Zhenzhi Jiao

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PhD student

Contact info

Email:
zj25792@uga.edu
Office:
Room 321B, Geography and Geology Building
Office Hours:
2:30-3 pm, Wednesday
Phone Number:
7062062212
Research Interests:

Spatial Machine Learning, Spatial Statistics, Spatial Econometrics, Regional Science

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Zhenzhi Jiao is a PhD student in the Department of Geography at the University of Georgia. His research centers on spatial machine learning, spatial statistics, and spatial econometrics. He seeks to advance methodological frameworks that integrate spatial machine learning techniques with classical spatial statistical and spatial econometrics theories, with the aim of addressing complex issues in regional science and urban studies.

Selected Publications:

Jiao, Z., & Tao, R. (2025). Geographical Gaussian Process Regression: A Spatial Machine‐Learning Model Based on Spatial Similarity. Geographical Analysis.

Jiao, Z., & Tao, R. (2025). Geographical Graph Attention Networks: Spatial Deep Learning Models for Spatial Prediction and Exploratory Spatial Data Analysis. Transactions in GIS, 29(2), e70029.

Gao, F., Wang, Z., Liao, S., Chen, W., Li, G., & Jiao, Z*. (2025). Cafe geography tells how locations vary across retail models. Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services, 84, 104174.

Major Professor

Angela Yao

Professor
xyao@uga.edu
706-583-0326

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