Morteza Karimzadeh

  • Assistant Professor of Geography
  • Affiliate Assistant Professor, Computer Science, Information Science
  • spatial data science
  • visual analytics
  • geographic information retrieval
  • machine learning
  • geovisualization
  • PhD Penn State, 2018
  • GIS

Research Interests 

I am a spatial data scientist, with research and contributions cutting across geographic information retrieval, machine learning, geovisualization, and visual analytics. I conduct integrative research that brings together data science with social/environmental science to inform best practices for a more sustainable and equitable society. My research primarily focuses on method development, spanning various domains including Geospatial Artificial Intelligence for sea ice mapping, human mobility analysis, social media analytics, energy (resilience and production), crisis management, situational awareness, precision agriculture, and digital humanities; and I am always excited about applying my expertise in other domains. Please see our lab website for the latest on our work and projects.

Current Research 

 

More Info 

Prospective students: I am actively recruiting students. Please checkout our lab website and explore our projects. Feel free to reach out to me with your CV, explaining how your research background and expertise may align with my work, and what areas you'd be interested in working on in the future.

Recent Courses Taught 

  • Fall 2024  GEOG 4003/5100  Topics in Geographic Skills: Machine Learning & Spatial Data
  • Spring 2024  GEOG 3023  Statistics and Geographic Data
  • Spring 2024  GEOG 5100/PSYC 6831PSCI/SOCY 6851  Interdisciplinary Social Science Project Seminar
  • Fall 2023  GEOG 3023  Statistics and Geographic Data
  • Fall 2023  GEOG 4003/5100  Topics in Geographic Skills: Machine Learning & Spatial Data
  • Fall 2023  GEOG 5100/PSYC 6831PSCI/SOCY 6851  Interdisciplinary Social Science Project Seminar
  • Spring 2023  GEOG 3023  Statistics and Geographic Data
  • Spring 2023  GEOG 5100/PSYC 6831PSCI/SOCY 6851  Interdisciplinary Social Science Project Seminar
  • Fall 2022  GEOG 4003/5100  Topics in Geographic Skills: Machine Learning & Spatial Data
  • Fall 2022  GEOG 4043/5043  Advanced Geovisualation and Web Mapping
  • Fall 2021  GEOG 4003/5100  Topics in Geographic Skills: Machine Learning & Spatial Data
  • Fall 2021  GEOG 4043/5043  Advanced Geovisualation and Web Mapping
  • Spring 2021  GEOG 3023  Statistics and Geographic Data
  • Fall 2020  GEOG 4003/5100  Topics in Geographic Skills: Spatial Data Science
  • Fall 2020  GEOG 4203/5203  Geographic Information Science: Spatial Modeling
  • Spring 2020  GEOG 3023  Statistics and Geographic Data
  • Fall 2019  GEOG 3023  Statistics and Geographic Data