Research

My research uses urban big data, AI, and spatial econometrics to understand how cities and housing markets work — from WiFi-sensed public life to online housing market signals.

Publications

박주현. “온라인 아파트 매물량은 가격변동을 선행하는가?: 거래량의 역할과 매매·전세 시장 비교를 중심으로.” 주택연구, 34(4). (accepted; forthcoming November 2026)
[Does Online Apartment Listing Volume Lead Price Changes? The Role of Transaction Volume and a Comparison of Sale and Jeonse Markets. Housing Studies Review]

Park, J., & Kim, J. (2019). Economic impacts of a linear urban park on local businesses: The case of Gyeongui Line Forest Park in Seoul. Landscape and Urban Planning, 181, 139–147. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landurbplan.2018.10.001

Park, J., & Kim, J. (2018). Defining heatwave thresholds using an inductive machine learning approach. PLOS ONE, 13(11), e0206872. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0206872

Yoon, D. K., Kang, J. E., & Park, J. (2017). Exploring environmental inequity in South Korea: An analysis of the distribution of toxic release inventory (TRI) facilities and toxic releases. Sustainability, 9(10), 1886. https://doi.org/10.3390/su9101886

Working Papers

Park, J., & Kim, J. “WiFi Sensing for Urban Analytics: An Open-Source R Toolkit.” (revise & resubmit at Environment and Planning B: Urban Analytics and City Science) [Toolkit website] [GitHub]

Park, J., & Kim, J. “What Consumers Rate Highly and What Stays Open: Sensory Experience and Business Continuity in Seoul’s Commercial Districts.” (submitted)

박주현 (2026). “임차가구의 전세–월세 전환이 가구 경제활동에 미치는 영향: 한국노동패널을 활용하여.” 한국노동연구원 노동패널 워킹페이퍼. (presented at the KLIPS Working Paper Conference, July 2026)
[The Effect of Jeonse-to-Monthly-Rent Transitions on Household Economic Activity: Evidence from KLIPS]

Software

urban-wifi-sensing-toolkit — an open-source R toolkit covering the full WiFi sensing pipeline for urban research, from sensor construction and data collection to urban metrics. [Online book] [GitHub] [Zenodo]

Ph.D. Dissertation

Park, J. (2022). Measuring Public Life Through Digital Technologies: Investigating the Use of WiFi Sensing for Enhancing Public Space. Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST). Advisor: Prof. Jeongseob Kim.