{"id":4118,"date":"2026-10-02T16:48:54","date_gmt":"2026-10-02T08:48:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/mduznir\/?p=4118"},"modified":"2026-10-02T16:48:54","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T08:48:54","slug":"when-student-takes-the-initiative","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/mduznir\/2026\/10\/02\/when-student-takes-the-initiative\/","title":{"rendered":"WHEN STUDENT TAKES THE INITIATIVE"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/mduznir\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/881\/2026\/10\/7ea4c37d-4aa8-4b93-880f-e32c83b642a9.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"719\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/mduznir\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/881\/2026\/10\/7ea4c37d-4aa8-4b93-880f-e32c83b642a9-719x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4120\" srcset=\"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/mduznir\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/881\/2026\/10\/7ea4c37d-4aa8-4b93-880f-e32c83b642a9-719x1024.jpeg 719w, https:\/\/people.utm.my\/mduznir\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/881\/2026\/10\/7ea4c37d-4aa8-4b93-880f-e32c83b642a9-211x300.jpeg 211w, https:\/\/people.utm.my\/mduznir\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/881\/2026\/10\/7ea4c37d-4aa8-4b93-880f-e32c83b642a9-768x1093.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/people.utm.my\/mduznir\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/881\/2026\/10\/7ea4c37d-4aa8-4b93-880f-e32c83b642a9-1079x1536.jpeg 1079w, https:\/\/people.utm.my\/mduznir\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/881\/2026\/10\/7ea4c37d-4aa8-4b93-880f-e32c83b642a9-624x888.jpeg 624w, https:\/\/people.utm.my\/mduznir\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/881\/2026\/10\/7ea4c37d-4aa8-4b93-880f-e32c83b642a9.jpeg 1124w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 719px) 100vw, 719px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Screenshot<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>WHEN STUDENT TAKES THE INITIATIVE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Always nice to see a PhD student not only follow the research plan, but also take the initiative to push the work further.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Congratulations to our PhD student,&nbsp;<strong>Jiao Yang<\/strong>, on the publication of his new paper in the&nbsp;<em>ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information<\/em>, a&nbsp;<strong>Web of Science Q2 journal<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What I appreciate about this paper is that the decision to aim for a WoS journal came from&nbsp;<strong>his own initiative<\/strong>. That is something encouraging to see. When students begin setting their own targets and taking ownership of their research, it shows that they are gradually developing into independent researchers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The paper, titled&nbsp;<strong>\u201cFrom R-Trees to Learned Indexes: A Systematic Review of Spatial Indexing Across 2D, 3D and Point-Cloud Geospatial Query Scenarios,\u201d<\/strong>&nbsp;reviews&nbsp;<strong>111 studies<\/strong>&nbsp;and examines how spatial indexing has evolved from traditional structures such as R-trees, octrees and KD-trees towards learned and hybrid indexing approaches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One of the interesting findings is that learned indexes are growing rapidly, particularly for 2D applications, but traditional and hybrid structures are still very important for&nbsp;<strong>native 3D geospatial data, point clouds and update-intensive spatial workloads<\/strong>. The paper also highlights what still needs to be solved before learned indexing can be effectively applied to complex 3D geospatial environments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A good contribution to an area that sits right at the foundation of efficient spatial data management.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Good job, Jiao. Keep taking the initiative and keep pushing your research further. &#x1f44d;&#x1f3fb;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#x1f4d6;&nbsp;<strong>Read the paper here:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/ijgi15100452\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/ijgi15100452<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">#NewPublication #SpatialIndexing #3DGIS #GeospatialResearch #PhDJourney<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/mduznir\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/881\/2026\/10\/a9612027-0b7c-4983-8aaf-73653a8b54e4-1.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"4125\" src=\"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/mduznir\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/881\/2026\/10\/a9612027-0b7c-4983-8aaf-73653a8b54e4-1-723x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4125\" srcset=\"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/mduznir\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/881\/2026\/10\/a9612027-0b7c-4983-8aaf-73653a8b54e4-1-723x1024.jpeg 723w, https:\/\/people.utm.my\/mduznir\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/881\/2026\/10\/a9612027-0b7c-4983-8aaf-73653a8b54e4-1-212x300.jpeg 212w, https:\/\/people.utm.my\/mduznir\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/881\/2026\/10\/a9612027-0b7c-4983-8aaf-73653a8b54e4-1-768x1088.