We are organising a workshop within the AGILE conference in Glasgow this June. AGILE is the annual conference for the Association of Geographic Information Laboratories in Europe. This year’s conference theme “Geographic Information Science for a Sustainable Future” aims to explore the critical role of geographic information science in shaping a sustainable future. The conference will be hosted at the University of Glasgow from the 4th June – 7th June 2024.
Our workshop’s title is “Mapping Minds: Exploring the Intersection of Spatial Cognition, Computational Design, Neuroscience and Spatial Data Science”, and we aim to consolidate expertise around spatial cognition from different disciplines (architecture, design, Computer Science, GIScience, and neuroscience). We expect the contributions to the workshop to address spatial and computational design and their influence on cognitive load, human perception, and behaviour.
We encourage contributions addressing the built environment in its broadest sense – from urban and territorial scales to architectural and interior spaces. We are particularly interested in studies employing geospatial data in the context of architecture and the built environment through the lens of cognitive load. We also welcome discussions on the application of computational techniques to address key issues such as health, wellness, poverty, disparity, and more broadly, one or more Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
We welcome submissions as extended abstract covering but not limited to the following topics:
- Effective and sustainable design informed by spatial cognition research
- Cognitive load and its impact on human behaviour (attention, wayfinding, and overall wellbeing)
- The integration of big geospatial data and AI to improve cognition and memory
- Computational design, cognitive load and emergency responses
- Spatial cognition, intelligent navigation strategies and realisations
- Spatial cognition in virtual and augmented reality
Submission format: maximum two-page including introduction, method, outcomes or expected outcomes, and conclusion. Extended abstract shall be written with Times New Roman font, single line spacing and 11 font size. Extended abstracts can contain figures and tables. Submission as a single PDF sent via email to Jia Wang (J.Wang@greenwich.ac.uk).
Submission deadline: May 13th, 2024
Acceptance notification: May 20th, 2024
Accepted abstracts will have the opportunities to be presented at the workshop, and their extended full paper versions will be invited for submission to a special issue on Spatial Cognition in Computational Sustainability and Design of City and Built Environment.
For more details of this workshop, and other interesting workshops host by this year’s AGILE, click here. We look forward to your contributions!