The Center for Information Convergence and Strategy (CICS) envisions, develops and deploys strategic future-aware technology solutions.

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22 Feb 2024
When: Fri, Feb 23, 3:30pm PDT Where: Storm Hall 320 @SDSU What: Another @SDSUGeography colloquium featuring a @CICS_SDSU Co-Director. This time @Pottathil, President @IRIHeadquarters, on "Spatial Dynamics: Data, Behavior, and Trajectory". 👉cics.sdsu.edu/👈

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6 Oct 2023
Next week, co-director @AndreSkupin will be weaving together #AI, #trust, #regulation, #EUAIAct, #ExplainableAI, and #cartography in the colloquium series @SDSUGeography. When: Fri, Oct 13, 3:30pm PDT Where: Storm Hall 316, @SDSU
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9 Jun 2023
Busy summer has kicked off, w/ @CICS_SDSU researchers reaching across the nation and the globe. @Pottathil once again chairing #LeftOfBoom conference, @AndreSkupin busy in Norway, Germany, South Africa. My-Thu Tran in Nepal, Vietnam. Caleb Smith @NGA_GEOINT. Karen Haines @USNRL.
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30 May 2023
CICS co-director @AndreSkupin was named "Most Influential Faculty" in the Urban Studies program @SDSU. Looks like his innovative courses, such as on #DataVisualization (GEOG 581), are having an impact beyond #geography. 👉urbanstudies.sdsu.edu/👈
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On 11 May, #INTPART DTRF project meeting took place in Sogndal, Norway. Hosted by @vestforsk The project aims to strengthen research partnership within disruptive technologies like #BigData #AI #edgecomputing for critical infrastructure resilience (Photo credit: @MalinWaage)
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6 Oct 2022
Sure to be another great event hosted by @BigDataResearch. CICS researchers engaged in the long-running collaboration with @vestforsk are looking forward to participating in this symposium. See you in #Sogndal!
#Researchers, #policy experts, and #practitioners across #AI, #BigData & #Digitalization will gather in #Sogndal, #Norway on 9-10 May 2023. If you are interested in participating in this international event, we encourage you read the Call for Papers: bigdata.vestforsk.no/saidd20…
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How to improve knowledge transfer across organisations by knowledge graphs❓🧠🔄🧠 Special guests: Dr. Oscar Corcho @ocorcho and @AndreSkupin Join our NEW ELISE Webinar: ✍️🏽Register here: joinup.ec.europa.eu/node/705…
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Fri, Mar 25, 3:30pm PDT: Dr. Joshua Campbell @disruptivegeo speaks about #Technology and #Policy Trends affecting #Geography in #NationalSecurity Details: geography.sdsu.edu/about/eve…
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Glad to share this paper 👇— our collaboration with colleagues from Japan, USA and Hong Kong under #INTPART programme @forskningsradet @hemant_pt @human_info_lab @CICS_SDSU @andreaslo @UiB #BigData #DisasterManagement #CrisisManagement #InformationTechnology
Pleased to share this published paper in @IEEEXplore the IEEE Transactions on Big Data. ieeexplore.ieee.org/document… It's resulted from one of our #Transnational #collaborations on #BigData and #EmergencyManagement
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Fri, Mar 4, 3:30pm PST: Geography Colloquium with @DrGIScience Steve Prager presenting on "#AR4D and the Life Geographic". #Agriculture #Research for #Development Details: geography.sdsu.edu/about/eve… @BiovIntCIAT_eng @COP25CL
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10 Feb 2022
Looking forward to Feb 17 (9am PST, 6pm CET) webinar on #Geospatial #KnowledgeRepresentation and #Analytics hosted by ISPRS Commission IV, featuring @AndreSkupin & @a_ballatore Info/registration: isprs.org/news/announcements… @isprs @ISPRS_SC @ISPRS_TCIV
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10 Dec 2021
See Co-Director @AndreSkupin present in this 24-hour global event, Sat at 5pm PST. 24hoursciencemap.info/ #datavisualization #knowledgeanalytics

Excited to join in this celebration of #science #mapping, #macroscopes, and the monumental atlas trilogy now complete with the "Atlas of Forecasts". mitpress.mit.edu/books/atlas… scimaps.org/
15 Mar 2021
From Goodchild to @simulacrandrew in 90 mins. Including CICS co-director @AndreSkupin presenting 3 #dataviz projects in 3 mins: #coronavirus #STEMI #geospatial. bigdata.sdsu.edu/coronavirus… ogc.org/OGCtechExplorer

Reminder: There is still time to register our annual spatial lightning talks scheduled at 10 am - 11:30 am PT on March 16th (TOMORROW). We have a great speaker lineup. Check details at: spatial.ucsb.edu/2021-lighte… and register at: ucsb.zoom.us/meeting/registe….
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4 Mar 2021
Proud to have hosted audience of 170 for "#Cybersecurity: Era of #5G" presented by FBI San Diego Citizens Academy Alumni Assoc (fbisdcaaa.org), in collaboration with Intelligence Research Institute @IRIHeadquarters. @Pottathil moderated panel of govt/industry experts.
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And done. Thanks to attendees and to @BigDataResearch for hosting. #DataVisualization of #coronavirus research literature, processed via: @webofscience -> #Sci2 (thanks @katycns) -> @Gephi -> @ArcGISPro ->@ArcGISStoryMaps & #ArcGISDashboards: bigdata.sdsu.edu/coronavirus…
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28 Jan 2021
Early riser on the Pacific: 20 minutes before Co-Director @AndreSkupin kicks off seminar on his efforts at #scientometric #visualization of #coronavirus. 5am PST | 8am EST | 2pm CET
3rd seminar in our BDEM project seminar series will take place on 28 January at 14:00 hours (CET). Topic: Coronavirus SoS: Establishing Common Ground through Science Mapping. Speaker: Dr. André Skupin, San Diego State University More info: bdem.squarespace.com/s/BDEM-…
17 Sep 2020
Sixth Annual #LeftOfBoom Conference on Proactive Threat Mitigation Strategies held Sep 9-11 in San Diego, thanks to @IRIHeadquarters. Global audience engaged in virtual forum with 40 speakers from @FBI @WCO_OMD @DHSgov @USGS @EPA @OSCE @Qualcomm @SAIC @darvisinc and many more.
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28 Jul 2020
Mapping the structure of #COVID science with #ArcGISDashboards at bigdata.sdsu.edu/coronavirus… now has improved look-up of #Wikipedia content and experimental crosswalk to 30k #Coronavirus research papers, thanks to inference & hosting by @BigKnowledgeCo. @ArcGISApps @ArcGISOnline
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20 Apr 2020
#LessonsLearned from #coronavirus #pandemic will loom large when #LeftOfBoom VI convenes at its new dates: Sep 9-11, 2020. #StayInformed #StaySafe #StayTuned
23 Jan 2020
CICS is pleased to announce the launch of Left of Boom VI, the Sixth Annual Conference on Proactive #ThreatMitigation, jointly organized with #IntelligenceResearchInstitute (IRI). leftofboomconference.com/ intelligenceresearchinstitut… #LeftOfBoom @SDSU @SDSUGeography
18 Apr 2020
We see that @AndreSkupin is at it again, with #visualization of #Coronavirus research papers. #StoryMap now has an #ArcGIS #Dashboard sibling, with live Wikipedia content: bigdata.sdsu.edu/coronavirus… @ArcGISApps @ArcGISOnline
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