Song Gao is an Associate Professor of Geography, and leads the Geospatial Data Science Lab. His main research interests include Geographic Information Science (GIS), GeoAI and human mobility. He is the co-author of more than 100 peer-reviewed research articles with more than 5,700 Google Scholar citations. He is the co-PI on multiple research grants with total funding over $20 million from the National Science Foundation (NSF), Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF), Microsoft AI for Earth and other industry partners. He serves as an associate editor and board member for several prominent international journals in GIS. Dr. Gao is the President of the International Association of Chinese Professionals in GIS (CPGIS), Vice Chair of the GIS Specialty Group of the American Association of Geographers and the Communications Director of U.S. University Consortium for Geographic Information Science (UCGIS). He is also the recipient of the 2022 UCGIS Early/Mid-Career Research Excellence Award.
A word from Jack Williams, Chair of Geography:
Professor Song Gao is a leader in the fields of geospatial data science and artificial intelligence. During COVID, his research linked patterns of human mobility to rates of disease spread. He’s just won the 2022 UCGIS mid-career award. Not least, Dr. Gao is a dedicated and highly popular teacher.