Ph.D. in Geographic Information Science

Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA

Advisor: Dr. Fangzheng Lyu

M.S. in Geographic Information Science

University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC

Thesis: VLM4S: A Vision-Language Model Framework for Geographically and Environmentally Informed Soundscape Assessment · Advisor: Dr. Sicheng Wang

B.S. in Geographic Information Science

Wuhan University of Technology, China

Thesis: Transformer-based geographic scene description · Advisor: Prof. Wei Cui

Visiting Student

Wuhan University, China

Advisor: Prof. Teng Fei

Graduate Research Assistant

University of South Carolina (Funded by City of Columbia)

• Developed a SegFormer pipeline for tree canopy detection from 2005–2023 historical aerial imagery.
• Assessed multi-temporal urban canopy change and environmental impact.

Research Intern, Spatial Data Lab

Harvard University (CGA)

Geographic Big Data Analytics and spatio-temporal data mining under Dr. Yuhang Pan.

Research Assistant & Visiting Student

Wuhan University

• Developed a YOLO-based Intelligent Bear Deterrence System for human-wildlife conflict mitigation.
• Deployed computer-vision models to K210 microcontrollers for real-time edge computing.

Research Intern

Clemson University (Remote)

Co-authored research in Journal of Transport Geography; processed mobility datasets and generated impact curves for extreme temperatures.