Associate Researcher, Master’s Supervisor, and Assistant Dean at Sichuan University; Member of the International Society for Integrated Disaster Risk Management (IDRiM); Distinguished Young Expert of the Disaster Reduction Center of Sichuan Provincial Department of Emergency Management; Expert of the Technical Group for the First National Natural Hazard Risk Survey of Sichuan Province; one of the core initiators of the International Network for Natech (INN). He received his Doctoral degree in Urban Social Engineering from Kyoto University, Japan, in 2021. He possesses an interdisciplinary academic background spanning geography, software engineering, civil engineering, and urban management. His long‑term research covers Natech accident risk assessment and management, natural disaster risk assessment and management, geographic information technology, disaster big‑data technology, integrated disaster risk, and hazard‑inducing mechanisms of grassland fires. He has accumulated years of research experience in the governance of integrated disaster risks and the development and improvement of resilience systems. In recent years, he has participated in more than 10 emergency response missions for major natural disasters across Sichuan Province. He has published over ten academic papers and monographs, presided over 1 sub‑project of a key R&D program and 3 provincial‑ministerial‑level projects, and taken part in more than 10 horizontal projects and National Natural Science Foundation projects. He has been awarded honors such as Outstanding Academic Achievement and Outstanding Young Researcher at multiple domestic and international conferences.
Educational Background
(1) Apr. 2018 – Mar. 2021, Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto University, Urban Social Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy
(2) Oct. 2017 – Mar. 2018, Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto University, Integrated Disaster Risk Science, Research Trainee
(3) Oct. 2016 – Sep. 2017, Japanese Government (MEXT) Scholarship Pre‑doctoral Program, Preparatory School for Studying in Japan, Northeast Normal University, Participant
(4) Sep. 2013 – Jul. 2016, School of Geographical Sciences, Northeast Normal University, Cartography and Geographic Information System, Master of Science
(5) Sep. 2006 – Jul. 2010, School of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Northeast Normal University, Geographic Information System, Bachelor of Science
Work Experience
(1) Dec. 2024 – Present, Assistant Dean, Institute for Disaster Management and Reconstruction, Sichuan University
(2) Jun. 2025 – Present, Associate Researcher, Institute for Disaster Management and Reconstruction, Sichuan University
(3) Jul. 2021 – Jun. 2025, Assistant Researcher, Institute for Disaster Management and Reconstruction, Sichuan University
(4) Jul. 2010 – Apr. 2012, Software Development Engineer, SuperMap Software Co., Ltd., Beijing
E-mail
disluoxiaolong@scu.edu.cn
Research achievements
[1] Yang, Z., Luo, X.*, Cruz, A. M., et al. (2026). Assessing the availability of emergency shelters under Natech scenarios: A coupled accessibility‑functionality framework. Reliability Engineering & System Safety.
[2] Tang, X., Luo, X.*, Di, B., & Tian, B. (2025). Public risk perception and behavioral responses to flood‑triggered Natech events: A field investigation in industrial areas of Luzhou, China. Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries, 100, 105914.
[3] He, J., Zhao, P., Ling, Y., Cai, Y., Gao, H., & Luo, X.* (2025). Comprehensive performance evaluation framework for deep learning models in Natech events extraction and classification. Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries.
[4] Balikuddembe, J. K., Luo, X.*, Di, B., et al. (2025). Association of typhoid fever with floods under climate variability in 82 Belt and Road Initiative countries (2000–2021): A mixed‑effects model and implications for water and sanitation infrastructure. Science of the Total Environment.
[5] Li, Y., Luo, X.*, Wang, M., et al. (2024). Spatiotemporal variations and influencing factors of heatwaves in Chengdu, China. Ecological Informatics.
[6] Luo, X., Tzioutzios, D., Suarez‑Paba, M. C., & Cruz, A. M. (2024). Climate change impacts on Natech risk. In A. M. Cruz (Ed.), Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Natural Hazard Science. Oxford University Press.
[7] Mao, Y., Luo, X.*, Tzioutzios, D., et al. (2024). A systematic literature review of risk management research on hydrometeorological hazards‑related Natech events. Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries.
[8] Pan, Y. W., Luo, X.*, Guo, E. L., Li, Y. B., & Xu, J. (2023). Research on the status‑quo of risk management for hazardous‑chemical leakage accidents induced by natural disasters. Journal of Natural Disasters, 32(4), 117‑126.
[9] Luo, X., Tzioutzios, D., Tong, Z., & Cruz, A. M. (2022). Find‑Natech: A GIS‑based spatial management system for Natech events. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 76, 103028.
[10] Luo, X., Cruz, A. M., & Tzioutzios, D. (2021). Climate change and temporal‑spatial variation of tropical‑storm‑related Natechs in the United States from 1990 to 2017: Is there a link? International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 62, 102366.
[11] Luo, X., Cruz, A. M., & Tzioutzios, D. (2020). Extracting Natech reports from large databases: Development of a semi‑intelligent Natech identification framework. International Journal of Disaster Risk Science, 11(6), 735‑750.
[12] Luo, X., Tong, Z. J., Zhao, Y. S., & Zhang, J. Q. (2016). Field spectral identification of grassland combustibles and bare soil based on fractal theory. Spectroscopy and Spectral Analysis, 36(8), 2553‑2557.
