- π PhD Student in Computer Science | University of Minnesota Twin Cities
- π¬ Research Focus:Spatial Data Mining, GIS, Spatial Computing, Spatial Database Systems
- π¨βπ« Teaching Assistant:
- CSCI5715 From GPS, Google Maps, and Uber to Spatial Data Science
- CSCI5801 Software Engineering I
- CSCI5708 Architecture and Implementation of Database Management Systems
I'm working on the AI-Leaf Project under Prof. Shashi Shekhar, developing surrogate models using spatial neural networks for ecological predictions. My research focuses on:
- π Spatial Data Mining
- πΊοΈ Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
- π± Environmental Modeling & Prediction
- π Spatial Database Systems
- "Towards Surrogate Models with Hybrid Spatial Neural Networks"
SIGSPATIAL GeoSIM Workshop, 2025
Frameworks & Libraries:
PyTorch β’ TensorFlow β’ NumPy β’ Pandas β’ Scikit-learn β’ ArcGIS β’ QGIS
Databases:
Oracle Spatial β’ PostgreSQL/PostGIS β’ MongoDB
- π§ββοΈ Rock Climbing
- π©° Dance
- π Reading
- π§Ά Knitting
- π« University Email: [zhan9051 AT umn DOT edu]
- π LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/shengya-zhang
π‘ "Building intelligent systems to understand and predict spatial patterns in our environment"