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Daniel W. Goldberg
Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Computer Science
Graduate Research Assistant, USC GIS Research Laboratory
3620 South Vermont Avenue
Kaprielian Hall (KAP) Room 444
Los Angeles, CA 90089-0255

Education

• Ph.D. Candidate, Computer Science, University of Southern California (May, 2009 Expected).
  Thesis Topic: Geospatial Data Extraction and Integration.
  GPA 3.68.
• M.Sc. Computer Science, University of Southern California, 2003.
  Specialization in Multimedia & Creative Technologies, Networks and Databases Track.
  GPA 3.7.
• B.Sc. Computer Science, Rutgers University, 2002.
  GPA 3.434.

Academic Positions Held

• August 2004 - Present. Graduate Research Assistant, USC GIS Research Lab
• August 2003 - December 2003. Graduate Research Assistant, USC GIS Research Lab

Honors/Awards

• United States Department of Defense, Science, Mathematics and Research for Transformation (SMART) Scholarship for Service Program Fellowship Winner, 2007
• Association of American Geographers, GIS Specialty Group 2007 Honors Competition for Student Papers on GIS, 2nd Place, 2007
• United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation University Scholarship Program Recipient, 2005
• National Society of Collegiate Scholars, 1999
• Golden Key International Honour Society, 1999
• Dean's List, Rutgers University, 1999

Certifications

• Internet Technology Certificate, Department of Computer Science, Rutgers University, 2002

Professional Society Memberships

• American Association for Artificial Intelligence (AAAI)
• American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
• Association of American Geographers (AAG)
• Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
• Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
• Urban and Regional Information Systems Association (URISA)

Books

• 2008. Goldberg, D.W. A Geocoding Best Practices Guide. Springfield, IL: North American Association of Central Cancer Registries, 261 pages. Available online at http://www.naaccr.org/filesystem/pdf/Geocoding_Best_Practices.pdf

Journal Articles

• 2009. Goldberg, D.W. State considerations in distributed systems. Crossroads, the ACM Student Journal 15(3), pp 7-11.
• ____. Goldberg, D.W., Wilson, J.P., Knoblock, C.A. Extracting geographic Features from the internet to automatically build detailed regional gazetteers. International Journal of Geographic Information Science 23(1), pp 92-128.
• 2008. Goldberg, D.W., Wilson, J.P., Knoblock, C.A., Ritz, B., Cockburn, M.G. An effective and efficient approach for manually improving geocoded data. International Journal of Health Geographics 7(60). Available online at http://www.ij-healthgeographics.com/content/7/1/60
• 2007. Goldberg, D.W., Wilson, J.P., and Knoblock, C.A. From Text to Geographic Coordinates: The Current State of Geocoding. URISA Journal 19(1), pp 33-46. Available online at http://www.dwgold.com/articles/2007_URISA_Goldberg_Geocoding.pdf

Book Chapters

• 2008. Goldberg, D.W., Wilson, J.P., Knoblock, C.A. Exploring the Use of Gazetteers and Geocoders for the Analysis and Interpretation of a Dynamically Changing World. In Hornsby, K.S. and Yuan, M. (eds.) Understanding Dynamics of Geographic Domains. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, Chapter 4, pp. 51-76.

Conference / Symposium Proceedings

• 2008. Goldberg, D.W., Curtis, A.C., Cockburn M.G. Facilitating GIS Usage with Open-Source Web-Based API’s and Services. Proceedings of the Urban and Regional Information Systems Association GIS in Public Health Conference, New Orleans, LA.
• 2007. Goldberg, D.W., Zhang, X., Marusek, J.C., Wilson, J.P., Ritz, B., Cockburn, M.G. Development of an Automated Pesticide Exposure Analyst for the California's Central Valley. Proceedings of the Urban and Regional Information Systems Association GIS in Public Health Conference, New Orleans, LA, pp 136-156. Available online at full paper, slides

Manuscripts submitted/under construction

• The (n)ever evolving list.

