Purdue University

With a foundation of Computational Geosciences, Xiao is delving deep toward computing. Her knowledge encompassed GIS, machine learning, and hydrologic modeling.

Research Interests

• Geographic Information System 
• Machine Learning 
• Hydrologic Modeling
• High-performance Computing

Education

• M.S. in Computer Sciences & Engineering, The Ohio State University
• M.S. in Environmental Geosciences, Michigan State University
• M.E. in Hydrology & Water Resources, Beijing Normal University, China

Publications

• Liu C., Hui L., and Liu X., 2024. Non-linear activation soothes NTK conditioning and accelerates optimization for wide neural networks: a study in the ReLU case. NeurlPS 2024. (Submitted)
• Liu X., and Wang J., 2020. LatentVis: Investigating and Comparing Variational Auto-Encoders via Their Latent Space. Proceedings of the CIKM 2020 Workshops, October 19-20, 2020, Galway, Ireland
• Liu X., Hyndman D.W., Kendall A.D., 2018. Evaluating the hydrologic response to irrigation and aquifer storage and recovery in the Republican River Basin. Michigan State University, Master's Thesis.
• Liu, X., Kendall, A.D., and Hyndman D.W., Hydrologic Response to Irrigation across the Republican River Basin of the High Plains Aquifer, AGU 2016 Fall meeting, San Francisco, CA, USA, December 12 – 16. (Poster)
• Smidt S.J., Haacker E.M.K., Kendall A.D., Deines J.M., Pei L., Cotterman K.A., Li H., Liu X., Basso B., Hyndman D., 2016. Complex water management in modern agriculture: Trends in the water energy-food nexus over the High Plains Aquifer. Science of the Total Environment 566-567: 988–1001. doi:10.1017/CBO9781107415324.004
• Yang W., Hyndman D. W., Winkler J. A., Viña A., Deines J., Lupi F., Luo L., Li Y., Basso B., Zheng C., Ma D., Li S., Liu X., Zheng H., Cao G., Meng Q., Ouyang Z., and Liu J,. 2016. Urban water sustainability: framework and application. Ecology and Society 21(4):4. DOI:10.5751/ES-08685-210404
• Liu X., Wang H., Yu S., Ma D., Liang Y., Lai W., Gao Y., 2015. Study on water shortage risk in Beijing after “South-North Water Transfer” Project. Journal of China Hydrology, 35(4), 55–61.
• Deines M.D., Liu X., Liu J., 2015. Telecoupling in urban water systems: an examination of Beijing’s imported water supply. Water International, DOI: 10.1080/02508060.2015.1113485
• Liu X., Fan L., Wang H., Liu H., 2014. Evaluation of water resources carrying capacity of Poyang Lake area based on GRACE water quantity inversion and ecological service value. South to North Water Transfers and Water Science & Technology, 06:6-12. DOI: 10.13476/j.cnki.nsbdqk. 2014.06.003
• Liu X., Liu H., Wang H., 2014. Study on water resources management “three red lines” index system and assessment method in Beijing. Journal of Natural Resources, 06:1017-1028.
• Liu X., Chen J., Fan L., Cui S., 2014. Progress and a review of new methods in water resources capacity research. Journal of Beijing Normal University (Natural Science), 03:312-318.
• Liu X., Wang H., Wang X., Xing H., 2013. Study on sustainable agricultural land consolidation pattern and effect in Hebei Province. Research of Soil and Water Conservation, 02:201-206.
• Liang Y., Xu. X, Wang H., Pang B., Liu X., 2013. Research on the degree of water shortage in Yunnan Province based on circulating correction mode. Journal of Natural Resources, 07:1146-1158.

Activities

• Enjoys hula hoop, jump rope, hiking, biking, swimming, ice skating and more!