RESEARCH

PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS

2025

Rozhkov, A. (2025). Decentralized renewable energy integration in the urban energy markets: A system dynamics approach. PLOS Complex Systems 2(12): e0000083. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcsy.0000083

Rozhkov, A., Zandiatashbar, A., Seyrfar, A. Tackling Transportation Inequality through Unveiling Chicago’s Transit Deserts and Vulnerable Communities. Journal of Urban Planning and Development. 151(3): 04025030. https://doi.org/10.1061/JUPDDM.UPENG-5499

Chauhan R. S., Sutradhar U., Rozhkov, A., & Derrible., S. (2025). Causation versus Prediction: Comparing Causal Discovery and Inference with Artificial Neural Networks in Travel Mode Choice Modeling. npj Sustainable Mobility and Transport,  2, 5. https://doi.org/10.1038/s44333-024-00022-4

Rozhkov, A., Zellner, M., Murphy, J. T., Massey, D. (2025). Identifying Leverage Points for Sustainable Transitions in Urban – Rural Systems: Application of Graph Theory to Participatory Causal Loop Diagramming. Environmental Science & Policy, 164, 103996. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2025.103996

2024

Rozhkov, A. (2024). Applying graph theory to find key leverage points in the transition toward urban renewable energy systems. Applied Energy, 361: 122854. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2024.122854

2023

Rozhkov, A., Movahedi, A., & Derrible, S. (2023). A machine learning framework to assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on electricity consumption patterns. Cities, 143, 104639. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cities.2023.104639

Rozhkov, A. (2023). Harnessing European policies for energy planning in Illinois: Overcoming barriers and transitioning to a climate-neutral society. Sustainable Cities and Society, 98, 104803. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scs.2023.104803

Movahedi, A., Parsa, A.B., Rozhkov, A., Lee, D., Mohammadian, A. K., & Derrible, S. (2023). Interrelationships between urban travel demand and electricity consumption: a deep learning approach. Scientific Reports, 13 (1), 6223. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-33133-y

Rozhkov, A., Zandiatashbar, A., Massey, D., Shin, J., Smith, J., & Zellner, M. (2023). Effectiveness variation of different census outreach activities: An empirical analysis from the state of Illinois using machine learning and user interface technologies for participatory data collection. Applied Geography, 154, 102928. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apgeog.2023.102928

Zellner, M., D. Massey, A. Rozhkov, and J. T. Murphy. (2023). Exploring the Barriers to and Potential for Sustainable Transitions in Urban–Rural Systems through Participatory Causal Loop Diagramming of the Food–Energy–Water Nexus. Land, 12, no. 3: 551. https://doi.org/10.3390/land12030551

2022

Shin, J., Zandiatashbar, A., Massey, D., Rozhkov, A., Smith, J., & Zellner, M. (2022). Intrastate applicability of National Census Response Rate Models: The case of the 2020 Census in the state of Illinois, United States. Population, Space and Place, e2608. https://doi.org/10.1002/psp.2608

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

2025

Rozhkov, A. (presenter) “Transforming Urban Mobility Policy Through Accessible AI-Driven Framework,” Association for Public Policy Analysis & Management (APPAM) 47^th Annual Fall Research Conference (Seattle, Washington, USA), Nov. 13-15, 2025.

Rozhkov, A. (presenter), Motawar, P., Patil, R. “GeoAI-Powered Traffic Modeling: A Framework for Predictive Spatial Analytics,” Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning (ACSP) Annual Conference (Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA), Oct 23-25, 2025.

Rozhkov, A. (presenter) Roundtable: “Preparing for the Academic Job Market,” hosted by the ACSP Student Governing Board Representatives, Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning (ACSP) Annual Conference (Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA), Oct 23-25, 2025.

Rozhkov, A. (presenter) “Building an Inclusive GIS Curriculum for the Next Generation of STEM,” Esri User Conference 2025: Education Summit (San Diego, California, USA), Jul. 12-18, 2025.

Mozaffarian, L. (presenter), Rozhkov, A., Islam, A. “AI-Powered Climate Resilience: Transforming Tribal Energy Policy with Smart Planning and Crowdsourced Innovation,” AI and Cities: An International Forum for Innovation and Collaboration (virtual), May 9-10, 2025.

Nemet, S. (presenter), Zandiatashbar, A., Rozhkov, A. “Assessing Affordability and Equity in Northern California Transit-Oriented Development: A Typology-Based Spatial Analysis,” 2025 Pacific Southwest Region (PSR) University Transportation Center (UTC) Annual Congress (Berkeley, California, USA), Mar. 24-25, 2025.

