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Professor; Vice Dean for International Affairs, McMicken College of Arts and Sciences; Co-Director, Joint Center of GIS and Spatial Analysis
Geography - Tenure-Track Faculty
400E Braunstein Hall
513-556-3429
lin.liu@uc.edu
http://homepages.uc.edu/~liuln/

Professional Summary

Dr. Lin Liu is Professor of Geography at University of Cincinnati. He has served as the thesis/dissertation advisor of over 20 M.A. and Ph.D. students. Dr. Liu is the author/co-author of nearly 70 articles, books, and edited volumes. He has been awarded over 20 research grants from various funding agencies, including the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The total funding received as a PI or Co-PI has exceeded $1.5 million. Professor Liu has served in a number of NSF advisory/review panels. His research interest includes spatial interaction modeling, crime analysis and simulation modeling, location analysis, spatial data mining, geographic visualization, and environmental modeling. Dr. Liu is a former President and Chair of Board of Directors of the International Association of the Chinese Professionals in GIS. He has co-chaired a number of international conferences on GIS. Professor Liu obtained a Ph.D. from the Ohio State University, and earned a B.S and M.S. from Peking University, China. He is one of the pioneers in GIS software development in China.

Education

Ph.D., The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, 1994 (Geography, GIS).

M.S., Peking University, Beijing, China, 1987 (Remote Sensing, Computer Cartography).

B.S., Peking University, Beijing, China, 1984 (Geography, Geomorphology).

M.S. (Course requirement), University of Cincinnati, 2002 (Computer Science).

Positions & Work Experience

2007 to Present, Professor and Department Head, Department of Geography, University of Cincinnati.

2005 to Present, Co-Director, Joint Center of GIS & Spatial Analysis, University of Cincinnati.

02/17/2003-03/31/2003, Visiting Senior Scientist, Social Science Research Institute, The Pennsylvania State University.

2001-, Associate Professor , Department of Geography, University of Cincinnati.

1997-2001, Tenure Track Assistant Professor, Department of Geography, University of Cincinnati.

1994-1996, Tenure Track Assistant Professor, Department of Geography, University of New Orleans.

1992-1994, Full Responsibility Instructor, Department of Geography, The Ohio State University.

1992-, Graduate Research Associate, , The Ohio State University.

1990-1992, Graduate Teaching Assistant, , The Ohio State University.

1990-1992, Graduate Research Assistant, .

-1991, Summer Student Intern, , ESRI.

1989-1990, GIS Software Engineer, China Institute of Land Surveying and Planning, Beijing.

1987-1990, Assistant Professor, Institute of Remote Sensing, Perking University, Beijing.

1987-1989, GIS Lab Manager, Institute of Remote Sensing, Perking University, Beijing.

Research Support

(PI) Liu, L. J. Eck, J. Uber, et al. , Agent-based simulation for crime prevention and sustainable cities, Sustainable Urban Engineering Center at the University of Cincinnati. $22,000. Date: 2007 to 2008.

(PI) Liu, L. , Applications of geographic information systems to studying urban growth in Guangzhou and Cincinnati, UC|21 ALIGNMENT GRANT. $4,000. Date: 2006 to 2007.

(Co-PI) Wei, H., M. Lu, L. Liu, X. Wang, Develop Interdisciplinary Collaboration Capacity to Integrate Transportation Engineering, Urban Planning, GIS and Air Quality Areas, Faculty Development Council Interdisciplinary Grants. $12,000. Date: 2006 to 2007.

(Co-PI) Liu, L. and X. Wang, Scholarships and fellowships for the Cincinnati Area Geographic Information System, The City of Cincinnati. $1,645,231. Date: 2006 to 2011.

(PI) Liu, L. H.A. Stafford, MapWiz: Intra & Internet Map Retrieval/Web Atlas, National Science Foundation, via the Cincinnati Creates Company project at the University of Cincinnati. Date: 2005 to 2006.

(Co-PI) Uber, J. and L. Liu , Drinking Water Quality and Emergency Visits for Gastroenteritis in Atlanta, USEPA through Emory University. $235,000. Date: 2004 to 2008.

(Collaborator) Liu, L. (with R. Engel as PI), Project on Police-Citizen Contacts, Pennsylvania State Police, via the Division of Criminal Justice at the University of Cincinnati. $268,000. Date: 2003 to 2005.

