Zhihao Wang
zhwang1 (at) umd (dot) edu
Department of Geographical Sciences
University of Maryland
College Park, MD 20742
I am currently on the job market and seeking faculty and research scientist positions.
I am a Postdoctoral Researcher in the Department of Geographical Sciences at the University of Maryland, College Park, where I received my Ph.D. under the supervision of Dr. Yiqun Xie. My research lies at the intersection of Earth system science, geospatial AI, and deep learning, with a focus on AI emulation and world models, geo-foundation models, satellite remote sensing, and physics-based modeling. I aim to develop scalable and reliable AI methods for addressing critical Earth science challenges, including biosphere modeling, ecosystem dynamics, and large-scale Earth monitoring and forecasting.
I obtained my Master in Geography at The Ohio State University with Dr. Desheng Liu. Previously, I graduated from a dual-degree program, where I received a B.E.S. in Honors Geomatics and Minor in Computer Science at the University of Waterloo, Canada, and a B.E. in Remote Sensing Science and Technology at Wuhan University, China.
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My first-author paper was accepted to ACM SIGSPATIAL 2026.
I won first place in the Student Lightning Talks competition organized by the University Consortium for Geographic Information Science (UCGIS).
I earned my Ph.D. degree from the University of Maryland. 🎉
I received theOutstanding Graduate Assistant Award (Top 2%) from University of Maryland.
I was awarded a Scholar Award fromNeurIPS 2025.
Our paper with a high-school student I mentored was accepted toICDM 2025 High School Track.
Two of my first-author papers were accepted toNeurIPS 2025.
I was awarded a $1,200 USD student scholarship fromAAAI 2024.
My first-author paper was accepted atAAAI 2024.
I was awarded a $1,000 USD travel award fromSIGSPATIAL GISCup competition.
My first-author paper was accepted toACM SIGSPATIAL 2023.