Join Cool Science for Science on Tap every 2nd Monday of the month at Jack Quinn’s in downtown Colorado Springs. Presenters begin at 6:30 pm with food and drink available beginning at 6:00 pm. A wide variety of fascinating topics are presented by local scientists for informal discussion, and the relaxed atmosphere encourages anyone and everyone to come explore the latest ideas in science and technology. From practical to theoretical, the presentations and group interactions provide a fun and interesting way to gain an understanding of the world around us.
Next On Tap: August 13 2018
Big Data and Big Brother
Talk Summary: Advances in communication, sensor monitoring systems, algorithms, and smart handheld devices provide conditions to better connect and monitor society. The era of big data has come. A net of data centers monitors our planet non-stop and collects human digital footprints. Although current technologies do not yet allow monitoring at fine resolution with ease, humans’ desires to connect to the net using smart devices have created databases full of individual addresses, schedules, pictures, texts, videos, and feelings. What everyone is up to may no longer be a mystery! Could the“1984” notion of Big Brother by George Orwell become a reality? This talk is about big data - the definitions, the contexts, the impacts, and possibilities. I will share how geospatial big data have oriented my research as a geographical information scientist.
Bio: Diep Dao is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Geography & Environmental Studies at UCCS where she teaches Introduction to Geographical Information Science (GIS), Advanced GIS, Python Programing for GIS, Geovisualization, and Spatial Database. Her research interests lie in the development of GIS-based approaches for spatial data analytics and visualization. Before joining UCCS in 2016, she was an assistant professor at the University of Montana. She received her B.E. in Geomatics Engineering from University of New South Wales - Australia, her M.E. in Geomatics Engineering from University of Calgary – Canada, and her Ph.D. in Geography and Regional Analysis from University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
Talk Summary: Advances in communication, sensor monitoring systems, algorithms, and smart handheld devices provide conditions to better connect and monitor society. The era of big data has come. A net of data centers monitors our planet non-stop and collects human digital footprints. Although current technologies do not yet allow monitoring at fine resolution with ease, humans’ desires to connect to the net using smart devices have created databases full of individual addresses, schedules, pictures, texts, videos, and feelings. What everyone is up to may no longer be a mystery! Could the“1984” notion of Big Brother by George Orwell become a reality? This talk is about big data - the definitions, the contexts, the impacts, and possibilities. I will share how geospatial big data have oriented my research as a geographical information scientist.
Bio: Diep Dao is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Geography & Environmental Studies at UCCS where she teaches Introduction to Geographical Information Science (GIS), Advanced GIS, Python Programing for GIS, Geovisualization, and Spatial Database. Her research interests lie in the development of GIS-based approaches for spatial data analytics and visualization. Before joining UCCS in 2016, she was an assistant professor at the University of Montana. She received her B.E. in Geomatics Engineering from University of New South Wales - Australia, her M.E. in Geomatics Engineering from University of Calgary – Canada, and her Ph.D. in Geography and Regional Analysis from University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
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