TEACHING & MENTORING
Learning through research and practice.
Teaching, technical coursework, and mentoring experiences at the University of Florida, North Carolina State University, and National Taiwan University.
Teaching Experience
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Guest Lecturer, Agronomy Department, University of Florida,
Gainesville, FL (Fall 2026)
- Course: AGR 6932 Geospatial AI for Sustainability Science
- Delivered a guest lecture on geospatial visualization and interactive mapping, covering 2D/3D maps, dashboards, story maps, and digital twins, with hands-on demonstrations of Google Earth Engine application development and deployment.
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Guest Lecturer, Department of Horticultural Science, NC Plant Sciences Initiative,
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC (Spring 2026)
- Course: HS 495/590 Special Problems in Horticultural Science (Plant Phenomics: Fundamentals, Techniques, and AI)
- Delivered a guest lecture on Geospatial Artificial Intelligence for ecosystem services mapping, introducing remote sensing, machine learning, and practical geospatial analysis workflows.
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Guest Lecturer, Agronomy Department, University of Florida,
Gainesville, FL (Fall 2025)
- Course: AGR 6932 Geospatial AI for Sustainability Science
- Presented the lecture for Geo-visualization and Interactive Mapping including tools and techniques for 2D/3D mapping; interactive dashboards; story maps; digital twins for sustainability applications.
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Teaching Assistant, Environmental Engineering Sciences, University of Florida,
Gainesville, FL (Fall 2023)
- Course: ENV 4601 Environmental Resources Management [Syllabus]
- Graded assignments, taught undergraduate courses, prepared assignment solutions, and supervised examinations.
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Guest Lecturer, Environmental Engineering Sciences, University of Florida,
Gainesville, FL (Fall 2022)
- Course: ENV 6932 System Analysis for Sustainable Design and Lifecycle Decisions [Syllabus]
- Presented the lecture for multi-attribute utility function, frequency analysis, and the house of quality (product planning matrix).
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Guest Lecturer, Environmental Engineering Sciences, University of Florida,
Gainesville, FL (Fall 2021)
- Course: ENV 6932 Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning with Engineering Applications
- Presented the technical modules on supervised learning algorithms and AI-driven decision-making in environmental systems.
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Teaching Assistant, Bioenvironmental Systems Engineering, National Taiwan
University, Taipei, Taiwan (Fall 2014)
- Course: Special Topics on Bioenvironmental Systems Engineering
- Graded course assignments and assisted invited speakers for seminars.
Mentoring Experience
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Undergraduate and Graduate Research Mentorship — Urban Agriculture GeoAI, University of Florida (Summer 2026–Present)
- Mentoring approximately five students on urban agriculture mapping using high-resolution aerial imagery and GeoAI, including NAIP data annotation, quality assurance, and geospatial foundation models for segmentation.
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High School Research Mentorship — Cultural Ecosystem Services, University of Florida (Summer 2026–Present)
- Mentoring a student on cultural ecosystem services research using Random Forest models to analyze and predict temporal dynamics.
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Active Learning Program (ALP) Summer 2025 Intern, University of Florida
- Mentored undergraduate students for the project: Nationwide-scale image labeling for training ML models.
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Active Learning Program (ALP) Spring 2025 Intern, University of Florida
- Mentored undergraduate students for the project: Bootstrap responsive website development.
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Active Learning Program (ALP) Fall 2024 Intern, University of Florida
- Mentored undergraduate students for the following projects:
- Project 1: Manual data annotation of urban tree canopy on NAIP aerial images for regulation services.
- Project 2: Image labeling and classification of Flickr photos for cultural service assessment using LabelMe.
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High School Mentorship (2023–2024)
- Research Project: Leveraging Machine Learning for Accurate Classification of Tennis Skill Levels and Training Phases
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Mentored a high school student who received recognition:
- State Recognition Award in Florida Junior Science and Humanities Symposium (JSHS), 2024
- First place in the computer science category at the 2024 Alachua County Science Fair, 2024
- Finalist in the 2024 Florida State Science and Engineering Fair (SSEF), 2024
- Guided the student in writing a peer-reviewed publication: International Journal of High School Research