(Co-PI) Eck, J., L. Liu , Analyze Data on Cincinnati Police Vehicle Stops, The City of Cincinnati. $146,075. Date: 2001 to 2003.

(Co-PI) Frohn, R., R. Beck, L. Liu and X. Wang, Statewide Land Use Classification and Validation in Ohio, Ohio Environmental Protection Agency. $333,930. Date: 2001 to 2004.

(Co-PI) Lange, L., L. Liu , Brownfield Outreach & Education Project, USEPA, via Cincinnati Port Authority. $30,000. Date: 2001 to 2003.

(PI) Liu, L., R. Bhatnagar , Advanced Algorithms for Spatial Temporal Interactions in Distributed GIS Environments, National Science Foundation . (IIS-0081434); $489,621. Date: 2000 to 2004.

(Collaborator) Pant, P. D., Y. Cheng (Co-PIs) and L. Liu, Rational Schedule of Base Accident Rates for Rural Highways in Ohio, Ohio Department of Transportation. $195,070. Date: 2000 to 2002.

(PI) Liu, L., L. Travis , Developing Interdisciplinary Collaboration for Crime Mapping, University of Cincinnati. $12,000. Date: 2000 to 2001.

Peer Reviewed Publications

Andrew P. South , David E. Jones, Eric S. Hall, Shuyon Huo, Jareen Meinzen-Derr, Lin Liu, James M. Greenberg. 2011. “Spatial Analysis of Preterm Birth Demonstrates Opportunities for Targeted Intervention,” Maternal and Child Health Journal. Springer. Published online: 03 February 2011.

Yingru Li, L. Liu*. 2011. “Assessing the impact of retail location on store performance: A comparison of Wal_Mart and Kmart stores in Cincinnati,” Applied Geography. 32: 591-600.

Davin Hall and Lin Liu*. 2009. “Cops and robbers in Cincinnati: a spatial modeling approach for examining the effects of aggressive policing,” Annals of GIS. Vol. 15, No. 1, June 2009, 49–59. Taylor & Francis

Lao, Y., L. Liu. 2009. “Performance Evaluation of Bus Lines with Data Envelopment Analysis and Geographic Information Systems,” Computers, Environment and Urban Systems.  33: 247-255.

Eck, J., L. Liu (2008). Contrasting Simulated and Empirical Experiments in Crime Prevention. Journal of Experimental Criminology, 4(3), 195-213.

X. Liu, X. Li, L. Liu, J. He, & B. Ai (2008). A Bottom-up Approach to Discover Transition Rules of Cellular Automata Using Ant Intelligence. International Journal of Geographic Information Sciences, 22(11-12), 1247-1269.

X. Liu, X. Li, L. Liu, J. He, & B. Ai (2008). An Innovative Method to Classify Remote Sensing Images Using Ant Colony Optimization. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 46(12), 4198-4208.

Frohn, R.C., Liu, L., Beck, R.A., Chaudhary, N., & O. Arellano-Neri. (2008). An Evaluation of Classification Methods for Level II Land-Cover Categories in Ohio. SPIE Proceedings in Geoinformatics 2008 and Joint Conference on GIS and Built Environment: Classification of Remote Sensing Images, 7147, 12.

Swift, A., Liu*, L, & J. Uber (2008). Reducing MAUP Bias of Correlation Statistics between Water Quality and GI Illness. Computers, Environment and Urban Systems, 32, 134-148.

Liu, L., & J. Eck (2007). Analyzing traffic stops in Cincinnati: A Geographic Perspective. Geography Research Forum, 27, 29-51.

Beck, R.A., K. Hinkel, W. Eisner, L. Liu, et al. (2007). GPSDTN: Predictive Velocity-Enabled Delay-Tolerant Networks for Arctic Research and Sustainability. Proceedings of the IARIA-IEEE Track 2007.

Xierali, I.M., & L. Liu* (2006). The Effect of Power and Space on Foreign Diplomatic Presence in The United States: A Spatial Modeling Approach. Geographic Information Sciences, 12(2), 53-63.

Xierali, I.M., & L. Liu (2006). Explaining Foreign Diplomatic Presence in the U.S. with Spatial Models: A Liberal Spatial Perspective. GeoJournal, 67, 85-101.

Baker, J, & L. Liu (2006). The determinants of primary health care utilization: a comparison of three rural clinics in southern Honduras. GeoJournal, 66, 295-310.

