Dr Rui Zhu
BSc, MSc, PhD
Expertise
I am a spatial data scientist working on geo-knowledge graphs, spatially explicit machine learning, earth observation, and geospatial semantics. My work has been applied to both humanitarian relief and environmental intelligence.
Current positions
Lecturer
School of Geographical Sciences
Contact
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Biography
I received my Ph.D. from the Department of Geography, University of California, Santa Barbara. I obtained an M.S. degree in Information Sciences from the School of Computing and Information, University of Pittsburgh, and a B.S. degree in Information Management from the School of Information Management, Shanxi University of Finance and Economics, China. I have also worked as a Postdoctoral Scholar at the Center for Spatial Studies, University of California, Santa Barbara, and a summer data science intern at the Geospatial Science and Human Security Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, US.
Publications
Recent publications
20/05/2024GPT, large language models (LLMs) and generative artificial intelligence (GAI) models in geospatial science
International Journal of Digital Earth
A Pattern for Representing Scientific Taxonomies
EVKG
Transactions in GIS
GeoGraphVis
ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information
LD Connect: A Linked Data Portal for IOS Press Scientometrics
The Semantic Web - 19th International Conference, ESWC 2022, Proceedings