Technical Reports / Working Papers

• 2008. Goldberg, D.W., Swift, J.N., Wilson, J.P. Geocoding Best Practices: Analysis of Geocoding User Requirement. Los Angeles, CA: University of Southern California GIS Research Laboratory. Avialabile online at: http://gislab.usc.edu/i/tech_rep/gislabtr9.pdf
• ____. Goldberg, D.W., Swift, J.N., Wilson, J.P. Geocoding Best Practices: Reference Data, Input Data, and Feature Matching. Los Angeles, CA: University of Southern California GIS Research Laboratory. Available online at: http://gislab.usc.edu/i/tech_rep/gislabtr8.pdf
• ____. Swift, J.N., Goldberg, D.W., Wilson, J.P. Geocoding Best Practices: Review of Eight Commonly Used Geocoding Systems. Los Angeles, CA: University of Southern California GIS Research Laboratory. Available online at: http://gislab.usc.edu/i/tech_rep/gislabtr10.pdf
• 2005. Swift, J.N., Ghaemi P., Goldberg, D.W., Wilson, J.P. USC Digital Library Archive Prototype Geographic Search and Query Tools. Los Angeles, CA: University of Southern California GIS Research Laboratory.
• 2004. Wilson, J.P., Goldberg, D.W., Lam, C.S. The ArcGIS Coastal Sediment Analyst: A Prototype Decision Support Tool for Regional Sediment Management. Los Angeles, CA: University of Southern California GIS Research Laboratory.

Other Publications

• 2006. Goldberg, D.W. Goldberg, D.W. An Annotated Geocoding Reading List. Prepared for the North American Association of Central Cancer Registries. Available online here
• ____. Swift J.N., Ghaemi P., Goldberg D.W., Wilson J.P. Prototype Geographic Search and Query Tools for a Library Digital Archive. ArcUser Magazine 9(2), 30-32. Available online here

Conference / Symposium Presentations

• 2008. Facilitating GIS Usage with Open-Source Web-Based API’s and Services. Urban and Regional Information Systems Association GIS in Public Health Conference, New Orleans, LA.
• ____. Enabling Dynamic Tools for Modeling, Analyzing, and Integrating Data in a Dynamically Changing World and Data Environment. Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Boston, MA.
• ____. Open Source Web Tools for Manual Geocode Correction. Annual Meeting of the North American Association of Central Cancer Registries, Denver, CO.
• 2007. Geocoding Best Practices, and Understanding, Analyzing, and Utilizing Spatial Error in Geocoding Process. National Cancer Institute, Surveillance Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) Manager's and PI Meeting, Rockville, MD.
• ____. Development of an Automated Pesticide Exposure Analyst for the California’s Central Valley. Urban and Regional Information Systems Association GIS in Public Health Conference, New Orleans, LA. (abstract, slides, poster)
• ____. A Mediator Based Method for Iterative Gazetteer Generation. Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, San Francisco, CA. Specialty Group 2007 Honors Competition for Student Papers on GIS. 2nd Place Winner. (abstract, slides)
• 2006. Geocoding: Getting up to Speed. Annual Meeting of the North American Association of Central Cancer Registries, Regina Saskatchewan, Canada. (slides)
• ____. A geospatial information integration approach to building high resolution gazetteers. 10th Annual IMSC Student Conference: Inventing the Future, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA. (slides)
• 2005. Extracting Geographic Features from the Internet to Automatically Build Detailed Regional Gazetteers. Electronic Cultural Atlas Initiative, 2nd Annual Cultural Congress, Shanghai, China. (slides)
• ____. The ArcGIS Coastal Sediment Analyst: A decision support tool for Regional Sediment Management. The 2005 Headwaters to Ocean Conference (H2O) Conference, Huntington Beach, CA. Post-Conference Demonstration with John P. Wilson

Invited Lectures / Short Courses / Workshops Taught

• 2008. "Geocoding Research and Development"; GEOG 482 Principles of Geographic Information Science. Department of Geography, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA.
• 2006. "Geocoding Best Practices Document Phase I: Development of Annotated Outline"; one-day workshop offered at the North American Association of Central Cancer Registries Annual Meeting, Regina, Canada (Workshop Facilitator). (slides)
• ____. "An Introduction to XQuery"; CSCI-548 Information Integration on the Web. Department of Computer Science, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA. (slides)

Manuscript Review Services

• 2007 - Present. Reviewer. International Journal of Geographic Information Science.
• 2006 - Present. Reviewer. Transactions in GIS.

Editorial Services

• 2006 - Present. Associate Editor. ACM Crossroads: The Student Journal of the Association for Computing Machinery.

Research Grants / Contracts Awarded

• "Geocoding Best Practices Document Phase II: Development of Geocoding Best Practices Document"; PI; North American Association of Central Cancer Registries; 2007; $3,995.50.
• "Cartifactory Revisions Agreement Phase II"; PI; Cartifact, Inc.; 2007; $4,800.
• "Geocoding Best Practices Document Phase I: Consultant for NAACCR GIS Committee Meeting & Development of Annotated Outline"; PI; North American Association of Central Cancer Registries; 2006; $1,932.76.
• "Cartifactory Revisions Agreement Phase I"; PI; Cartifact, Inc.; 2006; $4,800.