Xingyou Zhang, Katherine K. Christoffel, Maryann Mason & Lin Liu (2006). Identification of Contrastive and Comparable School Neighborhoods for Childhood Obesity and Physical activity Research. International Journal of Health Geographcis, 5:14.

Liu, L. (2006). Introduction: GIS and Risk Assessment/Management. International Journal on Risk Assessment and Management, 6(4-6), 251-252.

Hasan, K., L. Liu* (2006). Estimating the Spatial-temporal Distribution of Radon Releases from the K-65 Silos. International Journal on Risk Assessment and Management, 6(4-6), 276-297.

Fisher, B., G. Farrel, L. Liu & J. Eck (2004). Introduction. Security Journal, 17(1).

X. Xu, L. Liu* (2004). GIS based Analysis of Store Closure: A Case Study of An Office Depot Store in Cincinnati. Proceedings of 12th Int. Conf. on Geoinformatics 533-540.

Li, B., Q. Zhou, Y. Ding, L. Liu, H. Tu & Q. Tang (2003). Expert Evaluation as Means of Promoting GIS Software Development. Journal of Geographic Information Sciences, 9(1-2), 22-28.

Liang, J., L. Liu & J. Eck (2001). Simulating Crimes and Crime Patterns Using Cellular Automata and GIS. UCGIS Student Award Papers 2001.

Liu, L (2000). A cell-based distance decay model for studying water quality in relation to non-point source pollution. Proceedings of 4th International Conference on Integrating GIS and Environmental Modeling (GIS/EM4): Problems, Prospects and Research Needs.

Liu, L. (2000). A sustainable GIS for the sustainable development of Chiang Mai. Proceedings of GeoInformatics '2000.

Books

Lin Liu, Xia Li, Kai Liu, Xinchang Zhang, Aijun Chen (2008). SPIE Proceedings in Geoinformatics 2008 and Joint Conference on GIS and Built Environment: Geo-Simulation and Virtual GIS Environments. Volume 7143. SPIE.

Lin Liu, Xia Li, Kai Liu, Xinchang Zhang, Xinhao Wang (2008). SPIE Proceedings in Geoinformatics 2008 and Joint Conference on GIS and Built Environment: The Built Environment and Its Dynamics. Volume 7144. SPIE.

Lin Liu, Xia Li, Kai Liu, Xinchang Zhang, Yong Lao (2008). SPIE Proceedings in Geoinformatics 2008 and Joint Conference on GIS and Built Environment: Monitoring and Assessment of Natural Resources and Environments. Volume 7145. SPIE.

Lin Liu, Xia Li, Kai Liu, Xinchang Zhang (2008). SPIE Proceedings in Geoinformatics 2008 and Joint Conference on GIS and Built Environment: Advanced Spatial Data Models and Analyses. Volume 7146..SPIE.

Lin Liu, Xia Li, Kai Liu, Xinchang Zhang (2008). SPIE Proceedings in Geoinformatics 2008 and Joint Conference on GIS and Built Environment: Classification of Remote Sensing Images. Volume 7147. SPIE.

Liu, L., & J. Eck (2008). Artificial Crime Analysis Systems: Using Computer Simulations and Geographic Information Systems. Hershey, PA: IGI Global.

Liu, L (2006). GIS and Risk Assessment/Management, a special Issue of International Journal on Risk Assessment and Management. Inderscience Publishers.

Fisher, B., G. Farrel, L. Liu & J. Eck (2004). A Special Issue of Security Journal on Environmental Criminology and Crime Analysis. Leicester, UK: Perpetuity Press.

Lao, Y. P. Gong, L. Liu, et al (2000). Proceedings of GeoInformatics '2000 and International Conference of Geospatial Science and Technology. Monterey Bay, CA: California State University.

Book Chapters

Wang, X., L. Liu* & J. Eck. (2008). Artificial Crime Analysis Systems: Using Computer Simulations and Geographic Information Systems. In L. Liu and J. Eck (Eds.), Crime Patterns Simulation Using GIS and Artificial Intelligent Agents (pp. 209-225). Hershey, PA: IGI Global.

L. Liu & J. Eck (2008). Artificial Crime Analysis Systems: Using Computer Simulations and Geographic Information Systems. In L. Liu and J. Eck (Eds.), Artificial Crime Analysis Systems: Using Computer Simulations and Geographic Information Systems (pp. xiv-xxi). Hershey, PA: IGI Global.

