Kyle Gao

PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Waterloo

Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

About

Postdoctoral Fellow in Systems Design Engineering, University of Waterloo 49 peer-reviewed publications, 9 first-authored, 28 SJR Q1. Research interests: Environmental Monitoring, GeoAI, Geospatial Data Analysis, remote sensing, GIS, 3D computer vision, foundational models, large language models, vision language models. Teaching Experience: Sessional lecturer, University of Waterloo.

Experience

  • University of Waterloo (5 yrs 3 mos)
    • Postdoctoral Research Fellow
      May 2025 - Present · 1 yr 2 mos

      AI research, focusing on 3D computer vision and large language models applied to remote sensing and geographic information systems.

    • PHD Candidate
      Apr 2021 - Apr 2025 · 4 yrs 1 mo

      *Secured major research funding through successful MITACS and assisted NSERC-DG grant applications. *Led collaborations resulting in 30+ peer-reviewed publications, advancing interdisciplinary research.

    • Sessional Lecturer-Department of Geography and Environmental Management
      Sep 2024 - Jan 2025 · 5 mos

      Course taught: GEOG316/PLAN351 Fall 2024 • Modified and adapted lectures, coursework, and assignments, and developed a new set of exams. • Offered expertise in active research areas of remote sensing and the application of multivariate sta- tistical methods. • Guided students in developing a thorough understanding of statistical methods in geography, remote sensing, and GIS through discussions and office hours.

  • Graduate Research Assistant-Computational Physics at TRIUMF
    Apr 2018 - Jan 2020 · 1 yr 10 mos

    • Studied beam-beam resonances of the Large Hadron Collider using Lie algebra methods. • Derived and implemented new algorithms to predict resonances based on particle bunch dynamics. • Derived a new resonance reduction condition based on relative bunch phasing

  • Research Assistant-Experimental Physics at National Research Council Canada / Conseil national de recherches Canada
    Sep 2014 - Dec 2014 · 4 mos

    • Demonstrated quantum hall effects in low temperature experiments on Canada’s domestically pro- duced electron dot quantum computing chips. • Maintained sensitive low temperature equipment and quantum computing chips

  • Research Assistant-Computational Physics at TRIUMF
    Jan 2014 - Apr 2014 · 4 mos

    • Developed algorithm modeling electron beams in TRIUMF’s Electron Linear Accelerator. • Implemented algorithm which minimizes beam orbit deviation.

  • Research Assistant-Computational Physics at Health Canada | Santé Canada
    Sep 2013 - Dec 2013 · 4 mos

    • Performed Monte Carlo simulations modelling irradiation of human bodies • Researched and applied statistical methods to reduce variance in Monte Carlo N-Particle (MCNP) simulations increasing performance by an order of magnitude. • Implemented parallelization of MCNP software on computing cluster.