Dr. Xuantong (Tony) Wang

xuanwang@ttu.edu | Department of Geosciences, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas 79409
Education

PhD
University of Denver, Geography
2016 – 2020
MS
University of Pennsylvania, Master of Environmental Studies
2014 – 2016
BS
UC Berkeley, Environmental Economics and Policy
2011 – 2014
 

Professional Experience

Department of Geosciences, Texas Tech University

08/ 2021 – Present
Assistant Professor

Department of Geosciences, Texas Tech University
08/ 2020 – 08/2021
Teaching Assistant Professor

Department of Geography and Geographic Information Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
10/ 2019 – 05/ 2020
Software Developer

Office of Innovative Mobility

Colorado Department of Transportation
09/ 2019 – 05/ 2020
Lecturer

Department of Geography and Environmental Sciences, University of Colorado Denver
09/ 2016 – 05/ 2020
Graduate Teaching and Research Assistant

Department of Geography & the Environment, University of Denver

Honors and Awards

Dr. Robert D.Rudd Memorial Award (2019)

AAG Cyberinfrastructure Specialty Group Robert Raskin Competition Travel Award (2019) Doctoral Fellowship of Inclusive Engagement (2017)

DU Dean’s Scholarship (2016)

American Association of Geographers Poster Award (2016)

UPenn Student of the Year - Department of Earth and Environmental Science (2016) Singapore International Scholarship (2006-2010)

Certifications

University of Denver Online Teaching Certificate Passed Charted Financial Analyst Level 1 in 2016 Microsoft Data Science Certificate

Professional Energy Manager Certificate

40-Hour Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response Training

 Publications

Book Chapter

Wang, X*., Li, J., & Zhang, T. (2020). Building a GPU-Enabled Analytical Workflow for Maritime Pattern Discovery Using Automatic Identification System Data. In High Performance Computing for Geospatial Applications (pp. 227-248). Springer.

Journal Papers Accepted
Costanza, R., Anderson, S., Sutton, P., Mulder, K., Mulder, O., Kubiszewski, I., Wang, X., Xin, L., Pérez-Maqueo, O., Martinez., M., Jarvis. D., Dee, G. (2021). The global value of coastal wetlands for storm protection. Global Environmental Change, 70, 102328.

Li, J*., Wang, X., He, Z., Zhang, T. (2021). A Personalized Activity-based Spatiotemporal Risk Mapping Approach to COVID-19 Pandemic. Cartography and Geographic Information Science.

Li, J*., Wang, X., & Zhang, T. (2021). Sequence-based centrality measures in maritime transportation networks. IET Intelligent Transport Systems.

Qi, B., Wang, X*., & Sutton, P. (2021). Can Nighttime Satellite Imagery Inform Our Understanding of Education Inequality?. Remote Sensing, 13(5), 843.

Wang, X*., Rafa, M., Moyer, J. D., Li, J., Scheer, J., & Sutton, P. (2019). Estimation and Mapping of Sub-National GDP in Uganda Using NPP-VIIRS Imagery. Remote Sensing, 11(2), 163.

Wang, X., Li, J*., & Zhang, T. (2019). A Machine-Learning Model for Zonal Ship Flow Prediction Using AIS Data: A Case Study in the South Atlantic States Region. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 7(12), 463.

Wang, X*., Sutton, P. C., & Qi, B. (2019). Global Mapping of GDP at 1 km2 Using VIIRS Nighttime Satellite Imagery. ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information, 8(12), 580.

Li, J*., Wang, X., Zhang, T., & Xu, Y. (2018). Efficient Parallel K Best Connected Trajectory (K-BCT) Query with GPGPU: A Combinatorial Min-Distance and Progressive Bounding Box Approach. ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information, 7(7), 239.

Policy Briefs and Reports
Rafa, M., Moyer, J. D., Wang, X., & Sutton, P. (2018). Using Nightlights for Poverty Analysis in Uganda. Invited Policy Brief for USAID. The Frederick S. Pardee Center for International Futures, University of Denver, Denver, CO.

Rafa, M., Moyer, J. D., Wang, X., & Sutton, P. (2017). Estimating district GDP in Uganda. Invited Research Paper for USAID. The Frederick S. Pardee Center for International Futures, University of Denver, Denver, CO.

Funding

Microsoft Azure “AI for Earth” Grant (2018). $20,000 Azure Credit. Microsoft Azure “AI for Earth” Grant (2017). $20,000 Azure Credit. University of Pennsylvania Walker’s Fund for Field Research (2015). $5,000

Teaching Experience

Position
Title
University
Teaching Assistant Professor
Spatial Problem Solving (GEOG 380)
UIUC
Teaching Assistant Professor
High Performance Geospatial Computing (GEOG 479/507)
UIUC
Teaching Assistant

Professor
GeoAI and Machine Learning (GEOG 527)
UIUC
Teaching Assistant Professor
Geospatial Data Science for Knowledge Discovery in Illinois (GEOG 224)
UIUC
Lecturer
Geospatial Big Data
UC Denver
Lecturer
Cartography and Computer Mapping
UC Denver
Lecturer
Intro to GIS
UC Denver
Co-Instructor
Professional Development
DU

Conference and Presentation

American Geophysical Union Conference (2019)

Poster presentation: A grid-based hierarchical decomposition strategy for memory-efficient LiDAR processing with GPUs

American Association of Geographers Annual Conference (2019)

Paper presentation: A spatiotemporal sequence mining approach for ship trajectory data Paper presentation (co-presenter): Assessing Learning Outcomes in Geography and Environmental Science at the University of Denver

American Association of Geographers Annual Conference (2018)

Paper presentation: VisAIS: A multidimensional visualization client to support analysis of AIS information

Paper presentation (co-presenter): Using nighttime imagery to estimate Gross Domestic Product at sub-national levels in Africa

DURAP (2018)

Poster-presentation: Using Multi-Source geospatial data to assess the socioeconomic development in Africa

American Association of Geographers Annual Conference (2017) Paper presentation: An analysis of global migratory birds’ distribution American Association of Geographers Regional Conference (2016)

Poster presentation: Conservation of Sui Minority Language in southern China