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Hey there! This is a personal public webpage that is continually being improved. I am Liu Haiyang from Henan Province, China, and you can call me Ocean!
Done is better than Perfect!
Done is better than Perfect!
Research interests
- Landscape Ecology
- Ecosystem Assessment
- Remote sensing
- Spatial Theory and Methods
Education background & work experience
B.S.
2015/09-2019/06
Shanxi University, Taiyuan / School of Environment and Resources / Physical Geography and Resource Environment
M.S.
2020/09-2023/06
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, Chengdu / Chengdu Institute of Biology / Biology and Medicine (Landscape Ecology and Restoration Ecology)
Project: Vegetation Landscape Restoration Dynamics and Ecological Effects in the Dagou Basin, Maoxian County, Sichuan Province.
Supervisor: Bao Weikai
RA
2024/07-2025/03
Research Assistant of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Shenzhen / Shenzhen Research Institute.
Curtin University Geospatial Intelligence Lab member.
Projects:
- Degree of Spatial Interpretability (DSI).
- Degree of geocomplexity for spatial validation (DG).
- Local effects of pattern interaction.
- Generalized spatial error for validation (GSE).
Supervisor: Song Yongze
Ph.D.
2025/04-2028/04
Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Nayoro / Graduate School of Environmental Science / Forest Field Science.
Projects: Development of Optimal Ecosystem Management Methods Following the Flowering of Dwarf Bamboo in Hokkaido.
Supervisor: Satoshi Suzuki
Publications
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First author
Liu, H., Song, Y., & Yi, W. (2026). Degree of spatial interpretability. International Journal of Geographical Information Science, 1–21. https://doi.org/10.1080/13658816.2026.2614335 -
Liu H Y, Tang Y Y, Wang H J, Bao W K. Forty-two-year dynamics of vegetation landscape restoration pattern and its characteristics in Dagou basin, Maoxian County, Sichuan Province. Acta Ecologica Sinica, 2024, 44(9): 3708-3720. -
Liu H Y, Bao W K. Dynamics of Vegetation Landscape Restoration and Its Ecological Effects [J]. Journal of West China Forestry Science, 2022, 51 (06): 140-145. -
Co-author
Sun, Y., Wu, G., Song, Y., Liu, H., Wang, L., Zhang, Z., Hu, J., 2026. Local effects of pattern interactions in driving urbanization. International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation 146, 105072. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jag.2025.105072.
Academic conference
- Effects of Sasa mass-flowering and dieback on forest tree regeneration: Preliminary results from a seedling survey (2024-2025) in the Nakagawa Experimental Forest. Poster presented at the JaLTER Open Science Meeting 2025 (JaLTER-OSM), Nakagawa, Hokkaido, Japan, October 7-8, 2025. /poster/
Research experience
09/2016-09/2018
Project: Exploration of Forest Fire Monitoring Methods Based on MODIS and ETM+ Remote Sensing Data.
Main research content: Calculation of NDVI (Normalized Difference Vegetation Index) and NBR (Normalized Burn Ratio); construct fire point index through brightness temperature.
Responsibilities: This is a scientific research training project. I completed the project as the captain of a three-member research team, mainly responsible for data processing and article writing. In the end, the project won the sixth place in the college's research training competition.
09/2020-12/2021
Project: (1) Research on the spatial pattern and genesis of alpine pines. (2) Second Tibetan Plateau Scientific Expedition Program.
Responsibilities: I participated as an assistant in the field data survey for both projects. I was mainly responsible for vegetation surveys (surveying plant species, biomass and other basic information) and soil sampling and processing.
Technical Skills
- GIS: ENVI / ArcGIS / QGIS / GEE / GeoDa
- Data Analysis: SPSS
- Ecology: Fragstats
- Code: R
Professional Service
Peer Reviewer:
- International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation (Q1)
- All Earth (Q2)
- GIScience & Remote Sensing (Q1)
Membership:
- Geospatial Intelligence Lab, Curtin University (2024 - Present).
Awards & Certificates
- Hokkaido University EXEX Doctoral Fellowship (2025-2028)
- Full Tuition Waiver (PhD, First Semester, 2025)
- JASSO Scholarship for Privately-Financed International Students (2025.5-2026.5)
- Outstanding Communist Party Member, Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (2023)
- Outstanding Student Award, Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (2023)
- Excellence Award in the National University of Science and Technology Translation Contest (2022)
- Outstanding Youth League Member, School of Environment and Resources, Shanxi University (2017-2018)
- Scholarship for the Second Year of Studies, School of Environment and Resources, Shanxi University (2017)
- Driver's License (Chinese C1)
Language
- Chinese (Native language)
- English (Fluent)
- Japanese (Beginner)