The Symposium on Spatiotemporal Data Science: GeoAI for Social Sciences

The Symposium on Spatiotemporal Data Science: GeoAI for Social Sciences

Virginia Tech Research Center – Arlington & Mason Square

July 23-24, 2024

Co-sponsored by the Vice President’s Office of Virginia Tech, the Vice President’s Office of George Mason University, the NSF-sponsored Spatiotemporal Innovation Center (STC), the Spatial Data Lab project (SDL)*, the Future Data Lab, and the Journal of Urban Informatics, this symposium aims to promote replicable and expandable spatiotemporal data science with new methodology and innovative technology. The symposium will discuss open data sources, advanced methodology, and cutting-edge technology with a focus on GeoAI for social sciences.

The symposium will feature plenary speakers, parallel sessions, and posters. The program will include onsite and online sessions. The organization committee plans to select a group of high-quality papers presented at the symposium and recommend them for publishing in a special issue at the Journal of Urban Informatics. Papers submitted for consideration of the special issue still need to go through a regular review process. This symposium will offer an excellent opportunity for participants to network, collaborate, and learn about recent developments in spatiotemporal data science.

There will be a one-day workshop (July 22, 2024) on spatiotemporal innovation before the symposium, which include the following topics:

· Replicable Data Analysis with Geospatial Analytics for KNIME

· Develop GeoAI Tools using ChatGPT

· Cloud Computing with Google Earth Engine and GeoAI

· Geospatial Methods and Tools for the Spatial Assessment of Healthcare Accessibility

Co-Hosts: Virginia Tech and George Mason University

Topics (not limited to):

● New Technology for Reproducible and Replicable Spatiotemporal Data Analysis

● Open Data Access, Integration, and Online Data Sharing and Visualization

● Advances in Geospatial Technology

● GeoAI for Socioeconomic Data Analysis

● GeoAI for Environmental Data Analysis

● GeoAI for Remote Sensing Data Analysis

● GeoAI for Business Data Analysis

● GeoAI for Social Media and Big Data Analysis

● GeoAI for Healthcare Data Analysis

● Curriculum Development for Spatiotemporal Science Labs

Important Dates:

● Abstract submission deadline: March 30, 2024

● Acceptance decision: April 15, 2024

Submission:

Please submit your abstract (less than 500 words) from https://harvard.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_2bZJ06ISlc9KNzU before March 30, 2024. Detailed agenda and lodging information will be sent to those accepted authors later. Participants are responsible for their own travel and lodging expenses. Please contact the organization committee at [email protected] if there are any questions.

Registration Fee (same for onsite and online attendees):

Registration for the pre-conference workshop:

. $50 for each workshop; $100 for all four workshops, Before June 30, 2024

. $75 for each workshop; $150 for all four workshops, After (including) June 30, 2024

Registration for the symposium:

. US$250, Before June 30, 2024

. US$350, After (including) June 30, 2024

Location:

The onsite event will be placed on 900 N Glebe Rd, Arlington, VA 22203 (map). The online sessions will be conducted in a hybrid format.

More details are available at https://projects.iq.harvard.edu/chinadatalab/event/symposium-spatiotemporal-data-science-geoai-social-sciences.

Host or Publisher China Data Institute and Knowledge Sharing Technology