The 2025 Young Scholar Symposium on Spatiotemporal Data Science

Opening Session. Spatial Data Lab: Development and Directions

Chair: Mengxi Zhang, Virginia Tech

09:00 - 09:30

Wendy Guan

Welcome Speech

Harvard University

Lingbo Liu

New Development of Spatial Data Lab

Harvard University

Session 1. SDL internship presentations (I)

Chair: Devika Kakkar, Harvard University

09:30 - 09:45

Featured Talk:

GeoAI and Human Geography: The Dawn of A New Spatial Intelligence Era

Speaker: Xiao Huang, Emory University

09:45 - 10:00

Alex Rop

Drought Index Monitoring based on Multi-Source Remote Sensing Data

FairTrade Africa

10:00 - 10:15

Bingchen Li

Impacts of Urban Spatial Structure on Urbanization: Evidence from Prefecture-Level Cities in China

University of Southern California

10:15 - 10:30

M. Mavin De Silva

Promoting Sustainable Mobility by Addressing Inequities in Electric Bike-Sharing Systems

Nagaoka University of Technology

10:30 - 10:45

Q&A

10:45 - 11:00

Miguel Pires

Comparison and Analysis of Spatial and Spatiotemporal Clustering of Wildfires in the United States of America

University of Lisbon

11:00 - 11:15

Xinyue Yang

An Adaptive Method for Estimating Urban Heat Island Intensity and Footprint

Curtin University

11:15 - 11:30

Liu Zhao

A LLM-Driven GeoAI Pipeline for Sustainable Development Indicators:  Conversational Insights

University of Tasmania

11:30 - 11:45

Q&A

Session 2. SDL internship presentations (II)

Chair: Xiao Huang, Emory University

11:45 - 12:00

Meixian Li

Assessing Spatial Accessibility of Mental Health Services in U.S.

Shanghai Normal University

12:00 - 12:15

Dorcaslove Naa Oyo Quartey

Mental Health of Women in Mozambique

University of Toledo

12:15 - 12:30

Stephen. K Yankyera

 Examining the Impact of Urban Trails on Crime Rates: A Case Study of Toledo

University of Toledo

12:30 - 12:45

Hamza Farhan

Optimizing Urban Logistics Through Geospatial Analysis and Machine Learning: A Case Study of GoGoVan in Hong Kong

McLean High School

12:45 - 13:00

Q&A

13:00 - 13:15

Ram Kripal Singh Yadav

The Effect of Climate Change on Different Species Habitats under Different Shared Socioeconomic Pathways

Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata

13:15 - 13:30

Zongrong Li

Multi-source tri-environmental conceptual framework for fire impact analysis

University of Southern California

13:30 - 13:45

Jadon Shi

Mapping eating disorder treatment centers across the United States

The Derryfield School

13:45 - 14:00

Q&A

Session 3. SDL Fellows Presentations

Chair: Yongze Song, Curtin University

14:00 - 14:15

Featured Talk: AI and Google Data Science Agent

Speaker: Hongxu Ma, Google

14:15 - 14:30

Martin Karl Moser

Towards a dynamic view of urban environments and its relation to perceived stress

University of Salzburg

14:30 - 14:45

Abolghasem Sadeghi-Niaraki

GeoAI-Based Flood Susceptibility Mapping Using Tab Transformer Algorithms Optimized by Meta-Heuristic Techniques: A Climate Change Perspective

Sejong University

14:45 - 15:00

 Nazma Chamely

The Effects of Land-Use Change, Salinity, and Water Logging on Food Security in the Southwestern Region of Bangladesh

Local Gov Engineering Department, DhaKa, Bangladesh

15:00 - 15:10

Prafulla Parlewar

Application of OpenAI for Regenerating Imageability of Cities

School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi

15:10 - 15:20

Q&A

Summary and Discussion: Review and Future Plans of Spatial Data Lab

Chair: Lingbo Liu, Harvard University

15:20 - 15:30

 Siqin Wang

 CGA Fellow Summary Report

University of South California

15:30 - 15:45

 Shuming Bao

 Review and Future Plans

Future Data Lab

15:45 - 16:00

 Open Discussion