Has trained 5 doctoral students, 5 master's students, 7 undergraduates, and 1 postdoc, placing four professors. Publications appear in peer-reviewed journals, books, proceedings, and edited volumes.
Research Experience
Leads the Geoinformation and Big Data Research Laboratory (GIBD) at the Department of Geography, College of Earth and Mineral Sciences, The Pennsylvania State University. The lab has received over $2.3 million in direct funding from prestigious sponsors such as the National Science Foundation (NSF), National Institutes of Health (NIH), among others.
Background
Research interests include geospatial big data analytics, spatial computing, geospatial artificial intelligence (GeoAI), and autonomous GIS. Committed to advancing knowledge discovery and decision-making for a wide range of geographic questions related to hazards, public health, population, and environmental issues through advanced geospatial methods and technologies.
Miscellany
Lab members actively engage in interdisciplinary collaborative research and education, partnering with various research teams and community organizations both domestically and internationally.