Xi Gong, Ph.D.
Associate Professor in the Department of Biobehavioral Health and the Institute of Computing and Data Sciences
Education
PhD, Texas State University, Geographic Informational Science
MSc, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Cartography and Geographic Information Science
BEng, Wuhan University, Spatial Informatics and Digitalized Technology
Expertise
Dr. Gong is a researcher specializing in Geospatial Data Science—an emerging interdisciplinary field encompassing GIScience, computational sciences, and mathematical-statistical sciences. My research aims to utilize the synergy between geospatial principles and the increasing volume of big data/spatial-temporal data to drive discoveries and innovations.
Research Interests
Geospatial Data Science, Environmental Health Sciences, and Spatially Integrated Social Science