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Ningchuan Xiao
Associate Professor
Department of Geography
1036 Derby Hall, 154 North Oval Mall
The Ohio State University
Columbus, OH 43210
Tel: +1-614-292-4072
Fax: +1-614-292-6213
E-mail: xiao.37@osu.edu
Coordinates: 40°0'4"N 83°0'44"W
Education
Ph.D., 2003, The University of Iowa
Teaching
I am currently teaching the following classes:
GEOG 5220 - Fundamentals of GIS
GEOG 5221 - Spatial modeling and simulation
In the past, I have also taught classes such as GEOG 200 (World Regional
Geography), GEOG 680 (Numerical Cartography), GEOG 685 (Intermediate GIS), GEOG
686 (GIS in Social Science and Business Research), GEOG 688/787 (Web-based GIS),
and GEOG 983 (Special Topics in Quantitative Geography: Complexity in Spatial
Analysis).
Research Interests
My research is focused on various areas of GIScience. I am particularly
interested in (1) developing computational approaches to solving spatial
decision problems that often have multiple, conflicting objectives, (2)
visualization and cartography theory and methods that can be used to help
understand complex spatial information in a problem solving context, and (3)
landscape ecology and environment modeling with a focus placed on the
development of spatially explicit models to understand ecological processes and
their impacts on landscape.
Computational methods
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Xiao, N. 2012 ``A parallel cooperative hybridization approach to the p-median
problem.'' Environment and Planning B, accepted.
Xiao, N. 2008. A unified conceptual framework for geographical optimization
using evolutionary algorithms.'' Annals of the Association of American
Geographers, 98(4): 795-817.
Xiao, N., Bennett, D.A., and Armstrong, M.P. 2007. ``Interactive evolutionary
approaches to multiobjective spatial decision making: a synthetic review.''
Computers, Environment and Urban Systems, 31: 232-252.
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Cartography and visualization
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Xiao, N., and Armstrong, M.P. 2012. ``Towards a multiobjective view of
cartographic design.'' Cartography and Geographic Information Science,
accepted.
Xiao, N. and Chun, Y. 2009. ``Visualizing migration flows using
kriskograms.'' Cartography and Geographical Information Science
36(2):183-191.
Xiao, N., Calder, C., and Armstrong, M.P. 2007. ``Assessing the effect of
attribute uncertainty on the robustness of choropleth map
classification.'' International Journal of Geographical Information
Science, 21(2): 121-144.
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Spatial modeling
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Wu, X., Murray, A. and Xiao, N. 2011. ``A Multiobjective Evolutionary
Algorithm for Optimizing Spatial Contiguity in Reserve Network
Design.'' Landscape Ecology, 26(3): 425-437.
Bennett, D.A., Xiao, N. and Armstrong, M.P. 2004. ``Exploring the geographic
consequences of public policies using evolutionary algorithms.'' Annals of
the Association of American Geographers, 94(4), 827-847.
Xiao, N., Bennett, D.A., Middleton, B. and Fessel, K. 2002. ``SISM: a
multi-scale model for cypress swamp regeneration.'' Geographical &
Environmental Modelling, 6(1), 99-116.
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Publications
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Calder, C.A., Berrett, C., Shi, T., Xiao, N., and Munroe, D. K. ``Modeling
space-time dynamics of aerosols using satellite data and atmospheric transport
model output.'' Journal of Agricultural, Biological and Environmental
Statistics, accepted.
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Xiao, N. ``A parallel cooperative hybridization approach to the p-median
problem.'' Environment and Planning B, accepted.
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Xiao, N., and Armstrong, M.P. ``Towards a multiobjective view of cartographic
design.'' Cartography and Geographic Information Science, accepted.
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| 2011 |
Kim, M.J., and Xiao, N. ``An optimization approach for a spanning tree-based
compactness measure in contiguous land acquisition problems.'' Journal of
the Korean Geographical Society, 46(6): 724-737.
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Li, X., Xiao, N., Claramunt, C. and Lin, H. ``Initialization strategies to
enhancing the performance of a genetic algorithm for the p-median problem.''
Computers \& Industrial Engineering, 61(4): 1024-1034.
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Wu, X., Murray, A. and Xiao, N. ``A Multiobjective Evolutionary Algorithm for
Optimizing Spatial Contiguity in Reserve Network Design.'' Landscape
Ecology, 26(3): 425-437.
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| 2010 |
Xiao, N. and Hawley, K. ``Mapping the census: an introduction.''
Cartography and Geographic Information Science, 37(3): 167-168.
