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SUMMARY:Ethical and Explainable GeoAI Workshop
DESCRIPTION:About the Workshop\n\n\n\nEthical and Explainable GeoAI Workshop: Building Transparent\, Fair\, and Accountable GeoAI Systems \n\n\n\nDATE & TIME: Thursday\, February 27\, 2025  | 8:30 AM – 4:00 PM \n\n\n\nLOCATION: Chevron Studios 298-299\, Zachry Engineering Education Complex\, Texas A&M University \n\n\n\nDESCRIPTION: The Ethical and Explainable GeoAI Workshop brings together students\, researchers\, practitioners\, and policymakers to explore the development of AI-enhanced Geosystems that are transparent\, fair\, and accountable. This workshop delves into the ethical challenges and societal implications of deploying artificial intelligence in geospatial applications\, emphasizing the need for equity\, inclusivity\, and transparency.  Participants will discuss cutting-edge methods for explainable AI\, techniques for mitigating biases in geospatial data\, and frameworks for ensuring accountability in GeoAI decision-making processes.  Through collaborative sessions and expert panels\, the workshop aims to foster interdisciplinary dialogue and chart a path toward more trustworthy and responsible GeoAI technologies. Light Breakfast and Lunch will be served. \n\n\n\nSPECIAL ISSUE: CONFIRMED \n\n\n\nPARKING INFORMATION: There are three options for visitor parking at the Zachry Engineering Education Complex (pictured below): Polo Road Parking Garage\, Northside Parking Garage\, and Central Parking Garage. Each garage is pay-to-park by the hour. For more information on rates and how to pay once you arrive\, visit the Visitor Parking website.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAGENDA: \n\n\n\nEthcial GeoAI AgendaDownload\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration Deadline: February 17\, 2025 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKeynote Speakers\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDr. Michael Goodchild \n\n\n\nProfessor Emeritus and Holder of the Jack and Laura Dangermond Chair\, Department of Geography\, College of Letters and Science\, University of California Santa Barbara \n\n\n\n\n\nDr. Goodchild is a pioneering expert in the field and the originator of the term “Volunteered Geographic Information” (VGI). His groundbreaking work has advanced spatial databases\, data modeling\, and the integration of GIS with other systems\, fostering interdisciplinary collaboration across GIScience\, urban science\, and computer science. A member of the National Academy of Sciences and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences\, Goodchild has received numerous honors\, including the Prix Vautrin Lud and the Founder’s Medal from the Royal Geographical Society. With 598 peer-reviewed articles and 15 books to his name\, he continues to shape the future of GIS. Goodchild is a Distinguished Lecturer at the Texas A&M Hagler Institute for Advanced Study. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDr. Youssef Hashash \n\n\n\nHolder of the Grainger Distinguished Chair in Engineering\, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering\, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign \n\n\n\n\n\nDr. Hashash specializes in urban tunneling\, earthquake engineering\, soil-structure interaction\, and geotechnical applications of AI and visualization technologies. He co-developed DEEPSOIL\, extensively used globally\, and co-leads NIST’s investigation of the Champlain Towers South Collapse. His work shapes seismic design and engineering practices. Dr. Hashash is a Member of the National Academy of Engineering\, a Fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)\, a past president of the Geo-institute of ASCE and has received a number of teaching\, university and professional awards including the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers and the ASCE 2014 Peck medal. Hashash is a Hagler Fellow at the Texas A&M Hagler Institute for Advanced Study. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTentative Agenda\n\n\n\n8:30 AM–9:00 AMOpening Session (Check-In and Light Breakfast)9:00 AM–10:00 AMKeynote Speaker — Dr. Michael Goodchild10:00 AM–10:50 AMFoundations of Ethical and Explainable GeoAI: Philosophies\, Frameworks\, and Futures11:00 AM–11:50 AMInnovative Pathways: Methods and Algorithms for Transparent and Fair GeoAI12:00 PM–1:00 PMNetworking Lunch1:00 PM–2:00 PMKeynote Speaker — Dr. Youssef Hashash2:00 PM–2:50 PMFrom Lab to Landscape: Real-World Applications and Accountability in GeoAI3:00 PM–3:50 PMEnd SessionMore information will be available soon.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEthical and Explainable GeoAI Description\n\n\n\nThe Ethical and Explainable GeoAI Workshop is based on the principle that machine learning systems are not merely predictive models but tools that profoundly influence real-world decision-making. The transition from data collection and model prediction to decision automation highlights the need for robust ethical evaluations\, especially when system outcomes affect diverse populations. \n\n\n\nIncorporating societal values into machine learning—such as considering cost sensitivity when errors have substantial impacts—moves beyond accuracy as the sole measure of success. In sensitive scenarios\, threshold-setting adjustments are essential to align AI decision-making with ethical standards\, as in predictive policing\, where missteps can reinforce biases or initiate feedback loops. These “runaway feedback loops\,” where model predictions influence future training data\, are a key issue that the workshop will address by promoting transparent\, ethically sound model designs. \n\n\n\nBy tackling these pressing ethical challenges\, Texas A&M will help cultivate AI systems that are accountable\, equitable\, and transparent. This workshop not only supports Texas A&M’s commitment to responsible AI but also creates an interdisciplinary platform for collaboratively navigating these ethical complexities in machine learning. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWorkshop Co-Chairs\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSulong Zhou  \n\n\n\nDepartment of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning TAMIDS-Urban AI Lab sulong.zhou@tamu.edu \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nXinyue Ye \n\n\n\nDepartment of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning | Center for Geospatial Sciences Applications\, and Technology | TAMIDS-Urban AI Labxinyue.ye@tamu.edu \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMartin Peterson \n\n\n\nDepartment of Philosophymartinpeterson@tamu.edu \n\n\n\n\n\nOrganization Committee Members\n\n\n\n\nSulong Zhou (Co-Chairs)\, Texas A&M University\n\n\n\nXinyue Ye (Co-Chairs)\, Texas A&M University\n\n\n\nMartin Peterson (Co-Chairs)\, Texas A&M University\n\n\n\nJames Doss-Gollin\, Rice University\n\n\n\nDaniel Goldberg\, Texas A&M University\n\n\n\nJunfeng Jiao\, UT Austin\n\n\n\nGengchen Mai\, UT Austin\n\n\n\nJinmeng Rao\, Google DeepMind\n\n\n\nCason Schmit\, Texas A&M University\n\n\n\nYunpeng (Jack) Zhang\, University of Houston\n\n\n\nZhe Zhang\, Texas A&M University\n\n\n\nLei Zou\, Texas A&M University
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