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William W. Hsieh is affiliated with the University of British Columbia in Canada and works primarily in the fields of Computer Science, Environmental Science, and Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their research extensively covers subfields including Artificial Intelligence, Atmospheric Science, Environmental Engineering, Global and Planetary Change, and Biomedical Engineering.

Their recent publications span several notable venues, with contributions to:

  • Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
  • Environmental Data Science
  • Journal of Environmental Informatics
  • Plant Phenomics
  • arXiv (Cornell University)

Key topics addressed in their work include:

  • Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations
  • Hydrological Forecasting Using AI
  • Neural Networks and Applications
  • Machine Learning and ELM
  • Data Analysis with R
  • Climate variability and models
  • Optical Polarization and Ellipsometry

Their most recent papers consist of:

  • "The History and Practice of AI in the Environmental Sciences" (2021), published in Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
  • "Evolution of machine learning in environmental science-A perspective" (2022), published in Environmental Data Science
  • "Improving Predictions by Nonlinear Regression Models from Outlying Input Data" (2023), published in Journal of Environmental Informatics
  • "Mitigating Illumination-, Leaf-, and View-Angle Dependencies in Hyperspectral Imaging Using Polarimetry" (2024), published in Plant Phenomics
  • "Improving predictions by nonlinear regression models from outlying input data" (2020), published in arXiv (Cornell University)

William W. Hsieh has collaborated frequently with several researchers including Sue Ellen Haupt, David John Gagne, Vladimir M. Krasnopolsky, Amy McGovern, and Caren Marzban.

Their book publication record includes a title published by Cambridge University Press:

  • "Introduction to Environmental Data Science" (2023)

Best Publications

  • Applying Neural Network Models to Prediction and Data Analysis in Meteorology and Oceanography

    William W. Hsieh;Benyang Tang

  • Machine Learning Methods in the Environmental Sciences: Neural Networks and Kernels

    William W. Hsieh

  • Daily streamflow forecasting by machine learning methods with weather and climate inputs

    Kabir Rasouli;William W. Hsieh;Alex J. Cannon

  • Crop yield forecasting on the Canadian Prairies by remotely sensed vegetation indices and machine learning methods

    Michael D. Johnson;William W. Hsieh;Alex J. Cannon;Andrew Davidson

  • Nonlinear principal component analysis by neural networks

    William W. Hsieh

  • Machine Learning Methods in the Environmental Sciences: Contents

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  • Nonlinear multivariate and time series analysis by neural network methods

    William W. Hsieh

  • Nonlinear canonical correlation analysis by neural networks

    W. W. Hsieh

  • Forecasting ENSO Events: A Neural Network–Extended EOF Approach.

    Fredolin T. Tangang;Benyang Tang;Adam H. Monahan;William W. Hsieh

  • 2006 Special issue: Neural network forecasts of the tropical Pacific sea surface temperatures

    Aiming Wu;William W. Hsieh;Benyang Tang

  • Forecasting the equatorial Pacific sea surface temperatures by neural network models

    F. T. Tangang;W. W. Hsieh;B. Tang

  • The Free Kelvin Wave in Finite-Difference Numerical Models

    William W. Hsieh;Michael K. Davey;Roxana C. Wajsowicz

  • Forecasting daily streamflow using online sequential extreme learning machines

    Aranildo R. Lima;Alex J. Cannon;William W. Hsieh

  • Nonlinear Canonical Correlation Analysis of the Tropical Pacific Climate Variability Using a Neural Network Approach

    William W. Hsieh

  • Nonlinear regression in environmental sciences using extreme learning machines

    Aranildo R. Lima;Alex J. Cannon;William W. Hsieh

  • Skill Comparisons between Neural Networks and Canonical Correlation Analysis in Predicting the Equatorial Pacific Sea Surface Temperatures

    Benyang Tang;William W. Hsieh;Adam H. Monahan;Fredolin T. Tangang

  • Maize yield forecasting by linear regression and artificial neural networks in Jilin, China

    K. Matsumura;C. F. Gaitan;K. Sugimoto;A. J. Cannon

  • Interactive Feedback between the Tropical Pacific Decadal Oscillation and ENSO in a Coupled General Circulation Model

    Jung Choi;Soon Il An;Boris Dewitte;William W. Hsieh

  • Global climate change and ocean upwelling

    William W. Hsieh;George J. Boer

  • The Nonlinear Patterns of North American Winter Temperature and Precipitation Associated with ENSO

    Aiming Wu;William W. Hsieh;Amir Shabbar

  • Forecasting regional sea surface temperatures in the tropical Pacific by neural network models, with wind stress and sea level pressure as predictors

    Fredolin T. Tangang;William W. Hsieh;Benyang Tang

Frequent Co-Authors

Alex J. Cannon
Alex J. Cannon University of Victoria
Fredolin Tangang
Fredolin Tangang National University of Malaysia
Lawrence A. Mysak
Lawrence A. Mysak McGill University Health Centre
Soon-Il An
Soon-Il An Yonsei University
George J. Boer
George J. Boer Environment and Climate Change Canada
B.G. Ruessink
B.G. Ruessink Utrecht University
Kevin Hamilton
Kevin Hamilton University of Hawaii at Manoa
Francis W. Zwiers
Francis W. Zwiers University of Victoria
Richard E. Thomson
Richard E. Thomson Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Howard J. Freeland
Howard J. Freeland Fisheries and Oceans Canada

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