Xingyi's work combines geospatial data science, environmental sensing and community-based methods to understand environmental inequalities in cities and how urban data can support fairer climate and health adaptation.

 Xingyi completed an MSc in Urban Transport and a BEng in CivilEngineering at the University of Glasgow.

 At UBDC, Xingyi coordinates the day-to-day delivery of Sensing Change, a GALLANT-funded project that monitors heat and air quality in Glasgow's Gorbals, analysing data from community sensor networks alongside residents' own geo-located observations.

For the IDEAMAPS DataEcosystem, she co-develops models of general and maternal healthcare-access deprivation in sub-Saharan African cities. She has also contributed to satellite-based urban heat mapping (Space-EPC, with the European Space Agency) and to low-cost in-home environmental monitoring under Understanding Society (ESRC).

 Alongside her research, Xingyi is co-founder of Portora, an independent venture developing an AI-enabled port–city digital twin to support maritime decarbonisation.

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