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URS '23, urban data, and computer science. A student at Cornell university pursuing a bachelor degree in Urban and Regional Studies (URS).
I am Yucheng Zhang, an urban and regional studies (URS) student at Cornell University. I am currently pursuing a bachelor’s degree in URS and expected to be graduated with honors in May 2023.
My research interest includes using spatial big data to understand the urban environment and explore the potential of automated urban data analysis algorithm in alleviating the administrative cost in understanding cities.
I am currently working on my honors thesis on comparing the perception between public space and privately owned public spaces (POPS), using Social Media Data.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Urban and Regional Studies
Cornell University, College of Architecture, Art, and Planning , Ithaca, New York
Sept. 2019 - May 2023
Cumulative GPA: 3.966
Study Abroad
Tsinghua University, Urban Planning and Design, School of Architecture
Sept. 2020 - May 2021
Skills
Programming Languages
- Python, Java, R
Data Science
- Machine learning: NLP, Computer Vision
- Sklearn, Numpy, Pandas, beautifulSoup
- html, CSS
Design
- Adobe Suite, AutoCAD, SketchUp, Enscape
GIS
- ArcGIS, QGIS
Projects
Environmental Inequalities in NYC
Computer Vision, Urban Planning
This report states our evaluation of the overall pattern of environmental inequality by comparing green
infrastructure indicators, environmental indicators like neighborhood land surface temperature, and socio-economic data.
Montour Falls Complete Street Redesign
Design Connect, Project Team Member
Design Connect developed a proposal to encourage the village to increase
safety, promote sustainability, and enhance local economic development through the
design and development of sustainable infrastructure and transportation systems at the
Glorious T and along Main St.
Recent Posts
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13 October 2023, Urban Field Trip Reflection
“It can be ironic, even embarrassing for a group of planning students to be stuck at the hostel due to a flash flood right after visiting multiple Climate Resiliency sites.”
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29 December 2022, A few ways to detect loops in video clips
This post briefly talks about a few ways to detect loops in video clips using ffmpeg or python, experienced when I was making seamless loops and extended versions of video and audio clips. — My need for detecting loops in clips arises from my sudden interest in making seamless loops and extended versions of video clips. The multimedia franchise, Uma Musume, just released the second series of their remixed music video. Uma Musume is known for its high quality music and video production. Even though it has been more than a year since I last logged into the game, I still keep an eye on the latest news and updates, especially for their lives and newly released music.