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Zongrong(Jasper) Li

Student at USC

University of Southern California

Bio

Current, I am seeking a Ph.D. position in GeoAI & Urban Science, starting Fall 2025. If you are interested in my research or would like to collaborate, please feel free to reach out.

Hi! I’m Zongrong (Jasper) Li, a master’s student at the University of Southern California, majoring in Spatial Data Science. My passion lies in advancing our understanding of Urban Science through innovative approaches, using geographic knowledge to inform and enhance developments in AI. I’m particularly fascinated by the intricate integration of geospatial data, including remote sensing and street view imagery, with large language models.

My goal is to contribute novel tools, algorithms, and general methodologies that will empower future researchers to explore Urban Science more effectively.

Email: zongrong[at]usc[dot]edu

Interests

  • GeoAI
  • Urban Informatics
  • Data Fusion (Remote Sensing, Street View)

Education

  • M.S. in Spatial Data Science, 2025

    University of Southern California

  • B.A. in Economics, Finance, 2022

    Nanjing Audit University

Publications

BuildingView: Constructing Urban Building Exteriors Databases with Street View Imagery and Multimodal Large Language Model

The BuildingView project integrates high-resolution Street View and OpenStreetMap data with large language models to create a …
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Multi-source Tri-environmental Conceptual Framework for Fire Impact Analysis

A Method combines optical, thermal infrared, and demographic data to comprehensively assess the impacts of wildfires on the …
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Projects

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All Ongoing Finished

Urban Flood Resilience Research Project

Analysis of Flood Exposure and Vulnerability in megacities of Varying Development Levels Based on DMSP-OLS From 2010 to 2020

Urban Health Disparities Research Project

Unraveling Environmental Context of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Using Geometric Deep Learning of Satellite Imagery

Wildfire Resilience Research Project

2023 Hawaii Wildfire Cost-Effective Rapid Wildfire Analysis

Industrial Experience

 
 
 
 
 

Research Assistant - AI4City Lab

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou)

Jun 2024 – Present Guangzhou (Remote)
Participating in research on urban analysis and modeling based on multi-source spatio-temporal data. Responsible for data processing, paper drafting, and other public affairs within the research group.
 
 
 
 
 

Data Science Intern – Health Data at Scale Collaboratory

City of Hope

Mar 2024 – Sep 2024 Los Angeles, CA
Contributed to deep learning models using satellite imagery for urban health data analysis. Focused on air pollution, urban heat islands, and socio-economic disparities, achieving high accuracy through unsupervised learning techniques.
 
 
 
 
 

Research Assistant

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Sep 2023 – Aug 2024 Hong Kong (Remote)
Assessed global flood impacts on megacities using Google Earth Engine to analyze nighttime light data and flood databases, revealing regional recovery disparities, with plans for publication.
 
 
 
 
 

Data Analyst Intern

NetEase Youdao

Jan 2023 – Apr 2023 Beijing, CN
Aimed to optimize sales and market entry strategies by standardizing regional and educational data, successfully boosting sales conversions by 30% and informing TikTok's market research for strategic decision-making.
 
 
 
 
 

Research Assistant

Nanjing Audit University

Sep 2019 – May 2021 Nanjing, CN
Utilized Big Data and GIS to analyze 3TB of data, identifying transport inefficiencies and aiding in the setup of a geospatial data warehouse, enhancing urban structure optimization and decision-making processes.

Accomplish­ments

Bronze medal in Kaggle's Child Mind Institute - Detect Sleep States

Kaggle Jan 2023
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Outstanding Graduate Award

Nanjing Audit University Jun 2022

Provincial Champion of The World Mandarin Debating Championship

WMDC Sep 2020