Dr. Lee’s research interests encompass urban land-use, housing market dynamics, inequality assessment of urban space, and future simulation of urban spatial structure. Guided by the overarching research question of how to create efficient urban planning for a sustainable future, she employs a data-driven approach to derive urban planning implications from the human behaviors. This includes econometric modelling, big data analysis (including natural language processing), and land-use optimization.

Currently, Dr. Lee is working under the supervision of Dr. Guibo Sun and Dr. Chris Webster. Her responsibilities include conducting research on urban renewal and its health impacts on the elderly population.