Mobile Tartu 2014

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Mobile Tartu 2014
Mobile Data, Geography, LBS

1-3 July 2014 in Tartu, Estonia

http://mobilitylab.ut.ee/mobiletartu

                                                                                                                                

The aim of the conference is to discuss theoretical, methodological and empirical aspects of research using mobile data –derived from mobile phone or crowd-sourced social media -- and explore practical applications of this data in geography and planning.

Mobile Tartu 2014 proposes special sessions on urban studies, social media, emergency management and LBS business models.

The conference is accompanied by an international PhD seminar “Mobile Methods in Mobility Studies” on 1-2 July which is co-organized by the Doctoral School in Economics and Innovation.

Target Groups

The conference and PhD seminar targets researchers and doctoral students working on or interested in theoretical, methodological and empirical aspects of mobile positioning, mobile phones and crowd-sourced social media. Those interest in the topic of mobile research from other fields -- architects, city planners, mobile operators, emergency management analysts and ICT firms -- are also welcome to contribute.

Call for Research Papers

-    28 February - deadline for submitting abstracts up to 300 words (send to mobil...@ut.ee)
-    15 March  - acceptance notifications
-    20 June  - deadline for submitting a full paper


A special issue(s) in a scientific journal cited in ISI Web of Science is planned to publish. The journal will be selected after receiving papers. The papers from Mobile Tartu 2008, 2010 and 2012 were published in the Journal of Urban Technology, the Journal of Location Based Services and Environment and Planning B.

After conference recommendation: Highlight of Estonian Cutlre, Estonian 26th Estonian Song and Dance Celebration 4-6 July 2014, Tallinn. BOOK YOUR TRIP EARLY!!!

http://2014.laulupidu.ee/english/


Contacts of the organising committee:

Head of organising committee: prof. Rein Ahas

E-mail: mobil...@ut.ee

Phone: +372-7-375077

Chair of Human Geography

University of Tartu

Vanemuise St. 46

51014 Tartu

Estonia

Homepage: http://mobilitylab.ut.ee/mobiletartu

 

 

Scientific Program Committee


Prof. Rein Ahas, University of Tartu

Dr. Gennady Andrienko, Fraunhofer IAIS

Prof. Kay Axhausen, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Prof. Vincent Blondel, The Université catholique de Louvain

Prof. Yanwei Chai, Peking University

Prof. Martin Dijst, Utrecht University

Prof. Prof Bob McKercher, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Prof. Menno-Jan Kraak, University of Twente

Prof. Jukka Matthias Krisp, Technische Universität München

Prof. Mei-Po Kwan, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Dr. Patrick Laube, University of Zürich

Prof. Yu Liu, Peking University

Prof. Harvey Miller, The Ohio State University

Prof. Martin Raubal, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Prof. Noam Shoval, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Dr. Zbigniew Smoreda, Orange Lab

Prof. Tiit Tammaru, University of Tartu

Margus Tiru, Positium LBS

Prof. Donggen Wang, Hong Kong Baptist University

Prof. Nico Van de Weghe, Ghent University

Prof. Robert Weibel, University of Zurich

Prof. Frank Witlox, Ghent University

Dr. Matthew A. Zook, University of Kentucky

 

Local Organising Committee

Rein Ahas (Chair), Department of Geography, University of Tartu (rein...@ut.ee)

Ingrid Grigorjeva (Secretariat), Department of Geography, University of Tartu (mobil...@ut.ee)

Erki Saluveer, Positium LBS

Siiri Silm, Department of Geography, University of Tartu

Anto Aasa, Department of Geography, University of Tartu

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