Shengao Yi (he/him) is a PhD student in City & Regional Planning at the University of Pennsylvania Weitzman School of Design, concentrating on environmental planning, urban analytics, and their intersections with public health. He is also a graduate researcher at the Urban Spatial Informatics Lab, led by Professor Xiaojiang Li, where he combines science, data, and design to tackle pressing urban challenges through community-focused collaborations.
Yi’s research bridges the fields of environmental planning, GeoAI, and public health. Currently, he focuses on developing AI-driven approaches to mitigate urban heat effects, optimize green infrastructure, and enhance urban resilience. His work aims to address socio-environmental and health equity challenges, particularly by exploring the connections between heat exposure and public health outcomes.
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Shengao Yi
- PhD Student, City and Regional Planning , Weitzman School of Design
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