{"692373":{"#nid":"692373","#data":{"type":"event","title":"CURA Guest Lecture: \u0022Beyond Distance: Overcoming the Challenges in Spatial Optimization through Urban AI\u0022","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EUrban planning uses mathematical tools to decide where to build essential services like hospitals, schools, and transit stops. Historically, planners relied on simple formulas using straight-line distances or fixed travel times. Unfortunately, these methods ignore real-world traffic patterns and complex human movement. This presentation explores how integrating AI into urban planning helps leaders make smarter, more realistic, and fairer decisions when locating critical public facilities.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ELight lunch provided -- please register to attend: \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/forms.cloud.microsoft\/r\/AMhPiatS6L\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Ehttps:\/\/forms.cloud.microsoft\/r\/AMhPiatS6L\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/resilience.research.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ECenter for Urban Resilience \u0026amp; Analytics (CURA)\u003C\/a\u003E is excited to host Dr. \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/seonga-cho-b07b4121b\/\u0022 id=\u0022ember39\u0022\u003ESeonga Cho\u003C\/a\u003E, Assistant Professor at KAIST, South Korea, for a guest lecture on September 16, 2026: \u201cBeyond Distance: Overcoming the Challenges in Spatial Optimization through Urban AI.\u201d Learn how AI is revolutionizing urban planning by helping leaders make smarter, more realistic, and more equitable decisions about where critical public facilities belong. Join us for a fascinating look at the future of intelligent cities and data-driven decision-making.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Guest Lecture by Dr. Seonga Cho, Assistant Professor, KAIST, South Korea"}],"uid":"36845","created_gmt":"2026-09-08 13:30:14","changed_gmt":"2026-09-09 21:37:11","author":"syoshiok3","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2026-09-16T11:00:00-04:00","event_time_end":"2026-09-16T12:00:00-04:00","event_time_end_last":"2026-09-16T12:00:00-04:00","gmt_time_start":"2026-09-16 15:00:00","gmt_time_end":"2026-09-16 16:00:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2026-09-16 16:00:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"location":"Caddell Building, Caddell FlexSpace (280 Ferst Drive, 1st Floor, Atlanta, GA, 30332)","extras":["free_food"],"hg_media":{"681075":{"id":"681075","type":"image","title":"drseongachoSOCIAL.jpg","body":null,"created":"1788540480","gmt_created":"2026-09-04 16:48:00","changed":"1788540480","gmt_changed":"2026-09-04 16:48:00","alt":"Dr. Seonga Cho guest lecture promotional","file":{"fid":"265427","name":"drseongachoSOCIAL.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2026\/09\/04\/drseongachoSOCIAL_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2026\/09\/04\/drseongachoSOCIAL_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":731723,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2026\/09\/04\/drseongachoSOCIAL_0.jpg?itok=fTPwz2J7"}}},"media_ids":["681075"],"groups":[{"id":"660403","name":"Center for Urban Resilience \u0026 Analytics (CURA)"},{"id":"1221","name":"College of Design"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"194684","name":"Free"},{"id":"1795","name":"Seminar\/Lecture\/Colloquium"}],"invited_audience":[{"id":"78761","name":"Faculty\/Staff"},{"id":"177814","name":"Postdoc"},{"id":"174045","name":"Graduate students"},{"id":"78751","name":"Undergraduate students"}],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ESei Yoshioka-Cefalo, Assistant Director of Administrative Operations, CURA (\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:syoshiok3@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Esyoshiok3@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E)\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}