2018 May IAB Meeting at GMU

The I/UCRC for Spatiotemporal Thinking, Computing and Applications (a.k.a. NSF Spatiotemporal Innovation Center) holds its 8th semi-annual Industrial Advisory Board meeting May 31st – June 1st, 2018 at George Mason University (conveniently located near Washington DC). This meeting reviews the center’s innovative research and identifies new projects to be supported through collaborations among academia, industry, and agencies. All center research results are freely shared among members to boost their products, services, and businesses. All companies or agencies (with interest in geospatial and spatiotemporal research themes) are welcome to participate. This is a prime time to become familiar with cutting-edge research results, leverage the innovative outcome for your future products and services, increase your efficiency, improve your competitiveness, and boost your business.

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—— Preliminary Agenda ———————————————————————————————————————————————————

Day 1 : Thursday, May 31, 2018
Begin
End
Duration
Agenda
Speakers
Moderator
8:30 AM
9:00 AM
0:30
Registration, breakfast
9:00 AM
11:30 AM
2:30
Poster Viewing
11:30 AM
1:00 PM
1:30
Lunch Break
1:00 PM
1:15 PM
0:15
Welcome and NSF I/UCRC Program Introduction
Phil Yang
1:15 PM
1:30 PM
0:15
STC-14-00 STC Center Introduction and Progress Report| Abstract
Phil Yang, Wendy Guan
1:30 PM
1:40 PM
0:10
IAB Meeting Protocol
Dan Price
1:40 PM
2:40 PM
1:00

Project Reports
Funded project reports, each given 15-20 minutes. 

Phil Yang
1:40 PM
1:55 PM
0:15
STC-15-01 Developing and Maintaining a Spatiotemporal Computing Infrastructure| Abstract
Matt Rice
1:55 PM
2:10 PM
0:15
GMU-15-01 Climate Anomaly Detection| Abstract
Fei Hu
2:10 PM
2:25 PM
0:15
GMU-15-09 Planetary Defense (Report & Proposal)| Abstract
Ishan Shams
2:25 PM
2:40 PM
0:15
UCSB-15-01 Linked Data for the USGS National Map II| Abstract
Krzysztof Janowicz
2:40 PM
3:40 PM
1:00

Project Reports
Funded project reports, each given 15-20 minutes. 

Wendy Guan
2:40 PM
2:55 PM
0:15
STC-17-01 Big Data Learning Platform| Abstract
Phil Yang
2:55 PM
3:10 PM
0:15
GMU-17-04 Automatic Near-Real-Time Flood Detection using Suomi-NPP/VIIRS Data
Abstract
Donglian Sun
3:10 PM
3:25 PM
0:15
STC-15-02 Mapping Secondary Cities for Resiliency and Emergency Preparedness| Abstract
Debbie Fugate
3:25 PM
3:40 PM
0:15
Harvard-17-01 Building GPU-accelerated spatiotemporal big data applications with cloud-based MapD open source
Josh Lieberman
3:40 PM
3:50 PM
0:10
Coffee Break
3:50 PM
4:20 PM
0:30
IAB Discussion
Donald Price, Myra Bambacus
4:20 PM
4:50 PM
0:30
Center Renewal; Collaborations among the three sites
Phil Yang
4:50 PM
5:20 PM
0:30
Discussion Next Generation GIS
Wendy Guan
5:20 PM
5:40 PM
0:20
Review LIFE form comments
5:40 PM
7:30 PM
1:50
Dinner
Day 2 : Friday, June 1, 2018
Begin
End
Duration
Agenda
Speakers
Facilitator
9:00 AM
10:00 AM
1:00

Project Reports/Proposal
Funded project reports, each given 15-20 minutes. 

Keith Clarke
9:00 AM
9:15 AM
0:15
UCSB-17-01 Siemens: Semantic Application Logic Design for Subject Matter Experts
Abstract
Keith Clarke
9:15 AM
9:30 AM
0:15
GMU-18-01 Rapid extreme weather events detection and tracking from 4D/5D climate simulations| Abstract
Manzhu Yu
9:30 AM
9:45 AM
0:15
GMU-18-02 Climate Indicators downscaling| Abstract
Qian Liu
9:45 AM
10:00 AM
0:15
UCSB-18-01 World Geographic Reference System v2 and 3D| Abstract
Jordan Hastings, Keith Clarke
10:00 AM
10:15 AM
0:15
Invited talk: Assessing Ancient Urban Landscapes: The PPCC Teotihuacan LiDAR Map
10:15 AM
10:45 AM
0:30
Review LIFE form comments
10:45 AM
12:00 AM
1:15
IAB close door (NSF evaluator and IAB members)
Myra Bambacus
12:00 AM
Lunch Box to go

—— Meeting Location ————————————————————————————————————————————————————

May 30th – June 1st: Research hall 163, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA 22030

—— Parking & direction ——————————————————————————————————————————————————

Parking Location: Shenandoah Parking Deck, Fairfax, VA 22030
Parking validation could be required from resgistration table24-hour and 4-hour are provided.
Map for routing from the Shenandoah Parking Deck to Research hall 163

—— Lodging ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————

The hotel for the May 31st – June1st IAB meeting is Fairfax Marriott at Fair Oaks, located at 11787 Lee Jackson Memorial Highway, Fairfax, VA, 22033.
Reservations at Fairfax Marriott at Fair Oaks on or before the end of May 25th. Identify yourself as part of the “George Mason University May group.” GMU will provide shuttle service between this hotel and the IAB meeting site on campus.

—— Meals —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————

A dinner reception is hosted on May 31st night, and the breakfast, full-day coffee/beverage table and lunch will be served on May 31st.