Zihui Ma, PhD

Postdoctoral Researcher
CUSP Faculty Fellow

Dr. Zihui Ma is a CUSP Faculty Fellow and a member of CERA Lab. She leverages AI-driven tools and big data to address challenges in natural hazards, urban resilience, and public health. Her research integrates social media analytics, geospatial analysis, and computational models to inform decision-making and optimize disaster response strategies. She currently leads projects on AI-driven resilience frameworks for hurricanes and cascading disasters like fire-induced landslides. Her work bridges AI, social sciences, and engineering, fostering collaborations across academia, government, and industry to enhance emergency response and urban planning. She holds a PhD in Civil Engineering from the University of Maryland and dual master’s degrees in Project Management and Structural/Seismic Engineering.