Biography

Ting Lei is an Associate Professor of Geography at the University of Kansas. His research interest is in Geographic Information Science and Location Science, including areas such as spatial optimization, geospatial computational methods, network analysis, spatial databases and remote sensing.

Dr. Lei's research aims to develop efficient computational methods and models to solve new problems in GIS data management, transportation, logistics, mobility and accessiblity, water resources and sustainable development. He also has a keen interest in Remote Sensing as well as in advancing GIS technology itself in terms of data structure and dababases, computational geometry, GIS software engineering, and open-source technology.

Education

• Ph.D. University of California, Santa Barbara, Geography, 2010
• M.S. University of California, Santa Barbara, Computer Science, 2007
• M.E. Wuhan Tech. University of Surveying and Mapping, Remote Sensing and Photogrammetry, 2000
• B.E. Wuhan Tech. University of Surveying and Mapping, Geographic Information Systems, 1997

Research Interests

• Geographic Information Systems
• Location Theory
• Spatial Optimization
• Transportation and Logistics
• Public Transit
• Water Resources
• Sustainable Development
• Computational Methods
• Web GIS

Teaching

• GEOG 726 Remote Sensing II

• GEOG 648 Location Modeling

• GEOG 528 Spatial Databases

• GEOG 558 Intermediate Geographical Information Systems

• GEOG 358 Principles of Geographic Information Systems

• Geography 345-001 Interpretation of Aerial Photographs, Spring 2013

(University of South Carolina)

• GIS 4970/5970 Principles and Applications of GIS, Fall 2011 (University

of Oklahoma)

Research Grants

External:

Lei, T. (Principal), & Wang, R. (Co-Principal). Optimized spatial data conflation with topological conditions. National Science Foundation, $372,621, Submitted Jan 18, 2022 (Aug 1, 2022 - Aug 1, 2025).

Lei, T. (Principal), Ho, A. (Co-Principal), Kondyli, A. (Co-Principal), Fowles, J. (Co-Principal), & Sutley, E. (Co-Principal). Exploring the Factors Influencing Property Value Changes and Neighborhood Health in Johnson County, Kansas. Johnson County, Kansas $39,746, Submitted November 5, 2015 (June 1, 2016 - June 1, 2017).

KU Internal:

Lei, T. (Principal). Facilitating transportation network conflation using GIS and spatial optimization. $8,000 (2016 - 2017).

Contact Information

Ting Lei

Department of Geography and Atmospheric Science, University of Kansas,

1475 Jayhawk Blvd. KS, 66045
Email: lei@ku.edu

TEL: 785-864-5538

© Ting Lei 2025