Zhixuan Qi

Greetings from Ann Arbor! I am a research associate at University of Michigan, where I work with Prof. Xiaofan Liang on tools extracting regulatory information from zoning documents for planning and development of energy infrastructures.

Before that, I was a full-time research assistant and a proud information science graduate at Cornell Tech, where I work with Prof. Anna Scaglione on wind, trees, and power systems.

During my time on Roosevelt Island, I also worked with Prof. Nikhil Garg on projects exploring infrastructure accessibility, and gentrification using large-scale geospatial and administrative data.

In short, I am interested in applying data science to human-centered problems in cities, especially those related to spatial justice. For instance, at Just Value, I explored discriminatory lending practices through algorithmic audits and analysis.

Before all that, I finished my bachelor's degree in Software Engineering at Beijing University of Technology.