Eck, J. & L. Liu (2008). Artificial Crime Analysis Systems: Using Computer Simulations and Geographic Information Systems. In L. Liu and J. Eck (Eds.), Varieties of Artificial Crime Analysis: Purpose, Structure, and Evidence in Crime Simulations (pp. 413-432). Hershey, PA: IGI Global.

Liu, L. X. Wang, J. Eck & J. Liang (2005). Geographic Information Systems and Crime Analysis. In F. Wang (Eds.), Simulating Crime Events And Crime Patterns In a RA/CA Model, Geographic Information Systems and Crime Analysis (pp. 197-213). Reading, PA: Idea Publishing.

Wang, X. & L. Liu (2002). Managing the development of intermediate size cities: the sustainability of urban existence in Thailand. In Romanos, M. and C. Auffrey (Eds.), Water resources for a sustainable Chiang Mai (pp. 187-206). Dordrecht, The Netherlands: Kluwer Academic Publishers.

Liu, L. & X. Wang (2002). Managing the development of intermediate size cities: the sustainability of urban existence in Thailand. In Romanos, M. and C. Auffrey (Eds.), Building a geographic information system for the sustainable development of Chiang Mai (pp. 223-234). Dordrecht, The Netherlands: Kluwer Academic Publishers.

Lee, B., L. Liu & H. Stafford (2000). Industrial Networks and Proximity. In M.B. Green and Rod McNaugton (Eds.), Industrial Districts: Measuring Local Links (pp. 87-104). Ashgate Publishing.

Other Publications

Engel, R., J. Calnon, R. Tillyer, R. Johnson, L. Liu, X. Wang (2005). Project on Police-Citizen Contacts: Year 2 Final Report, submitted to the Commissioner of the Pennsylvania State Police. March 25, 2005. 402 pages.

Eck, J., L. Liu & L. Bostaph (2003). Police Vehicle Stops in Cincinnati: July 1 – December 31, 2001. October 1, 2003. Released by the Monitor of the Cincinnati Collaborative Agreement on November 15, 2003. 56 pages.

Engel, R., J. Calnon, L. Liu, R. Johnson (2003). Project on Police-Citizen Contacts: Year 1 Final Report, submitted to the Commissioner of the Pennsylvania State Police. December 8, 2003. 334 pages.

Invited Presentations

Lin Liu (02/11/2011). Geo-Simulation and Modeling. Presented at Department of Geography, The University of Akron.

Lin Liu (04/18/2010). Recent Growth in Geography at University of Cincinnati. AAG Meeting, Washington DC.

Lin Liu (04/13/2010). Agent-based Crime Simulation and Its Challenges. Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam.

Lin Liu (02-2010). Challenges and Opportunities in Geography. Sun Yat-Sen University

Lin Liu (2009). Agent-based simulation and its applications to urban-economic problems. Wuhan University and Beijing Normal University, Capital Normal University, Chinese Academy of Survey, Institute of Geography of Chinese Academy of Sciences

Lin Liu (11/18/2008). Crime Analysis and Simulation in Cincinnati. Ball State University

Lin Liu (2008). Crime Analysis and Agent-Based Simulation. East China Normal University

Lin Liu (2008). Spatial interaction and transportation modeling in urban studies. Shanghai Normal University

Lin Liu (2008). From Google Earth to Crime Simulation. Shanghai Normal University

Lin Liu (2008). Spatial interaction and transportation modeling in urban studies. Dalian Maritime University

Lin Liu (2008). Spatial interaction and transportation modeling in urban studies. Heilongjiang Bureau of Survey and Mapping

Lin Liu (2007). Network structure in crime simulation. NSF workshop on Crime Hot Spots: Behavioral, Computational and Mathematical Models, UCLA.

Lin Liu (2006). GIS-based Market Analysis -- A Spatial Perspective on Retail Store Performance: Using Retail Store Chains in Cincinnati as Examples. Sun Yat-sen University, Southwest Jiatong University, Tibet University, Guangxi Teachers College

Liu, L. and J. Eck (2005). Agent Based Simulation of Street Robbery. ACJS meeting

Eck, J. and L. Liu (2005). An Agent-based Cellular Automaton In RA/CA Crime Simulation. Division of Criminal Justice at the University of Cincinnati

Lin Liu (2004). Simulating Crime Events And Crime Patterns In a RA/CA Model. Department of GIS and Remote Sensing, Sun Yat-Sen University.

