Xiao Huang, PhD, MS is an assistant professor in the Department of Environmental Sciences at Emory University. Dr. Huang is a member of the Cancer Prevention and Control Research Program at Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University.
Education
Dr. Huang received his PhD from the Department of Geography at the University of South Carolina. Prior to this, Dr. Huang earned an M.S. from the School of City Planning & Architecture at the Georgia Institute of Technology.
Titles & Roles
Assistant Professor, Environmental Sciences
Emory University
Research
Dr. Huang's research primarily focuses on human-environment interaction, computational social sciences, vulnerability and resilience, urban informatics, disaster mapping and mitigation, GeoAI and deep learning, and disaster remote sensing. Different from traditional geospatial analysis, his research takes advantage of rapidly growing data availability through the utilization of emerging, innovative data sources and the development of advanced geospatial analytical techniques to address existing/future challenges in disaster studies (e.g., real-time monitoring, assessment, and mitigation) and human society (e.g., human behaviors, vulnerability, and inequity) from Big Data and spatiotemporal perspectives. He built an academic career integrating his research and wide‐reaching public service while engaging with communities, particularly socially disadvantaged communities.
