Prof. Qihao Weng, Director of the JC STEM Lab of Earth Observations and Research Centre for Artificial Intelligence in Geomatics (RCAIG) at PolyU attended GEO Symposium and Open Data & Open Knowledge (ODOK) Workshop in Hangzhou, Zhejiang in September.
During the symposium, Prof. Weng delivered a speech titled “Earth Observations and GeoAI Technologies for the Urbanization, Climate, & Energy Nexus”. In the talk, he emphasised the importance of leveraging geospatial data and AI to understand and manage the interactions between urbanization, climate change, and energy use. Prof. Weng currently serves as the Lead of Global Urban Observation and Information Initiative in the Group on Earth Observations (GEO), an inter-government organization based on Geneva, Switzerland.
In the poster session of the GEO Symposium, Dr Pir Mohammad showcased the RCAIG team’s recent research on “Comparing existing heat wave indices in identifying dangerous heat wave outdoor conditions”. Dr Mohammad engaged in vibrant discussions with international attendees related to the heat stress and call for a better future sustainability.
Prior to the GEO symposium, Dr Mohammad also participated in the one-day Storyline Workshop organised by the National Geographic Society. He drafted a story based on the recent research on heat wave indices in the workshop and got fruitful comments from the organiser of the workshop.
The Group on Earth Observations (GEO) is a global collaboration dedicated to understanding the Earth in all its complexity. As a collaborative intergovernmental body, GEO is dedicated to co-producing user-driven Earth Intelligence solutions. GEO is a partnership of more than 100 national governments and in excess of 100 Participating Organizations that envisions a future where decisions and actions for the benefit of humankind are informed by coordinated, comprehensive and sustained Earth observations.
