CUSP Research Seminar: Geoff Boeing
The Center for Urban Science + Progress (CUSP) at NYU Tandon invites you to attend a lecture titled "Generalizing and Localizing the Science of Urban Networks" by Geoff Boeing, assistant professor at the University of Southern California Sol Price School of Public Policy, as part of the Fall 2024 CUSP Research Seminar Series. This lecture is open to the public with advance registration.
Lecture Title
Generalizing and Localizing the Science of Urban Networks
About the Lecture
Cities have been the study of scientific inquiry for over a century. Today, urban science aims to describe, predict, and explain cities through the tools of computer science, statistical physics, and geospatial data science. This talk considers two paths to improve its scientific generalizability and local usefulness, focusing on examples of urban network analysis. First, conducting urban science without samples can sidestep traditional induction challenges. Second, localizing urban science to individual sites in collaboration with local partners can produce better-validated and more-actionable findings for evidence-informed planning practice. The talk concludes by considering how the academic community can foster better urban science through better theory-infused tools for planning research and practice.
About the Speaker
Geoff Boeing is an Assistant Professor in USC’s Department of Urban Planning and Spatial Analysis, the Director of USC’s Urban Data Lab, and a Nonresident Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution. Professor Boeing’s research revolves around city planning, urban form, and geospatial data science. His work has been shortlisted by the Information Is Beautiful Awards and the NetSci Visualization Awards, and covered by The Economist, The Guardian, The Atlantic, The Washington Post, The San Francisco Chronicle, The Boston Globe, The Los Angeles Times, and many other media outlets. He has served as a consultant for several planning, policymaking, and public health organizations.
Visitor Information
Please visit the NYU Tandon website for directions and a campus map. Advance registration through Eventbrite is required for campus access at NYU for external guests. Attendees who are not current students, faculty, or staff at NYU, including alumni, are asked to register using a personal email address.
About the Urban Science Research Seminar Series
The Center for Urban Science + Progress’s annual Research Seminar series features leading voices in the growing field of urban informatics examining real-world challenges facing cities and urban environments around the world. The Fall 2024 series is organized by Urban Science Faculty Fellows Mehak Sachdeva and Zhaoxi Zhang together with Assistant Professors Takahiro Yabe, Qi Sun, and Graham Dove.
Speakers for the Fall 2024 series include Yuki Miura (NYU), Prince Michael Amegbor (NYU), Vivek Singh (Rutgers University), Geoff Boeing (University of Southern California), Robert Goodspeed(University of Michigan), ChengHe Guan (NYU Shanghai, NYU Wagner, East China Normal University), Yanxiao Feng (New Jersey Institute of Technology), and Dharik Mallapragada (NYU).