Spatiotemporal Innovation Center @ George Mason University
@stc-gmu.bsky.social
NSF Funded Research Center in collaboration with Harvard. Building global spatiotemporal infrastructure through partnerships with agencies and industry to drive cutting-edge innovations.
🔧 The Science Computing & Digital Twin Workshop brought together leading experts to explore how digital twins can boost access to advanced computing. Focus: innovation, hardware needs, sustainable funding models, & more! 🤝🧠 #DigitalTwins #HPC #ResearchComputing #AI4Good
August 6, 2025 at 1:01 PM
🔧 The Science Computing & Digital Twin Workshop brought together leading experts to explore how digital twins can boost access to advanced computing. Focus: innovation, hardware needs, sustainable funding models, & more! 🤝🧠 #DigitalTwins #HPC #ResearchComputing #AI4Good
🧠🌐 Tackling illicit kidney trade with AI! Using BERT & LLMs, researchers built a geospatial database to map global networks of buyers, sellers & surgeons—more accurate than traditional NER. #GeoAI #HumanTrafficking #AIforGood #KidneyTrade #LLM #GeospatialAnalysis
July 18, 2025 at 3:02 PM
🧠🌐 Tackling illicit kidney trade with AI! Using BERT & LLMs, researchers built a geospatial database to map global networks of buyers, sellers & surgeons—more accurate than traditional NER. #GeoAI #HumanTrafficking #AIforGood #KidneyTrade #LLM #GeospatialAnalysis
🌍🤖 Dr. Zifu Wang shared his cutting-edge GeoAI research at CGA's Brownbag! Using LLMs to extract & visualize geospatial data from text—transforming conflict tracking, disaster response & more. #GeoAI #LLM #GIS #AI4Good #HarvardCGA #GeospatialTech
July 18, 2025 at 2:10 AM
🌍🤖 Dr. Zifu Wang shared his cutting-edge GeoAI research at CGA's Brownbag! Using LLMs to extract & visualize geospatial data from text—transforming conflict tracking, disaster response & more. #GeoAI #LLM #GIS #AI4Good #HarvardCGA #GeospatialTech
🔁 The Digital Twin & Grand Challenges workshop brought together 42 experts from 5 Mason colleges + 13 orgs to shape the future of digital twin tech 🌐🤝 Focus: innovation, AI, climate, health & more!
#DigitalTwin #MasonResearch #Cyberinfrastructure #GrandChallenges #AI4Good
#DigitalTwin #MasonResearch #Cyberinfrastructure #GrandChallenges #AI4Good
July 15, 2025 at 1:54 PM
🔁 The Digital Twin & Grand Challenges workshop brought together 42 experts from 5 Mason colleges + 13 orgs to shape the future of digital twin tech 🌐🤝 Focus: innovation, AI, climate, health & more!
#DigitalTwin #MasonResearch #Cyberinfrastructure #GrandChallenges #AI4Good
#DigitalTwin #MasonResearch #Cyberinfrastructure #GrandChallenges #AI4Good
👋 Welcome ASSIP Students!
10 talented HS students from NJ to CA are diving into research from CS to environmental science 🌎💻. Excited for 7 weeks of discovery, impact & growth! 🚀
#ASSIP2025 #FutureScientists #STEM #ResearchJourney #HighSchoolResearchers
10 talented HS students from NJ to CA are diving into research from CS to environmental science 🌎💻. Excited for 7 weeks of discovery, impact & growth! 🚀
#ASSIP2025 #FutureScientists #STEM #ResearchJourney #HighSchoolResearchers
July 14, 2025 at 2:05 PM
👋 Welcome ASSIP Students!
