Handbook of Geospatial Artificial Intelligence

Author Biography

Song Gao is an Assistant Professor and the Director of Geospatial Data Science Lab at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He holds a Ph.D. degree in Geography from the University of California-Santa Barbara. His research interests are on Spatial Data Science and GeoAI approaches to Human Mobility and Social Sensing. He has authored and co-authored over 50 peer-reviewed articles in prominent journals and conference proceedings. He is the recipient of various research and teaching awards at the university, state, and international levels, including the Waldo Tobler Young Researcher Award in GIScience. He serves as the Associate Editor for Annals of GIS, and editorial board member for Scientific Reports, PLOS One, and Guest Editor for IJGIS, TGIS, and GeoInformatica. He has been a lead organizer for the AAG symposiums on GeoAI and Deep Learning and and for the ACM SIGSPATIAL GeoAI workshops. Yingjie Hu is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Geography at the University at Buffalo, NY, and at the National Center for Geographic Information and Analysis (NCGIA). He holds a PhD from the Department of Geography at UC Santa Barbara. He is the author of over 50 peer-reviewed articles in top international journals and conferences. He and his work received awards at international, national, and university levels, including Waldo-Tobler Young Researcher Award, GIScience 2018 Best Full Paper Award, and others. His research was also covered by major media such as Reuters and VOA News. Wenwen Li is a Full Professor in the School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning, Arizona State University, where she heads the CyberInfrastructure and Computation Intelligence Lab. Li's work has been applied to several scientific disciplines, including polar science, climatology, public health, hydrology and urban studies. Her research has been supported by various funding agencies, including the National Science Foundation (NSF), United States Geological Survey (USGS), and Open Geospatial Consortium. Li was the chair of the Association of American Geographers' cyber-infrastructure specialty group from 2013-2014; a member of the Spatial Decision Support Consortium at the University of the Redlands (2015-); and a graduate faculty member in the Computer Science program at ASU (2016-). Li is also the 2015 NSF CAREER award winner and 2021 NSF Mid-CAREER award winner.