I just returned from a valuable visit to the ISI Foundation in Torino, where I had the opportunity to connect with experts in urban mobility. A highlight was catching up with my PhD co-supervisor, Prof. Leo Ferres, as we exchanged insights on mobility dynamics, particularly in Latin America and Chile. During my visit, I shared […]
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We are happy to share that our paper was published in Computers, Environment and Urban Systems. In the paper, we investigate spatial accessibility and transport equity at national level in Finland with open source tools! The work was lead by the brilliant Matti Pönkänen and in great collaboration with Miloš N Mladenović and Henrikki! 👏 […]
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We are sad (but excited at the same time!) to say that our beloved team member Bryan Vallejo will return to his home country Ecuador in September and starts a cool job at Charles Darwin Foundation in Galapagos islands. Bryan has been a dear colleague of ours for many years (both at GIST Lab and […]
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We are delighted to announce the successful initiation of the MAPICO workshops, which began in September 2024. These workshops aim to foster collaboration and innovation among professionals and researchers in urban planning and transport, supporting the broader goals of the MAPICO project. The first workshop, held on Friday, 20th September 2024, was designed as a […]
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We were happy to host Prof. Martin Tomko from the University of Melbourne, Australia who gave an exciting talk at the GeoSPA Seminar Series. A fun fact: Martin was the PhD co-supervisor of our GIST Lab team member Subhrasankha Day. 🙂
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We are happy to announce that we have a new team member joining the GIST Lab, Dr. Oleksandr Karasov. Welcome! Oleksandr is leading a new project called Ukrainability that explores the impact of war on human-environment interactions in Ukraine. Before joining GIST Lab, Oleksandr worked as a Postdoctoral researcher at the Digital Geography Lab, University […]
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We were happy to host Prof. Adam Dennett from the Centre of Advanced Spatial Analysis (CASA), University College London who is collaborating with GIST Lab related to the Mapico -project. Adam also gave a super interesting talk at the GeoSPA Seminar Series. Below are some pictures from this visit.
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MAPICO Team at Mobile Tartu Conference: Advancing Sustainable Mobility Research Over the past few days, the MAPICO team had the incredible opportunity to participate in the Mobile Tartu Conference, a premier event focused on mobile big data analytics for building just and sustainable societies. The conference brought together a vibrant community of mobility researchers—ranging from […]
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We are excited to share the success of the Geoinformatics Research Days 2024, held on May 20-21 at Aalto University in Espoo, Finland. This annual event, now in its 10th year, brought together scholars and experts from around the globe to present cutting-edge geospatial projects and research. This year marked a significant transformation, as we […]
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