Dr. Shuang Song
Main Focus
Research Interests
My research primarily uses water as a link to study the co-evolution between human society and the natural environment. Based on my interdisciplinary background in Physical Geography and the Study of History, I currently focus on the long-term evolution of water management (e.g., irrigation, flood control, and water supply) and its impact on human society, currently focusing on the Yellow River Basin, China.
Research Keywords:
Social-ecological System (SES); Agent-based Model (ABM); Human-environmental co-evolution.
Working Projects
My research is highly interdisciplinary. I lead the COFLAB project at the Department of Co-evolution of Land Use and Urbanisation, MPI-GEA: Coupling Flood and Agent-based Models for Interpreting Millennia of River-Urbanism Interactions in the Yellow River Basin, China. I also participate in a project at the Department of Structural Changes of the Technosphere, MPI-GEA: Human Management of the Water Cycle in a Global Comparative Perspective. I have published over twenty papers in prominent journals; you can find my complete list of publications here.
Outreaches
My approach mainly involves modeling, simulation, and data analysis. I developed the open-source Agent-based Modeling framework for the real-world Socio-ecological systems simulation ABSESpy. I also lead the PaperBell Team, which provides researchers with the ultimate academic note-taking workflow. I am also a travel writer. Please find my latest travel blogs (in Chinese) here.
Curriculum Vitae
Access my detailed CV here
Professional experience
From 01. April. 2025: Postdoctoral Researcher,
Department of Co-evolution of Land Use and Urbanisation,
Department Structural Changes of the Technosphere,
Max Planck Institute of Geoanthropology, Kahlaische Strasse 10, 07745 Jena.
Working on Hydrosphere and urbanism interaction project.
01. Oct. 2024 – 31. Dec. 2024: Visiting Guest Postdoctoral Scholar,
Department of Co-evolution of Land Use and Urbanisation,
Department Structural Changes of the Technosphere,
Max Planck Institute of Geoanthropology, Kahlaische Strasse 10, 07745 Jena.
01. Jul. 2023 – 31. Mar. 2025: Postdoctoral Researcher,
Beijing Normal University, Zhuhai City, Guangdong Province, China.
Working on the Yellow River Basin project and ABSESpy project.
Education:
Ph.D. of Physical Geography, 2018-2023, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
Study of History (2nd Major), 2014-2018, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangdong, China.
B.S. of Physical Geography, 2014-2018, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangdong, China.