Dania Tamayo-Vera has successfully passed her PhD defense. Her research title is “Application of Evolutionary Algorithms and Machine Learning in Agroclimatic Studies: Enhancing Model Explainability and Performance Through AutoML”. Abstract: This thesis examines the integration of machine learning (ML) models in agroclimatic research to address challenges posed by climate change. Read more…
Climate Smart Lab Team including Sana Basheer, Prof. Xiuquan Wang, Dr. Quan Van Dau, Dr. Muhammad Awais, Dr. Pelin Kinay, Tianze Pang, and Muhammad Qasim Mahmood carried out a research on carbon flux for PEI ecosystems which recently published on Land Journal. Abstract Mitigating climate change by reducing heat-trapping greenhouse gas Read more…
Email: lli6706@upei.ca Lucy Li joins the Climate Smart Lab as a Master’s student in Environmental Sciences at the University of Prince Edward Island. She previously earned a Bachelor of Medical Science from Western University, where she gained valuable experience in brain anatomy, genetics, and biomedical research. Driven by her passion Read more…
Email: acanuta@upei.ca Alex Anuta joins the Climate Smart Lab as a Master’s student in Environmental Sciences at the University of Prince Edward Island. Alex previously completed a Bachelor of Science with a Major in Biology at the same university, where he gained valuable experience in proteomics, genetics, and biomedical research. Read more…
Email: lllildhar@upei.ca Levannia Lildhar holds a master’s in data science from the University of British Columbia and undergraduate degrees from the University of Ottawa in chemical engineering and biochemistry. She is currently a doctoral student at the University of Prince Edward Island. She has worked as a senior data scientist Read more…
Climate Forum 2024 was held on August 12-16, 2024 at the Canadian Centre for Climate Change and Adaptation, St. Peter’s Bay, Prince Edward Island, Canada
A research team from the UPEI, including Dr. Liu Kai, Ali Raisolsadat, Dr. Xiuquan Wang and Dr. Quan Dau, carried out a study on the Quantitative Assessment of The Group of Seven’s Collaboration in Sustainable Development Goals, which was recently accepted for publication on the Nature Communications journal. Abstract Strengthening Read more…
Members of Climate Smart Lab, Dr. Quan Dau, Dr. Xiuquan Wang, Farhan Aziz, Rana Ali Nawaz, Tianze Pang, Muhammad Qasim Mahmood, and Maxim Fortin have recently published a study, “Pluvial flood modeling for coastal areas under future climate change – A case study for Prince Edward Island, Canada” in “Hydrology” journal. Abstract Read more…
Members of Climate Smart Lab, Tianze Pang, Xiuquan Wang, Sana Basheer, and Ryan Guild have recently published a study, “Landcover-based detection of rapid impacts of extreme storm on coastal landscape,” in “The Science of The Total Environment” journal. Abstract On September 24, 2022, Post-Tropical Hurricane Fiona made landfall in Atlantic Read more…
Members of Climate Smart Lab, Muhammad Qasim Mahmood, Dr. Xander Wang, Farhan Aziz, and Tianze Pang have recently published a study, “Evaluating the sustainability of groundwater abstraction in small watersheds using time series analysis,” in “Groundwater for Sustainable Development” journal. Abstract Groundwater is crucial in meeting the water needs of Read more…