Join the California Geographic Information Association (CGIA) next Friday, March 27, 12-1:30 pm PST, for the first installment of our 4-part webinar series: "How GIS and AI Work."
We are thrilled to host two distinguished experts for this session:
- Kostas Alexandridis, GISP, GIS Analyst/Spatial Complex Systems Scientist (County of Orange, OC Survey Geospatial Services)
- Dr. Soheil Sabri, Assistant Professor and Director of Urban Digital Twin (UDT) Lab (School of Modeling, Simulation, and Training, University of Central Florida)
- DD Richards, GIS Training Consultant, ESRI
Bio: Dr. Kostas Alexandridis, GISP has over 20 years of experience in research and academia. Currently serving as a GIS Analyst/ Spatial Complex Systems Scientist at the County of Orange, OC Survey Geospatial Services in Santa Ana, California. His skills and knowledge include spatial data science, advanced geoAI, machine learning, programming, modeling and simulation for Digital Twins, and GISci in support of the digital transformation work at the County of
Orange. He holds a PhD in Natural Resource Policy from Purdue University, and serves as a co-chair of the Academia and Research Working Group at the Digital Twin Consortium, collaborating with leading experts and organizations in developing and advancing digital twin technologies and applications. Previously, Dr. Alexandridis served in multiple faculty university and government positions. He is currently serving in the Board of Directors of the California Geographic Information Association (CGIA), as an advisory board member for the Big Data Executive Certificate Program at California State University - East Bay, a member of IEEE and the IEEE Computational Intelligence Society, a member of the IUCN Committee on Ecosystem Management, and as a member of numerous other professional organizations. His mission and vision is to contribute to the scientific and social understanding of complex spatial systems and
their implications for natural resource management, policy, and decision making. More information about Kostas in his LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ktalexan/. Email: ktalexan@outlook.com
Bio: Dr. Soheil Sabri is an Assistant Professor and Director of Urban Digital Twin (UDT) Lab at the School of Modeling, Simulation, and Training (SMST) at the University of Central Florida. He holds the titles of Urban Planner and Geospatial Scientist, with a primary focus on developing Urban Digital Twins, Geospatial AI (Geo-AI), Multi-dimensional (3D/4D) Planning Support Systems, and real-time analytical tools tailored to empower planners and decision-makers with evidence-based, data-driven insights for critical infrastructure, autonomous vehicles, built environment-human interactions, and urban health. He contributes to the education, scholarship, and professional training of Digital Twins, including the Digital Twin Graduate Certification Program at the SMST, and as the lead editor of a recent Book: “Digital Twin Fundamentals and Applications”, published by Springer Nature. He is the Ambassador and Co-chair of the Academia and Research Working Group within the Digital Twin Consortium. In addition, he has contributed substantially to the IEEE Digital Twin and Parallel Intelligence, Urban Digital Twin working group of the Open Geospatial Consortium, and the Digital Twin Task Force at the Smart Cities Council in the USA and Australia. He is an Honorary Senior Research Fellow at The University of Melbourne, Australia. More information about Soheil in his LinkedIn
Profile: linkedin.com/in/soheil-sabri-7268129. Email: soheil.sabri@ucf.edu
- When: Friday, March 27, 2026
- Time: 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM PST
- Where: Zoom (Registration Required)
How to Join: Visit https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/7hMfnGSkQHGqsQmbdIM5ig or scan the QR code on the flyer to secure your spot!
