Curriculum Vitae

Siyu Wu — forest remote sensing, structural ecology and biodiversity

Siyu Wu · 伍斯宇

Forest remote sensing and structural ecology researcher studying how three-dimensional forest structure and light-resource heterogeneity shape biodiversity and species coexistence.

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Research interests

  • Forest structural complexity and near-surface remote sensing
  • Biodiversity, light-resource heterogeneity and community assembly
  • Spatial statistics and reproducible ecological workflows
  • Digital tools for long-term forest monitoring

Education

2020–2026 · East China Normal University, Shanghai
Integrated MSc–PhD programme in Ecology, School of Ecological and Environmental Sciences. Dissertation research: effects of complex three-dimensional forest structure and its mediation of light resources on plant diversity patterns.

2015–2019 · Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai
BSc in Biological Sciences, College of Life Sciences. Undergraduate research on bryophyte species–area relationships.

Research and project experience

Forest structure, light and biodiversity · 2020–2026

  • Integrated LiDAR remote sensing, three-dimensional radiative-transfer modelling and forest-observation data.
  • Investigated general relationships between forest structural complexity and biodiversity.
  • Examined how species differentiation along light niches contributes to coexistence.

Tiantong forest dynamics plot · 2024–2025

  • Coordinated data integration and quality control for the third census of the 20-ha evergreen broad-leaved forest dynamics plot.
  • Contributed to the application of a QField-based paperless survey workflow.
  • Developed data validation procedures supporting reliable field records.

Multi-site forest remote-sensing campaigns · 2020–2026

  • Participated in UAV and LiDAR data collection and processing across forest sites in China.
  • Supported long-term monitoring by linking field observations with multi-source remote-sensing data.

National and protected-area projects · 2023–2026

  • Participated in the National Key Research and Development Program project on protection and restoration of vulnerable ecosystems (2024YFF1308100).
  • Provided survey and geospatial support for the Baishanzu National Park project (2023JBGS01).
  • Contributed to digital census workflows for the Tiantong and Baishanzu forest dynamics plots.

Selected publications

  1. Liang, X., Wang, Y., Pan, J., et al., Wu, S., et al. (2026). Empowering tree-scale monitoring over large areas: Individual tree delineation from high-resolution imagery. ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing.
  2. Li, G., Wu, B., Yang, L., et al., Wu, S., et al. (2025). QuadrantSearch: A Novel Method for Registering UAV and Backpack LiDAR Point Clouds in Forested Areas. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing.
  3. Jin, C., Yang, J., Wu, S., et al. (2025). Canopy height and stand density mask nature’s inherent synergy between forest structural complexity and diversity. Journal of Plant Ecology.
  4. Li, S., Yao, J., Lin, Y., Wu, S., et al. (2025). Bias in Discontinuous Elevational Transects for Tracking Species Range Shifts. Plants.

See Publications for the complete list and available PDFs.

Selected software and open project

Think Like a Forest · Creator and developer
A browser-based forest-succession strategy game translating ecological trade-offs into an interactive system. Built with TypeScript, Phaser and ECharts, with model tests, browser tests and simulation-data export. [Source]

Skills

  • Analysis: R, Python, spatial statistics, ecological modelling and visualisation
  • Remote sensing: UAV surveys, QGIS, QField, CloudCompare and LAStools
  • Research engineering: Git, SQLite, reproducible data workflows and quality control
  • Communication: scientific writing, Quarto, R Markdown, Markdown, LaTeX and Office
  • Languages: Chinese (native), English (CET-6; academic writing and conference communication)

Teaching and service

  • High-school biology instructor, Shanghai New Nanyang Only Education Technology Co., Ltd., 2019–2020.
  • Contributed to team coordination, fieldwork organisation and academic-community activities during doctoral training.

Honours

  • Outstanding Student Leader, East China Normal University, 2025
  • Champion and team captain, School 3v3 Basketball Tournament, 2022–2023
  • Champion, Shanghai Normal University League of Legends Tournament, 2018
  • Runner-up, Shanghai Normal University Cantonese Singing Competition, 2018

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