Transitions in Geosimulation
Inaugural lecture of Derek Karssenberg
Professor Derek Karssenberg will hold his inaugural lecture on 11 October 2023 at 16:15. His lecture is titled 'Transitions in Geosimulation'. Karssenberg is professor of Computational Geography in the Department of Physical Geography at the Faculty of Geosciences.
The vast amount of data, computing power, and software will lead to significant improvement in computer simulation of geo-systems. This will only be possible if we can better integrate AI and computer science with the geosciences.
Our environment is under pressure due to intensive use of our natural capital and climate change. Examples include a decline in biodiversity, floods, or heat with effects on our health. For policy, it is essential to understand how such geographical systems work and to be able to predict likely future development. Computer models that can simulate systems are an important tool for this.
Derek Karssenberg and his team aim to optimise the development and use of such models. It requires an integration of scientific knowledge and advanced software technology.
Karssenberg: Computational Geography is developing rapidly. The available data and computing power are growing exponentially. This allows totally new methods to be applied from artificial intelligence and software engineering. Because of the major role of models in science and policy-making, it is at the same time essential that choices made in modelling and the model code are available, which will also lead to higher quality of our research.