Zhang, X. (presenter), Yang X., Rozhkov, A., Amegbor, P., Zhang, Z. “Sensor-based Observation of Urban Stress in New York City,” American Association of Geographers (AAG) Annual Meeting (Detroit, Michigan, USA), Mar. 24-28, 2025.

Yang X. (presenter), Zhang, X., Anason, G., Reginald, Q., Rozhkov, A., Zhang, Z., Amegbor, P. “Sensor-Based Micro-Level Observations on Stress Spatial Distribution: A Case Study of Accra,” American Association of Geographers (AAG) Annual Meeting (Detroit, Michigan, USA), Mar. 24-28, 2025.

Chauhan R. S., Sutradhar U. (presenter), Rozhkov, A. (presenter), & Derrible, S. (presenter). Poster: “Causation versus Prediction in Travel Mode Choice Modeling,” Transportation Research Board (TRB) Annual Meeting (Washington, D.C., USA), Jan. 5-9, 2025.

2024

Rozhkov, A. (presenter) “A Multi-faceted Analysis of Clustering Patterns of Renewable Energy Farms,” Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning (ACSP) Annual Conference (Seattle, Washington, USA), Nov. 7-9, 2024.

Ramakrishnan, U. C. (presenter) & Rozhkov, A. “Analysis of Socio-economic and Environmental Factors for Internal Migration,” Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning (ACSP) Annual Conference (Seattle, Washington, USA), Nov. 7-9, 2024.

Sharma, S. (presenter), Rashad, I., Matahelemual, G. J., Patil, A., Das, K., Saxena, V., Chen., Z., Rozhkov, A. “Analyzing Modal Preferences, Land Use and Walkability for Improved AQI,” Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning (ACSP) Annual Conference (Seattle, Washington, USA), Nov. 7-9, 2024.

Rozhkov, A. (presenter). Roundtable: “Preparing a Planning Workforce for the Energy Transition,” Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning (ACSP) Annual Conference (Seattle, Washington, USA), Nov. 7-9, 2024.

2023

Rozhkov, Anton (presenter). Poster: “Powering Up Our Cities: Integrating Decentralized Energy Systems into the Market. A Complex System Perspective,” Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning (ACSP) Annual Conference (Chicago, Illinois, USA), Oct. 19-21, 2023.

Rozhkov, Anton (presenter), Ahoura Zandiatashbar, Dean Massey, Jaeyong Shin, Janet Smith, Moira Zellner. “Effectiveness variation of different census outreach activities: An empirical analysis from the state of Illinois using machine learning and user interface technologies for participatory data collection,” Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning (ACSP) Annual Conference (Chicago, Illinois, USA), Oct. 19-21, 2023.

Rozhkov, Anton (presenter). “Energy planning as a fundamental component of today’s urban planning agenda. What lessons can the State of Illinois learn from European policies?”, Association of European Schools of Planning (AESOP) Annual Congress (Łódź, Poland / virtual), Jul. 11-15, 2023.

Rozhkov, Anton (presenter). “Analyzing Transportation Equity in Chicago: Using GIS to Address Transit Deserts and Support Transit-dependent Communities,” Transport Chicago 2023 (Chicago, Illinois, USA), Jun. 16, 2023.

Rozhkov, Anton (presenter). “Towards Creating a Hybrid Modality in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Curriculum”, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign’s 14th Annual College of Education Graduate Student Conference (Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, USA / virtual), Mar. 3, 2023.

2022

Rozhkov, Anton (presenter). “A System Dynamics approach of urban decentralized energy systems integration into the current energy market”, Association of European Schools of Planning (AESOP) Annual Congress (Tartu, Estonia / virtual), Jul. 25-29, 2022.

Rozhkov, Anton (presenter), John Murphy, Dean Massey, Moira Zellner. “Analyzing Causal Loop Diagrams through the graph theory framework to identify key leverage points for sustainability in urban-rural systems in Northeastern Illinois (USA)”, Association of European Schools of Planning (AESOP) Annual Congress, Special Session: Joint AESOP-ACSP Session:​ Climate Justice in Practice – How Communities in Europe and America Plan to Address Climate Injustices (Tartu, Estonia / virtual), Jul. 25-29, 2022.

Rozhkov, Anton (presenter), John Murphy, Dean Massey, Moira Zellner. “Using participatory Causal Loop Diagraming and graph theory to identify key leverage points for sustainability in urban-rural systems”, Academy of Architecture and Urban Studies Workshop: Sensing the City: tracing complex urban patterns and their implications for urban governance (Tallinn, Estonia / virtual), Jul. 21-22, 2022.

Movahedi, Ali, Amir Bahador Parsa, Anton Rozhkov, Sybil Derrible, Abolfazl (Kouros) Mohammadian. “Interrelations between Two Critical Infrastructure: Travel Demand and Electricity Consumption.” (TRBAM-22-01265) – B610, Transportation Research Board (TRB) Annual Meeting (Washington, D.C.), Jan. 9-13, 2022.

