Yunfeng Kong

Professor of geographic information science, College of Environment and Planning, Henan University

Associate director of the Key Laboratory of Geographic Technology for the Middle and Lower Yellow River Regions, Ministry of Education

E-mail: yfkong@henu.edu.cn

Teaching Fields

GIS analysis and design

Spatial analysis

Industrial GIS applications

Topics in GIS

Research methods in geography

Current Research Interests

Spatial optimization: models, algorithms and applications of the location problem, the routing problems and the districting problem;

Spatiotemporal data analysis for public health and public transportation.

Education

Ph.D. (2000) in Geography, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China

M.E. (1992) in Surveying, Tongji University, Shanghai, China

B.E. (1989) in Surveying Engineering, Guilin College of Geology (Guilin University of Technology since 2009), Guilin, China

Employment History

2003.10-2004.03, Visiting Researcher, Joint Laboratory for Geoinformation Science, CUHK and CAS, Hong Kong

2003.01-2003.08, Chief Engineer, Shenzhen Jinyi Technology Development Co. Ltd. 2000.10-2002.07, Marketing Director, Riverhill Holdings Limited, Hong Kong.

1995.07-2003.10, Chief Engineer & Co-Founder, Zhuhai MAX Technology Co. Ltd., Shenzhen, Guangdong

1995.03-1995.06, Research Assistant, Department of Geography, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

1992.08-1995.02, Senior Engineer & Department Manager, Zhuhai Giant Hi-Tech Group, Zhuhai, Guangdong

Selected Publications

[1] GIS analysis, design and project management. Science Press, Beijing. 2008

[2] A hybrid metaheuristic algorithm for the transit bus and driver scheduling problem. Journal of Transportation Systems Engineering and Information Technology. 2018. DOI: 10.16097/j.cnki.1009-6744.2018.01.020

[3] Metaheuristic Algorithm for Solving Multi-school Heterogeneous School Bus Routing Problem. Computer Science. 2017 (in Chinese)

[4] Integer Programming for the Spatially-contiguity Constrained School Districting Problem. Journal of Henan University (Natural Science). 2017 (in Chinese)

[5] A hybrid metaheuristic algorithm for the school districting problem. Acta Geographica Sinica. 2017. DOI: 10.11821/dlxb201702006

[6] Video Data Model and Retrieval Service Framework Using Geographic Information. Transactions in GIS. 2016. DOI: 10.1111/tgis.12175.

[7] Exact and metaheuristic approaches for a bi-objective school bus scheduling problem. PLoS ONE. 2015. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0132600

[8] Spatial patterns and gravity centers curve of livestock and poultry breeding in China. Acta Geographica Sinica. 2012. EID: 2-s2.0-84869800703

[9] Spatial analysis and districting of the livestock and poultry breeding in China. Journal of Geographical Sciences. 2012. DOI: 10.1007/s11442-012-0984-4

[10] Optimal school allocation using GIS and linear programming.  Geomatics and Information Science of Wuhan University. 2012. EID: 2-s2.0-84861706923

[11] Combination of Pareto ant colony algorithm with remote sensing for optimal allocation of water resources. Control Theory and Applications. 2012. EID: 2-s2.0-84871091492

[12] A web-based geographic hypermedia system: Data model, system design and prototype applications. Geo-Spatial Information Science. 2011. DOI: 10.1007/s11806-011-0586-9.

[13] Design of GeoVideo data model and implementation of web-based VideoGIS. Geomatics and Information Science of Wuhan University. 2010. EID: 2-s2.0-77950147085

[14] Design and implementation of a VideoGIS system using Adobe Flex. Geomatics and Information Science of Wuhan University. 2010. EID: 2-s2.0-77954268823

[15] Analysis of types and changes of village-level economy in rural Gongyi City, Henan Province since 1990. Chinese Geographical Science. 2008. DOI: 10.1007/s11769-008-0101-x

[16] Development of geography in higher education in China since 1980. Journal of Geography in Higher Education. 2007. DOI: 10.1080/03098260601032912

