Scholar
Yingjie Hu
Google Scholar ID: whpnkiQAAAAJ
Associate Professor, University at Buffalo
Citations & Impact
Citations
5,046
H-index
35
i10-index
73
Publications
20
Co-authors
83
list available
Publications
Resume (English only)
Academic Achievements
- Published multiple papers in journals such as Natural Hazards, International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, and International Journal of Geographical Information Science, covering topics from wildfire spread prediction to analyzing the impact of natural disasters using mobile phone location data.
Research Experience
- Leads the GeoAI Lab@UB, with research directions involving the use of geospatial data, GIS, and AI technologies to understand human-environment interactions and tackle challenges posed by natural disasters.
Education
- September 2011 - June 2016: Ph.D. in Geography (minor in AI) from the University of California, Santa Barbara; September 2008 - June 2011: M.S. in Cartography and GIS from East China Normal University, Shanghai, China; September 2004 - June 2008: B.S. in Cartography and GIS from East China Normal University, Shanghai, China.
Background
- Research interests include geospatial artificial intelligence (GeoAI), geographic information science, natural hazards, and disaster management. Currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Geography at the University at Buffalo, also serving as an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, and a member of the UB Center for Geological and Climate Hazards and the UB AI and Data Science Institute. Leads the GeoAI Lab@UB, focusing on integrating geospatial data, GIS, and AI methods to understand human-environment interactions and address challenges related to natural disasters.
