Summary
Qian Liyuan is an Associate Professor and ecosystem researcher with eight years of experience in protected area assessment, landscape restoration, and climate-driven disaster monitoring, combining academic teaching with applied remote sensing expertise. Trained with a PhD from UPC in Barcelona, she led ecosystem monitoring of urban and landfill sites there and now directs multi-scale ecological safety and continuity studies across diverse regions including the Tibetan Plateau, the Himalayas, the Mediterranean, Canada, and Peru. Her work blends landscape planning and hands-on remote sensing methods to design resilient conservation frameworks for railway-adjacent reserves and mountain cities facing flood risk. Active in international networks—IUCN commissions, SER, and the Barcelona Landscape Biennial—she brings a global practical perspective that enriches both classroom instruction and field research. Though not primarily a coder, she leverages computational tools to translate complex spatio-temporal data into actionable landscape sustainability strategies.
8 years of coding experience
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD landscape restoration, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD landscape restoration at UPC