Published research on deep learning and object-based image analysis in IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Magazine; Published a study on reconstructing 42 years of Great Lakes surface temperature through a deep learning approach in Remote Sensing; Published a case study on object-detection from multi-view remote sensing images in International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation.
Research Experience
Assistant Professor of Smart Forestry at the University of Georgia, Aug 2025–Present; Assistant Professor of GIS and Remote Sensing at Michigan Technological University, Aug 2020–June 2025; Postdoc Research Associate in Geospatial Computation at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Aug 2018–Aug 2020.
Education
PhD in Geomatics from the University of Florida, 2018; MS in Statistics from the University of Florida, 2018; MS in RS and GIS Engineering from ESF State University of New York, 2014; BS in Forestry from Northwest A&F University, 2011.
Background
Research interests include precision forestry, GIS, and remote sensing. Specializes in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Remote Sensing Engineering.