2021

Rozhkov, Anton (presenter). “Using System Dynamics approach to model urban decentralized energy systems”, IEEE Conference on Visualization and Visual Analytics (VIS) 2021 – Chicago Satellite Event (University of Illinois Chicago and Argonne National Laboratory, Chicago, Illinois, USA), Oct. 26, 2021.

Rozhkov, Anton (presenter). “A System Dynamics approach of urban decentralized energy systems integration into the current energy market”, Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning (ACSP) Annual Conference (virtual), Oct. 7-9 & 21-24, 2021.

2020

Rozhkov, Anton (presenter), Eric Boria, Abolfazl Seyrfar. “Proposing an Energy Urban Planner Role to integrate energy consumption decision-making”, Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning (ACSP) Annual Conference (virtual), Nov. 5-8, 2020.

Shin, Jaeyong (presenter), Ahoura Zandiatashbar, Dean Massey, Anton Rozhkov, Moira Zellner. “Introducing the Illinois Census 2020 Map The Count (MTC): Using Geographically Adjusted Models to Project Census 2020 Mail Return Rate in Illinois”, Illinois GIS Association (virtual), Oct. 5-6, 2020.

Boria, Eric (presenter), Anton Rozhkov, Abolfazl Seyrfar. “Identifying the Need for an Energy Urban Planning Role”, Applied Energy Symposium: MIT A+B (virtual), Aug. 12-14, 2020. https://doi.org/10.46855/energy-proceedings-6879.

Movahedi, Ali, Anton Rozhkov, Sybil Derrible (presenter). “Identifying Spatial Patterns and Profiles of Electricity Consumption in Chicago to Develop Tailored and Actionable Energy Reduction Policies”, Actionable Science for Urban Sustainability (AScUS), (Segovia, Spain / virtual), June 3-5, 2020.

2019 and earlier

Rozhkov, Anton (presenter).“Understanding the Relationship between Urban Form and Energy Consumption Patterns”, Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning (ACSP) Annual Conference (Greenville, South Carolina, USA), Oct. 24-27, 2019.

Rozhkov, Anton (presenter). “Application of Various Methods of Environmental Monitoring for Effective Land Use in Urban Areas”, Annual Conference of the Student Scientific Society of the State University of Land Use Planning (Moscow, Russia), Apr. 21, 2014.

Rozhkov, Anton (presenter). “Importance of Gas-Geochemical Analysis as an Integral Part of Environmental Monitoring”, Annual Conference of the Student Scientific Society of the State University of Land Use Planning (Moscow, Russia), Dec. 9, 2013.

Rozhkov, Anton (presenter). “The Role of Land Lease in the Municipal Property Management”, VII International Scientific and Practical Conference of Young Scientists (Moscow, Russia), Nov. 22, 2012. Conference Proceedings: Vershinin V.V. and Svirezhev K.A. (Eds.) “Land Use Planning and Land Cadaster: The Importance of Innovation and Strategic Investments for The National Economy Development”, 2012, (pp. 82-85), ISBN 978-5-9215-0237-6

OTHER

2023

Doctoral dissertation: Rozhkov, A. (2023). Transition to Decentralized Energy in Cities through a Complex Systems Approach. University of Illinois at Chicago. Thesis. https://doi.org/10.25417/uic.24242236.v1

2021

Research report and dataset: Carlson, K., Creuzer, M., Leffert, W., Massey, D., Radloff, N., Rozhkov, A., Shin, J., Zandiatashbar, A., & Zellner, M. (2021). Census 2020 and UDVL: Illinois State Resources. University of Illinois at Chicago, https://doi.org/10.25417/uic.13541990.v2

INTERNATIONAL INVITED TALKS

Rozhkov, A., participation in the roundtable at the Urban AI Symposium, co-hosted by NYU Tandon School of Engineering and the Center for Spatial Information Science at the University of Tokyo, Oct. 18, 2025.

Rozhkov, A., panelist at the event “2025 ACSP Pre-Doctoral workshop for underrepresented students of color and LGBTQIA+ students,” ACSP Committee on Diversity, virtual, Oct. 9, 2025.

Rozhkov, A. & Tran, P. H. “Mapping for Impact: Tools and Outcomes for Curriculum Alignment at CUSP,” Assessment Dialogues Series at New York University’s program of Assessment and Accreditation, upcoming, Oct. 8, 2025.

Rozhkov, A., “Turning Participatory Models into Decisions: Clean Energy in Practice,” Urban Research Seminar as part of NYU Urban Initiative, Sep. 23, 2025.

