Purdue GIS Day Agenda

Thursday, November 7, 2024 in Stewart Center

TimeSessionRoom
7:30–8:00 AMPoster and exhibitor set upSTEW 214
8:00 AMCheck-in and registration open2nd floor hallway
8:00–9:00 AMView posters, meet with exhibitors, coffee and refreshmentsSTEW 214
9:00–10:00 AMStudent Lightning TalksSTEW 218
10:00–11:00 AMMorning Keynote:
“The Burgeoning AI Model Ecosystem and Its Potential Impact on GIS”
Gregory Brunner, Esri		STEW 218
11:00–11:30 AMView posters, meet with exhibitors, coffee and refreshmentsSTEW 214
11:30 AM–12:15 PMStudent Lightning TalksSTEW 218
12:15 PMBoxed lunches availableSTEW 214
12:30–1:30 PMCareer Panel Lunch
– Ryan Bowe, Aviation Project Manager, Woolpert
– Gregory Brunner, Principal Data Scientist and Team Lead, Esri
– Michael Johns, Geospatial Specialist Leader, Databricks
– Joan Keene, GIS Director, Hamilton County, IN
– Phil Worrall, Geospatial Consultant, Philip Worrall LLC		STEW 218
1:30–2:00 PMView posters, meet with exhibitors, coffee and refreshmentsSTEW 214
2:00–3:00 PMResearch and Industry presentations

“Multimodal Remote Sensing Scene Classification Using VLMs and Dual-Cross Attention Networks”
Jinjin Cai, Ph.D. candidate
Purdue University

“Building an Open Geospatial Data Ecosystem: Data to Science Engine (D2SE)”
Jinha Jung, Associate Professor of Civil Engineering
Minyoung Jung, Postdoctoral Researcher in Civil Engineering
Benjamin Hancock, Senior Web Developer in Agricultural & Biological EngineeringPurdue University

“AI in Action: Enhancing Hamilton County’s Mapping and Geospatial Initiatives”
Joan Keene, GIS Director, Hamilton County, IN
Philip Worrall, Geospatial Consultant, Philip Worrall LLC

“Finding and Accessing Statewide GIS Data”  
Shaun Scholer, GIS Program Director
Daniel Council, Geographic Information Outreach Coordinator
Indiana Geographic Information Office 		STEW 218
3:00–4:00 PMAfternoon Keynote:
“Any-Scale Spatial Analysis on Databricks”
Michael Johns, Databricks		STEW 218
4:00–4:30 PMStudent Lightning Talk and Poster awardsSTEW 218