8 papers
Real-Scale Island Area and Coastline Estimation using Only its Place Name or Coordinates
Quanyun Wu, Kyle Gao, Wentao Sun +4
Accurate measurement of island area and coastline length is crucial for coastal zone monitoring and oceanographic analysis. However, traditional measurement and mapping methods usu…
NeRF: Neural Radiance Field in 3D Vision: A Comprehensive Review (Updated Post-Gaussian Splatting)
Kyle Gao, Yina Gao, Hongjie He +3
In March 2020, Neural Radiance Field (NeRF) revolutionized Computer Vision, allowing for implicit, neural network-based scene representation and novel view synthesis. NeRF models h…
Trustworthy Data-Driven Wildfire Risk Prediction and Understanding in Western Canada
Zhengsen Xu, Lanying Wang, Sibo Cheng +12
In recent decades, the intensification of wildfire activity in western Canada has resulted in substantial socio-economic and environmental losses. Accurate wildfire risk prediction…
BCWildfire: A Long-term Multi-factor Dataset and Deep Learning Benchmark for Boreal Wildfire Risk Prediction
Zhengsen Xu, Sibo Cheng, Lanying Wang +4
Wildfire risk prediction remains a critical yet challenging task due to the complex interactions among fuel conditions, meteorology, topography, and human activity. Despite growing…
Instructor-Worker Large Language Model System for Policy Recommendation: a Case Study on Air Quality Analysis of the January 2025 Los Angeles Wildfires
Kyle Gao, Dening Lu, Liangzhi Li +4
The Los Angeles wildfires of January 2025 caused more than 250 billion dollars in damage and lasted for nearly an entire month before containment. Following our previous work, the…
Deep Learning for Wildfire Risk Prediction: Integrating Remote Sensing and Environmental Data
Zhengsen Xu, Jonathan Li, Sibo Cheng +8
Wildfires pose a significant threat to ecosystems, wildlife, and human communities, leading to habitat destruction, pollutant emissions, and biodiversity loss. Accurate wildfire ri…