Yitao Li
Graduate Research Assistant, PhD
Virginia, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolYitao Li is a PhD candidate and environmental engineer with eight years of interdisciplinary experience applying statistics, remote sensing, and machine learning to water quality and pollutant detection. Currently a graduate research assistant at Virginia Tech, his work spans hyperspectral imaging for pollutant identification, thermal hydrolysis-enhanced anaerobic digestion studies, and biosolid dewatering and structural integrity. He has applied geostatistics and 2D/3D visualization to contaminant mapping on Superfund sites, led wastewater-based epidemiology analyses at NYU, and has hands-on lab experience optimizing LCMS methods for antibiotic detection. Comfortable at the intersection of field sampling, lab analytics, and computational modeling, he brings a rare combination of environmental chemistry expertise and advanced statistical/remote-sensing skills. Based in Virginia, he leverages strong publications and cross-institutional collaborations to translate complex sensing data into actionable remediation strategies.
8 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS, Sustainable Urban Environments, GPA 3.71/4.0, Cum Laude, Bachelor of Science - BS, Sustainable Urban Environments, GPA 3.71/4.0, Cum Laude at NYU Tandon School of EngineeringDoctor of Philosophy - PhD, Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering at Virginia TechGPA 3.86/4.00, GPA 3.86/4.00 at Christian Brothers High School
Chinese, English
Github Skills (31)
pytorch9
python9
natural-language-processing9
nlp9
speech-recognition8
deep-learning8
keras8
tensorflow8
machine-learning8
adversarial-attacks8
toolbox8
bert7
transformer7
jax6
language-model6
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
yitao416/onlinePlots
Oct 2018 - Aug 2023
Contributions:30 pushes, 1 branch in 4 years 11 months
ChunPingYang/ShoppingCart
Mar 2019 - Apr 2019
Contributions:19 commits, 14 pushes in 1 month
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