Robert Stewart

WORK HISTORY

EDUCATION

ABOUT ROBERT STEWART

Robert is a Section Head and Distinguished Scientist in the Geospatial Science and Human Security Division at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Vice President for CIS Industry and Government Activities, a board member of the GIS Certification Institute, U.S. Delegate to the OECD, a joint faculty member of the Bredesen Center and Geography Department at the University of Tennessee, and a Fellow of the American Association of Geographers. Roberts leads projects engaged in a wide array of R&D including spatial probability modeling, computational statistics, spatio-temporal analytics, data mining, big data workflows, simulation, and tool development. HIs work is informed by and applied to a wide range of use cases emerging from population dynamics, maritime safety, geomatics, urban dynamics, security, energy-water nexus, health, environmental risk and many others. His own research is focused on statistical and computational methods in the areas of spatio-temporal analytics, probability modeling, and uncertainty quantification with an emphasis on risk and decision support. As a joint faculty, Robert engages graduate students in geography, mathematics, and others. He regularly serves on thesis committees, advising, and facilitating internships at ORNL. Robert is also an editorial board member for the International Journal of Geographical Information Science and the journal Transactions in GIS.