10 talented HS students from NJ to CA are diving into research from CS to environmental science 🌎💻. Excited for 7 weeks of discovery, impact & growth! 🚀
#ASSIP2025 #FutureScientists #STEM #ResearchJourney #HighSchoolResearchers
10 talented HS students from NJ to CA are diving into research from CS to environmental science 🌎💻. Excited for 7 weeks of discovery, impact & growth! 🚀
#ASSIP2025 #FutureScientists #STEM #ResearchJourney #HighSchoolResearchers
🚍 Excited to welcome Dr. Jielu Zhang & Dr. Zifu Wang to Harvard CGA! They're leading the EZ Routing Project—using AI + spatial analysis to create safer, healthier, and fairer school bus routes. Boosting equity, cutting pollution & traffic! 🌍📚🧠 #EZRouting #SmartCities #HarvardCGA #UrbanPlanning
June 13, 2025 at 3:08 PM
🚍 Excited to welcome Dr. Jielu Zhang & Dr. Zifu Wang to Harvard CGA! They're leading the EZ Routing Project—using AI + spatial analysis to create safer, healthier, and fairer school bus routes. Boosting equity, cutting pollution & traffic! 🌍📚🧠 #EZRouting #SmartCities #HarvardCGA #UrbanPlanning
🌍 The 2025 CGA Conference & ISSDS at Harvard was a global success! 🎓✨ With 272+ attendees from 20 countries, keynotes, workshops & groundbreaking talks on geospatial data & AI, it sparked bold new ideas! 🔎🗺️ #CGA2025 #Spatiotemporal #GeoAI #Harvard #DataScience #ISSDS
June 12, 2025 at 4:59 PM
🌍 The 2025 CGA Conference & ISSDS at Harvard was a global success! 🎓✨ With 272+ attendees from 20 countries, keynotes, workshops & groundbreaking talks on geospatial data & AI, it sparked bold new ideas! 🔎🗺️ #CGA2025 #Spatiotemporal #GeoAI #Harvard #DataScience #ISSDS
🎉 Congrats to ASSIP fellow Aadi Kenchammana on heading to UIUC for Computer Engineering! 🚀 His breakthrough work on NO₂ downscaling & ML, co-authored paper & MIT URTC talk show his bright future! 🔬💻 #ASSIP #MachineLearning #UIUC #STEM #Research #FutureEngineer 👏
June 12, 2025 at 1:15 PM
🎉 Congrats to ASSIP fellow Aadi Kenchammana on heading to UIUC for Computer Engineering! 🚀 His breakthrough work on NO₂ downscaling & ML, co-authored paper & MIT URTC talk show his bright future! 🔬💻 #ASSIP #MachineLearning #UIUC #STEM #Research #FutureEngineer 👏
🎓Congrats to Dr. Zifu Wang on earning his Ph.D. in Earth Systems & Geoinfo Science from GMU! His research fuses LLMs + geospatial data to address global crises like Sudan’s conflict & organ trafficking. Now at Harvard, he’s tackling student safety with AI.📊#PhD #Geospatial
June 9, 2025 at 6:32 PM
🎓Congrats to Dr. Zifu Wang on earning his Ph.D. in Earth Systems & Geoinfo Science from GMU! His research fuses LLMs + geospatial data to address global crises like Sudan’s conflict & organ trafficking. Now at Harvard, he’s tackling student safety with AI.📊#PhD #Geospatial
🌏 700+ delegates from 30 nations met in Chongqing for the 14th #DigitalEarth Symposium to explore how AI, big data, satellites & digital twins can drive #SDGs, tackle climate change & boost global sustainability 🌐📡💡 #TechForGood #SDGSAT1 #EarthData #Sustainability #ClimateAction
June 9, 2025 at 3:36 PM
🌏 700+ delegates from 30 nations met in Chongqing for the 14th #DigitalEarth Symposium to explore how AI, big data, satellites & digital twins can drive #SDGs, tackle climate change & boost global sustainability 🌐📡💡 #TechForGood #SDGSAT1 #EarthData #Sustainability #ClimateAction
🏆 Harvard’s India Policy Insights project wins the 2025 Health Data Visualization Award! 🇮🇳📊 Led by Prof. S.V. Subramanian, it uses interactive maps to guide better health, nutrition, and policy decisions across India. #HealthData #IndiaPolicy #DataViz #PublicHealth #Geospatial #NFHS #AAG2025
May 1, 2025 at 4:44 PM
🏆 Harvard’s India Policy Insights project wins the 2025 Health Data Visualization Award! 🇮🇳📊 Led by Prof. S.V. Subramanian, it uses interactive maps to guide better health, nutrition, and policy decisions across India. #HealthData #IndiaPolicy #DataViz #PublicHealth #Geospatial #NFHS #AAG2025
🚨New study shows rural cancer patients are 2-4x more likely to travel out of state for treatment🏥This leads to care gaps, poor provider communication, and lower satisfaction. Telehealth 🌐 offers a promising solution to boost access and equity! #CancerCare #Telehealth #RuralHealth #Medicare
