"Mapping the unseen narratives of cities through spatial data and interactive design."
I am currently a Master of Urban Spatial Analytics (MUSA) candidate at the University of Pennsylvania (Expected May 2026). My work navigates the intersection of urban planning, geospatial data science, and web development. I believe in using spatial data not just to quantify cities, but to reveal the hidden human narratives within them—from transportation equity to the digital divide.
- Spatial Data Science: Uncovering urban patterns using statistical modeling, spatial regression, and remote sensing.
- Web GIS & Dataviz: Translating complex datasets into intuitive, interactive web experiences and beautiful static maps.
- Urban Policy Analysis: Bridging the gap between raw data and actionable urban infrastructure planning.
- Programming:
R(tidyverse, sf, tidycensus),Python,JavaScript - Databases:
PostgreSQL,PostGIS,Google BigQuery - GIS & Analytics:
ArcGIS Pro,Geoda,Fragstats,SPSS - Design & Visualization:
AutoCAD,Photoshop,SketchUp,Adobe Illustrator,Enscape,Ecotect,Mars
- 🚦 Analyzing Off-Peak Roadway Safety as a capstone with the Philadelphia Office of Transportation and Infrastructure Systems (OTIS), applying Random Forest regression (R² = 0.892) to quantify the off-peak fatality paradox and build an interactive dashboard for data-driven corridor prioritization.
- 🏙️ Building a Philadelphia Property Appraisal (CAMA) Pipeline on Google Cloud Platform — orchestrating 9 serverless Cloud Functions to ingest ~580K property records into BigQuery, and developing an ML valuation model + dual-user dashboard serving 350,000+ properties.
- 🛰️ Benchmarking Generative Models for Cloud Removal in satellite imagery — evaluating GANs and Diffusion models on 2,000 Sentinel-2 scenes using PSNR, SSIM, and NDVI to quantify hallucination thresholds for urban planning applications.
I'm always open to discussing spatial analytics, job opportunities, or exciting opportunities!
- 💻 Portfolio: ChristineCui12
- 📄 Resume: Read my CV
- ✉️ Email: [christinexc325@gmail.com]
- 🔗 LinkedIn: [https://www.linkedin.com/in/christine-cuixinyuan/]

