Title: Leveraging satellite imagery for urban flood mapping and damage assessment Advisor: Dr. Mirela Tulbure, faculty fellow and professor in the Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources Abstract: One-eighth of urban areas in the U.S. are at high risk of flooding due to human development and increasing precipitation. Flood maps of past events can help decision-makers…
Title: Advanced Geospatial Modeling through Tangible Interfaces and Computational Notebooks Advisor: Dr. Helena Mitasova, distinguished faculty fellow and professor in the Department of Marine, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences Abstract: This defense examines how geocomputational tangible user interfaces (G-TUIs) and computational notebooks expand access to advanced geospatial modeling. Following a systematic review of G-TUIs, we present…
Title: Dancing with Data: Geospatial Analytics for Tracing Innovation in Urban Dance Culture Advisors: Dr. Aaron Hipp, faculty fellow and professor in Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management & Dr. Laura Tateosian, faculty fellow and associate teaching professor in the Center for Geospatial Analytics Abstract: Culturally innovative dance forms convey identity through movement, but the rapid spread of new…