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Professor Shawn Laffan is affiliated with the School of Biological, Earth & Environmental Sciences at the University of New South Wales. His research focuses on spatial data analysis using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and geocomputational tools to address geographic problems and issues. Laffan's current research emphasizes spatial analysis in biodiversity studies, spatial phylogenetics, and terrain analysis. His work on spatial data analysis spans both biophysical and social contexts, with significant past applications that include the investigation of the spatio-temporal spread of diseases in animal populations and the analysis of spatial variation in genetic and taxonomic diversity at continental scales. His research also incorporates identifying potential language groupings based on historical word lists and performing environmental correlation analyses. Additionally, he studies the effects of errors in spatial analyses and spatial variation in weed infestations, utilizing geostatistical modeling techniques.
University of New South Wales • Kensington, NSW, Australia
Teaching and research in spatial data analysis and its applications across various disciplines.
Includes Business Intelligence, Enterprise Systems, and Cybersecurity Management streams.