Research
I measure urban life with new forms of data, from WiFi signals to online reviews and listings, and test how well those measures hold up for policy.
- Public space & pedestrian behavior: WiFi sensing and open-source measurement tools
- Commercial district change: online reviews, sensory experience, and business continuity
- Housing markets & policy: online listings, jeonse–monthly rent transitions, and household outcomes
- AI in urban research (exploring): LLM agents for simulating residents’ responses to housing policy
Publications
Park, J., Jeong, J., & Kim, J. (in press). What consumers rate highly and what stays open: Sensory experience and business continuity in Seoul’s commercial districts. Cities.
Park, J., & Kim, J. (2026). WiFi sensing for urban analytics: An open-source R toolkit. Environment and Planning B: Urban Analytics and City Science. Advance online publication.
박주현 (2026). “온라인 아파트 매물량은 가격변동을 선행하는가?: 거래량의 역할과 매매·전세 시장 비교를 중심으로.” 주택연구, 34(3), 267–296.
[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.
Park, J., & Kim, J. (2018). Defining heatwave thresholds using an inductive machine learning approach. PLOS ONE, 13(11), e0206872.
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.
Under Review
Park, J. “Do renters spend and save less after they begin paying monthly rent? Evidence from South Korea’s deposit-only leases.” (submitted)
Park, J. “Measured between branches or from homes? A 1 km closure condition and walking access to bank branches in South Korea, 2019–2026.” (submitted)
Software
urban-wifi-sensing-toolkit: An open-source R toolkit for measuring pedestrian activity with WiFi sensing, from sensor assembly to urban analytics metrics. Includes sample data from two field deployments.
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.
Last updated: November 2026