Biography

Gregory Dobler is an urban data scientist whose research focuses on studying cities as complex systems.  As the Director of the Urban Observatory (UO) facility at UD and NYU he applies data analysis techniques from astronomy, computer vision, data science, AI, and machine learning to images of city skylines to study air quality, energy consumption, lighting technology, public health, and sustainability.  In addition to his work with the UO, Dr. Dobler also leads data analysis projects in collaboration with local government agencies on the equitable distribution of green spaces, surrogate measures for traffic safety, and models of infectious disease spread.

Degrees

• PhD, Physics and Astronomy, University of Pennsylvania, (2006)
• MS, Physics and Astronomy, University of Pennsylvania, (2003)
• BS, Physics, (Mathematics minor), Haverford College, (2001)
   

Research Interests 

Environmental policy, public health policy and management, urban policy and planning, data science, AI, and technology
 

Appointments 

Department of Physics and Astronomy 

Affliations

Data Science Institute