Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Short presentation
I am a PhD student funded by the DRYTIP and Data Pool+ projects (expected to finish in Feb. 2025). I am passionate about using deep learning to decode earth observations (e.g., satellite images) and to understand terrestrial ecosystems in a changing climate. Application-wise, I am interested in physical climate risk assessment and nature-based solutions to climate change.
Education/Academic qualification
Natural Resources Management, MSc, University of Twente
1 Sep 2017 → 22 Mar 2019
Award Date: 22 Mar 2019
Geographical Information Science, BSc, Wuhan University
1 Sep 2013 → 30 Jun 2017
Award Date: 30 Jun 2017
External positions
Remote sensing specialist, DHI
18 Jul 2022 → …
Data Analyst, World Resources Institute
18 Jan 2021 → 25 Aug 2021
AiO/Research Assistant, University of Twente
2 Dec 2019 → 1 Dec 2020
Intern, Esri (Redlands, CA)
31 May 2019 → 18 Oct 2019
Keywords
- Faculty of Science
- Remote sensing
- Climate change
- Deep learning
- Drought
- Land degradation
- High resolution imaging
- Phenology
- Time series
- Terrestrial ecosystems
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Research output
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Scattered tree death contributes to substantial forest loss in California
Cheng, Y., Oehmcke, S., Brandt, M. S., Rosenthal, L., Das, A., Vrieling, A., Saatchi, S., Wagner, F., Mugabowindekwe, M., Verbruggen, W., Beier, C. & Horion, S., 2024, In: Nature Communications. 15, 1, p. 1-13 641.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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A framework to assess multi-hazard physical climate risk for power generation projects from publicly-accessible sources
Luo, T., Cheng, Y., Falzon, J., Kölbel, J., Zhou, L., Wu, Y. & Habchi, A., 2023, In: Communications Earth and Environment. 4, 13 p., 117.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Phenology of short vegetation cycles in a Kenyan rangeland from PlanetScope and Sentinel-2
Cheng, Y., Vrieling, A., Fava, F., Meroni, M., Marshall, M. & Gachoki, S., 2020, In: Remote Sensing of Environment. 248, 20 p., 112004.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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deadtrees.earth - an open, dynamic database for accessing, contributing, analyzing, and visualizing remote sensing-based tree mortality data
Kattenborn, T., Mosig, C., Pratima, KC., Frey, J., Perez-Priego, O., Schiefer, F., Cheng, Y., Potts, A., Jehle, J., Mälicke, M. & Mahecha, M., 2024.Research output: Contribution to conference › Conference abstract for conference › Research › peer-review
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deadtrees.earth - An Open-Access and Interactive Database for Centimeter-Scale Aerial Imagery to Uncover Global Tree Mortality Dynamics
Mosig, C., Vajna-Jehle, J., Mahecha, M. D., Cheng, Y., Hartmann, H., Montero, D., Junttila, S., Horion, S., Adu-Bredu, S., Al-Halbouni, D., Allen, M., Altman, J., Angiolini, C., Astrup, R., Barrasso, C., Bartholomeus, H., Brede, B., Buras, A., Carrieri, E., Chirici, G. & 106 others, , 2024, bioRxiv, 32 p. (bioRxiv).Research output: Working paper › Preprint › Research
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Delineating Standing Deadwood in High-Resolution RGB Drone Imagery
Möhring, J., Mosig, C., Cheng, Y., Mahecha, M., Priego, O. P., Beloiu, M., Volpi, M., Horion, S., Latifi, H., Shafeian, E., Fassnacht, F., Montero, D., Zielewska-Büttner, K., Laliberté, E., Cloutier, M., Schmehl, M-T., Frick, A., Müller-Landau, H., Cushman, KC., Hupy, J. & 11 others, , 2024. 1 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Conference abstract for conference › Research › peer-review
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High-resolution mapping of tree mortality in European forests
Cheng, Y., Oehmcke, S., Mosig, C., Beloiu, M., Kattenborn, T., Abel, C., Gominski, D. P. J., Nord-Larsen, T., Fensholt, R. & Horion, S., 2024. 1 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Conference abstract for conference › Research › peer-review
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Mapping Tree Mortality at Global Scale Using Sentinel-2
Mosig, C., Mahecha, M., Montero, D., Cheng, Y., Perez Priego, O., Beloiu, M., Volpi, M., Horion, S., Latifi, H., Shafeian, E., Fassnacht, F., Ganz, S., Zielewska-Büttner, K., Laliberté, E., Cloutier, M., Schmehl, M-T., Frick, A., Müller-Landau, H., Cushman, KC., Hupy, J. & 11 others, , 2024. 1 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Conference abstract for conference › Research › peer-review
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Teaching assistant for the MSc course - "Satellite Image Processing and Analysis in the Big Data Era"
Yan Cheng (Other)
Apr 2023 → Jun 2023Activity: Talk or presentation types › Lecture and oral contribution
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ETH Zurich
Yan Cheng (Visiting researcher)
Feb 2024 → Mar 2024Activity: Visiting an external institution types › Visiting an external academic institution
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Wuhan University
Yan Cheng (Visiting researcher)
Dec 2023Activity: Visiting an external institution types › Visiting an external academic institution
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Southern University of Science and Technology
Yan Cheng (Visiting researcher)
Dec 2023Activity: Visiting an external institution types › Visiting an external academic institution
Prizes
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IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society Travel Grant
Cheng, Yan (Recipient), May 2023
Prize: Prizes, scholarships, distinctions
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