Geospatial intelligence for complex environmental, urban, and social systems
I work at the intersection of geoinformatics, agent-based modeling + GIS, environmental modeling, ecological engineering simulation, computational social science, WebGeo/WebGIS, GeoNLP, GeoAI, and spatially grounded AI agents.
Research identity
The research program connects spatial evidence, environmental processes, human behavior, urban dynamics, and geographic language into reproducible computational systems for analysis, simulation, and decision support.
Geoinformatics
Spatial databases, GIS, remote sensing, geospatial data engineering, and reproducible spatial analytics.
Human behavior & spatial simulation
Integration of agent-based modeling and GIS to explore individual behavior, collective dynamics, spatial interactions, and scenario outcomes.
Computational social geography
Urban and socio-economic environments using spatial analysis, social network analysis, social media data, and agent-based modeling.
Environmental & ecological simulation
Landscape dynamics, environmental risk, ecological engineering scenarios, cellular automata, ABM, and system dynamics.
GeoNLP & spatial knowledge
Place-aware text mining, geographic entities, environmental corpora, spatial ontologies, knowledge graphs, and geographic RAG.
GeoAI & spatial agents
Spatial machine learning, geographic reasoning, tool-using agents, graph learning, and location-grounded AI systems.
- Integrating agent-based modeling (ABM) and geographic information systems (GIS) to explore human behavior in spatially explicit environments.
- Exploring and understanding natural and socio-economic environments, with particular attention to urban areas.
- Applying GIS, spatial analysis, social network analysis, social media data, and agent-based modeling methodologies.
Working architecture
The goal is not to treat GIS, AI, simulation, and language models as separate technologies. The working architecture treats them as a single evidence chain: spatial observations become behavioral and environmental models; models are linked with documents and local knowledge; reasoning systems operate on both; decision outputs remain traceable to geographic evidence.
Current manuscript portfolio
Intellectual & methodological influences
Contemporary intellectual and methodological influences highlighted in this profile include V.S. Tikunov, Andrew Crooks, Philippe Caillou, Benoit Gaudou, Arnaud Grignard, Chi Quang Truong, and Patrick Taillandier. Their influence is reflected in the profile's emphasis on geoinformatics, agent-based modeling, GIS-integrated simulation, human behavior, urban systems, complex systems, and spatial decision support.
The broader lineage still connects Russian physical-geography and landscape theory, Chinese regionalization and geoinformatics development, and Vietnamese localization in natural geography, GIS, remote sensing, and applied geoinformatics. The popup distinguishes this broader historical lineage from contemporary methodological influences.
Contact
Email: nhdlong@vnuhcm.edu.vn
Institutional website: vnuhcm.edu.vn
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/ngohoangdailong
Current position: Department of Engineering and Technology, Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City – Campus in Ben Tre, Vinh Long, 930000, Vietnam