The below summaries of various ESSDS projects were gathered from the papers and information presented under the Website Development tab in the lab’s Microsoft Teams page. CALIFORNIA DROUGHT PROJECTIONS Using recurrent neural networks, the complex interactions between long-term trends in dryness and short but intense periods of wetness due to El Niño were able…Continue Reading ESSDS Project Summaries:
Researcher Spotlight – Mikhail Susan
Introduction Name, Role, Educational and Career Background. My name is Susan Mikhail, a third-year Ph.D. student in Computational and Data Science at Chapman University. I have a diverse background, having studied Civil Engineering overseas and Finance and Statistics at UC Irvine. Before joining Chapman, I earned my Master of Science in Business Analytics from UCI’s…Continue Reading Researcher Spotlight – Mikhail Susan
Researcher Spotlight – Shahryar Fazli
1) Introduction Name, Role, Educational and Career Background. 2) Research interest – past, present, and Future. 3) Hobbies and Extracurriculars. My name is Shahryar Fazli, and I am a Ph.D. student in Computational and Data Science at Chapman University in Orange, California. I hold a Master’s degree in Civil Engineering/Water Resources Management from Tarbiat Modarres…Continue Reading Researcher Spotlight – Shahryar Fazli
Researcher Spotlight – Thomas Rejoice
My name is Rejoice, and I am a Postdoctoral Researcher in the ESSDS Lab. I come from India, where I worked as a Software Engineer at Accenture Services Pvt. Ltd. for five years before flying (with help, of course) across two oceans in pursuit of graduate education. I subsequently obtained a Ph.D. in Computational and…Continue Reading Researcher Spotlight – Thomas Rejoice
Researcher Spotlight – Nikolay Grisel Todorov
2) Introduction My name is Nikolay and I go by Niko, a 5th year PhD candidate at Chapman University, Computational and Data Sciences program. Have earned an MS in Geodesy, Photogrammetry, Cartography from UACEG-Sofia, and MS in Computer Science from TAMU-Corpus Christi. Worked as a software development manager of Hazus, FEMA’s natural hazards risk…Continue Reading Researcher Spotlight – Nikolay Grisel Todorov
Researcher Spotlight – Dr. Wenzhao Li
Dr. Wenzhao Li, Laboratory Manager: Wenzhao Li, the ESSDS lab manager and distinguished Senior Research Associate, has focused extensively on remote sensing and hydrology, contributing significantly to these fields through various publications. His research has a wide-ranging impact, particularly in studying hydrological processes in arid areas and exploring environmental changes over the last few…Continue Reading Researcher Spotlight – Dr. Wenzhao Li