Spatial Information Symposium

The Spatial Information Science Research Interest Group at SIS hosted a symposium on "Advances in Spatial Information Science".  This research symposium was held on May 24 and May 25 at the School of Information Sciences.  

The symposium drew a group of leading scholars in the area of Spatial Information Science to discuss recent advances and new directions in this growing field.  Spatial Information Science examines the computational, technical, and cognitive aspects of acquiring, storing, manipulating, using and understanding spatial information. The Spatial Information Science Research Interest Group (SIS-RIG) and Chair Stephen Hirtle hosted this inaugural symposium.

The speakers for the symposium included:

• Gouray Cai, Associate Professor of Information Sciences and Technology, Pennsylvania State University
• Louise Comfort, Professor of Public and Urban Affairs, Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, University of Pittsburgh
• William Harbert, Associate Professor of Geophysics, University of Pittsburgh
• Alexander Klippel, Assistant Professor of Geographical Information Science, Pennsylvania State University
• Mei-Po Kwan, Distinguished Professor of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Ohio State University Ohio State
• Jonathan Raper, Professor, Information Science, School of Informatics, City University (UK)
• Ken Sochats, Director, Visual Information Systems Center, University of Pittsburgh

The speaker for the keynote address was Robert Regan, Research Professor at the School of Information Sciences.  Regan is the author of two recent books that were created utilizing GIS and other spatial information systems:  “The Steps of Pittsburgh – Portrait of a City” and “The Bridges of Pittsburgh”. 

Also attending the symposium were:

• Angela Brunstein, Department of Psychology, Carnegie Mellon University
• Peter Brusilovsky, School of Information Sciences, University of Pittsburgh
• Anthony Debons, School of Information Sciences, University of Pittsburgh
• Misook Heo, School of Education, Duquesne University
• Chris Jursa, School of Information Sciences, University of Pittsburgh
• Ronald L. Larsen, Dean of School of Information Sciences, University of Pittsburgh
• Michael Lewis, School of Information Sciences, University of Pittsburgh
• Paul Munro, School of Information Sciences, University of Pittsburgh
• Jumpol Polvichai, School of Information Sciences, University of Pittsburgh
• Carlos Sanchez, School of Arts & Sciences, University of Pittsburgh
• Samvith Srinivas, School of Information Sciences, University of Pittsburgh
• Sylva Torsi, School of Information Sciences, University of Pittsburgh
• Chirayu Wongchokprasitti, School of Information Sciences, University of Pittsburgh
• Cheng-Chien Wu, School of Information Sciences, University of Pittsburgh