Shengao Yi (he/him) is a Ph.D. student in City & Regional Planning at the University of Pennsylvania Weitzman School of Design, concentrating on environmental planning and urban analytics. He is also a graduate researcher at the Urban Spatial Informatics Lab led by Professor Xiaojiang Li, aiming to combine Science, Data, and Design together to tackle the pressing urban challenges through the collaboration with communities. He received a Master of Urban Spatial Analytics from the University of Pennsylvania and a Bachelor of Engineering in GIS from Shenzhen University.
His research focuses on the AI for environmental planning, optimization and design, micro-scale urban analytics, and GeoAI. Aspiring to an academic career, he is dedicated to addressing socio-environmental challenges by developing innovative AI-driven approaches to mitigate urban heat effects, optimize green infrastructure, and enhance urban resilience.
