Bio:
Dr. Yalong Pi is an Associate Research Scientist at the Texas A&M Institute of Data Science (TAMIDS) and the director of the Operational Data Science (ODS) Lab. His specialty is computer vision, machine learning, and data-driven decision systems, focusing on precision livestock farming, intelligent transportation systems, and disaster mitigation. Pi is skilled in geographic information systems (GIS), data science applications, and high performance computing (HPC). He has led and collaborated on research projects funded by NSF, Microsoft, NVIDIA, USDA, Texas OneGulf, and Texas A&M University totaling roughly 1.1 million. He is also a NVIDIA university ambassador, certified to offer NVIDIA Deep Learning Institute courses.
Appointments:
2022-present, Assistant/Associate Research Scientist, Texas A&M Institute of Data Science, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA
2022-present, Director, Operational Data Science Lab, Texas A&M Institute of Data Science, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA
2022-present, Instructor, Texas A&M Institute of Energy, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA
2021-present, NVIDIA Deep Learning Institute University Ambassador
2023, Visiting Lecturer, College of Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA
2022, Guest Editor, Journal of Computational Urban Science
2016-2017, Junior Architect, Shanghai W&R Group, Shanghai, China
2013-2016, Project Engineer, Zhuhai Gree Real Estate Company, Zhuhai, Guangdong, China
Education:
2020-2022, Postdoc in Data Science, Texas A&M Institute of Data Science, College Station, Texas, USA.
2017-2020, Ph.D. in Architecture/Construction, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA
2011-2013, M.S. in Civil Engineering, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China
2007-2011, B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Wuhan Textile University, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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