[17] Status and dynamic change of regional man-land system in view of micro-level quantitative aspect - Case study of Gongyi City of Henan Province. Chinese Geographical Science. 2006. DOI: 10.1007/s11769-006-0017-2

[18] Locational changes of banking services in the less developed Region of China since 1980: The case of Henan Province. Acta Geographica Sinica. 2006. EID: 2-s2.0-33744912283

[19] A review of hyper-heuristic algorithms. Computer Engineering and Applications, 2017 (in Chinese)

[20] An ACO Algorithm for the Bi-objective School Bus Routing Problem. Journal of Henan University (Natural Science), 2016 (in Chinese)

[21] Model and Algorithm for Heterogeneous Fixed Fleet School Bus Routing Problem. Computer Science, 2016 (in Chinese)

[22] GRASP Algorithm with Parameter Selection Mechanism for Heterogeneous Fleet School Bus Routing Proble. Computer Science, 2016

[23] Constraints detection method for school bus routing problem. Application Research of Computers, 2014 (in Chinese)

[24] Variable Neighborhood Search Algorithm for Multi-objective School Bus Routing Problem. Journal of Chinese Computer Systems, 2016 (in Chinese)

[25] Metaheuristic Algorithm for Split Demand School Bus Routing Problem. Computer Science, 2016 (in Chinese)

[26] Improved iterated local search algorithm for school bus routing problem. Application Research of Computers, 2016 (in Chinese)

[27] Optimization Algorithm for the School Bus Scheduling Problem with School Bell Time Adjustment. Journal of Chinese Computer Systems, 2015 (in Chinese)

[28] A Geospatial Representation Framework for Geo-tagged Video Objects. Journal of Geo-Information Science, 2015 (in Chinese)

[29] Spatiotemporal Neighborhood Search for Solving Mixed-load School Bus Routing Problem. Computer Science, 2015 (in Chinese)

[30] Solving p-median Problem with MIP Optimizers: A Case Study of School Site Selection. Journal of Henan University(Natural Science), 2014 (in Chinese)

[31] Design and Application of Metaheuristic Framework for School Bus Routing Problem. Journal of Chinese Computer Systems, 2014.

[32] Geographic Stereo Video Data Analysis and Model Design. Geography and Geo-Information Science, 2013 (in Chinese)

[33] Geographic Stereo Video Web Services: Framework Design and Interface Development. Journal of Geo-Information Science, 2013 (in Chinese)

[34] Review of School Bus Routing Problem:Concept, Model and Optimization Algorithms. Journal of Henan University(Natural Science), 2013 (in Chinese)

[35] A Meta-heuristic Algorithm to Solve the Large-Scale School Bus Scheduling Problem. Journal of Geo-Information Science, 2013 (in Chinese)

[36] Heuristic Algorithm for Solving Mixed Load School Bus Routing Problem. Computer Science, 2013 (in Chinese)

[37] Iterated Local Search Algorithm with Improved Perturbation Mechanism for Vehicle Routing Problem. Computer Science, 2016 (in Chinese)

[38] An Improved Spatiotemporally Weighted Regression Analysis Based on Spatiotemporal Windows: A Case Study. Scientia Geographica Sinica, 2015 (in Chinese)

[39] Local Linear Geographically Weighted Regression Analysis on the Urban Housing Price: A Case Study. China Land Sciences,2015 (in Chinese)

[40] Optimal Location-allocation for County-level Compulsory School Site Selection Using GIS and Integer Linear Programming. Journal of Geo-Information Science, 2012 (in Chinese)

[41] Optimal Allocation of Water Resources Based on the Multi-Objective Fish-Ant Colony Algorithm. Resources Science，2011 (in Chinese)

[42] Research on Geographic Representation:A Review. Progress in Geography, 2011 (in Chinese)

[43] Accuracy Analysis of the 1 :100 000 Topographic Maps of Henan Province in Early Period of the Republic of China. Journal of Geo-Information Science, 2011 (in Chinese)

[44] Spatial Modeling and Analysis of the Nearby School Enrollment: A Case Study of the Junior Middle Schools in Gongyi City, Henan Province. Geography and Geo-Information Science, 2011 (in Chinese)