Rozhkov, A., as part of workshop“Future of Cities: Envisioning Future HealthScapes,” side event at the United Nations’ 10th Multi-stakeholder Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) for the Sustainable Development Goals, joint event of the Consulate General of Denmark in New York and the New York Institute of Technology, May 6, 2025.

Rozhkov, A. “Participatory modeling for identifying leverage points in sustainable Food – Energy – Water systems,” guest talk at the School of Architecture and Design at the New York Institute of Technology, Mar. 31, 2025.

Rozhkov, A. “Urban Science and Spatial Modeling,” guest talk at the Environmental Engineering Colloquium Series at the University of Connecticut (Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering), Mar. 14, 2025.

Rozhkov, A. “Alternative and ‘clean’ energy sources,” guest lecture at Eastern Washington University (PLAN430/570 – Environmental Planning), Mar. 3, 2025.

Rozhkov, A. “Introduction to Machine Learning. Regression and classification. Decision Trees,” guest lectures at the New York University (CUSP-GX 7033 – Machine Learning for Cities), Jan. 24 and
Jan. 31, 2025.

Rozhkov, A.“Future of a GIS profession in industry and academia,” panel discussion at GIS Day at Montclair State University, Nov. 21, 2024.

Rozhkov, A.“An Analysis of Clustering Patterns of Wind and Solar Farms in the US,” lightning talk at GIS Day 2024 at New York University, Nov. 20, 2024.

Rozhkov, Anton. “Introduction to ArcGIS Online and Storymaps,” guest lecture at New York University (ENVST-UA 372 – Exploring Earth: Remote Sensing and Spatial Analysis), Apr. 8, 2024.

Rozhkov, Anton. “Reshaping Traditional Energy Infrastructure through Transition to Decentralized Systems,” NYU Faculty Urban Research Day (New York University Urban Initiative), Mar. 6, 2024.

Rozhkov, Anton. NYU CUSP + Urban Future Labs Showcase, New York University, Dec. 6, 2023.

Rozhkov, Anton. “Participatory Modeling as a Decision-Making Tool and its Application in Data Science”, guest lecture at the New York University (PhD Colloquium, Center for Urban Science and Progress), Nov. 7, 2023.

Rozhkov, Anton. “Causal loop diagrams”, guest lecture at the University of Illinois Chicago (UPP 572 – System Methods for Environmental Planning and Policy), Sep. 18, 2023.

Nedovic-Budic, Zorica (presenter) and Rozhkov, Anton. “Dealing with Hazards in Urban Context and Resilient Cities in the USA – The International Comparison Study of Hazard Resilient Cities: From Risk Evaluation to Developing Pathways,” Hunan University, School of Architecture and Planning and School of Public Administration (Changsha, China), May 25, 2023 and May 9, 2024.

Rozhkov, Anton. “How Microgrids and Decentralized Energy Could Help Us in Urban Sustainable Development?”, International Sakharov Environmental Institute, Belarusian State University (Belarus, virtual), Oct. 20, 2021

Rozhkov, Anton. “Analysis of the Effectiveness of Census 2020 Outreach Activities: The Case of the State of Illinois”, guest talk at the Boston Area Research Initiative (BARI) meeting, Northeastern University, Sep. 27, 2021.

Rozhkov, Anton. “Decentralized Energy Systems as an Alternative for the Traditional Power Grid”, guest lecture and term project review at the University of Illinois Chicago (UPP 505 – Plan Making), Feb. 16 and May 4, 2021.

Rozhkov, Anton. “Energy Urban Planning: Transition to Decentralized Energy in Cities through a Complex Systems Approach”, Planning Beyond Curriculum Lecture Series at the University of Banja Luka, Department of Spatial Planning (Bosnia and Herzegovina, virtual), Dec. 8, 2020. YouTube recording.

Rozhkov, Anton, Dean Massey, Jaeyong Shin. “2020 Census in the State of Illinois”, guest lecture at the San Jose State University (GEOG 170 – Introduction to Mapping and Geographic Information Systems, virtual), Oct. 14, 2020.

Rozhkov, Anton. “Decentralized Energy as an Important Factor of Sustainability in Urban Areas”, Webinar Series at the Vernadsky Nongovernmental Ecological Foundation – UNESCO Partner (Russia, virtual), May 25, 2020 and May 31, 2021 (keynote).

Rozhkov, Anton. “Theory of Complexity and Complex Systems”, guest lecture at the University of Illinois Chicago (UPP 594 – PhD Seminar: Introduction to Scientific Inquiry), Oct. 17, 2018 and Nov. 18, 2019.

Rozhkov, Anton. “Energy in Cities”, guest lecture at the University of Illinois Chicago (US 230 – Practices for Sustainable Cities), Jan. 23, 2018.