At AAG 2026, I will be participating in a panel, and our research team will present several papers:

• 𝗣𝗮𝗻𝗲𝗹: 𝗔𝗔𝗚 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗦𝘆𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘂𝗺 𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝗜 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲: 𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 — 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗢𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗠𝗼𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆. Participants: Alexander Michels, Luyu Liu, Kyusik Kim, and Armita Kar
• 𝗣𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗿: 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗽𝗲𝗱𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗲𝘁𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗽𝗲, 𝘄𝗮𝗹𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀: 𝗔𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘆𝘀𝗶𝘀 𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝗾𝘂𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 (𝗦𝗘𝗠) 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗔𝗜. Presenter: YIFEI WANG
• 𝗣𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗿: 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗕𝗶𝗮𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗔𝗜 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝗲𝗱𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗦𝗮𝗳𝗲𝘁𝘆 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀. Presenter: Xi Guan
• 𝗣𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗿: 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗩𝗶𝗿𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗮: 𝗥𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹-𝗨𝗿𝗯𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗼𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲. Presenter: Armita Kar
• 𝗣𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗿: 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆: 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗨𝗿𝗯𝗮𝗻 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗦𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲-𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗺𝘀 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲. Presenter: Naser Ahmed

Anastasia Soukhov presenting our work on "Exploring Determinants of Prenatal Care Travel", a transport-focused analysis of non-explicit transportation data: medical electronic records covering every birth (and associated prenatal care) in the state of Florida, at the Spatial Knowledge and Information Conference (SKI) 2026.

Attending the Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting 2026. Please join us in our lecture session on “H𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗩𝗶𝗿𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗮: 𝗥𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹–𝗨𝗿𝗯𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗼𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲”, led by undergraduate and high school students Sarah Zak and Stepan Mkrtchian, and a poster session on “𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗕𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗣𝗲𝗱𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗲𝘁𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗽𝗲, 𝗪𝗮𝗹𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗪𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀: 𝗔𝗻 𝗔𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘆𝘀𝗶𝘀 𝗨𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝗾𝘂𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 (𝗦𝗘𝗠) 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗔𝗜” led by PhD student, Yifei Wang.

Presenting on 'Exploring Human Mobility Experiences: Role of Artificial Intelligence and Multisensory Data in Human-Centered Transportation Planning' at GMU Department of Civil, Environmental, and Infrastructure Engineering. Thanks to GMU CEIE faculty and students for the invite. I truly enjoyed sharing my work and engaging in such thoughtful discussions.

This summer, I had the opportunity to mentor 5 high-school and one undergraduate student through the GMU Aspiring Scientists Summer Internship Program (ASSIP). Just within six weeks, these students successfully completed the following projects, including data collection, processing, modeling, and preparing the final presentation for each:

• Healthcare Deserts in Virginia: Rural-Urban and Socioeconomic Disparities in Access to Care (Sarah Zak and Stepan Mkrtchian)
• How Do Women Access Maternal Care? Spatial and Social Dimensions of Maternal Healthcare Visits in Florida (Ava Hudson and Justin Yu)
• Developing a Fairfax Topographic Accessibility Map (Kevin Hasani)
• Crime Around Public Transit: Analyzing Spatio-Temporal Variations in Crime Rates Near D.C. Bus Stops (Monisha Preetham)

On behalf of GISphere, hosting a workshop on From Student to GIS Pro: GIS Career Readiness workshop at UCGIS symposium 2025. Join us to discuss strategies for building your professional network, investing in your professional development, and navigating the exciting world of GIS careers.

Gave a talk on "Exploring Human Perceptions for Safe, Sustainable, and Healthy Transportation Planning" at Virginia Tech, Department of Geography

Co-Organizing a session with Drs. Luyu Liu, Jinhyung Lee, and Huyen Le on "Transportation and Environmental Exposure" at the American Association of Geographers 2025.

Attending the Transportation Research Board (TRB) Annual Meeting 2025! Join me for my poster session on January 6 at 10:15 AM in CC Hall A. I will be presenting on Spatial Heterogeneities in Healthcare Visits and their Socio-economic Determinants: A Comprehensive Analysis Using Traffic Flow Data.

Here's a quick peek at my poster. Looking forward to insightful discussions!