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Dr. Lei Zou Presents Invited Talk on "Building a Resilient Future with Socially Responsible GeoAI" at the TAMIDS Ethical and Explainable GeoAI Workshop
Dr. Lei Zou was invited to deliver a talk at the TAMIDS Ethical and Explainable GeoAI Workshop , held on February 27, 2025, at Texas A&M...


Dr. Lei Zou Gives Invited Talk on Geospatial Data Science for a Climate-Resilient Future
Dr. Lei Zou recently delivered an invited talk at the Department of Atmospheric Sciences on " Expect the Unexpected: Geospatial Data...


Dr. Lei Zou’s Team Receives TAMIDS 2024 Seed Program Award for AI and Data Science Research
We are excited to announce that Dr. Lei Zou is part of a research team awarded funding through the Texas A&M Institute of Data Science...


Congratulations to Dr. Binbin Lin on a Successful PhD Defense! 🎉
We are thrilled to announce that Binbin Lin has successfully defended their PhD dissertation, "Social Sensing for Public Health: A BESH...


New Publication Alert: Machine Learning for Predicting Chemical Emission Incidents Triggered by Natural Hazards
We are pleased to share that a new study co-authored by Dr. Lei Zou has been published in Process Safety and Environmental Protection: 📄...


New Publication: Modeling the Impacts of Governmental and Human Responses on COVID-19 Spread
We are thrilled to announce that Binbin Lin and colleagues have published a new research article in the International Journal of Digital...


Congratulations to Joynal Abedin on Being Awarded the 2025 AAAS Travel Grant!
Congratulations 🎉🎊 to GEAR Lab PhD student Joynal Abedin for receiving a travel grant from the American Association for the...


New Publication Alert: Understanding Human-COVID-19 Dynamics with Geospatial Big Data
We’re excited to announce that GEAR Lab PhD student Binbin Lin has led a new publication in Annals of GIS , titled "Progress in...

Congratulation to Dr. Debayan Mandal for Joining Arizona State University as a Teaching Assistant Professor in Spring 2025
Dr. Debayan Mandal, graduated from Gear Lab in the Texas A&M University, will join Arizona State University as a Teaching Assistant...


Debayan's Presentations in IGUIDE Forum 2024
The IGUIDE Forum 2024 Â marks a significant gathering for the Geographic community held jointly this year in Jackson Hole, Wyoming , from...

CEUS Publication Led by Debayan Mandal on PRIME: A CyberGIS Platform for Resilience Inference Measurement and Enhancement
We are excited to announce the publication of our latest paper, " PRIME: A CyberGIS Platform for Disaster Resilience Assessment and...


Congratulations to Debayan Mandal for Successfully Defending His Dissertation
On Oct 14, 2024 , Debayan Mandal, successfully defended his dissertation, aimed at shaping our approach to disaster resilience using...

Congratulations to Mingzheng Yang!
We are excited to announce that Mingzheng Yang has successfully passed the preliminary exam🎉 His presentation, titled " Deciphering the...

Congratulations to Bing Zhou!
We are excited to announce that Bing Zhou has received the Department of Geography Excellence in Research award ! 🎉 This marks the...


Debayan Mandal receives the Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth P. Pipes Endowed Scholarship
We are extremely thrilled to announce that Debayan Mandal has been awarded the prestigious Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth P. Pipes Endowed...

Congratulations to Binbin Lin!
We are thrilled to announce that Binbin Lin has successfully passed her proposal defense and is now officially a Ph.D. Candidate! 🎉 Her...


Welcome to the GEAR Lab, Yifan Yang!
We are excited to welcome Yifan Yang , who joined GEAR lab this Fall 2024! 🎉 Yifan Yang is a Ph.D. student in Geography at Texas A&M...


Congratulations to Dr. Bing Zhou on His Ph.D. Graduation!
We are thrilled to announce that GEAR lab member, Bing Zhou , has successfully graduated with a Ph.D. this summer! 🎓 Bing's dedication,...


GearLab Members' Presentation in CAGIS&UCGIS 2024
The Cartography and Geographic Information Society (CaGIS) and the University Consortium for Geographic Information Science (UCGIS) held...

Debayan Mandal Received Rising Geospatial Data Scientist Award From I-GUIDE
Debayan Mandal attended the 2024 I-GUIDE Vitual Poster Competition and received rising Geospatial Data Scientist Award. His poster title...

Congratulation to Dr. Bing Zhou for Joining Pennsylvania State University as a Teaching Assistant Professor in Fall 2024
Dr. Bing Zhou, graduated from Gear Lab in the Texas A&M University, will join Pennsylvania State University as a Teaching Assistant...


Big Congratulations to Dr. Bing Zhou for Successfully Defending His Dissertation
On May 30, 2024, GEAR Lab member Bing Zhou successfully defended his dissertation and now we call him Dr. Bing Zhou. His research focuses...

Mingzheng Yang was awarded John Odland Award in AAG 2024
The Spatial Analysis and Modeling (SAM) Specialty Group of the American Association of Geographers (AAG) is sponsoring the John Odland...

Congratulations to Debayan Mandal for Successfully Defending His Dissertation Proposal
On May 17, 2024, Debayan Mandal, successfully defended his dissertation proposal, aimed at shaping our approach to disaster resilience...


GEAR Lab Members Attended AAG 2024 in Honolulu, Hawaii
The GEAR Lab's participation in the AAG Conference was remarkable, as we organized seven highly informative and engaging sessions. Our...

Sustainable Cities and Society Publication Led by Joynal Abedin on Deciphering Spatial-Temporal Dynamics of Flood Exposure in the United States
One natural hazard research led by Gear Lab member Mr. Joynal Abedin, a Ph.D. student, is recently accepted by Sustainable Cities and...


Congratulations to Joynal Abedin for passing the prelim exam
On May 13, 2024, Joynal Abedin, one of Gear Lab members, has passed his prelim exam. His reserach is about modeling the dynamics of...

Joynal Abedin was selected in the I-GUIDE Summer School 2024
I-GUIDE (Institute for Geospatial Understanding through an Integrative Discovery Environment) is an NSF-funded inter-institutional...

Dr. Lei Zou's Talk at the Hazard Reduction and Recovery Center in Texas A&M University
On April 3rd, 2024, Dr. Lei Zou from gear lab was honored to be invited by the Hazard Reduction and Recovery Center in Texas A&M...

Dr. Lei Zou's Talk at the Texas Symposium on Circadian Biology and Medicine
On April 6th, 2024, Dr. Lei Zou from GEAR Lab was invited to give a wonderful talk at the Texas Symposium on Circadian Biology and...

CaGIS Publication Led by Binbin Lin on Mitigating Demographic Biases in Social Media for Sentiment Analysis
One Covid-19 research led by Gear Lab member Ms. Binbin Lin, a Ph.D. student, is recently accepted by Cartography and Geographic...

CaGIS Publication Led by Bing Zhou on Mapping Humanitarian Needs during COVID-19 Lockdown
One Covid-19 research led by Gear Lab member Mr. Bing Zhou, a Ph.D. candidate, is recently accepted by Cartography and Geographic...

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