Ru Xu

Dr. Ru Xu is a Postdoctorate Research Associate at the School of Biosciences, University of Sheffield, affiliated with the Leverhulme Centre for Climate Change Mitigation. She holds a Master's in Remote Sensing Science and a PhD in Earth System Science.

• MSc: Remote Sensing Science
• PhD: Earth System Science

Her research focuses on land cover mapping, climate modeling, and biosphere-atmosphere interactions, utilizing observational data and model simulations. While her primary work involves Earth system science, her publication record also includes interdisciplinary research in machine learning and telecommunications related to video transport optimization.

Selected publications (2019-2021) demonstrate expertise in reinforcement learning, deep learning, and mobile video telephony protocols. She joined Dr. Maria Val Martin's research group with 5 years of prior research experience.