Resume

I AM ATLAS, A MAP EVANGELIST.

My name is Chenxiao Guo 郭晨曉, and I go by "Atlas". I am a Ph.D. Candidate in Geography (Cartography / GIS) with a doctoral minor in Computer Science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. I am a graduate student member of Spatial Computing and Data Mining (SCDM) Lab and UW Cartography Lab (CartLab).

My research direction includes spatiotemporal analytics, cartographic visualization, social media data mining, and natural disaster management, devoted to bridging GeoAI, cartography and social good. My doctoral dissertation is titled GeoAI-Powered Cartography for Natural Disaster Management. Before entering UW-Madison, I received my M.S degree in Geography from the University of Georgia, and B.S degree in GIS from the Sun Yat-sen University. I formerly interned at Apple Maps, UNDP, and ILSR.

EXPERIENCE

Internship | Research | Teaching | Education

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  Apple Inc.

  May 2025 - Aug 2025
  (Cupertino, CA)

  — Cartography Intern at Apple Maps
  — Developed a color refinement workflow for systematic and efficient design guidance
  — Contributed to new feature development
  — Authored three articles on cartographic design for internal educational newsletters






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  University of Wisconsin-Madison

  Sep 2017 - Present
  (Madison, WI)

  — Ph.D. Candidate in Geography (Cartography/GIS)
  — Doctoral Minor in Computer Science
  — Spatial Computing and Data Mining Lab
  and UW Cartography Lab (CartLab)
  — Lectureship: Geog 370 (Cartography)
  — TA Courses: Cartography, Graphic Design in Cartography, Interactive Cartography & Geovisualization, GIS, GIS Applications, Geocomputing, GIScience
  — Advisor: Qunying Huang and Rob Roth
  — GPA: 3.7/4.0












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  UNDP Global Centre

  Sep 2021 - Dec 2021
  (Remote)

  — GIS Development Intern at
  United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Global Centre
  — Major Project: Small Island Developing States (SIDS) Geospatial Dashboard





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  The Institute for Local Self-Reliance

  Feb 2021 - May 2021
  (Remote)

  — GIS and Data Visualization Intern at Community Broadband Network,
  Institute for Local Self-Reliance
  — Multiple projects of cartographic visualization (static maps)





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  UW-Madison GIS Professional Programs

  Summer & Winter 2020,
  (Madison, WI)

  — Project Assistant (Curriculum Upgrade) for UW-Madison GIS Professional Programs
  — Revised Courses: Cartography,
  Graphic Design in Cartography
  






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  UGA Carl Vinson
  Institute of Government

  Jan 2016 - Aug 2017
  (Athens, GA)

  — Graduate Research Assistant,
  App Development Group, Information Technology Outreach Services (ITOS), Carl Vinson Institute of Government
  — Major Project: GNAHRGIS-Ecology
  (Georgia Department of Natural Resources)







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  University of Georgia

  Aug 2015 - Dec 2017
  (Athens, GA)

  — M.S. in Geography (GIS)
  — Urban Geospatial Analytics Lab,
      Community Mapping Lab
  — Chair of Logistic Committee,
       First Campus-wide UGA GIS Day
  — TA Course: Transportation
       Modeling and GIS
  — Advisor: Xiaobai (Angela) Yao
  — GPA: 3.7/4.0









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  SYSU Center of Integrated Geographic Information Analysis

  Jan 2014 - Jun 2015
  (Guangzhou, China)

  — Undergraduate Research Assistant,
  — Multiple Projects Collaborating with Center for Historical Geography (Department of History), Big Data Communication Lab (School of Communication and Design)






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  Sun Yat-sen University

  Sep 2011 - Jun 2015
  (Guangzhou, China)

  — B.S. in Geographic Information Sciences, Department of RS and GIS Engineering, School of Geography and Planning
  — Excellent Student Scholarship
  (2012, 2013, 2014)
  — Excellent Graduate Award (2015)
  — Advisor: Lin Liu
  — GPA: 3.8/4.0

  
  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

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MAP DESIGN ACHIEVEMENTS

ACADEMIC AWARDS

SKILLS

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