Gregory Dobler
Associate Professor
Newark, Delaware, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolGregory Dobler is an urban data scientist and Associate Professor at the University of Delaware who directs the multi-institutional Urban Observatory, applying astronomy-inspired data analysis, computer vision, and machine learning to study cities as complex systems. With a PhD in Physics and 13 years of experience bridging academia and applied urban research, he develops imaging-based metrics for air quality, lighting, energy use, public health, and long-term economic trends. He has led interdisciplinary projects on mobility, equitable greenspace distribution, and traffic safety proxies, translating large, heterogeneous urban datasets into actionable insights. His work—rooted in methods from astrophysics and computer vision—has attracted mainstream attention, including coverage in the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times. Notably, he leverages skyline imagery as a novel sensor modality, turning everyday city views into quantifiable indicators of sustainability and urban change.
13 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (BS), Physics, Bachelor of Science (BS), Physics at Haverford CollegeDoctor of Philosophy (PhD), Physics, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Physics at University of Pennsylvania
Github Skills (7)
computer-vision3
imaging2
pipeline2
deep-learning2
object-detection2
pytorch2
science1
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
gdobler/mules
Apr 2013 - Aug 2013
Contributions:51 commits in 4 months
gdobler/cira
Feb 2017 - Jun 2020
Contributions:4 PRs, 8 pushes, 1 branch in 3 years 4 months
pythonimaging
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