Xin Zhang
Assistant Professor at 中国地质大学（北京）
Greater Edinburgh Area United Kingdom
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Top SchoolXin Zhang is an Assistant Professor and geophysics researcher with nine years’ experience applying numerical methods, variational inference and deep learning to seismic imaging and subsurface characterization. Having held research positions at The University of Edinburgh and collaborations with industry partners like BP and Equinor, Xin bridges academic rigor and practical reservoir-imaging challenges, including 3D near-surface tomography and full-waveform inversion. Their work combines probabilistic inversion techniques with ML to quantify uncertainty in complex geophysical models, and they have a strong background in teaching and supervision. Based in the Greater Edinburgh area and trained with a PhD in Geophysics and Seismology, Xin brings a measured blend of theory, coding, and field-aware problem solving that delivers both novel methods and industry-relevant results.
9 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Ph.D., Geophysics and Seismology, Ph.D., Geophysics and Seismology at The University of Edinburgh
EnglishGithub contributions (4)
xin2zhang/MCTomo
Feb 2020 - Apr 2022
Contributions:33 commits, 10 pushes, 1 issue in 2 years 1 month
xin2zhang/VIP
Oct 2023 - Sep 2024
Contributions:14 pushes, 1 issue in 10 months
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