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/people.utm.my\/mduznir\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/881\/2026\/10\/a9612027-0b7c-4983-8aaf-73653a8b54e4-1-1084x1536.jpeg 1084w, https:\/\/people.utm.my\/mduznir\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/881\/2026\/10\/a9612027-0b7c-4983-8aaf-73653a8b54e4-1-624x884.jpeg 624w, https:\/\/people.utm.my\/mduznir\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/881\/2026\/10\/a9612027-0b7c-4983-8aaf-73653a8b54e4-1.jpeg 1129w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/mduznir\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/881\/2026\/10\/7ea4c37d-4aa8-4b93-880f-e32c83b642a9-2.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"719\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"4126\" src=\"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/mduznir\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/881\/2026\/10\/7ea4c37d-4aa8-4b93-880f-e32c83b642a9-2-719x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4126\" srcset=\"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/mduznir\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/881\/2026\/10\/7ea4c37d-4aa8-4b93-880f-e32c83b642a9-2-719x1024.jpeg 719w, https:\/\/people.utm.my\/mduznir\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/881\/2026\/10\/7ea4c37d-4aa8-4b93-880f-e32c83b642a9-2-211x300.jpeg 211w, https:\/\/people.utm.my\/mduznir\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/881\/2026\/10\/7ea4c37d-4aa8-4b93-880f-e32c83b642a9-2-768x1093.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/people.utm.my\/mduznir\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/881\/2026\/10\/7ea4c37d-4aa8-4b93-880f-e32c83b642a9-2-1079x1536.jpeg 1079w, https:\/\/people.utm.my\/mduznir\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/881\/2026\/10\/7ea4c37d-4aa8-4b93-880f-e32c83b642a9-2-624x888.jpeg 624w, https:\/\/people.utm.my\/mduznir\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/881\/2026\/10\/7ea4c37d-4aa8-4b93-880f-e32c83b642a9-2.jpeg 1124w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 719px) 100vw, 719px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/mduznir\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/881\/2026\/10\/f4690b3f-e3d1-45d5-855f-741cab021863-1.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"719\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"4124\" src=\"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/mduznir\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/881\/2026\/10\/f4690b3f-e3d1-45d5-855f-741cab021863-1-719x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4124\" srcset=\"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/mduznir\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/881\/2026\/10\/f4690b3f-e3d1-45d5-855f-741cab021863-1-719x1024.jpeg 719w, https:\/\/people.utm.my\/mduznir\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/881\/2026\/10\/f4690b3f-e3d1-45d5-855f-741cab021863-1-211x300.jpeg 211w, https:\/\/people.utm.my\/mduznir\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/881\/2026\/10\/f4690b3f-e3d1-45d5-855f-741cab021863-1-768x1093.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/people.utm.my\/mduznir\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/881\/2026\/10\/f4690b3f-e3d1-45d5-855f-741cab021863-1-1079x1536.jpeg 1079w, https:\/\/people.utm.my\/mduznir\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/881\/2026\/10\/f4690b3f-e3d1-45d5-855f-741cab021863-1-624x888.jpeg 624w, https:\/\/people.utm.my\/mduznir\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/881\/2026\/10\/f4690b3f-e3d1-45d5-855f-741cab021863-1.jpeg 1124w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 719px) 100vw, 719px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WHEN STUDENT TAKES THE INITIATIVE Always nice to see a PhD student not only follow the research plan, but also take the initiative to push the work further. Congratulations to our PhD student,&nbsp;Jiao Yang, on the publication of his new paper in the&nbsp;ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information, a&nbsp;Web of Science Q2 journal. What I appreciate [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6924,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14,13,445],"tags":[24,112,89,44,53],"class_list":["post-4118","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-publication","category-research","category-supervisions","tag-3d-city-modelling","tag-3d-gis","tag-gis-2","tag-research","tag-university"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/mduznir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4118","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/mduznir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/mduznir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/mduznir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6924"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/mduznir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4118"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/mduznir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4118\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4127,"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/mduznir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4118\/revisions\/4127"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/mduznir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4118"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/mduznir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4118"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/mduznir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4118"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}