modal Share: A Case Study in Beijing

Selected Publications

*Corresponding author, ^#Equal contribution

2025 (3)

Yin, G., Huang, Z.*, Ren, S., Tang, M., Yan, X., Zheng, J., Qi, J., Bao, Y., & Ma, X. (2026). Balancing efficiency and emissions through travel mode shifts: A multi-objective analysis from Beijing, China. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 204, 104782. (IF = 6.8, 22/620)
Yin, G., Huang, Z.*, Wang, X., Tang, M., Ren, S., & Bao, Y. (2026). Unveiling the overestimated carbon reductions of dockless bike-sharing: A data-driven analysis. Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, 150, 105071. (IF = 7.7, 5/61)
Yin, G., Fu, C., Ren, S., Yan, X., Qi, J., Bao, Y., & Huang, Z.* (2025). Traffic prediction and road space optimization for the integration of dockless bike-sharing and subway. Sustainable Cities and Society, 121, 106162. (IF = 12.0, 3/95)

2024 (2)

Yin, G., Feng, Y., Jiang, Y., & Bao, Y.* (2024). A Scene-Object-Economy framework for identifying and validating urban-rural fringe using multisource geospatial big data. Applied Sciences, 14(22), 10191. (IF = 2.5, 50/175)
Yin, G., Huang, Z.*, Fu, C., Ren, S., Bao, Y., & Ma, X. (2024). Examining active travel behavior through explainable machine learning: Insights from Beijing, China. Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, 127, 104038. (IF = 7.7, 5/61) [ESI Highly Cited Paper]

2023 (2)

Yin, G., Huang, Z.*, Yang, L., Ben-Elia, E., Xu, L., Scheuer, B., & Liu, Y. (2023). How to quantify the travel ratio of urban public transport at a high spatial resolution? A novel computational framework with geospatial big data. International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation, 118, 103245. (IF = 8.6, 5/65)
Huang, Z., Yin, G., Peng, X.*, Zhou, X., & Dong, Q. (2023). Quantifying the environmental characteristics influencing the attractiveness of commercial agglomerations with big geo-data. Environment and Planning B: Urban Analytics and City Science, 50(9), 2470-2490. (IF = 3.1, 27/173) [ESI Highly Cited Paper]

2022 (1)

Yin, G., Huang, Z.*, Bao, Y., Wang, H., Li, L., Ma, X., & Zhang, Y. (2023). ConvGCN-RF: A hybrid learning model for commuting flow prediction considering geographical semantics and neighborhood effects. GeoInformatica, 27(2), 137-157. (IF = 2.5, 29/67) [Top 1 Most Cited Paper in 2023]

Full list of publications in Google Scholar.

Honors and Awards

Excellent Graduate, Peking University, 2025
Merit Student, Peking University, 2024
Rising Star Award, College GIS Forum (CGF) of China, 2023
Presidential Scholarship, Peking University, 2023
Industrial Bank Scholarship, Peking University, 2023
Academic Excellence Award, Peking University, 2023
Presidential Scholarship, Peking University, 2022
Merit Student, Peking University, 2022
LongRuan Scholarship, Beijing LongRuan Technology Co. Ltd., 2020
Study Excellence Award, Peking University, 2017