Zhe ZhangPI
zhezhang@tamu.eduAssistant Professor, Department of Geography, Texas A&M University; Director of Cyberinfrastructure and Spatial Decision Intelligence Research Group
Our mission
Building cyberinfrastructure capacity for disaster management
Disasters are global challenges that can threaten multiple communities at once. Across mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery, geospatial big data and advanced computing can help researchers build clearer vulnerability assessments and timely situational awareness.
Advanced cyberinfrastructure resources are increasingly available, yet awareness, access, and technical readiness remain real barriers. Researchers may not know which resources exist or how those capabilities can support work in their own fields.
Cyber-DART brings together students, scientists, faculty, cyberinfrastructure contributors, and users. Through practical training in advanced computing, geospatial analytics, and GeoAI, the project helps participants develop the skills needed to observe, analyze, and manage disaster events.
Project leadership
Meet the team
The project leadership connects geospatial science, high-performance computing, and interdisciplinary training.
Shaowen WangCo-PI
shaowen@illinois.eduProfessor, Geography & Geographic Information Science; Associate Dean for Life and Physical Sciences, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS), University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Michael GoodchildCo-I and Evaluator
Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Department of Geography, University of California, Santa Barbara
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Advisory Board Members
An international group of researchers and practitioners helps guide the network across geospatial science, computing, resilience, and education.
Changjie Cai
Changjie-Cai@ouhsc.eduAssistant Professor, Hudson College of Public Health, The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
Jorge Brenner
Jorge.brenner@gcoos.orgExecutive Director, Gulf of Mexico Coastal Ocean Observing System (GCOOS)
Samantha Arundel
sarundel@usgs.govResearch Geographer & Interim Director, Center of Excellence for Geospatial Information Science, U.S. Geological Survey
Tim Cockerill
cockerill@tacc.utexas.eduProgram Director, Texas Advanced Computing Center; Deputy Project Director, DesignSafe
Tao Cheng
tao.cheng@ucl.ac.ukProfessor and Director of Spacetime Lab for Big Data Analytics, Department of Civil, Environment and Geomatics, University College London
Lori Peek
Lori.Peek@colorado.eduProfessor and Director of the Natural Hazards Center, Institute of Behavioral Science, University of Colorado Boulder
Lingli Zhu
lingli.zhu@nls.fiResearch Manager, Remote Sensing and Photogrammetry, National Land Survey of Finland
Henrikki Tenkanen
henrikki.tenkanen@aalto.fiAssistant Professor, Department of Built Environment, Aalto University
Jukka Krisp
jukka.krisp@geo.uni-augsburg.deProfessor of Applied Geoinformatics, Augsburg University, Germany
Aron Larsson
aron.larsson@miun.seProfessor and Director of the Risk and Crisis Research Centre of Mid Sweden University
Shelley Knuth
shelley.knuth@colorado.eduAssistant Vice Chancellor and Director of Research Computing, University of Colorado Boulder
Chanam Lee
Professor and Executive Associate Dean, College of Architecture, Texas A&M University
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Nick Duffield
Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Director, Texas A&M Institute of Data Science
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Yuqin Jiang
Assistant Professor, Department of Geography and Environment, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
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Stephen Baker
Urban Doctoral Fellows Coordinator, Mansueto Institute for Urban Innovation; Senior Research & Evaluation Scientist, Outlier Research and Evaluation at UChicago STEM
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