Urban Planning & Spatial Data Science
Curriculum Vitae
Postdoctoral Fellow · Department of Urban Planning and Design · Urban Systems Institute · The University of Hong Kong
Dr. Ji Eun Lee is an urban researcher whose work bridges spatial data science and urban policy. Currently a Postdoctoral Fellow at The University of Hong Kong, she investigates urban dynamics through urban economics, econometric models, and big data. Prior to joining HKU, she held a postdoctoral fellowship at the National University of Singapore and served as an Associate Research Fellow at the Seoul Institute, where she contributed to metropolitan zoning restructuring and balanced regional development plans. Earning her Ph.D. in Urban Planning and Engineering from Yonsei University, her doctoral research explored the effects of online shopping on urban spatial structures. Her ongoing research focuses on spatial scaling laws, urban spatial structure, and urban shrinkage, utilizing advanced methodologies like spatial econometrics and machine learning to inform sustainable urban systems. She actively translates her quantitative research into actionable urban policies.
Research Areas
Spatial Scaling Laws · Urban Spatial Structure · Urban Systems · AI Urban Computing
Employment
2023.11–Present
Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Urban Planning and Design and Urban Systems Institute, The University of Hong Kong. Lecturer in Spring 2025; supervised three master’s theses.
2021.11–2023.04
Postdoctoral Fellow, National University of Singapore. Researched smart management, resilience, and pandemic adaptation in Seoul and Singapore.
2019.11–2021.10
Associate Research Fellow, The Seoul Institute. Worked on Seoul zoning reform and balanced regional development.
2014.09–2019.08
Research Assistant, Yonsei University. Managed data collection, analysis, and reporting across 13 urban planning projects.
Education
2019
Ph.D. in Urban Planning and Engineering, Yonsei University. Dissertation: “Effects of Online Shopping on Urban Spatial Structure.”
2014
B.S. in Urban Planning and Engineering, Yonsei University. National Scholarship for Science and Engineering, full scholarship for eight semesters.
Journal Articles
Lee, J.E., Webster, C., & Kim, K. 2026. Bid-rent logic and city structure in the online shopping era Cities, 175, 107195 DOI ↗
Sun, G., Lee, J.E., He, D., & Webster, C. 2026. The value-capture paradox of metro accessibility and gated communities in China Urban Studies, 00420980261420975 DOI ↗
Lee, J.E., Lee, K.O., & Lee, H.J. 2025. Geographic restrictions in stimulus spending mitigated COVID-19 transmission in Seoul Nature Cities, 2, 969–979 DOI ↗
Lee, J.E. 2024. Analysis of Missing Data of Floor Area Ratio in Building Register and Proposed Solutions to Improve Data Quality Journal of the Korea Real Estate Analysts Association, 30(1), 7–19 DOI ↗
Lee, J.E. & Seo, D.H. 2024. Diagnosis of Development Status and Management Plans to Preserve the Intended Purpose of Quasi-residential Areas: Evidence from Seoul Journal of the Korea Real Estate Analysts Association, 30(1), 65–81 DOI ↗
Lee, J.E. & Lee, K.O. 2023. Online listing data and their interaction with market dynamics: Evidence from Singapore during COVID-19 Journal of Big Data, 10(99) DOI ↗
Lee, J.E. 2023. High-Rise Housing Supply Serves as a Comprehensive Prescription in Urban Planning: A Case Study of Singapore SH Urban Research & Insight, 13(1), 23–45 DOI ↗
Book Chapters
Webster, C. & Lee, J.E. 2026. Rethinking the Good City The Urban Book Series, Springer Nature. Link ↗Forthcoming
Selected Conference Presentations
2026
Stochastic 15-min city policy, International Conference on Natural Resources and Planning, Hong Kong.
2024
Alonso Revisited in the Online Shopping Era, 17th APSA Academic Congress, Bangkok.
2024
Future Urban Spatial Structure Lies in Our Hands, Urban Systems Institute Inaugural Conference, Hong Kong.
2023
Online listing data and market dynamics during COVID-19, AsRES-GCREC Joint International Real Estate Conference, Hong Kong.
Selected Awards
2024
Top Prize, Korea Real Estate Analysts Association.
2023
Top Prize, Seoul Housing & Communities Corporation Institute.
2022
Excellence Prize (2nd rank), Korea Developer Association.
Certifications
2019
SAS Certified Advanced Programmer for SAS 9.
2018
Survey Analyst, Senior; SAS Certified Statistical Business Analyst Using SAS 9.
2013
Urban Planning Engineer; Transportation Engineer, HRD Korea.
Review & Editorial Service
Peer review
Completed 11 reviews for International Journal of Urban Sciences, Papers in Regional Science, and Journal of Transport & Health.
2018
Ewha-Luce International Seminar Women Scholar Leadership Program, Henry Luce Foundation and Ewha Womans University.
2016–2018
Student Chief, Department of Urban Planning and Engineering, Yonsei University.