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Moritz, M., Soma, E., Scholte, P., Xiao, N., Taylor, L., Juran, T., and Kari,
S. ``An integrated approach to modeling grazing pressure in pastoral systems:
the case of the Logone Floodplain (Cameroon).'' Human Ecology, 38:
775-789.
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| 2009 |
Lee, G. and Xiao, N. ``Examining the tradeoff between residential broadband
service coverage and network connectivity using a bi-objective facility
location model.'' Papers in Regional Science, 88(3): 547-562.
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Tong, D., Murray, A., and Xiao, N. ``Heuristics in spatial analysis: a genetic
algorithm for coverage maximization.'' Annals of the Association of American
Geographers, 99(4): 698-711.
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Xiao, N. and Chun, Y. ``Visualizing migration flows using kriskograms.'' Cartography
and Geographical Information Science 36(2):183-191.
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Xiao, N., Shi, T., Calder, C.A., Munroe, D.K., Berrett, C., Wolfinbarger,
S.R., and Li, D. ``Spatial characteristics of the difference between MISR and
MODIS aerosol optical depth retrievals over mainland Southeast Asia.''
Remote Sensing of Environment, 113: 1-9.
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| 2008 |
Kim, K, Murray, A.T. and Xiao, N. ``A multi-objective evolutionary algorithm
for surveillance sensor placement.'' Environment and Planning B,
35: 935-948.
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Munroe, D.K., Wolfinbarger, S.R., Calder, C.A., Shi, T., Xiao, N., Lam, C.Q.,
and Li, D. ``The relationships between biomass burning, land-cover/use change,
and the distribution of carbonaceous aerosols in mainland Southeast Asia: A
review and synthesis.'' Journal of Land Use Science, 3(2&3): 161-183.
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Xiao, N. ``A unified conceptual framework for geographical optimization using
evolutionary algorithms.'' Annals of the Association of American
Geographers, 98(4): 795-817.
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| 2007 |
Xiao, N., Bennett, D.A., and Armstrong, M.P. ``Interactive evolutionary
approaches to multiobjective spatial decision making: a synthetic review.''
Computers, Environment and Urban Systems, 31: 232-252.
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Xiao, N., Calder, C., and Armstrong, M.P. ``Assessing the effect of
attribute uncertainty on the robustness of choropleth map
classification.'' International Journal of Geographical Information
Science, 21(2): 121-144.
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| 2006 |
Wei, H., Murray, A.T. and Xiao, N. ``Solving the continuous
space p-center problem: planning application issues.'' IMA Journal
of Management Mathematics, 17: 413-425.
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Xiao, N. ``An evolutionary algorithm for site search problems.''
Geographical Analysis, 38(3): 227-247.
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Xiao, N. and Armstrong, M.P. ``ChoroWare: a software toolkit for choropleth
map classification.'' Geographical Analysis, 38(1): 102-121.
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| 2005 |
Xiao, N. and Armstrong, M.P. ``Supporting the comparison of choropleth
maps using an evolutionary algorithm.'' Cartography and Geographical
Information Science, 32(4): 347-358.
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| 2004 |
Bennett, D.A., Xiao, N. and Armstrong, M.P. ``Exploring the geographic
consequences of public policies using evolutionary algorithms.'' Annals
of the Association of American Geographers, 94(4), 827-847.
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| 2003 |
Armstrong, M.P., Xiao, N. and Bennett, D.A. ``Using genetic algorithms to
create multicriteria class intervals for choropleth maps.'' Annals of the
Association of American Geographers, 93(3), 595-623.
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Walsh, S.J., Butler, D.R., Malanson, G.P., Crews-Meyer, K.A., Messina,
J.P. and Xiao, N. ``Mapping, modeling, and visualization of the
influences of geomorphic processes on the alpine treeline ecotone, Glacier
National Park, Montana, USA.'' Geomorphology, 53: 125-149.
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| 2002 |
Xiao, N., Bennett, D.A. and Armstrong, M.P. ``Using evolutionary
algorithms to generate alternatives for multiobjective site search problems.''
Environment and Planning A, 34(4): 639-656.
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Xiao, N., Bennett, D.A., Middleton, B. and Fessel, K. ``SISM: a multi-scale
model for cypress swamp regeneration.'' Geographical & Environmental
Modelling, 6(1), 99-116.
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| 2001 |
Malanson, G.P., Xiao, N. and Alftine, K.J. ``A simulation test of the
resource-averaging hypothesis.'' Journal of Vegetation Science, 12,
743-748.
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| 1993 |
Cheng, W., Xie, B. and Xiao, N. ``Methodology for paleogeographical studies
and specific case studies: a case study of loess profile in Luochuan,
China.'' Acta Geographica Sinica, 48(2): 131-142 (in Chinese).
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