Research Experience

Feb. 2026 – Present
Short-term Consultant (DEC Planet)
World Bank Group — Washington, DC, United States (Remote)
Apply high-resolution PlanetScope data to generate near-real-time environmental monitoring insights.
Sep. 2025 – Dec. 2025
Research Assistant
LSE International Growth Centre
Developing and validating machine-learning models for crop-residue burning detection using high-temporal multispectral satellite data (Sentinel-2, PlanetScope, VIIRS). Applying remote sensing analytics, spectral index design, and Google Earth Engine with cloud computing and HPC-enabled batch processing.
Oct. 2024 – Jul. 2025
Research Assistant
Dr. Kathryn Baragwanath — "Playing with Fire: The Environmental Consequences of an Electorally Motivated License to Burn"
Modelled and visualised fire dispersion paths using the HYSPLIT atmospheric transport model in Python and R on high-performance computing infrastructure. Structured spatial data into standardised, research-ready formats.

Education

Feb. 2022 – Present
Ph.D. in Economics
University of Melbourne
Supervisors: Dr. Leslie Martin · Dr. Sebastian Tebbe · Dr. Kathryn Baragwanath
Sep. 2019 – Jun. 2021
M.Sc. in Agricultural Economics
National Taiwan University