September 2022 Newsletter

Posted 2 years ago

 
Sustainability and resilience are among the biggest challenges the world faces today, especially regarding climate change. Meeting those challenges means both collecting as much data about our world as possible and harnessing that data.
I-GUIDE is a big part of harnessing that data revolution.
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The students and technical staff of I-GUIDE, or Climbers, are the glue of the institute who foster collaboration and technical innovation across our diverse intellectual terrain. 
In this edition, we hear about the fascinating journey of UIUC doctoral student Becky Vandewalle, and how her study of the classics informs her modeling of human behavior in modern-time disasters.
I-GUIDE’s webinar series showcases the innovative research and education advanced by I-GUIDE collaborators and partners.
Upcoming Webinars:
  • Visual Storytelling with Data: From the Basics to Science Communication

Kalina Borkiewicz and Vetria Byrd, Wednesday October 5, 2022

 

  • Exploring the Frontiers of Data Science Education through I-GUIDE and Data Mine Partnerships

May 11, 2022

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  • Navigating the Evolving Educational Landscape in a Convergent Geospatial World
March 23, 2022
The Virtual Consulting Office hosts interactive demonstrations, workshops and discussions that gather the knowledge and experience within I-GUIDE with that of the broader community.
Upcoming Workshops:
Sue Nichols 
October 12, 2022 12PT/ 1MT/ 2CT/ 3ET
Alex Michels and Anand Padmanabhan
November 2, 2022 1PT/ 2MT/ 3CT/ 4ET
  • GeoEDF: A Framework for Designing and Executing Geospatial Research Workflows 
August 30, 2022
  • CyberGIS-Compute: Geospatial Middleware for Simplifying Access to High-Performance Computing
July 27, 2022
Awards and Recognition
Announcements


I-GUIDE Team In Action
See CORE CI team members Carol Song, Venkatesh Merwade, Lan Zhao, and Rajesh Kalyanam describe GeoEDF, a key component of the developing I-GUIDE Cyberinfrastructure Platform.
AGUTV, December 2021
“When technology is your companion, it frees you up to do creative, artistic things.”
~ Sethuraman “Panch” Panchanathan, NSF director
In the News
Research Articles
Furqan Baig, et. al
CyberGIS-Cloud is an interactive online/web-based environment designed to be a user-focused, single go-to place for large-scale geospatial research and education on computational clouds.
Andrés Viña, Jianguo Liu
Ambio, August 2022
If the global community doesn’t learn to spot and address the short- and long-term changes, both harm and opportunity can be unchecked. Metacoupling offers a sharper lens.
Alexander Michels, Jeon-Young Kang, Shaowen Wang
JASSS, March 2022
Fangzheng Lyu, Zijun Yang, Zimo Xiao, Chunyuan Diao, Jinwoo Park, and Shaowen Wang
Partnership Features
NASA Scientific Visualization Studio, March 2022
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