Professor at Sichuan University, Vice Dean of the Institute for Disaster Management and Reconstruction, and Academic and Technical Leader of Sichuan Province. His main research interests include the use of remote sensing (RS), geographic information systems (GIS), and machine learning (ML) to carry out teaching and research in the fields of geological disaster risk assessment and emergency management information systems, environmental information systems, and environmental planning and management. He has been a visiting scholar at the University of California, Davis, a senior visiting scholar at the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) in Nepal, and RWTH Aachen University in Germany. To date, he has independently applied for and presided over more than 20 scientific research projects, including sub-projects of the 973 Program, sub-projects of the National Science and Technology Support Program, National Environmental Protection Public Welfare Fund projects, China Prosperity Fund, international cooperation and exchange projects, and National Natural Science Foundation projects. He has published more than 80 papers in academic journals such as Remote Sensing of Environment, Environmental Science & Technology, and Resources, Conservation & Recycling. He has won one first prize for Science and Technology Progress in Sichuan Province.
Contact Information
dibaofeng@scu.edu.cn
Representative Research Achievements
I. Representative Papers
路 DI Bao-feng#, Hongjuan Zeng, Minghua Zhang, Susan L. Ustin, Ya Tang, Zhaoyin Wang, Ningsheng Chen, Bin Zhang, Quantifying Spatial Distribution of Soil Mass Wasting Processes after the 2008 Earthquake in Wenchuan, China 锛岮 case study of the Longmenshan area, Remote Sensing of Environment, 2010, 114:761鈥�771.
路 Zhan, Y., Luo, Y., Deng, X., Zhang, K., Zhang, M., Grieneisen, M. L., & Di, B#. (2018). Satellite-Based Estimates of Daily NO2 Exposure in China Using Hybrid Random Forest and Spatiotemporal Kriging Model. Environmental science & technology, 52(7), 4180-4189.
路 Di, B., Z. Yang, L. Liu*, Y. Yang, and J. Li, The regionalized ecological, economic and social benefit of China鈥檚 sloping cropland erosion control during the 12thFive-Year Plan (2011-2015). Journal of Environmental Management, 2020.276,111314.
路 Lei Liu, Baofeng Di*, Mingyi Zhang. The tradeoff between ecological protection and economic growth inChina鈥檚 county development: Evidence from the soil and water conservation projects during 2011鈥�2015. Resources, Conservation & Recycling, 2020, 156,104745.
路 Di, B., Stamatopoulos, C.A., Stamatopoulos, A. C., Liu, E., & Balla, L. (2021). Proposal, application and partial validation of a simplified expression evaluating the stability of sandy slopes under rainfall conditions. Geomorphology, 107966.
路 Duan, Y., Di, B. *, Ustin, S. L., Xu, C., Xie, Q., Wu, S.,... & Zhang, R. (2021). Changes in ecosystem services in a montane landscape impacted by major earthquakes: A case study in Wenchuan earthquake-affected area, China. Ecological Indicators, 126, 107683.
路 Di,B., Katsenis, L., Stamatopoulos, C. A., & Panoskaltsis,V. P. (2021). Sliding element simulating the response of slip surfaces and its application for the prediction of earthquake-induced landslide movement usingone-dimensional dynamic analyses. Landslides,1-11.
路 Di, B., Li, J., Dandoulaki, M.,Cruz, A. M., Zhang, R., & Niu, Z. (2020). Household recovery strategies in Longmen Mountain area, Sichuan, China, following the2008 Wenchuan earthquake disaster. Natural Hazards, 1-15.
路 Xiong, K., Adhikari, B. R., Stamatopoulos, C. A., Zhan, Y., Wu, S., Dong,Z., & Di, B*. Comparison of Different Machine Learning Methods for Debris Flow Susceptibility Mapping: A Case Study in the Sichuan Province, China. Remote Sensing, 2020,12(2), 295.
路 Tao Xiong, Peiran Chen, Yi Mu, Xiaohong Li, Baofeng Di, Jierui Li, Yi Qu, Jun Tang, Juan Liang & Dezhi Mu. Association between ambient temperature and hypertensive disorders in pregnancy in China. Nature Communications, 11, 2925 (2020).
