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Our mission

Building cyberinfrastructure capacity for disaster management

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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Project leadership

Meet the team

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

Zhe Zhang portrait

Zhe ZhangPI

zhezhang@tamu.edu

Assistant Professor, Department of Geography, Texas A&M University; Director of Cyberinfrastructure and Spatial Decision Intelligence Research Group

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Shaowen WangCo-PI

shaowen@illinois.edu

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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Guidance and evaluation

Advisory Board Members

An international group of researchers and practitioners helps guide the network across geospatial science, computing, resilience, and education.

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Stephen Baker

bak5@uchicago.edu

Urban Doctoral Fellows Coordinator, Mansueto Institute for Urban Innovation; Senior Research & Evaluation Scientist, Outlier Research and Evaluation at UChicago STEM

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