Lin Liu (2004). Simulating Crime Events And Crime Patterns In a RA/CA Model. Department of Land Survey and Geomatics, Hongkong Polytechnical University.

Lin Liu (2004). Simulating Crime Events And Crime Patterns In a RA/CA Model. Institute of Remote Sensing and GIS, Peking University

Lin Liu (2004). Simulating Crime Events And Crime Patterns In a RA/CA Model. Institute of Remote Sensing Applications, Chinese Academy of Science

Lin Liu (1996). Exploring Unchannelized Spatial Flows: A Dynamic Visualization Approach. LAURISA Workshop on RS/GIS, Lafayette, Louisiana.

Paper Presentations

Ninghua Wang and Lin Liu. Analyzing spatial effects of hotspot policing with a simulation approach. AAG Meeting, Washington DC. 2010.

Li Zhou and Lin Liu. Modeling the distribution of blizzard damaged mangroves using IKONOS images and micro climate conditions. AAG Meeting, Washington DC. 2010.

Kai Liu, Lin Liu, Hongxing Liu, Xia Li. Simulating the daily price-setting behavior of gas stations in Cincinnati by agent-based system. AAG Meeting, Washington DC. 2010.

Lin Liu. Keynote Speech. How to grow Geography?. The Second Sino-German Symposium on Geographical Higher Education, Research and Application, Guang Zhou, China. 2009.

Lin Liu. Geography at the University of Cincinnati. Dean’s Forum on Geographical Higher Education in China, Guang Zhou, China. 2009.

Lin Liu. Recent Growth in Geography at University of Cincinnati. East Lakes Division AAG Meeting, Dayton. 2009.

Yin Liu, Lin Liu. Evaluating the Reliability of using NFIRS Database on Emergency Response Study: using the City of Lebanon, Ohio as an example. AAG Meeting, Las Vegas. 2009.

Lin Liu, John Eck, Karl Siemsen, Ninghua Wang. SPACES-II: An Agent-based Crime Simulation System. AAG Meeting, Las Vegas. 2009.

Lin Liu. Theories and Applications of Virtual Crime Analysis and Simulation. Conference on Integrated Spatial Human and Social Sciences, Chinese University of Hong Kong. 2009.

Lin Liu, John Eck, Karl Siemsen, Ninghua Wang. Introduction of SPACES 2 – A Crime Simulation Environment. American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting, St. Louis. 2008.

Beck, R.A., Eisner, W.R., Hinkel, K.M. and Liu, L. Mobile, Low-Cost, Geo-Referenced Still and Video Image System for Environmental Research. 16th International Conference on Geoinformatics and Joint Conference on GIS and Built Environment, Guangzhou, China. 2008.

Manoj Dhanotiya, Lin Liu. Developing a virtual tour to Downtown Cincinnati using Google Earth. AAG Meeting, Boston. 2008.

Yin Liu, Lin Liu. Inferring routing decision from an emergency response database: using the Fire Department of the City of Lebanon in Ohio as an example. AAG Meeting, Boston. 2008.

Lin Liu. Progress in Crime Simulation. AAG Meeting, Boston. 2008.

Swift, A., L. Liu, L. and J. Uber. The Effect of Confounding Variables and MAUP Bias on Correlation between Water Quality and GI Illness. AAG Meeting, San Francisco. 2007.

Lin Liu. The impact of network constrained spatial aggregations on correlating point and polygon based variables. Environmental Criminology and Crime Analysis, Vancouver. 2006.

Liu, L. and K. Hasan. Estimating the Spatial-temporal Distribution of Radon Releases from the K-65 Silos. AAG Meeting, Chicago. 2006.

Swift, A., L. Liu and J. Uber. MAUP-ing Bias in Correlation of Water Quality and GI Illness. AAG Meeting, Chicago. 2006.

Li, Y. and L. Liu. Agglomeration Effects on Retail Performance: A case study of Wal-Mart and Kmart in the Greater Cincinnati Area. AAG Meeting, Chicago. 2006.

Eck, J. and L. Liu. Using Crime Pattern Simulations to Elaborate Theory. American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting, Toronto. 2005.

Lin Liu. Spatial Interaction Modeling and its applications to store closure and traffic stop analysis. Sun Yat-sen University, Guizhou Normal University, Kunming Institute of Technology, Southwest Normal University, Jiangxi Normal University, Huibei University. 2005.

