Sucharita Gopal, core faculty with the Boston University Institute for Global Sustainability (IGS), is a Professor in the Department of Earth & Environment at Boston University and a research affiliate at five of the university’s centers. She holds a visiting professor appointment at the Vienna University of Business and Economics in Austria. Her multi-disciplinary research primarily delves into the intricate world of geospatial data analysis and modeling, GIS, data mining, information visualization, and artificial neural networks. Over the years, Dr. Gopal has pioneered numerous methodologies and concepts, including fuzzy sets in accuracy assessment, neural networks for pattern classification, estimation, and mixture modeling. Her work often combines data science and statistical analysis with practical applications in urban planning, systems modeling, public health, and sustainable finance, resulting in holistic solutions to some of society’s most challenging problems.
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Suchi Gopal is a Professor in the Earth & Environment at Boston University as well as a Research Professor at several centers including the Center for Remote Sensing, BU’s Marine Program (BUMP), Institute for Global Sustainability, Global Development Policy Center, Boston University Initiative on Cities, the Rafik B. Hariri Institute for Computing and Computational Science & Engineering, and the Pardee Center of the Study of the Longer-Range Future. She is also visiting professor at the Vienna University of Economics and Business, Austria. She served as the World Class Professor at Diponegoro University, Semarang - Indonesia.
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Public Events and Presentations (2026)
- My work mentioned in the BU Arts &Sciences Magazine
https://www.bu.edu/cas/arts-sciences/article/the-power-of-place/
2. Women in Data Science Worldwide. Cambridge, MA. Meeting March 6, 2026. Panel 2. Extreme Weather and Pollution: IMpact and Equity. https://www.widscambridge.org/
3. Arlington Library Public Lecture: Your AI habit: What's it really costing the planet?
4. ISPRS Working Commision Workshop on Ag Tech using CubeSat
The FinTech Revolution: Bridging Geospatial Data Science, AI, and Sustainability (Springer, 2024)
The FinTech Revolution: Bridging Geospatial Data Science, AI, and Sustainability (Springer, 2024) explores how financial technology, geospatial data science, and artificial intelligence are converging to address the most pressing global challenges of our time—climate change and sustainability.
ISBN: 978-3-031-74417-4.
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