Great Problems, Great Minds Seminar Series: An Integrated Approach for Spatiotemporal Research, Teaching, and Applications

Join the Department of Social Sciences for this Great Problems, Great Minds seminar series event featuring guest speaker Shuming Bao, director of the China Data Institute and Future Data Lab in the United States and the co-director of the Spatial Data Lab project. His major research interests include spatial economy, spatial statistics, and spatial intelligence. He has published extensively with more than 100 papers across multiple disciplines in the areas of regional economics, spatial data analysis, and GIS.

The event will take place on October 13, 2022, beginning at 12:40 p.m.

This presentation will give an introduction to the Spatial Data Lab, a joint project by the China Data Institute and the Center for Geographic Analysis at Harvard University and co-sponsored by the National Science Foundation Spatiotemporal Innovation Center, which is designed to provide a new generation of data services with cutting-edge methodology and technology. This presentation will discuss an integrated approach for spatiotemporal research, teaching, and applications based on workflow tools, and new features of the China Data Online service, which provides rich, comprehensive, and unique information for China, spatial research, and the future directions and network opportunities for China and spatial data research, learning, and applications.

“An Integrated Approach for Spatiotemporal Research, Teaching, and Applications” event will take place on Zoom.

The event is part of the Great Problems, Great Minds seminar series that explores the major problems facing humanity as we move into the heart of the twenty-first century.

To see the full schedule and videos from previous events, visit the seminar series page.

For more information, contact Assistant Professor of Social Sciences Hao Huang at hhuang48@iit.edu.