Rui Ma

I am an urban researcher with a PhD from the City University of Hong Kong. My work is driven by a passion for enhancing urban sustainability and efficiency through innovative technology and data-driven solutions. Key areas of my work include:

Urban Building Energy Modeling: Developing scalable models to simulate energy dynamics at the city scale.
GeoAI: Leveraging spatial analysis and AI modeling to understand and improve urban systems.
3D Building Reconstruction: Enhancing the precision of urban models through detailed 3D reconstructions.
Urban Microclimate Analysis: Investigating how urban design influences local climates and proposing solutions to mitigate adverse effects.

Feel free to connect with me through my LinkedIn profile or reach out directly via email. I am open to collaborative opportunities and discussions about potential projects that align with my research interests.

News

May 09, 2024	Successfully completed doctoral defense!
Jan 20, 2024	Visiting NUS Urban Analytics Lab
Oct 09, 2023	New Release: OSMsc Python Package for Semantic 3D City Modeling
May 31, 2023	New Release: UPTO dataset for urban building energy simulation
Sep 04, 2020	Being a PhD candidate at CityU

Selected publications

An Ontology-driven Method for Urban Building Energy Modeling

Rui Ma , Qi Li , Botao Zhang , and 2 more authors

Sustainable Cities and Society, 2024

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@article{ma2024ontology,
  title = {An Ontology-driven Method for Urban Building Energy Modeling},
  author = {Ma, Rui and Li, Qi and Zhang, Botao and Huang, Hao and Yang, Chendi},
  journal = {Sustainable Cities and Society},
  pages = {105394},
  year = {2024},
  publisher = {Elsevier},
}

OSMsc: a framework for semantic 3D city modeling using OpenStreetMap

Rui Ma , Jiayu Chen , Chendi Yang , and 1 more author

International Journal of Geographical Information Science, 2024

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@article{ma2024osmsc,
  title = {OSMsc: a framework for semantic 3D city modeling using OpenStreetMap},
  author = {Ma, Rui and Chen, Jiayu and Yang, Chendi and Li, Xin},
  journal = {International Journal of Geographical Information Science},
  volume = {38},
  number = {1},
  pages = {1--26},
  year = {2024},
  publisher = {Taylor \& Francis}
}

A tiled multi-city urban objects dataset for city-scale building energy simulation

Rui Ma , Dongping Fang , Jiayu Chen , and 1 more author

Scientific Data, 2023

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@article{ma2023tiled,
  title = {A tiled multi-city urban objects dataset for city-scale building energy simulation},
  author = {Ma, Rui and Fang, Dongping and Chen, Jiayu and Li, Xin},
  journal = {Scientific Data},
  volume = {10},
  number = {1},
  pages = {352},
  year = {2023},
  publisher = {Nature Publishing Group UK London}
}

Tuning urban microclimate: A morpho-patch approach for multi-scale building group energy simulation

Rui Ma , Tao Wang , Yan Wang , and 1 more author

Sustainable Cities and Society, 2022

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@article{ma2022tuning,
  title = {Tuning urban microclimate: A morpho-patch approach for multi-scale building group energy simulation},
  author = {Ma, Rui and Wang, Tao and Wang, Yan and Chen, Jiayu},
  journal = {Sustainable Cities and Society},
  volume = {76},
  pages = {103516},
  year = {2022},
  publisher = {Elsevier}
}

An elastic urban morpho-blocks (EUM) modeling method for urban building morphological analysis and feature clustering

Rui Ma , Xin Li , and Jiayu Chen

Building and Environment, 2021

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@article{ma2021elastic,
  title = {An elastic urban morpho-blocks (EUM) modeling method for urban building morphological analysis and feature clustering},
  author = {Ma, Rui and Li, Xin and Chen, Jiayu},
  journal = {Building and Environment},
  volume = {192},
  pages = {107646},
  year = {2021},
  publisher = {Elsevier}
}

Modeling urban energy dynamics under clustered urban heat island effect with local-weather extended distributed adjacency blocks

Rui Ma , Bin Ren , Dong Zhao , and 2 more authors

Sustainable Cities and Society, 2020

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@article{ma2020modeling,
  title = {Modeling urban energy dynamics under clustered urban heat island effect with local-weather extended distributed adjacency blocks},
  author = {Ma, Rui and Ren, Bin and Zhao, Dong and Chen, Jiayu and Lu, Yujie},
  journal = {Sustainable Cities and Society},
  volume = {56},
  pages = {102099},
  year = {2020},
  publisher = {Elsevier}
}

Modeling city-scale building energy dynamics through inter-connected distributed adjacency blocks

Rui Ma , Chuanzhi Geng , Zhun Yu , and 2 more authors

Energy and Buildings, 2019

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@article{ma2019modeling,
  title = {Modeling city-scale building energy dynamics through inter-connected distributed adjacency blocks},
  author = {Ma, Rui and Geng, Chuanzhi and Yu, Zhun and Chen, Jiayu and Luo, Xiaowei},
  journal = {Energy and Buildings},
  volume = {202},
  pages = {109391},
  year = {2019},
  publisher = {Elsevier}
}