Li, Y. R. and L. Liu. A GIS based locational analysis on Wal-Mart and Kmart stores in Cincinnati with modified Huff models. AAG Meeting, Denver. 2005.

Liu, L. and J. Eck. Agent Based Simulation of Street Robbery. ACJS meeting. 2005.

Eck, J. and L. Liu. Routine Activity Theory in a RA/CA Crime Simulation. American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting. 2004.

Liu, L., X. Wang and J. Eck. An Agent-based Cellular Automaton In RA/CA Crime Simulation. American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting. 2004.

Wang, X., L. Liu and J. Eck. Spatial Adaptation in Crime Simulation. American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting. 2004.

Lin Liu. Improving baseline estimates by spatial interaction modeling in Cincinnati. ECCA, Wellington, New Zealand. 2004.

Liu, L. and Y. Xu. GIS based analysis of store closure: a case study of an Office Depot store in Cincinnati. GeoInformatics, Gavle, Sweden. 2004.

Wang, X. L. Liu and J. Eck. A Spatial Dynamic Simulation of Crime Using Agent-based Modleing and GIS. AAG Meeting. 2004.

Eck, J., L. Liu and L. Bostaph. The Geography of Disparity: A Case Study. ASC, Denver. 2003.

Liu, L., J. Eck and L. Bostaph. Analyzing spatial-temporal patterns of racial disparities of police vehicle stops in Cincinnati. ASC, Denver. 2003.

Bostaph, L., J. Eck and L. Liu. The Repetitive Nature of Police Stops. ASC, Denver. 2003.

Liu, L., X. Zhang, S. Sivaganesan. Spatial Interaction Modeling of US Interstate Migration Flows: A Bayesian Approach. GeoInformatics, Toronto. 2003.

Liu, L., X. Wang. Simulating Street Robbery Using Cellular Automata and Routine Activity Theory. GeoInformatics, Toronto. 2003.

Liu, L., J. Eck, J. Liang. Simulating Crime Events & Crime Patterns Using The Routine Activity Theory. ECCA, Cincinnati, Ohio. 2003.

Liu, L., J. Liang, J. Eck. Simulating crime events and crime patterns. AAG Meeting, New Orleans. 2003.

Eck, J., L. Liu and L. Bostaph. Panel presentation on Racial Profiling. 54th Annual Meeting of American Society of Criminology, Chicago, Illinois. 2002.

Liu, L., J. Liang, J. Eck. A spatial-temporal simulation model for studying commercial robberies using cellular automata and routine activity theory. GeoInformatics, Nanjing. 2002.

Bhatnagar, R. and L. Liu. Mining temporal data. NSF IDM PIs Workshop, Crystal City, Virginia. 2002.

Lin Liu. A new algorithm for constructing contiguous area cartograms in GIS environments based on non-topological data structures. East Lakes Division of AAG, Cincinnati, Ohio. 2001.

Lin Liu. Mining Distributed GIS Databases. UCGIS Summer Assembly, Buffalo, New York. 2001.

Liang, J., L. Liu and J. Eck. Simulating Crimes and Crime Patterns Using Cellular Automata and GIS. UCGIS Summer Assembly, Buffalo, New York. 2001.

Liu, L. J. Eck and H. Stafford. Alternative Methods for Developing Spatial Models of Crime. Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences Annual Conference, Washington D.C. 2001.

Liu, L., J. Eck and H. Stafford. Spatial-temporal modeling of drug-related crimes with neural networks. AAG Meeting, New York City. 2001.

Stafford, H and L. Liu. Spatial-Temporal Modeling of Industrial Property Values. AAG Meeting, New York City. 2001.

Liu, L. and J. Eck. Street Patterns and Crime Patterns. Fourth Crime Mapping and Research Conference, San Diego, CA. 2000.

Lin Liu. A cell-based distance decay model for studying water quality in relation to non-point source pollution. 4th International Conference on Integrating GIS and Environmental Modeling (GIS/EM4): Problems, Prospects and Research Needs. Banff, Alberta, Canada. 2000.

Lin Liu. A sustainable GIS for the sustainable development of Chiang Mai. GeoInformatics, Monterey Bay, California. 2000.

Lin Liu. The impact of spatial aggregation on environmental modeling: a GIS approach. USEPA's Environmental Problem Solving with Geographic Information Systems: A National Conference. 1999.

