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 Logististcs

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 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)

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