Bill (Songhan) Luan

PhD Candidate
Bill

s5luan@uwaterloo.ca

Office: EV2-2061

Research Interests

My research centers on applying deep learning—especially Mamba and Transformer-based architectures—to satellite image processing for geographic applications such as disaster management, environmental monitoring, and land use change detection. I focus on tasks like speckle noise denoising and segmentation to enhance the analysis of complex geospatial data. Building on this foundation, I aim to expand into video analysis to support spatiotemporal monitoring, including urban growth, deforestation, and infrastructure development. By adapting these models for high-dimensional and time-series data, my work advances geospatial intelligence and supports decision-making in dynamic geographic environments through an interdisciplinary deep learning approach.

Education

  • Master of Environmental Studies, MES, University of Waterloo, 06/2025
  • Master of Management Innovation & Entrepreneurship, Queen’s University, 08/2022
  • Certificate in Urban Planning, Queen’s University, 04/2021
  • B.A. Honours in Geography, Queen’s University, 04/2021