Yiyi He

Yiyi He is an Assistant Professor at the School of City and Regional Planning (SCaRP) in the College of Design at Georgia Tech. Her research focuses on interdisciplinary approaches to climate change resilience, urban planning, GIScience, and artificial intelligence. She examines the impacts of extreme weather events—such as flooding, wildfires, and heat—on critical infrastructure and vulnerable communities, leveraging data-driven methods like GIS, machine learning, and spatial statistics.

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree from Nanjing University
• Master’s and Ph.D. from UC Berkeley

Research Interests: Her work emphasizes understanding uncertainties and asymmetric impacts of climate change on urban systems. Specific areas include:

• Climate-resilient infrastructure networks
• GIS-based flood modeling
• Social vulnerability analysis
• Policy-driven resilience strategies

Articles Overview: Recent publications highlight global flood impacts on road networks, cascading failures in health infrastructure, and lightning strike hazards in aviation systems. Themes consistently address data-driven resilience strategies and interdisciplinary solutions to climate challenges.

Awards and Grants: No specific awards or grants mentioned in the provided text.

Labs and Teams: While not explicitly detailed, her research aligns with Georgia Tech’s initiatives in climate resilience and urban systems.