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Xi Gong is an associate professor in the Department of Biobehavioral Health and the Institute of Computing and Data Sciences.
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Research interests for Gong include developing and implementing novel spatial-temporal data mining algorithms, environmental exposure assessment methods, and visual analytics approaches for big data to better understand the relationships among human health, society, and the environment.
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He has received multiple awards and recognitions for his research, including the Provost’s Conference Travel Award from The University of New Mexico, the Detlefsen Doctoral Dissertation Scholarship, and the ESRI Graduate Awards for Excellence.
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Gong's research addresses public concerns regarding various environmental risk factors that impact human health.
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Although he has published several articles, his most recent dives into Geographic proximity and homophily effects and how they drive social interactions.
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Gong received his doctorate in Geographic Information Science from Texas State University, his M.A. in Cartography and Geographic Information Science from the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, and a B.A. in Spatial Informatics and Digitalized Technology from Wuhan University.
Areas of Interest
Geographic Information Science, Big Data Science and Analytics, Spatio-Temporal Data Mining, Health and the Environment, GIS-Based Modeling.
Contact
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