Call for Abstract for the 2nd International Conference 2019

Following the success of the first International Conference on Urban Informatics (ICUI) in 2017, the Department of Land Surveying & Geo-Informatics (LSGI) at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) is proud to host the Second ICUI at PolyU during 24-26 June 2019.

The conference aims to provide a platform for leading scientists, engineers, practitioners, young scholars, and researchers from Hong Kong, the region, and the world to share their interests in Urban Informatics, as well as potentially contribute to the publication of a Special issue of Environment and Planning B: Urban Analytics and City Science. The occasion will focus on topics in (1) Urban Science and Systems,(2) Urban Sensing, (3) Urban Big Data Infrastructure, (4) Urban Computing, and (5) Urban Problems and Possible Solutions. A Post-Conference workshop and visit to enterprises of urban informatics and related industries will be jointly organized with the Shenzhen University.

On behalf of the Organization Committee of ICUI 2019, it is with great pleasure that I invite you to join the conference with LSGI’s Distinguished Chair Professors Michael Goodchild and Michael Batty and submit the abstract for your latest research discoveries related to the following theme sections via the Online Submission System .

Some of Keynote Speakers

• Prof. Michael F. GOODCHILD, Emeritus Professor of Geography, University of California,
  Santa Barbara
• Prof. Michael BATTY, Bartlett Professor of Planning, University College London
• Prof. Anthony G.O. YEH, Academician of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chair Professor of
  Department of Urban Planning and Design, The University of Hong Kong
• Prof. Chenghu ZHOU, Academician of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Research Professor and
  Deputy Director of the Institute of Geographical Sciences and Natural Resources, CAS; Director
  of the State Key Laboratory of Resources and Environment Information System
• Prof. Qingquan LI, President, Shenzhen University

Organized by:
Department of Land Surveying and Geo-Informatics
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Website: https://www.polyu.edu.hk/lsgi/icui2019/
Enquiry: +852-3400 8158 (Ms Anna Choi)
Email: icui.2019@polyu.edu.hk

• Guidelines for Submission
• Abstracts (1,200 words or more and in Microsoft Word format, please refer to the template)
  should be submitted electronically via the Online Submission System for review by the
  Organizing Committee.
• Authors of accepted abstracts will be notified by email. Please find the “Important Dates” below.
• Authors of selected abstracts will be invited to submit a full paper. Those papers will be further
  reviewed and; if accepted, will be published in a Special issue of Environment and Planning B:
  Urban Analytics and City Science.

Important Dates
Deadline for abstract submission: 15 January, 2019
Notice of acceptance by email: 15 February, 2019
Early bird registration: 15 February, 2019 - 15 May, 2019
Submission of contribution to the special issues of
Environment and Planning B (for invited authors): 15 June, 2019

We look forward to meeting you at the ICUI 2019!