Four-week workshop series · November 2026 · HKU四周系列工作坊 · 2026年11月 · 香港大学

Critical GeoAI批判性 GeoAI and Society与社会

Co-convenors共同召集人

Bo Zhao, Professor赵博(Bo Zhao),教授Department of Geography, University of Washington华盛顿大学地理系

Junxi Qian, Associate Professor钱俊希(Junxi Qian),副教授Department of Geography, The University of Hong Kong香港大学地理系

Changing landscapes / 变化中的景观 An illustrative terrain surface moves between mountains, a river valley, a coast, and a city. Select the landscape name to advance. 示意地形在山地、河谷、海岸与城市之间过渡,点击右上角景观名称可切换类型。

WHAT KIND OF WORLD DOES GEOAI HELP CREATE?GeoAI 正在参与塑造怎样的世界? What changes when a neighbourhood becomes a training sample, a journey becomes a predicted route, or a satellite image can be generated from scratch? Each invites us to ask how GeoAI represents the world—and how it shapes the ways we come to know and inhabit it. Whose experiences become visible? Which differences are lost? Who gets to decide what matters?当一个街区成为训练样本,一段旅程变成预测路线,一幅卫星影像可以从零生成,会发生什么?这些变化让我们追问:GeoAI 如何呈现世界,又如何影响我们认识世界、生活于其中的方式?谁的经验被看见?哪些差异被抹去?由谁决定什么值得关注?

Organized collaboratively by the Departments of Geography at the University of Washington and The University of Hong Kong, this forum is jointly convened by Professor Bo Zhao and Associate Professor Junxi Qian. We invite participants to think through these questions together over four weeks, following a connected path from critical reflection to research practice. We begin with the debates between GIS and critical geography, then turn to humanistic geography to consider place, lived experience, and care. These perspectives guide our examination of Deepfake Geography, GeoAI Collapse, and posthuman cartography, before we explore how community knowledge and collaboration can change the questions we ask and the ways we use spatial data.本系列工作坊由华盛顿大学地理系与香港大学地理系合作开展,由赵博教授与钱俊希副教授共同召集,邀请大家在为期四周的交流中一起思考这些问题。讨论将沿着一条从批判反思走向研究实践的线索展开。我们先回顾 GIS 与批判地理学之间的争论与对话,再借助人文主义地理学理解地方、生活经验与关怀;随后将这些视角用于检视 Deepfake Geography、GeoAI Collapse 与 posthuman cartography,最后通过社区研究,讨论地方知识与合作如何改变研究问题及空间数据的使用方式。

Undergraduate and master’s students in spatial data science, GIS, computing, and related fields are invited to bring their own questions, projects, and experiences. Through shared readings, research cases, and discussion, participants will revisit concrete choices in their own work: how data are collected, what models represent, how results are interpreted, and who participates in making these decisions.欢迎空间数据科学、GIS、计算机及相关专业的本科生与硕士生带着自己的问题、项目和经验加入。通过共同阅读、研究案例与讨论,参与者将重新审视自己研究中的具体选择:数据如何收集、模型呈现什么、结果如何解释,以及谁能参与这些决定。

The four sessions四讲安排

Format & preparation形式与参与准备

Each two-hour workshop combines thematic introductions, research cases, and discussion.每次两小时的工作坊结合主题引导、研究案例与讨论。

Please read the assigned papers before each session and bring questions and your own reflections.请参与者提前阅读指定论文,并带着问题与自己的思考参与。

Connect the readings to your own coursework, research, or lived experience. No background in critical geography is required. Each session includes one or two required readings, alongside optional materials.欢迎联系自己的课程项目、研究或生活经验展开讨论,无须具备批判地理学背景。每讲安排1—2篇必读,其余列为选读或补充材料。

When & how to join时间与参加方式

When时间
November 2026 · Once a week for four weeks · Two hours per session. Dates and times to be confirmed (Hong Kong time, UTC+8).2026年11月,每周一次,连续四周,每次两小时;具体日期与时间待定(香港时间,UTC+8)。
Where地点
The University of Hong Kong · Room to be confirmed.香港大学,教室待定。
Language语言
Conducted primarily in English.以英语为主。
Participants对象
Primarily HKU undergraduate and master’s students in spatial data science, GIS, computing, and related fields.主要面向港大学习空间数据科学、GIS、计算机及相关专业的本科生与硕士生。
External observation校外旁听
Proposed Zoom observation, without participation in questions or discussion; subject to confirmation.拟通过 Zoom 开放旁听,不参与提问与讨论;安排待确认。
Registration报名与人数
To be announced after consultation with Junxi Qian.待与钱俊希教授商定后公布。

Zoom observation, registration, and other arrangements will be announced after consultation with Junxi Qian.Zoom 旁听、报名及其他组织安排,待与钱俊希教授商定后公布。

Materials & copyright材料与版权

This series encourages educational exchange and sharing. Credit authors and sources and follow the relevant licences when using workshop materials. Papers, images, data, and other third-party materials remain the property of their respective rights holders. Do not circulate unpublished materials or record or publicly share participants’ contributions without permission.本系列鼓励知识交流与教学分享。使用工作坊材料时,请注明作者与来源,并遵循相应许可。论文、图片、数据及第三方材料的版权归各自权利人所有。未经许可,请勿传播未发表材料或录制、公开分享参与者的发言。