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[Me]
- I am a big fan of R (even if I have to use Python and Javascript much more than it for my work) and cellular automata!
- I am a coder [] of [design ] ], [art ] ], [games ] ], and [tools ] ].
- I am working several projects in terms of LLMs.
- I am trying to do everything I think is interesting even if I need to overcome a lot of challenges.
- I am currently working on a self-motivated project “pop-upColor” currently focusing on integrating computational fabrication collaborating with Qingru.
Trained as an urban researcher and working as a data analyst and software/game developer, I see myself as an interdisciplinary designer merging data and computation, with a focus on human-centered design and decision-making. My education background overlaps Design with Data Science and Human-computer Interaction (since 2019).
[News]
🔥 Two videos games are available on itch: cowland and island
🔥 R package: viewscape has been updated! More fucntions !!!
🔥 A handy toolkit for using OpenAI API to fintune models and predict data is here
[Publications]
Yang, X., Lindquist, M., & Van Berkel, D. (2025). “streetscape” package in R: A reproducible method for analyzing open-source street view datasets and facilitating research for urban analytics. SoftwareX, 29, 101981.
Yang, X., Fox, N., Van Berkel, D., & Lindquist, M. (2024). Viewscape: An R package for the spatial analysis of landscape perception and configurations in viewsheds of landscapes. SoftwareX, 26, 101662.
Chen, C., Xia, Y., & Yang, X. (2020). Resilience Strategies to Impacts of Sea Level Rise on the Agricultural Areas in Nansha District of Guangzhou. Landscape Architecture Frontiers, 8(3), 10-25. https://doi.org/10.15302/J-LAF-1-020027
CHEN Chongxian, YANG Xiaohao, XIA Yu*. Impact of Sea Level Rise on Coastal Wetland Landscape Based on Sea Level Affecting Marshes Model[J]. Landscape Architecture, 2019, 26(9): 75-82. DOI: 10.14085/j.fjyl.2019.09.0075.08
Chen, C., Luo, W., Kang, N., Li, H., Yang, X., & Xia, Y. (2020). Study on the Impact of Residential Outdoor Environments on Mood in the Elderly in Guangzhou, China. Sustainability, 12(9), 3933.
Chen, C., Luo, W., Li, H., Zhang, D., Kang, N., Yang, X., & Xia, Y. (2020). Impact of perception of green space for health promotion on willingness to use parks and actual use among young urban residents. International journal of environmental research and public health, 17(15), 5560.
Chen, C., Luo, W., Kang, N., Li, H., Yang, X., & Xia, Y. (2020). Serial Mediation of Environmental Preference and Place Attachment in the Relationship between Perceived Street Walkability and Mood of the Elderly. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(13), 4620.
[Peer review]
Guo, S., Zhou, Y., Yu, J., & Yang, L. (2022). Effects of the Combination of Audio and Visual Factors on Mental Restoration in a Large-Scale Urban Greenway: Perspectives from Wuhan, China. Land, 11(11), 2017.
[Resume]
Education| 2014-2018 |
South China Agricultural University (SCAU), China
- Bachelor of Engineering in Landscape Architecture - Graduation Thesis: Salty Agriculture in the Pearl River Delta - selected for exhibition by Symposium on Chinese Landscape Architecture Education 2018 |
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| 2019-2022 |
University of Michigan (UMich), Ann Arbor, USA
- Master of Landscape Architecture, Class 2022 - Master of Science in Geospatial Data Science, Class 2022 |
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| 2022-2026 |
University of Michigan (UMich), Ann Arbor, USA
- Ph.D. in Environment and Sustainability, Class 2026 - Master of Science in Information, Class 2025 |
Honour
| 10.2019 |
2019 ASLA Student Honor Award in Analysis and Planning, American Society of Landscape Architecture (ASLA)
From Risk to Productivity: A Successional Salty Agriculture System in the Pearl River Delta |
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| 9.2019 |
2019 IFLA Asia-Pac Professional Award of Excellence (Team), International Federation of Landscape Architecture (IFLA)
From Risk to Resilience: Assessment and strategy of the complex urban system to future sea-level rise in Guangzhou |
Grant
| 10.2020 | USD1500 Rackham Graduate Student Research Grant |
Experiences
| 2017-2018 |
Research Assistant in Academic Project
- Assisted in translating three chapters of the book “Is Landscape...? Essays on the Identity of Landscape” |
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| 2018-2020 |
Research Assistant in South China Urban Lab (SCULAB)
- Analyzed the walkability of urban within the accessible area of public parks - Collected and analyzed point of interest (POI) data - Process remote science images for landcover recognition - Simulated the transformation process of coastal wetland in the different scenarios of sea-level rise |
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| 2020-2023 |
Research Assistant in School For Environment And Sustainability, UMich (SEAS)
- Precess LiDAR data for green space/canopy cover recognition - Analyze accessible areas of university and hospital facilities - Process remote science images for landcover recognition - Record 360-degree videos within the accessible area of university's and hospital facilities - Train deep learning model for predicting emotion of soundscapes - Develop R package for analysis of viewshed based on LiDAR |
Teaching
| 2021 Fall | Graduate Student Instructor in EAS 587 Place Making, SEAS, UMich |
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| 2023 Winter | Graduate Student Instructor in EAS 787 Urban Design, SEAS, UMich |
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| 2024 Fall | Graduate Student Instructor in EAS 648 Advanced Geovisualization, SEAS, UMich |
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| 2025 Winter | Graduate Student Instructor in EAS 687 Landscape Modeling&Planning, SEAS, UMich |
Skills
| Coding | Python, R, C#, C++, Javascript, HTML, Bash |
| Framework | Pytorch (Python), Streamlit (Python), React Naive (Javascript), Leaf.js (Javascript), Three.js (Javascript) |
| Design | Rhino (Grasshopper, Rhinoscript), Unity, Unreal Engine, Twinmotion, AutoCAD, Blender |
| GIS | Qgis, GRASS GIS, ArcGIS, Google Earth Engine |
| Design | Adobe Ps/Ai/Id |
[Website]
I built this website with blogdown using the default theme (yihui/hugo-lithium).
[Contact]
xiaohaoy[at]umich[dot]edu