Key details
Dr Jia Wang
Senior Lecturer in Spatial Data Science
I am currently working as a senior lecturer in spatial data science at School of Computing & Mathematical Sciences. My research focuses on spatial cognition, big spatial data, walkability and cyclability in urban spaces, and accessibility and inequality measure of marginalised communities with development of formal and computational models. Applications of my work include volunteered geographic information systems, intelligent navigation for pedestrians and cyclists, and Google dashboard designed for evaluating maternal healthcare accessibility.
Responsibilities within the university
Module Leader/ Instructor
COMP1832 Programming Fundamentals for Data Science (postgraduate)
COMP1890 Spatial Data Science (postgraduate)
COMP1814 Statistical Techniques with R (undergraduate)
MATH1197 Advanced Mathematics for Computer Science (undergraduate)
Supervisor
COMP1252 MSc project supervision
COMP1682 BSc FYP supervision
PhD co-supervision: (project title: Smart assistive technology for falls prevention: predicting falls in community-dwelling older adults using machine learning)
Recognition
- Invited talk: UCL CASA Seminar Series 2023-2024 (Topic: Mapping Minds: Revisiting My Doctoral Study a Decade Later in the Era of GeoAI)
- Workshop organisation:
- GIScience 2023 Topic: Location matters: identifying and measuring space-based inequalities for LGBT+ people
- AGILE 2024 Topic: Mapping Minds: Exploring the Intersection of Spatial Cognition, Computational Design, Neuroscience and Spatial Data Science
- Journal review & edition: I am the reviewer for several top tier international journals within and outside GIS domain such as International Journal of Geographic Information Science, Journal of Spatial Information Science, Transaction in GIS, Journal of Geographic Systems, Sustainability, Spatial Cognition and Computation, Journal of Urbanism, European Journal of Geography, and so on.
- Teaching & personal tutoring were recognised through the 2020 Student Led Teaching Awards. The awards are a student led celebration of teaching excellence and academic quality at the University of Greenwich.
- Inspirational Teaching Award (shortlisted)
- Faculty Star Award (nomination)
- Outstanding Person Tutor Award (nomination)
Research / Scholarly interests
The boundary between computer science, mathematics, spatial cognition, and geographic information science. Current research interests include:
- Navigation & sustainable travel
- Spatial cognition
- Spatial intelligence and computational design
- Qualitative approaches to spatial representation & reasoning
- Sketch map vs. language in structuring space
Greenwich Urban Intelligence: https://blogs.gre.ac.uk/agile-workshops-2024/ This is a new site documenting the collaborative research work with Professor Silvio Carta from School of Design and Creative Industries. Here, we publish work that intersects computational design, spatial data science, AI, and spatial cognition.
Key funded projects
OnTimeConsortium - Tackling In-transit delays in accessing EmOC (Emergent Maternal Care) services. Funded by Google. https://www.ontimeconsortium.org (Co-investigator since 04/2022 currently on phase II)
Project deliverable from phase I: Google emergent maternal care dashboard https://emergencyobstetriccare.webapps.google.com/overview