Cartography & GIS
Cartography & GIS focusses on the techniques for analysing geographical data and for visualizing these on maps.
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The GeoAI Research Center and UGent Crime Lab are offering a full-time PhD position in the field of Geospatial AI (GeoAI) and Geography of Crime at Ghent University. The position starts on 1 October 2025, or as soon as possible thereafter. The successful candidate will contribute to a research project on geographic patterns of crime and their environmental determinants, focusing on:
- Fine-grained spatial data modelling of street environments using GeoAI
- Understanding the role of geographic environment in crimes and crime diversity
- Spatio-temporal analysis based on large-scale geospatial data
Applications (in English) must be submitted by 1 September 2025 and include:
- A cover letter (max. 2 pages)
- A CV with one referee
- Bachelor and master transcripts or interim documents
- A 1-page summary of your master's thesis or recent research work
For more information and the full job description, visit: https://geoai.ugent.be
Research themes
Cartography & GIS focusses on geographical information, as this underpins both the domain of cartography and geographical information science.
A broad multidisciplinarity (computer sciences, archaeology, cognition, sport sciences) characterizes the conducted projects.
Important in the research is the use of modern methodologies (e.g. eye tracking, WiFi tracking, UAVs, etc.) and development of innovative technologies (e.g. navigation apps, 3D webGIS, etc.).
Prof. dr. Nico Van de Weghe
Prof. dr. Haosheng Huang
PhD research
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