May 1, 2025 at 4:39 PM
🚨New study shows rural cancer patients are 2-4x more likely to travel out of state for treatment🏥This leads to care gaps, poor provider communication, and lower satisfaction. Telehealth 🌐 offers a promising solution to boost access and equity! #CancerCare #Telehealth #RuralHealth #Medicare
🎉 Congrats to Phoebe Pan (TJHSST '25)! A Regeneron Top 300 Scholar, she spent 2 yrs on NASA AIST air quality digital twin, publishing a novel method using transformers to improve PM2.5 forecasting during events like wildfires. Off to top schools incl. Harvard! 🌫️🔥📊 #AI4Good #STEM #RegeneronSTS
April 30, 2025 at 6:10 PM
🎉 Congrats to Phoebe Pan (TJHSST '25)! A Regeneron Top 300 Scholar, she spent 2 yrs on NASA AIST air quality digital twin, publishing a novel method using transformers to improve PM2.5 forecasting during events like wildfires. Off to top schools incl. Harvard! 🌫️🔥📊 #AI4Good #STEM #RegeneronSTS
🎓 Congrats to Dr. Zifu Wang! His PhD used LLMs (GPT, BERT) to extract & map spatiotemporal data from news—tackling conflicts & illegal trade with RAG, smart classification & auto-visualization. Now a postdoc at Harvard! 🌍🧠📍 #AI #LLM #Geoinfo #ConflictMapping #PhDDefense #HarvardBound #NewsAnalytics
April 30, 2025 at 6:09 PM
🎓 Congrats to Dr. Zifu Wang! His PhD used LLMs (GPT, BERT) to extract & map spatiotemporal data from news—tackling conflicts & illegal trade with RAG, smart classification & auto-visualization. Now a postdoc at Harvard! 🌍🧠📍 #AI #LLM #Geoinfo #ConflictMapping #PhDDefense #HarvardBound #NewsAnalytics
Exciting news! 🎉 EZRouting, Future Data Lab (FDL), and KNIME have committed additional funds to support key projects (HVD-21-01, HVD-21-07, HVD-24-01) through 2025 and beyond. 🚀 Huge thanks to our partners for their continued support and commitment! 🙏 #Innovation #Partnership #Growth #Tech 🛠️
March 7, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Exciting news! 🎉 EZRouting, Future Data Lab (FDL), and KNIME have committed additional funds to support key projects (HVD-21-01, HVD-21-07, HVD-24-01) through 2025 and beyond. 🚀 Huge thanks to our partners for their continued support and commitment! 🙏 #Innovation #Partnership #Growth #Tech 🛠️
🌱🚨 Groundbreaking research by Seren Smith & team on air quality monitoring! Using AI/ML models, like LSTM, to calibrate low-cost sensors for more accurate PM 2.5 data. A big leap in tackling air pollution and protecting ecosystems! 🌍💨 #AirQuality #MachineLearning #AI #ClimateAction #PurpleAir
March 6, 2025 at 7:04 PM
🌱🚨 Groundbreaking research by Seren Smith & team on air quality monitoring! Using AI/ML models, like LSTM, to calibrate low-cost sensors for more accurate PM 2.5 data. A big leap in tackling air pollution and protecting ecosystems! 🌍💨 #AirQuality #MachineLearning #AI #ClimateAction #PurpleAir
Explore how network community scanning (NCS) and big data can redefine urban agglomeration regions in China! 📊 This study reveals the dynamic connections between cities and their evolving structures. A step toward smarter urban policy! 🚀 #UrbanPlanning #BigData #CityNetworks #China #PolicyInnovation
March 6, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Explore how network community scanning (NCS) and big data can redefine urban agglomeration regions in China! 📊 This study reveals the dynamic connections between cities and their evolving structures. A step toward smarter urban policy! 🚀 #UrbanPlanning #BigData #CityNetworks #China #PolicyInnovation
📊 New study highlights cross-state travel for cancer care in the US! 🚗💼 Medicare patients with breast, colon, lung, or pancreatic cancer face increased travel for specialized care, especially in rural areas. 🏥📈 #CancerCare #Telehealth #RuralHealth #Medicare #HealthcareAccess #TelehealthReciprocity
March 5, 2025 at 6:44 PM
📊 New study highlights cross-state travel for cancer care in the US! 🚗💼 Medicare patients with breast, colon, lung, or pancreatic cancer face increased travel for specialized care, especially in rural areas. 🏥📈 #CancerCare #Telehealth #RuralHealth #Medicare #HealthcareAccess #TelehealthReciprocity
