About Chunyu Dong
Chunyu Dong is a Professor at Sun Yat-sen University. He obtained a PhD in Hydrology at Heidelberg University (2016) and was a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) from 2016 to 2019. His research focuses on AI-enabled modeling of complex geographic processes, spatial intelligence, multi-source remote sensing fusion, and intelligent early warning of water-related hazards. He has published over 70 papers in journals including Communications Earth & Environment and Remote Sensing of Environment, with applications in smart water management and regional water security.
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