[13] Suárez‑Paba, M. C., Luo, X., Tzioutzios, D., & Cruz, A. M. (2025). Natech risk governance initiatives and way forward. In A. M. Cruz (Ed.), Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Natural Hazard Science. Oxford University Press.
[14] Xie, Y. C., Luo, X., Niu, Z. P., Li, X. L., Zhang, B., He, W., Peng, Q. Q., Meng, X. R., & Di, B. F. (2025). Characteristics and contributing factors of disaster losses caused by the “7·20” flash flood‑debris‑flow event in Hanyuan, Sichuan Province. Journal of Catastrophology. Advance online publication.
[15] Tao, Y., Tian, B., Adhikari, B. R., Zuo, Q., Luo, X., & Di, B. (2024). A review of cutting‑edge sensor technologies for improved flood monitoring and damage assessment. Sensors, 24(21), 7090.
[16] Tzioutzios, D., Suarez‑Paba, M. C., Luo, X., & Cruz, A. M. (2024). Natech risk communication. In A. M. Cruz (Ed.), Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Natural Hazard Science. Oxford University Press.
[17] Su, S., Hua, W., Luo, X., & Cruz, A. M. (2023). Methodology for assessing pipeline failure probability due to a debris flow in the near field. Heliyon, 9(5), e15956.
[18] Peng, Q. Q., Meng, X. R., Di, B. F., Zeng, Y. J., Luo, X., & Hu, S. Z. (2023). Influencing factors and characteristics of residential building damage in typical earthquake‑stricken areas of Sichuan Basin. Journal of Earthquake Engineering.
Research projects
(1) National Key Research and Development Program of China, Sub‑project: Multi‑measure Collaborative Resilient Prevention and Control Technology for Watershed‑scale Debris Flows, Ministry of Emergency Management of the People’s Republic of China, Grant No. 2024YFC3012702, Nov. 2024 – Nov. 2027, 200 000 CNY, Principal Investigator
(2) Humanities and Social Sciences Fund of the Ministry of Education, Exploring Influencing Mechanisms and Improvement Pathways of Natech‑accident risk‑communication effectiveness based on serious games, Ministry of Education of the People’s Republic of China, Grant No. 24YJC630153, Jan. 2025 – Dec. 2027, 80 000 CNY, Principal Investigator
(3) Natural Science Foundation of Sichuan Province, Theory on risk identification and prediction of urban flood‑triggered Natech hazards in Sichuan‑Chongqing region, Sichuan Provincial Department of Science and Technology, Grant No. 24NSFSC1046, Jan. 2024 – Dec. 2025, 200 000 CNY, Principal Investigator
(4) Special Social Science Fund Project, Countermeasures for environmental risk management of industrial parks in Sichuan Province under natural‑disaster impacts, Sichuan Provincial Social Science Federation, Grant No. SC23ST014, Jan. 2024 – Dec. 2024, 15 000 CNY, Principal Investigator
(5) Horizontal Project, Technical service for weight‑scoring in assessment and regionalization of the First National Comprehensive Natural‑disaster Risk Survey for Sichuan Disaster‑Reduction Center, Aerospace Hongtu Co., Ltd., Grant No. H230811, Jan. 2023 – Dec. 2023, 200 000 CNY, Principal Investigator
(6) Horizontal Project, Disaster‑loss investigation and assessment service for the “3·15” forest fire in Yajiang County, Yajiang County Bureau of Emergency Management, May 2024 – Aug. 2024, 280 000 CNY, Principal Investigator
(7) Horizontal Project, Comprehensive investigation and assessment for the “9·16” Earthquake in Luxian County, Luzhou Municipal Bureau of Emergency Management, Grant No. H211150, Sep. 2021 – Dec. 2021, 156 000 CNY, Principal Investigator
(8) Sichuan University Postdoctoral Interdisciplinary Fund, Research on risk‑formation mechanisms of Natech accidents induced by extreme low‑temperature events, Institutional Fund of Sichuan University, Grant No. 10822041A2148, Jan. 2022 – Dec. 2023, 200 000 CNY, Principal Investigator
Talent Development
Course Responsibilities and Student Admission Directions
Postgraduate Courses:
(1) Frontiers of Safety Science and Disaster Mitigation
(2) Introduction to Integrated Disaster Science
(3) Disasters and Human Settlements Environment
(4) Disaster Society and Emergency Management
Undergraduate Courses:
(1) Disaster‑Prevention & Mitigation Engineering and Big‑Data Technology
(2) Urban Resilience and Disaster Reduction Technology
(3) Technology and Disasters: Complex Interactions and Societal Resilience
(4) Practice of Space‑Air‑Ground Integrated Disaster Information Perception
(5) Geo‑Information Science and Disaster Risk Assessment
Admission Directions
Candidates with backgrounds in Physical Geography, Safety Science and Engineering, Urban‑Rural Planning, Cartography and Geographic Information System, Emergency Management, Land Resource Management, Social Work, as well as other disciplines related to geoscience, chemical safety and management studies are welcome to make inquiries and apply for admission.
