Xinyan Lu’s interdisciplinary work. Computational inquiry, cultural heritage, and visual practice brought into one evolving body of work.
01 Data Science & Art & Culture Bridging Rigor and Efficiency: An Expert-Guided Lightweight Framework for 3D Digital Restoration of the Longmen Grottoes × Bridging Rigor and Efficiency: An Expert-Guided Lightweight Framework for 3D Digital Restoration of the Longmen Grottoes Data Science & Art & Culture Data Science & Literature Adversity and Response in Journey to the West and the Odyssey: A Computational Comparative Analysis × Adversity and Response in Journey to the West and the Odyssey: A Computational Comparative Analysis Data Science & Literature Data Science & Culture Rumour Ahead of Contagion? Transport Corridors, Epidemic Shocks and Supernatural Attribution along the Rhine Corridor (1348–1680) and Japan’s Tōkaidō–Inland Sea Axis (1819–1886): A GIS-Informed Comparative Review × Rumour Ahead of Contagion? Transport Corridors, Epidemic Shocks and Supernatural Attribution along the Rhine Corridor (1348–1680) and Japan’s Tōkaidō–Inland Sea Axis (1819–1886): A GIS-Informed Comparative Review Data Science & Culture Data Science & Literature From Literary Archives to Cultural Memory: A Machine-Learning Investigation of Consecration, Retention, and Canon Formation in English-Language Literature, 1820–2022 × From Literary Archives to Cultural Memory: A Machine-Learning Investigation of Consecration, Retention, and Canon Formation in English-Language Literature, 1820–2022 Data Science & Literature Data Science & Art & Culture Gendered Representation in Reproductive Health Campaigns on Chinese Social Media: A Human-Validated Multimodal Content Analysis of WeChat and Sina Weibo, 2021–2025 × Gendered Representation in Reproductive Health Campaigns on Chinese Social Media: A Human-Validated Multimodal Content Analysis of WeChat and Sina Weibo, 2021–2025 Data Science & Art & Culture Data Science Modeling Network Equilibrium in Integrated Land-Air Mobility System with Driver Anxiety × Modeling Network Equilibrium in Integrated Land-Air Mobility System with Driver Anxiety Data Science Data Science Video-Based Counterfactual Attribution of Traffic Accidents via LLM-Assisted Causal Models × Video-Based Counterfactual Attribution of Traffic Accidents via LLM-Assisted Causal Models Data Science Pure Math Combinatorial Tilings with Squares and Dominoes on a Rhombic Chain Inspired by the Traditional Chinese Fang-Sheng Pattern × Combinatorial Tilings with Squares and Dominoes on a Rhombic Chain Inspired by the Traditional Chinese Fang-Sheng Pattern Pure Math Pure Math Structural Analysis of Combined Markov Processes: Basic Properties and Convergence Behavior × Structural Analysis of Combined Markov Processes: Basic Properties and Convergence Behavior Pure Math Physics (Shing-Tung Yau High School Science Award) The Science of Rolling Dice × The Science of Rolling Dice Physics (Shing-Tung Yau High School Science Award) Scroll to explore ↕ 02 Psychology (John Locke) Is Eleanor Roosevelt Right? A Psychological Odyssey Through the Seas of Self-Esteem × Is Eleanor Roosevelt Right? A Psychological Odyssey Through the Seas of Self-Esteem Psychology (John Locke) Theology (John Locke) Why pray? × Why pray? Theology (John Locke) Philosophy (John Locke) Should we treat non-human animals well because they have rights, interests, neither, or both? × Should we treat non-human animals well because they have rights, interests, neither, or both? Philosophy (John Locke) Social Justice (Harvard International Review) The Attention Mines: How Platforms Extract Value from the Global Poor × The Attention Mines: How Platforms Extract Value from the Global Poor Social Justice (Harvard International Review) Social Justice (Social Justice Award) The Freedom to Refuse: Hunger, Dependence, and the Politics of Exit × The Freedom to Refuse: Hunger, Dependence, and the Politics of Exit Social Justice (Social Justice Award) SCROLL ↓ 04 ▶ 播放视频 Longmen model study 01 · Click to watch A digital heritage project combining the research portfolio with four model-study recordings.
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1 paper available Research at the intersection of computational methods
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2026 1 article 23 Sept 2026
Xinyan Lu
Acta Innovations Vol. 63 pp. 2014–2046
Digital restoration Computational methods Cultural heritage Research summary & citation A smartphone-based workflow connects 3D capture, geometric assessment, and expert review to support digital restoration at Longmen. It prioritizes traceable interventions and archives damage that lacks sufficient evidence for reconstruction. Quantitative accuracy and applicability to other sites remain open questions.
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Journey to the West 西游记 · Six original paintings 关于这一系列 通过一系列画作探讨生命的修行本质：这不仅是从东土到西天的外部旅程，更是人内心从“五毒缠身（贪、嗔、痴、慢、疑）”走向“四德圆满（智、行、悲、愿）”的内省路。
× Longmen Grottoes An expert-guided, lightweight approach to digital restoration, connecting fieldwork, smartphone photogrammetry, and cultural heritage preservation.
× The Biowizards The ISEF portfolio documents research on plastic pollution and biodegradation; the companion site turns those findings into an interactive science guide.
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The Biowizards An interactive guide to plastic pollution, common materials, degradation methods, and the role of enzymes.
Website walkthrough Recorded project demonstration
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