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Spatial Data Lab

Shuming Bao

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Spatial Data Lab @ Harvard

Career Development Research & Development Events

- Internship Program

- Fellowship Program

- Postdoc Opportunities

- Volunteer Opportunities

- Visiting Scholars

The Spatial Data Lab is a joint project supported by the Center for Geographical Analysis at Harvard University, Future Data Lab, KNIME, the NSF Spatiotemporal Innovation Center, and some others, which is designed to promote replicable spatiotemporal data science and global collaboration in related fields.

- Monthly Webinars

- Online Workshops

- Summer Workshop

- Annual Symposium

- Geospatial Analytics for KNIME

- Replicable Case Studies

- Books and Lab Manuals

- Special Journal Issues

Lab Manuals

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Summary: Fellow and Intern Program

  • Fellows: 29 (Australia, Austria, USA, UK, Germany, China, India, Japan, Israel, Portugal, Kenya, Rwanda, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Hong Kong)
  • Interns: 67 (21 completed and received certificates)
  • Mentors: 23 (Australia, USA, UK, China, India, Japan, Hong Kong)
  • Intern projects: 25

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Intern Program

Country

Interns

USA

32

China

11

Nigeria

4

Kenya

3

Australia

2

India

2

Italy

2

Japan

2

UK

2

France

1

Hong Kong

1

Ireland

1

Peru

1

Portugal

1

Puerto Rico

1

Sudan

1

Total

67

Month

Enrollment

May to Jun, 2024

16

Jul to Aug, 2024

11

Sep to Oct, 2024

17

Nov to Dec, 2024

13

Jan to Feb, 2025

10

Total

67

Education

Interns

High School

14

College

53

Total

67

Fellow Program

Country

Fellows

US

7

China

5

UK

3

Australia

2

Kenya

2

Austria

1

Bangladesh

1

Germany

1

India

1

Israel

1

Nigeria

1

Pakistan

1

Rwanda

1

South Korea

1

Sudan

1

Total

29

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The Affiliate Labs of Spatial Data Lab

  1. Spatial Data Lab for Big Data
  2. Spatial Data Lab for Healthcare System
  3. Spatial Data Lab for Regional Policy and Future Work
  4. Healthy Urban Renewal Lab
  5. Social and Environmental Justice Data Analytics Lab
  6. Environment, Health, and Development Lab
  7. Spatial Data Lab for Urban Informatics
  8. Urban Inequality Lab
  9. Spatial Social Science Research Lab
  10. Spatial Data Lab for Geocomputation
  11. Space Studies and Prospective Lab
  12. Spatial Data Lab for Disruptive Technology
  13. Lab for Computational Urban Science
  14. Spatial Data Lab for Business

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Achievements

  • Research data collection
  • KNIME Extensions for spatial data analysis and simulation
  • Publications: books and journal papers
  • Career development
  • Professional training
  • Impacts on academic and business development
  • Various awards by social media and organizations
    • KNIME Teaching Award: Minxuan Lan, University of Toledo
    • NeurIPS High School Award: Roshan Taneja and Yuvraj Taneja

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Plans: Research & Development

Development:

    • Focus:
      • Replicable analysis
      • Workflow technology
      • Open source
    • KNIME Extensions: Geospatial Analytics, GeoImage, GeoAI

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Research:

    • Focus:
      • Authentic research
      • GeoAI
      • Generative GeoAI
    • Projects
      • AI Reporting on Big Data
      • Generative AI agents
      • AI for Workflow Project (from Flowchart to Workflows)

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Workshops and Conferences in 2024

Workshops:

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Annual Conference:

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SDL at Other Conferences:

  • Spatial Data Lab at AAG 2024 annual conference, April 16-20, 2024
  • Spatial Data Lab at AGU 2024 annual conference, Dec 15-19, 2024

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Workshops and Conferences in 2025

Workshops:

  • 2025 Monthly Webinars on Spatiotemporal Innovation
  • 2025 Summer Workshop at Harvard, July 21-25, 2025
  • SDL online training workshops

Conferences:

Discounts for SDL interns and fellows:

    • Onsite registration: 50% discount
    • Online registration: Free

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SDL at Other Conferences:

  • Spatial Data Lab at AAG 2025 annual conference, Detroit, MI, March 25-27, 2025
  • Spatial Data Lab at AGU 2025 annual conference, New Orleans, LA, Dec 15-19, 2025

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Spatial Data Lab Partners