Fangzheng Lyu

Fangzheng Lyu

Assistant Professor at Virginia Tech

Fangzheng Lyu, PhD

I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Geography at Virginia Tech. I received a Ph.D. in Geography, an M.S. in Geography from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, and a B.E. in Computer Engineering from the University of Hong Kong. Before joining VT Geography, he worked with Prof. Shaowen Wang at the CyberGIS Center for Advanced Digital & Spatial Studies and Institute for Geospatial Understanding through an Integrative Discovery Environment (I-GUIDE).

My research interests are centered around GIScience, Geospatial Data Science and Computational Science, aiming to tackle complex geospatial problems and understand multi-scale urban dynamics using heterogeneous geospatial big data. Specifically, my research work focuses on 1) geospatial data science for understanding multi-scale urban dynamics, where I integrate machine learning with cyberGIS to predict and analyze complex urban phenomena (e.g. Urban Heat Islands) and develop frameworks for extracting information from heterogenous spatiotemporal data (e.g. high-frequency sensor data, social media data); 2) scalable spatial algorithms for solving complex geospatial problems, including developing scalable algorithms and models for geospatial analysis (e.g. remote sensing image fusion) using high-performance computing; and 3) democratization of data-intensive geographic research, where I innovate geospatial middleware approaches to simplify access to advanced cyberinfrastructure and enable collaborative geographic research and education.

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