PhD Candidate · University of Liverpool

Jiawei Tong

I develop accountable urban AI systems that connect foundation models, multimodal sensing, spatiotemporal prediction, infrastructure resilience, and planning decision support.

Research Profile

Current Research

I develop accountable urban AI systems for public decision-making. My work explores transportation, urban climate, urban forestry, land-use planning, and human-centered interaction through a shared core: urban AI intelligence built on foundation models, multimodal sensing, spatiotemporal prediction, infrastructure resilience, and planning decision support.

Future Direction

My work centers on urban spatial intelligence: how urban actors behave across space and time. I develop frontier AI methods, including world models and geospatial foundation models, to reveal generalizable laws of urban science and build rigorous, theory-driven urban AI.

Research Architecture

My research is organized around a central question: how can urban AI systems become auditable, interpretable, and useful for public institutions?

Four-part research architecture for urban AI intelligence.
Urban Foundation Models
SAGE, STPIA, STOT
Urban Sensing & Environmental Intelligence
GROVE, VERDI, MorphNet, UrbanMind
Urban Mobility & Infrastructure Resilience
HGMM, PRISM, DWTIF, ADAPT
Human-Centered Planning & Decision Support
POLIS, PlanningConnect, SceneTrust, Tessera

Publications

Teaching & Service

Teaching Assistant

2025-2026 Final Year Project

2024-2025 Introduction to Artificial Intelligence for Science; Fundamentals of AI in Science

2023-2024 Advanced Statistics for Natural Sciences; Global Environmental Issues

Academic Service

Journal reviewer for Applied Soft Computing and Cities.

Skills

Python, MATLAB, LaTeX, Java · PyTorch, CUDA, distributed training · QGIS, ArcGIS, Google Earth Engine, ENVI · Figma

Contact

PhD Candidate
Institute of Systems, Molecular & Integrative Biology
University of Liverpool

Email Address: Jiawei.Tong@liverpool.ac.uk