Yang Hu
Research Fellow
IGCB, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
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D106, Dana Building, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
About Me
My research interests lie in the field of climate change extreme (e.g. flooding) impact on human society, using geospatial datasets, especially remote sensing data such as Nighttime Light (NTL) data. My prior research has corrected the uncertainties of the daily nighttime light remote sensing product to improve its detectability of disaster impact signals. Based on this, I endeavored to evaluate the societal impact of hazards using NTL data on a global scale.
I am also interested in various applications of different sources of NTL data. The unique observation from nighttime provides important insights into human daily life.
Work Experience
Jul 2025 - now
Oct 2024 - Jul 2025
Research Fellow
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Institute for Global Change Biology, University of Michigan
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Research Topic: Climate Change Impact, Nighttime Lights
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Advisors: Prof. Peter Reich, Prof. Arun Agrawal, Prof. Kathryn Grace
Postdoctoral Researcher
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Global Hydrodynamics Lab, Institution of Industrial Sciences, The University of Tokyo
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Research Topic: Flood Impact, Remote Sensing, Nighttime Lights, Economic Loss
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Advisor: Prof. Dai Yamazaki
Education
Sep 2020 - Sep 2024
Sep 2017 - Jul 2020
Aug 2013 - Jul 2017
The University of Tokyo (Japan)
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Ph.D., Department of Civil Engineering, School of Engineering
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Research Topic: Flood impact assessment with high-quality nighttime light remote sensing data
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Advisor: Prof. Dai Yamazaki
Beijing Normal University (China)
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M. S., State Key Laboratory of Earth Surface Processes and Resource Ecology, Faculty of Geographical Science
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Thesis Title: Methods for reconstruction of high-quality DMSP/OLS night light time series data
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Advisors: Prof. Jin Chen, Prof. Xin Cao
Sun Yat-Sen University (China)
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B. S., Department of Geography and Planning