Eric Shook
Associate Professor
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
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Top SchoolEric Shook is an associate professor and computational geospatial scientist with 12 years of experience building high-performance spatial models and analytics systems. Based in Minneapolis, he leads research at the intersection of geospatial and computational sciences, applying HPC techniques to large-scale GIS and spatial big data problems. His academic career spans faculty roles at the University of Minnesota and Kent State and a PhD in Geography from UIUC, giving him deep domain expertise and mentorship experience. Eric combines computer science training with geography to translate complex spatial theory into scalable, production-ready analytics. He is experienced running HPC and GIS labs, reflecting a practical focus on reproducible, high-throughput spatial computation. Colleagues describe him as a data-driven problem solver who blends rigorous research with engineering discipline to push geospatial computing forward.
12 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Computer Science, Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Computer Science at University of Northern IowaUniversity of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignComputer Science, Computer Science at University of Iowa
Github Skills (21)
sarif9
modeling8
intermediate8
snyk7
refinement7
python7
usability6
gateway6
parallel6
devops5
scalability5
cicd5
near-real-time1
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environmental1
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
HPCGISLab/pcml
May 2014 - Feb 2017
The parallel cartographic modeling language (PCML) is a multi-institutional collaborative project aiming to create a computing language for cyberGIScientists that is designed for (1) usability, (2) programmability, and (3) scalability.
Contributions:32 commits, 1 PR, 27 pushes in 2 years 9 months
collaborative-projectprogrammabilityusabilitypythonparallel
hourofci/lessons
Feb 2020 - Jul 2023
The Hour of Cyberinfrastructure lessons repository will contain one gateway lesson, eight beginner lessons, and eight intermediate lessons focused on introducing learners to cyber literacy for GIScience.
Contributions:1 review, 30 PRs, 60 pushes in 3 years 5 months
cyberpythonlearnersgatewayfocused
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