cal methods, and (3) understanding factors that contribute to land systems change. He has significant research interest in emerging interdisciplinary topics and works with very large-scale spatial datasets. He is expanding his extensive knowledge of geography, data science, and algorithms to solve complex problems. He authored over 95 scientific publications including 55 journal articles, 28 refereed conference proceedings, 2 books, 10 book chapters, 10 book reviews, presented over 120 papers at