GeoCompute Lab

At the GeoCompute Lab, we develop scalable geospatial computing and AI methods to transform big spatial data into actionable knowledge for environmental, societal, and infrastructure challenges. Check out our new homepage

Director:

Fangzheng Lyu, Assistant Professor@VT Geography, Research Interests: GIScience, Geospatial Data Science, Spatial AI, Computational Science, Urban Informatics

Current Member:

Pengyu Chen, PhD Student@VT Geography, Research Interests: Geospatial Data Science, Spatial Statistics
Raj Bhattarai, Master Student@VT Geography, Research Interests: GeoAI, Urban Retrofitting
Royal Silwal, Master Student@VT Geography, Research Interests: GeoAI, VGI, WebGIS
Jack Buehner, Master Student@VT Geography
Liam Murphy, Undergraduate Student@VT Computer Science, Research Interests: GNN, Transportation
Mobolurin (bolu) Adekanmbi, Undergraduate Student @Virginia Tech Computer Science, Research Interests: Agentic GIS
Alexander Yang, Undergraduate Student@UCI Computer Science, Research Interests: AI, GeoSimulation

External Grant:

CITY-AI: CyberTraining for AI-Enabled Intelligent Urban Informatics and Smart City Innovation
Sponsor: National Science Foundation
Investigator(s): Lyu, F. (PI), Michels, A. (Co-PI, UTD), and Song, C. (Co-PI, Purdue).
Amount: $494,994
2026 - 2029

AI‑Driven Quantification, Detection, and Analysis of Urban Retrofitting
Sponsor: NSF ACCESS
Investigator(s): Lyu, F. (PI)
Amount: 200,000 SUs (Service Units)
2025 - 2027

Identifying Opportunities to Improve Type 2 Diabetes Care in Virginia: An All-Payer Claims Analysis
Sponsor: Virginia Center for Health Innovation
Investigator(s): Zhang, M. (PI, VT), Eberth, J. (Co-PI, VT), Lyu, F. (Co-PI)
Amount: $40,000
2026 - 2027

CITY-AI Computing Resources
Sponsor: NSF ACCESS
Investigator(s): Michels, A. (PI, UTD), Lyu, F. (Co-PI)
Amount: 200,000 SUs (Service Units)
2026 - 2027