
Zhe ZhangPI
zhezhang@tamu.eduAssistant Professor, Department of Geography, Texas A&M University; Director of Cyberinfrastructure and Spatial Decision Intelligence Research Group
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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.

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The project leadership connects geospatial science, high-performance computing, and interdisciplinary training.

Assistant Professor, Department of Geography, Texas A&M University; Director of Cyberinfrastructure and Spatial Decision Intelligence Research Group
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Executive Director, Texas A&M High Performance Research Computing
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Professor, Geography & Geographic Information Science; Associate Dean for Life and Physical Sciences, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS), University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
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An international group of researchers and practitioners helps guide the network across geospatial science, computing, resilience, and education.

Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Department of Geography, University of California, Santa Barbara
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Assistant Professor, Hudson College of Public Health, The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
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Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Texas A&M University
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Executive Director, Gulf of Mexico Coastal Ocean Observing System (GCOOS)
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Professor, Civil Engineering, Morgan State University
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Research Geographer & Interim Director, Center of Excellence for Geospatial Information Science, U.S. Geological Survey
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Program Director, Texas Advanced Computing Center; Deputy Project Director, DesignSafe
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Professor and Director of Spacetime Lab for Big Data Analytics, Department of Civil, Environment and Geomatics, University College London
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Director, University Consortium for Geographic Information Science
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Professor and Director of the Natural Hazards Center, Institute of Behavioral Science, University of Colorado Boulder
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Research Manager, Remote Sensing and Photogrammetry, National Land Survey of Finland
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Senior Research Associate, Transport Studies Unit, University of Oxford
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Assistant Professor, Department of Built Environment, Aalto University
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Professor of Applied Geoinformatics, Augsburg University, Germany
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Professor and Director of the Risk and Crisis Research Centre of Mid Sweden University
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Assistant Vice Chancellor and Director of Research Computing, University of Colorado Boulder
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Endowed Shelby Distinguished Professor of GeoAI, University of Alabama
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Professor and Executive Associate Dean, College of Architecture, Texas A&M University
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Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Director, Texas A&M Institute of Data Science
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Assistant Professor, Department of Geography and Environment, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
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Urban Doctoral Fellows Coordinator, Mansueto Institute for Urban Innovation; Senior Research & Evaluation Scientist, Outlier Research and Evaluation at UChicago STEM
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