Regional Knowledge Economies: Exploring the Intersection of Technology, Geography, and Innovation in the Digital Era

Eric Vaz is a Full Professor and Graduate Program Director for Spatial Analysis at Toronto Metropolitan University, Canada. From 2017 to 2020, he served as President of the Canadian Regional Science Association. Ranked #18 worldwide for habitats by scholarGPS, he has received multiple awards for his contributions and his work has been showcased in media and other outlets, such as Elsevier and NASA. His work includes several books and over 80 scientific journal articles, focusing on the intersection of machine learning, artificial intelligence, and geographic information systems (GIS), with an emphasis on spatial analysis in the Anthropocene.