Tian, Aohua

Bio

Aohua Tian is a PhD student in the Department of Geographical Sciences at the University of Maryland, advised by Dr. Yiqun Xie. His research interests include GeoAI, spatial machine learning, multimodal and foundation models for geospatial data, remote sensing, and geographic generalization. He received his M.S. in Environment and Sustainability from the University of Michigan, where he specialized in geospatial data sciences.

Degrees

  • M.S., Environment and Sustainability, University of Michigan, 2026 Specialization: Geospatial Data Sciences

  • B.Eng., Software Engineering, Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications, 2024

Areas of Interest

  • GeoAI; spatial machine learning; multimodal and foundation models for geospatial data; remote sensing; land-use and land-cover change; urban and human-environment applications

Research Topics

  • Geospatial Information Science and Remote Sensing