Liu, Lin, with B. Lee and H. Stafford. Industrial districts: measuring degree of spatial linkages within the Cincinnati Metropolitan Area. International Symposium of GeoInformatics and SocioInformatics, Ann Arbor. University of Michigan. 1999.

Liu, Lin with C. Du. Creating Continuous Area Cartogram Using ArcView Avenue. International Symposium of GeoInformatics and SocioInformatics, Ann Arbor. University of Michigan. 1999.

Liu, Lin with Changming Du. Bivariate mapping in ArcView GIS. ESRI '99 User Conference, San Diego. 1999.

Liu, Lin with Changming Du. Creating Cartogram in ArcView GIS. ESRI '99 User Conference, San Diego. 1999.

Lin Liu. Identifying Industrial Districts. AAG Meeting, Hawaii. 1999.

Lin Liu. Organizer and chair of the session on Internet GIS at GIS/LIS . Cincinnati, Ohio. 1997.

Lin Liu. Interactive Graphics for the Exploratory Analysis of Spatial Flows. Joint Statistical Meeting, Anaheim, California. 1997.

Lin Liu. GIS-based Environmental Equity Analysis in Louisiana. GeoInformatics, West Palm Beach, Florida. 1996.

Lin Liu. Applying GIS to Environmental Equity Analysis in Louisiana. AAG Meeting, Charlotte, North Carolina. 1996.

Lin Liu. Exploratory Visualization of Migration Flows. IS&T/SPIE '96 Conference on Visual Data Exploration and Analysis III, San Jose. 1996.

Lin Liu. Interactive Visualization and Analysis of State-to-State Migration Flows. GIS/LIS'95 Conference, Nashville. 1995.

Lin Liu. Exploring Interregional Migration Using Interactive Flow Visualization System PPFLOW. AAG Meeting, Chicago, Illinois. 1995.

Lin Liu. Visualizing Multidimensional Spatial Data: Pattern Recognition by Projection Pursuit Methods. AAG Meeting, San Francisco. 1994.

Lin Liu. Developing An Advanced LIS for the China-wide Landuse Inventory. GIS/LIS '93 Conference, Minneapolis. 1993.

Events Organized

Internet GIS at GIS/LIS ( to 1997), Cincinnati, Ohio.

Workshop. Developing GIS Components with COM/ActiveX Technology at GIS/LIS ( to 1997), Cincinnati, Ohio.

Developing Distributed GIS Components with JDBC, RMI, and JavaBeans Technology at GIS/LIS ( to 1997), Cincinnati, Ohio.

Honors & Awards

Best Service Award, the International Association of Chinese Professionals in Geographic Information Sciences (CPGIS), 2010.

outstanding individual contributions to academic excellence in McMicken College, to 2007.

outstanding individual contributions to academic excellence in McMicken College, to 2006.

Guest professor of Sun Yat-sen University, 2006 to 2009.

Guest professor of Wuhan Technical University on Surveying and Mapping, to 1997.

Summer Research Fellowship, University of Cincinnati, to 1997.

President, the Association of Chinese Professionals in Geographic Information Systems (CPGIS), 1996 to 1997.

China Cornell Fellowship, to 1996.

Service

Guest Co-Editor, GeoJournal 2008 to 2009.

Journal of Geographic Information Sciences Column Editor on Urban GIS , 2007.

Guest Co-Editor, Security Journal 2003 to 2004.

Guest Co-Editor, International Journal of Risk Assessment and Management 2004 to 2005.

Editorial Board Member, Journal of Geographic Information Science 1996 to 1998.

Editor, The Association of Chinese Professionals in Geographic Information System 1993 to 1995.

International Journal of GIS (IJGIS), Journal of Health and Place, Annals of GIS, Landscape and Urban Planning, Criminology, Journal of Quantitative Criminology, Systems Research and Behavioral Science, Decision Support Systems, Geographical Analysis, Journal of Geographic Information Science, International Journal of Risk Assessment and Management, The International Journal of Marine Geodesy, The Security Journal, Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies and Management, Environmental Modeling & Software, Geographical & Environmental Modeling, Asian Geography Referee for Paper submitted , .

National Science Foundation (NSF) and National Geographic Society Referee for proposals submitted, .

Reviewer, two books and two book proposals for John Wiley & Sons .

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International Association of Chinese Professionals in Geographic Information Sciences (CPGIS) Chair, Board of Directors, 2008 to 2010.

International Association of Chinese Professionals in Geographic Information Sciences (CPGIS) Chair, Faculty Development Advisory Committee, 2008 to 2010.

