By Dr Haowen Xu

Journal articles

Xu H; Zlatanova S; Li X; Wachowicz M; Batty M, 2026, 'Towards fully automated city operations: Integrating agentic AI with urban digital twins', Computers Environment and Urban Systems, 128, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compenvurbsys.2026.102449

Xu H; Zlatanova S; Liang R; Canbulat I, 2026, 'A Modular Light-weight Voxel-Based 3D Wildfire Propagation Simulator in Python Using LiDAR Data, High-Performance Computing (HPC), and Immersive Scientific Visualization', ISPRS Annals of the Photogrammetry Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, 10, pp. 127 - 134, http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/isprs-annals-X-3-W3-2025-127-2026

Xu H; Boyaci A; Lian J; Wilson AJ, 2026, 'Explainable AI for Multivariate Time Series Pattern Exploration: Latent Space Visual Analytics With Temporal Fusion Transformer and Variational Autoencoders in Power Grid Event Diagnosis', IEEE Access, 14, pp. 11744 - 11767, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2025.3602635

Xu H; Zlatanova S; Liang R; Canbulat I, 2025, 'Generative AI as a Pillar for Predicting 2D and 3D Wildfire Spread: Beyond Physics-Based Models and Traditional Deep Learning', Fire, 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/fire8080293

Xu H; Omitaomu F; Sabri S; Zlatanova S; Li X; Song Y, 2024, 'Leveraging generative AI for urban digital twins: a scoping review on the autonomous generation of urban data, scenarios, designs, and 3D city models for smart city advancement', Urban Informatics, 3, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s44212-024-00060-w

Tupayachi J; Xu H; Omitaomu OA; Camur MC; Sharmin A; Li X, 2024, 'Towards Next-Generation Urban Decision Support Systems through AI-Powered Construction of Scientific Ontology Using Large Language Models—A Case in Optimizing Intermodal Freight Transportation', Smart Cities, 7, pp. 2392 - 2421, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/smartcities7050094

Shi L; Qu M; Liu X; Pablo Venegas T; Wang L; Dong J; Cui B; Xu H; Liu X; Li Y, 2024, 'Performance evaluation of underground thermal storage integrated dual-source heat pump systems', Energy and Buildings, 316, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2024.114349

Moriano P; Berres A; Xu H; Sanyal J, 2024, 'Spatiotemporal features of traffic help reduce automatic accident detection time[Formula presented]', Expert Systems with Applications, 244, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eswa.2023.122813

Xu H; Shao Y; Chen J; Wang C; Berres A, 2024, 'Semi-Automatic Geographic Information System Framework for Creating Photo-Realistic Digital Twin Cities to Support Autonomous Driving Research', Transportation Research Record, 2678, pp. 1068 - 1084, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/03611981231205884

Xu H; Yuan J; Berres A; Shao Y; Wang C; Li W; Laclair TJ; Sanyal J; Wang H, 2024, 'A Mobile Edge Computing Framework for Traffic Optimization at Urban Intersections Through Cyber-Physical Integration', IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Vehicles, 9, pp. 1131 - 1145, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TIV.2023.3332256

Xu H; Berres A; Yoginath SB; Sorensen H; Nugent PJ; Severino J; Tennille SA; Moore A; Jones W; Sanyal J, 2023, 'Smart Mobility in the Cloud: Enabling Real-Time Situational Awareness and Cyber-Physical Control Through a Digital Twin for Traffic', IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, 24, pp. 3145 - 3156, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TITS.2022.3226746

Xu H; Berres A; Tennille SA; Ravulaparthy SK; Wang C; Sanyal J, 2022, 'Continuous Emulation and Multiscale Visualization of Traffic Flow Using Stationary Roadside Sensor Data', IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, 23, pp. 10530 - 10541, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TITS.2021.3094808

Xu H; Berres A; Liu Y; Allen-Dumas MR; Sanyal J, 2022, 'An overview of visualization and visual analytics applications in water resources management', Environmental Modelling and Software, 153, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envsoft.2022.105396

Muste M; Xu H, 2022, 'Multi-pronged approach for monitoring sedimentation processes at multi-barrel culverts', Journal of Hydrology, 610, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2022.127840

Xu H; Wang C; Berres A; Laclair T; Sanyal J, 2022, 'Interactive Web Application for Traffic Simulation Data Management and Visualization', Transportation Research Record, 2676, pp. 274 - 292, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/03611981211035760

Xu H; Windsor M; Muste M; Demir I, 2020, 'A web-based decision support system for collaborative mitigation of multiple water-related hazards using serious gaming', Journal of Environmental Management, 255, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2019.109887

Xu H; Demir I; Koylu C; Muste M, 2019, 'A web-based geovisual analytics platform for identifying potential contributors to culvert sedimentation', Science of the Total Environment, 692, pp. 806 - 817, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.07.157

Conference Papers

Xu H; Li X; Tupayachi J; Lian J; Omitaomu OA, 2024, 'Automating Bibliometric Analysis with Sentence Transformers and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG): A Pilot Study in Semantic and Contextual Search for Customized Literature Characterization for High-Impact Urban Research', in Urban AI 2024 Proceedings of the 2nd ACM Sigspatial International Workshop on Advances in Urban AI, pp. 43 - 49, http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/3681780.3697252

Xu H; Yuan J; Wang C; Shao Y; Berres A; Laclair T, 2022, 'A Mobile App for Intersectional Traffic Optimization through Real-Time Vehicle-to-Infrastructure (V2I) Communication and Cyber-Physical Control', in Proceedings 2022 IEEE 19th International Conference on Mobile Ad Hoc and Smart Systems Mass 2022, pp. 260 - 261, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/MASS56207.2022.00044

Preprints

Xu H; Zlatanova S; Liang R; Canbulat I, 2025, Generative AI as a Pillar for Predicting 2D and 3D Wildfire Spread: Beyond Physics-Based Models and Traditional Deep Learning, http://dx.doi.org/10.48550/arxiv.2506.02485

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