Hyowon Ban

Hyowon Ban, Ph.D., is a Professor in the Department of Geography at California State University, Long Beach (CSULB). Her research integrates Geographic Information Science with multidisciplinary perspectives across geography, mathematics, art, dance, music, and psychology, emphasizing spatio-temporal analysis, semantic uncertainty, and digital cartography. She contributes to visual analytics and the representation of space in complex systems.

Education:

• Ph.D., Geography, The Ohio State University, 2009
• MA, Social Studies (Geography), Ewha Womans University, 2001
• BA, Social Studies (Geography), Ewha Womans University, 1999

Research Trends: Ban’s work addresses uncertainty in geospatial concepts, including exurban areas and undersea features, using GIScience and visualization tools. She explores interdisciplinary applications of spatio-temporal analysis in fields like dance and urban development.

Publications: Her 15 most recent works span GIScience, choreographic data analysis, and urban ontologies, with a focus on dynamic movement modeling and marine geographical standardization. Notable trends include collaborations with Ola Ahlqvist and contributions to interactive geovisualization software interfaces.

Advising: Ban has chaired or served on thesis committees for CSULB graduate students, including Molan Choi (hydrology), Stephen Strand (motorsport analysis), and Scott Winslow (historical geography).

Labs & Collaborations: She is affiliated with CSULB’s Geo-SpACE Lab and has collaborated with the Korea Hydrographic and Oceanographic Agency on marine feature name standardization projects since 2012.