International Association of Chinese Professionals in Geographic Information Sciences (CPGIS) Chair, Business Committee, 2008 to 2010.

NSF Geography and Regional Science Panelist, Senior Advisory Panel , 2006 to 2008.

Vice President, Society of Chinese American Professors and Scientists 2006 to 2008.

President, Society of Chinese American Professors and Scientists (SoCAPS) 2008.

Committee Chair, International Association of Chinese Professionals in Geographic Information Sciences (CPGIS) Academic Development and Advisory Committee, 2007 to 2008.

Committee Chair, International Association of Chinese Professionals in Geographic Information Sciences (CPGIS) Business Development Committee, 2005 to 2006.

Committee Member, NSF review panel for ITR proposals 2001 to 2003.

Committee Member, 11th International Symposium on Environmental Criminology and Crime Analysis  to 2003.

Committee Member, GeoInformatics Program Committee,  to 2000.

Committee Member, international workshop on Geographic and Biological Data Management (GBDM'04) in conjunction with COMSAC  to 2004.

Committee Member, USEPA's Environmental Problem Solving with Geographic Information Systems  to 1999.

Co-Chair, International Steering Committee for GeoInformatics  to 1998.

Committee Member, International Conference on Modeling geographical and Environmental Systems with Geographical Information systems, organized by The International Geographical Union – Commission on Modeling Geographical Systems  to 1998.

1st delegate of Ohio GIS Net to UCGIS 1998 to Present.

Committee Member, Student Volunteers Program GIS/LIS  to 1997.

Co-Chair, Joint Conference of GIS AM/FM and GeoInformatics  to 1997.

President, International Association of Chinese Professionals in Geographic Information Sciences (CPGIS) 1996 to 1997.

2007 to 2011.

Committee Member, UC Space Exploration Institute Steering Committee, 2007 to Present.

Committee Member, A&S College Governance and Advisory Committee, 2007 to 2008.

Co-Director, Joint Center of GIS and Spatial Analysis, University of Cincinnati, 2004 to Present.

Director, UC GIS certificate program, 2007 to Present.

Committee Chair, Visiting Assistant Professorship, Geography Search Committee ,  to 2006.

Committee Chair, RPT (Reappointment, Promotion and Tenure) Committee for Colleen McTague,  to 2006.

Committee Member, Geography Headship Search Committee,  to 2002.

Committee Member, Graduate Students Admissions Committee, 1999 to Present.

Committee Chair, Geography Graduate Program, 2002 to 2003.

Committee Member, RPT Committee, 2002 to Present.

Committee Member, Workload policy committee,  to 1999.

Committee Member, Curriculum committee, 2004 to Present.

Committee Member, Finance committee, 2003.

Committee Member, Ph.D. Comprehensive Examination Committee, 1999 to 2004.

Committee Member, Robert McNee Award Committee , 2000 to 2006.

Maintaining computing facilities, 1997 to 1999.

Liaison with UCit, UC Information Technology, 1997 to 2006.

Post Graduate Training & Education

1998-2002, M.S. in Computer Science, University of Cincinnati, .

2001-2002, Certificate for successful completion of Introduction to Programming ArcObjects with VBA, , .

-2001, Authorized to teach Migrating to ArcViw 8.1 and Introduction to ArcGIS I, , .

-2001, Certificate for successful completion of Introduction to ArcGIS I & II, , .

-1998, Certificate for successful completion of 4.0 Data Analysis Topics, S-PLUS Training Courses, .

-1998, Certificate for successful completion of Data Analysis Topics, -PLUS Training Courses, by Mathsoft, University of Cincinnati.

-1998, Authorized Instructor for training course on Spatial Analyst, ESRI, .

-1998, Authorized Instructor for training course on Introduction to Avenue, ESRI, .

-1997, Certificate for successful completion of ESRI training course on Introduction to ArcView GIS, ESRI, .

-1997, Authorized Instructor for training course on Introduction to ArcView GIS, ESRI, .

-1990, Certificate for successful completion of ESRI training course on Introduction to Arc/Info, ESRI, .

Other Experience and Professional Memberships

1992-to Present, Lifetime member The Association of American Geographers (AAG).

2003-to Present, Lifetime member American Society of Criminology (ASC).

1992-to Present, Lifetime member The Association of Chinese Professionals in Geographic Information Systems.

1996-1997, member American Statistical Association (ASA) .