Welcome! I am Ziqi Li.
A creative full-stack software developer,
A young geographer,
A noob LoL and Hearthstone player,
And, a nerd.
M.A. in Geography
Expected in May 2016
University Fellowship
Graduate Research Assistantship (on NSF funded project CALM)
Current GPA 4.0/4.0
Sep 2014 - presentMeasured in-situ end of season active layer depth of permafrost on CALM grids. Performed maintenance on climate station network across North Slope of Alaska.
Aug 2015Providing technical support on project entitled Transportation Policies for Sustainable and Inclusive Growth.
Automating geographic, agricultural and economic data processing and statistical analysis primarily using Python and R.
Jun 2015 - May 2015xVoice is a social voice-messaging IOS app. As the co-founder and core developer, I worked on full-stack development using Django, MySQL and AFNetworking.
xVoice.io May 2015Li, Z., & Shiklomanov, N. (2015). Effects of Arctic Urban and Industrial Development on Land Surface Temperature: A Case Study for the Norilsk Region, Russia. Association of American Geographers (AAG), Chicago IL, April 2015.
Apr 2015Li, Z., Zhang, Z. and Davey, K. (2015), Estimating Geographical PV Potential Using LiDAR Data for Buildings in Downtown San Francisco. Transactions in GIS. doi: 10.1111/tgis.12140
Read more Mar 2015EarthQuick is an IOS app showing world wide earth quakes during the past 24 hours. As the owner I used AFNetworking to retrieve live earthquake GeoJson feeds from USGS and display them on iPhone using Google Maps SDK for IOS.
View on iTunes Nov 2014B.S. in Geomatics and Minor in Computer Science
Diploma of Excellence in GIS
Graduation on Dean's Honours List
Excellent academic standing
Cumulative GPA 3.9/4.0 (CS GPA 4.0/4.0)
Sep 2012 - Jul 2014B.Eng. in Remote Sensing Information and Technology
Chinese Universities Entrance Scholarship
Sep 2010 - Jul 2012Waterloo Carpool is a carpool information sharing IOS app. As the co-founder and core developer, I worked on full-stack development using Spring Roo, PostgreSQL on Heroku.
View on iTunes Mar 2014Analyzed field-measured GPS and spatial species data and connected with protected areas and climate variables in Ghana and Madagascar.
Worked with Dr. Nyeema Harris in Department of Environmental Science, Policy and Management
Aug 2013Supervised by Dr. W. Shen and Dr. Ying Li in Satellite Environment Center
Processed and analyzed MODIS imagery for monitoring urban heat island in Beijing over past decade.
Jun - Jul 2013