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Chunyuan Diao is an Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies at the University of Illinois. His research interests lie at the intersection of remote sensing, Geographic Information Science (GIScience), and biogeography. Diao's current work focuses on computational remote sensing, studying terrestrial ecosystem dynamics at both local and global spatial scales, as well as daily to decadal temporal scales. He is particularly interested in advancing computational remote sensing paradigms to better characterize land surface patterns and processes, as well as the underlying mechanisms that influence the feedbacks to the atmosphere. Diao integrates remote sensing, process-based modeling, field observations, artificial intelligence, and high-performance cloud computing to investigate ecosystem structure, function, and responses to climate change and human activities. His ongoing research traverses various types of ecosystems, including natural (e.g., forests), human-dominated (e.g., agriculture), and disturbed (e.g., species invasion) ecosystems. Current research focal points include computational remote sensing, multi-scale land surface phenology, intelligent agriculture, and biodiversity of invasive species.
University of Illinois • Urbana, IL
Lead and oversee graduate studies in the Department of Geography and Geographic Information Science.
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