路 Baofeng Di, Hanyue Zhang, Yongyao Liu, Jierui Li, Ningsheng Chen, Constantine A. Stamatopoulos, Yuzhou Luo & Yu Zhan*. Assessing Susceptibility of Debris Flow in Southwest China Using Gradient Boosting Machine. Scientific Reports, (2019) 9:12532.
路 Jierui Li, Hanyue Zhang, Yuzhou Luo, Xunfei Deng, Michael Grieneisen, Fumo Yang, Baofeng Di#, Yu Zhan*. Stepwise genetic algorithm for adaptive management: Application to air quality monitoring network optimization. Atmospheric Environment, (2019)215:116894
路 Y. Zhan, Y. Luo, X. Deng, M. Grieneisen, M. Zhang, B. Di#. Spatiotemporal prediction of daily ambient ozone levels across china using random forest for human exposure assessment, Environmental Pollution,2018,233锛�464-473.
路 Baofeng Di, Constantine A. Stamatopoulos*, Miranda Dandoulaki, Eleni Stavrogiannopoulou, Meng Zhang, Persefoni Bampina. A method predicting the earthquake-induced landslide risk by back analyses of past landslides and its application in the region of the Wenchuan 12/5/2008 earthquake. Nat Hazards,2017, 85(2):903-927.
路 Kai Shi, Baofeng Di#, Kaishan Zhang, Chaoyang Feng, Laurence Svirchev锛孌etrended Cross-correlation Analysis of Urban Traffic Congestion and NO2Concentrations in Chengdu. Transportation Research Part D, 2017.
路 Di B.F., Shi K*., Zhang K.S., Svirchev L., & Hu X. X., Long-Term Correlations and Multifractality of Traffic Flow Measured by GIS for Congested and Free-Flow Roads. Fractals. 24, 2016, 1650012.
路 Stamatopoulos C A, Di B. Analytical and approximate expressions predicting post-failure landslide displacement using the multi-block model and energy methods[J]. Landslides, 2015, 12(6):1207-1213.
路 DI Bao-feng#, ZHANG Kai-shan, TANG Ya, ZHANG Ming-hua, Susan L. USTIN, The Development of a Geographic Information System (GIS) Database for Jiuzhaigou National Nature Reserve and Its Application, Journal of Mountain Science, 2013, 10(3):398-409.
路 Di, B. F#. Chen, N. S.锛孋ui, P.锛孡i, Z. L.锛孒e, Y. P.锛孏ao, Y.C., GIS-Based Risk Analysis of Debris Flows: An Application in Sichuan, Southwest China. International Journal of Sediment Research, 2008, 23(2),138-148.
路 Di Baofeng, Cui Peng, Ai Nanshan, Zhang Guoyou. Enlightenment of Regional Geography Research on the Compilation of Southwest China in China Encyclopedia China Geography Volume [J]. Geographical Science, 2019,39(06):898-904.
路 Xiong Ke, Zhan Yu, Issaak Parcharidis, Du Jie, Di Baofeng 鈭�. Surface Deformation Monitoring and Seismic Source Estimation in Jiuzhaigou Earthquake Area, Resources and Environment in the Yangtze Basin, 2019,28(1):184-191
路 Liu Yongyao, Di Baofeng*, Zhan Yu, Constantine A. Stamatopoulos. Debris Flow Susceptibility Assessment Based on Random Forest Model, Journal of Mountain Science, 2018: 36(5):765-773.
路 Hu Xiaoxi, Di Baofeng*, Yuan Yuan, Huang Jing, Zhang Meng. Response Characteristics of Ecological Construction Projects and Vegetation Cover Change in the Upper Reaches of the Yangtze River, Resources and Environment in the Yangtze Basin, 2016, 25 (8): 1264-1272.
路 Zhang Meng, Di Baofeng*, Song Weixi, & Wang Yalu. Vulnerability Assessment of Small Watersheds under the Influence of Catastrophic Mountain Environment. Resources and Environment in the Yangtze Basin, 2015, 24(06), 1072-1078.
