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Newark Heat Vulnerability & Resilience

Newark Cool Roofs Pilot Program

Designing a comprehensive cool roof pilot program for Newark's municipal buildings, integrating energy benchmarking, workforce development, and policy recommendations to combat urban heat island effects...

Urban Planning Climate Resilience Social Equity Urban Analytics

Symmons Water Management AI Platform

AI-Powered Water Conservation & Predictive Maintenance

Developed AI-driven water management system for smart buildings, integrating IoT sensors with machine learning to enable proactive water conservation and infrastructure management across urban properties...

AI Urban Planning Sustainability IoT

Municipal EV Fleet Transition Framework

An Analytical Framework for Municipal EV Fleet Transition and Energy Infrastructure Planning in Newark, NJ

Developing a comprehensive analytical framework to guide Newark's transition to zero-emission municipal fleet, integrating GIS analysis, infrastructure planning, and policy recommendations for equitable transportation electrification...

Urban Planning Sustainability Transportation Energy

Maine DOT Pedestrian Volume Estimation

Developing a pedestrian volume model to support infrastructure and safety planning

This project addresses the lack of pedestrian volume data in Maine by developing a comprehensive model to estimate pedestrian activity, enabling better decision-making around non-motorized street user needs...

Transportation Walkability Urban Analytics Pedestrian Modeling

Sidewalk Ballet

Computer Vision Analysis of Pedestrian Behavior

Using computer vision to analyze pedestrian behavior patterns from street-level video footage, identifying the relationship between built environment features and social interactions...

Urban Analytics Computer Vision Social Equity Urban Planning

Automating Topology Corrections for Fragmented Networks

An LLM-based interpretable model for pedestrian and cycling infrastructure

This thesis research develops an automated system for correcting fragmented network structures in pedestrian and cycling infrastructure using graph-based diffusion models and LLM reasoning...

Urban Analytics Transportation Walkability Urban Planning

Boston Walker

Analyzing Pedestrian Behavior and Infrastructure

The Boston Walker project examines pedestrian movement patterns and infrastructure quality throughout Boston to identify areas for improvement and enhance walkability...

Transportation Walkability Urban Planning Urban Analytics

Neighborhood Archetypes

Using Data Science to Understand Urban Patterns at the Census Tract Level

This project uses multi-dimensional clustering techniques to identify latent patterns in census tract-level data, creating a comprehensive typology of neighborhood archetypes across US metropolitan areas...

Urban Planning Spatial Analysis Data Science Urban Analytics

EV Charging Infrastructure Gap Analysis

Spatial Analysis of Electric Vehicle Charging Station Distribution

A spatial analysis of the distribution of electric vehicle charging stations across urban and rural environments to identify coverage gaps and prioritize new infrastructure deployments...

Energy Transportation Spatial Analysis Data Science

Berkeley Wildfire Evacuation Simulation

Optimizing Wildfire Evacuations Integrated Traffic Simulation Strategies

This simulation project models wildfire evacuation scenarios in Berkeley, integrating traffic simulation strategies to optimize emergency evacuation procedures...

Transportation Simulation Urban Planning

Symmons Water Management AI Platform

AI-Powered Water Conservation & Predictive Maintenance

Developed ML-powered anomaly detection and generative AI system for automated water management, enabling facilities to conserve millions of gallons and reduce operational costs through predictive maintenance...

AI Machine Learning Generative AI MLOps

Sidewalk Ballet

Computer Vision Analysis of Pedestrian Behavior

Using computer vision to analyze pedestrian behavior patterns from street-level video footage, identifying the relationship between built environment features and social interactions...

Computer Vision Machine Learning LLM Urban Analytics

Gist, Blur, and Attention

Analyzing Temporally Averaged Visual Representations for Alignment with Human Engagement Signals

This project investigates the alignment between machine vision models and human perception by contrasting standard VLM analysis with temporally averaged image representations that better match human visual processing...

Computer Vision Machine Learning HCI Computer Science

Write Out Loud

A Multi-modal Way to Learn Chinese Characters and More

An iPadOS application leveraging multimodal learning through synchronized kinesthetic and auditory inputs to enhance Chinese character learning, using Apple Pencil and speech recognition...

HCI Mobile Dev EdTech Computer Science

Automated Neighborhood Archetype

Integrating Morphology and Topology for Urban Building Energy Modeling

This research develops a graph-based representation enriched with metadata, mapping cities into a spectrum of representative neighborhoods to capture both morphological characteristics of buildings and their topological relationships...

Machine Learning Deep Learning Data Science Urban Analytics Computer Science

Automating Topology Corrections for Fragmented Networks

An LLM-based interpretable model for network structure correction

This research develops an automated system for correcting fragmented network structures by integrating graph-based diffusion models, large language model (LLM) reasoning, and multi-modal data validation...

Machine Learning LLM Deep Learning Data Science

Sparse Matrix Imputation Using Multi-Objective Loss Function Balancing

Deep learning approach for processing sparse matrices directly without low-rank approximations

This project develops a novel method for processing sparse matrices directly without low-rank approximations, using a multi-objective loss function that balances learning from both data-dense and sparse regions...

Machine Learning Deep Learning Data Science Computer Science

WHERE TO RETURN

Cemetery as Infrastructure, Public Space and Culture Identity

This design project reimagines cemeteries as multifunctional spaces serving as infrastructure, public space, and cultural landmarks that preserve community identity...

Urban Design Public Space Infrastructure Community

Thorns & Blossom

Public Power Strengthened by Re-introducing Flowers Industry to Richmond

This project explores the revitalization of Richmond's economy and community through the reintroduction of the flower industry, connecting history with future sustainability...

Urban Design Economic Development Community Social Impact

Design for Children of Migrant

Transformations of Public Spaces of Urban Village

This design initiative focuses on transforming public spaces in urban villages to better serve the needs of migrant children, creating inclusive and educational environments...

Urban Design Public Space Social Impact Community

Reimaging Education, Rewilding Valley

A new knowledge-Production envision for Salinas Valley

This project addresses emerging challenges to Salinas Valley's resources, such as soil fertility loss, water scarcity, and biodiversity decline, by rebuilding the relationship between humans and the land through education...

Urban Design Ecological Design Education Design Public Space Community Social Impact