UROP Research Mentor Project Submission Portal: Submission #1331

Research Mentor Information
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Primary Research Mentor Name: Guang Wang
Research Mentor Preferred Pronouns: Dr.
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Contact Email (FSU Email if affiliated): guang.wang@fsu.edu
Position Title: Faculty
FSU College (if applicable): Arts and Sciences
FSU Department or Non-FSU Organization Affiliation: Computer Science
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Overall Project Details
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Title of the Project: Harnessing Large Language Models for Human Mobility Understanding and Prediction
Project Keywords: AI, Large Language Models, Human Mobility
Are you currently looking for research assistants?: Yes
Number of Research Assistants Needed : 2
Relevant Research Assistant Major(s):
Open to all majors

Project Location:: On FSU Main Campus
If the project location is off campus, does the research assistant(s) need to provide their own transportation?: No, the project is remote
Please select the choice that most accurately describes your expectations for the research assistant(s):: Partially Remote
Approximately how many hours a week would the research assistant(s) need to work?: 10
Roughly what time frame do you expect research assistant(s) to work?: Flexible schedule (Combination of business and outside of business. TBD between student and research mentor.)
Overall Research Project Description:
This project will utilize the language understanding and reasoning capabilities of LLMs for analysing human mobility data, especially during extreme weather conditions such as hurricanes. Understanding human mobility is very important since it can help with proactive intervention strategies such as emergency evacuation and resource allocation.

Research Tasks:
literature review, data analysis, experiments with LLMs

Skills that research assistant(s) may need::
Python is required

Mentoring Philosophy:
My mentoring goal is to encourage every student to learn something. Based on my previous mentoring experiences, I think all students are talented and my role as a teacher is to guide them to knock on the correct door. To this end, my mentoring philosophy concentrates on encouraging students to ask questions. I treat all students with respect and maintain academic fairness. In addition, I strive to create a friendly learning environment and make students feel comfortable and supported. I think students can improve their performance after they know what they do not know, and a very effective way is by asking questions, so I usually encourage students to ask questions.

Please provide a link to your publications, a video clip, or a website for your research project (if applicable):: https://guangwang.me/#/home
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Are you interested in participating in the UROP Research Mentor Roundtable?: No
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UROP Program Elements
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Mentor Handbook, FAQs, and Communication: Yes
UROP Performance Evaluation: Yes
Materials Grant: Yes
UROP Poster Presentation: Yes

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Year: 2025
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