路 Song Weixi, Di Baofeng*, Zuo Jin, Luo Wenfeng, Zhang Meng. Adaptability Analysis of Settlements to Mountain Disaster Environment - A Case Study of Yinchanggou, Pengzhou City, Journal of Mountain Science, 2014,32(2):212-218.
路 Di Baofeng*, Cui Peng, Ai Nanshan. Zonal Management Measures for Ecological Restoration of Soil and Water Conservation in China, Journal of Sichuan University (Engineering Science Edition) 2009, 41(2):64-69.
路 Di Baofeng*, Cui Peng, Ai Nanshan. Zoning for Ecological Restoration of Soil and Water Conservation in China, Journal of Sichuan University (Engineering Science Edition), 2008, 40(5):32-37.
路 Di Baofeng*, Ning Duihu, Lu Shengli. Analysis of the Relationship between Soil Erosion and Poverty in China. Bulletin of Soil and Water Conservation, 2006, 26(3):67-72.
路 Di Baofeng*, Cui Peng, Huang Sheng, et al. Analysis of Sediment Changes and Influences in Yuanmou County, Yunnan Province, Dry-Hot Valley Area of Jinsha River in the Past 50 Years. Chinese Soil and Water Conservation Science, 2006,4(5):20-24.
路 Di Baofeng*, Yang Zhong, Ai Nanshan, Zhang Jianping. Evaluation of Degraded Ecosystem Based on RS and GIS in Dry-Hot Valley Area of Jinsha River - A Case Study of Yuanmou County, Yunnan Province, Geographical Science, 2005, 25(4):484-489.
II. Patents
Di Baofeng, Huang Zhengwen, Li Meimei, A method for debris flow risk assessment in mountain disaster-prone areas, CN201210424070.0
Awards
2018: Second Prize of "Annual Teaching Innovation Award" in the 3rd Xipu National University Teaching Innovation Competition, Leadership and Education Frontier Research Institute, Xijiao Liverpool University
2018: First Prize of Sichuan Province Science and Technology Progress Award - Key Technologies for Debris Flow Disaster Prediction and Comprehensive Prevention and Control
Research Projects
Representative projects presided over:
National Natural Science Foundation: Identification and Empirical Study of Regional Debris Flow Susceptibility Control Factors Based on Machine Learning
Sub-project of the Strategic Pioneer Science and Technology Special Project (Category A) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences: Key Technologies for Disaster Stress Response of Mountain Residents and Community Risk Management
Sichuan Provincial International Science and Technology Cooperation and Exchange Project, Research on Disaster Resistance Resilience and Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Optimization Measures in High-Risk Settlements in Post-Disaster Reconstruction Areas
Chengdu International Science and Technology Cooperation and Exchange Project, Research on Disaster Risk and Disaster Resistance Resilience of Settlements in the Longmenshan Section of Pengzhou
"Twelfth Five-Year" Science and Technology Support Program Project, Key Technologies for Regional Coordination and Vulnerability Assessment of Mountain Village Construction Land, a special topic of "Vulnerability Assessment Research on Mountain Village Construction Land"
National Natural Science Foundation, Settlement Vulnerability Evaluation Indicators and Models Based on Mountain Disaster Risk
China Prosperity Fund Project (supported by the UK), Research on Promotable Paradigms and Action Plans for Low-Carbon Urban Development in Sichuan
International Science and Technology Cooperation and Exchange Special Project, "Basin Management GIS Database Construction and Application Research" project under the "Sustainable Water and Resource Management Technology and Services in the Upper Reaches of the Yangtze River in Sichuan Province" project
National 973 Project, a special topic of "Surface Erosion and Local Scouring and Deposition Response of Rivers in Wenchuan Earthquake" under the topic of "Formation Mechanism and Risk Control of Secondary Mountain Disasters in Wenchuan Earthquake"
Talent Cultivation
Supervising doctoral and master students in the fields of safety science and disaster reduction, environmental science and engineering. The key research areas are disaster risk and emergency management, traditional settlements and environmental change, community disaster reduction and adaptation.