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Interview: The Promise of Big Data - Climate, Justice, and Governance in Big Data

• Link: Video Snippet and Full Article
• Date: February 2025
• Event: Interview with Nu Data
• Host: Nhi Corcoran
• Details:
  • Invited to speak on the potential opportunities and risks presented by big data in the climate justice space
  • Quoted in article addressing the intersection of data justice and sustainability

Panel Moderator & Organizer: Taking GIS Beyond the Classroom

• Date: November 2024
• Event: Montclair State University, GIS Day(s) 2024
• Presenter: Charles Knoble
• Details:
  • Participated in planning week-long GIS Day(s) celebration including tech demonstration, map gallery, software open house, industry tabling, panel session, and networking dinner
  • Moderated public panel of online and virtual speakers discussing recent GIS trends in research, industry, and hiring
  • Hosted software open house, instructing public attendees on GIS basics using GIS Online, dashboards, and story maps

Guest Lecturer: GIS in Water Resource Management

• Date: November 2024
• Event: New Jersey City University, Water Chronicles Course
• Presenter: Charles Knoble
• Details:
  • Introduced inter-disciplinary group of undergraduate students to GIS in water resources through hybrid lecture
  • Provided hands-on lab exploring lead exposure risk in New Jersey using ArcGIS Online and Story Maps

Poster Presentation: Don’t Let Lead Lead on Environmental Justice: Developing a Dynamic System Level Injustice Detection Tool in Newark NJ

• Link: Poster Abstract
• Date: May 2024
• Event: Clean Energy and Sustainability Analytics Center Annual Summit
• Presenter: Charles Knoble
• Details:
  • Research poster presentation session hosted by the Clean Energy and Sustainability Analytics Center
  • Presented poster on the development of a simulative tool for detecting lead using environmental, socioeconomic, and big data sources

Paper Presentation: A System Dynamics Simulative Approach to Lead Remediation in the Era of Big Data

• Date: April 2024
• Event: American Association of Geographers Annual Meeting 2024
• Presenter: Charles Knoble
• Details:
  • Paper presentation for the session, GeoAI and Deep Learning Symposium – Responsible GeoAI II: Justice and Accuracy
  • Presentation discussed ongoing research on the development of a system dynamics simulative tool for lead detection with environmental justice considerations

Workshop Host: Practicing Critical GIS in the Era of Big Data and AI

• Link: Video Recording
• Date: March 2024
• Event: University of California Davis, maptimeDavis Group
• Presenter: Charles Knoble
• Details:
  • Developed and led two-hour hybrid workshop for 20 in-person and online attendees
  • Engaged attendees with Critical GIS publications and Big Data environmental research
  • Conducted hands-on demonstration using ArcGIS Online to analyze and assess big data

Speaker: GIS Professionals Presentations

• Date: November 2023
• Event: Montclair State University, Geographic Information Systems Day
• Presenters: Charles Knoble, Nicholas D’Ambrosio, Amy Ferdinand, Rolihlahla Ferdinand
• Details:
  • Public presentations from a group of public, private, and academic GIS professionals on the application of GIS in different fields
  • Provided 30-minute presentation on the basics of GIS and the importance of integrating Critical GIS

Paper Presentation: Trends in Modern Environmental Justice Studies: A Review of the Techniques, Methodologies, and Findings

• Date: May 2023
• Event: Sigma Xi Student Research Symposium, Montclair State University
• Presenter: Charles Knoble
• Details:
• Environmental science symposium hosted by Montclair State University’s Sigma Xi chapter
• Informational presentation discussing recent trends in environmental justice research publications

Poster Presentation: Environmental Justice in New Jersey: An Exploration of Twitter as an Early Detection Tool

• Link: Poster Abstract
• Date: April 2023
• Event: Montclair State University, Student Research Symposium
• Presenter: Charles Knoble
• Details:
  • Research poster presentation session hosted by Montclair State University
  • Presented poster on results derived from big data integration investigation for environmental justice

Paper Presentation: A Big Data Exploration of Injustice: Twitter Data and Environmental Justice in New Jersey

• Date: March 2023
• Event: American Association of Geographers, Annual Meeting 2023
• Presenter: Charles Knoble
• Details:
  • Paper presentation for Symposium on Harnessing the Geospatial Data Revolution for Sustainability Solutions: Data-intensive and Computational Geography
  • Presentation discussed research on the integration of social media and remote sensing big data into environmental injustice detection

Speaker: Guide to Fleet Electrification

• Date: October 2020
• Event: Center for Sustainable Energy
• Presenters: Tim Mensalvas, Rick Teebay, Charles Knoble, Bridget Tighe
• Details:
  • Instructional webinar addressing fleet electrification mandates and policies
  • Presented on pressing California mandates and addressed potential upcoming policy shifts