Collegiate Affiliation

Dr. Di Zhu is an Assistant Professor of Geographic Information Science in the Department of Geography, Environment, and Society at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities.

Prof. Zhu's research uses GeoAI and cross-disciplinary social sensing methods to facilitate Intelligent Spatial Analytics (ISA) and Geographic Knowledge Discovery, focusing on the human-environment interactions within population, urban dynamics, public health, human mobility, spatial networks, socioeconomic sustainability, crime, business optimization, etc.

The Geospatial Data Intelligence (GeoDI) Lab (geodi.umn.edu) directed by Prof. Zhu aims at generating theoretical and actionable insights from spatiotemporal big geo-data.

Educational Background & Specialties
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Educational Background

  • Visiting Lecturer: SpaceTimeLab, University College London
  • PhD: Cartology and Geographic Information Science, Peking University
  • BSc: Cartology and Geographic Information Systems, Peking University
  • BA: Economics, Peking University

Specialties

  • GIScience
  • GeoAI
  • Social Sensing
  • Spatial Networks
  • Human Mobility
  • Urban Complexity
  • Spatiotemporal Big Data