🚀 A new study by Liu, Guan, Wang, & Bao introduces Visual Programming-based Geospatial Cyberinfrastructure (V-GCI) to tackle GIS challenges like big data & AI integration! 🌍 Enhancing open-source GIS education, research, & sustainability. #GIS #OpenSource #AI #Geospatial #Education3.0 📍
March 5, 2025 at 3:53 PM
🚀 A new study by Liu, Guan, Wang, & Bao introduces Visual Programming-based Geospatial Cyberinfrastructure (V-GCI) to tackle GIS challenges like big data & AI integration! 🌍 Enhancing open-source GIS education, research, & sustainability. #GIS #OpenSource #AI #Geospatial #Education3.0 📍
Tackling the #RAndR crisis in spatiotemporal research! 📊 This study explores challenges like data availability, transparency, & balancing reproducibility with innovation 🔍 A step toward clearer, more reliable research! 🌍 #Replicability #SpatiotemporalResearch #DataTransparency #Innovation
March 4, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Tackling the #RAndR crisis in spatiotemporal research! 📊 This study explores challenges like data availability, transparency, & balancing reproducibility with innovation 🔍 A step toward clearer, more reliable research! 🌍 #Replicability #SpatiotemporalResearch #DataTransparency #Innovation
Join the 2025 Digital Twin Conference, hosted by Harvard’s Center for Geographic Analysis! 🌍💡 Explore cutting-edge topics like geospatial modeling, AR, big data, and more. Hybrid event with workshops, plenary sessions, and panel discussions. Don’t miss it! 🚀 #DigitalTwin #TechInnovation #CGA2025
March 4, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Join the 2025 Digital Twin Conference, hosted by Harvard’s Center for Geographic Analysis! 🌍💡 Explore cutting-edge topics like geospatial modeling, AR, big data, and more. Hybrid event with workshops, plenary sessions, and panel discussions. Don’t miss it! 🚀 #DigitalTwin #TechInnovation #CGA2025
📅 The 2025 Spatiotemporal Innovation Webinars are here! Hosted by the Spatial Data Lab Fellows, these free webinars explore spatiotemporal data science across sectors like health, environment, and business. Don’t miss out on practical insights & tools! 🌍💡 #SpatiotemporalData #OpenWebinars #DataSci
February 6, 2025 at 6:54 PM
📅 The 2025 Spatiotemporal Innovation Webinars are here! Hosted by the Spatial Data Lab Fellows, these free webinars explore spatiotemporal data science across sectors like health, environment, and business. Don’t miss out on practical insights & tools! 🌍💡 #SpatiotemporalData #OpenWebinars #DataSci
🌍🔬 The Spatial Data Lab (SDL), a collaboration of Harvard, KNIME, and more, is revolutionizing spatiotemporal research. By developing open-source platforms for data linkage, SDL is enhancing research across sectors like health, mobility, and the environment. 🌱 #SpatiotemporalData #OpenScience
February 6, 2025 at 3:56 PM
🌍🔬 The Spatial Data Lab (SDL), a collaboration of Harvard, KNIME, and more, is revolutionizing spatiotemporal research. By developing open-source platforms for data linkage, SDL is enhancing research across sectors like health, mobility, and the environment. 🌱 #SpatiotemporalData #OpenScience
New publication! 📰 "A Multi-Constraint Monte Carlo Simulation Approach to Downscaling Cancer Data" introduces a powerful method to estimate suppressed cancer counts at a county-level. #PublicHealth #CancerResearch #DataScience #HealthScience #MachineLearning #CancerTrends
February 5, 2025 at 6:53 PM
New publication! 📰 "A Multi-Constraint Monte Carlo Simulation Approach to Downscaling Cancer Data" introduces a powerful method to estimate suppressed cancer counts at a county-level. #PublicHealth #CancerResearch #DataScience #HealthScience #MachineLearning #CancerTrends
New publication! 📰 "Delineating Urban Agglomeration Regions in China by Network Community Scanning" explores innovative Network Community Scanning (NCS) to analyze human flow patterns. 🌐📊 It offers fresh insights into urban agglomeration regions. #UrbanStudies #GeoAI #NetworkScience #China
February 5, 2025 at 3:50 PM
New publication! 📰 "Delineating Urban Agglomeration Regions in China by Network Community Scanning" explores innovative Network Community Scanning (NCS) to analyze human flow patterns. 🌐📊 It offers fresh insights into urban agglomeration regions. #UrbanStudies #GeoAI #NetworkScience #China