Research lab · Athens · est. August 2018
a little map
of a messy world
Social media research meets machine learning, natural disasters, humanitarian crises and tourism — and the maps make sense.
About the lab
Operating since 2018, founded by Stathis G. Arapostathis, PhD — geographer and researcher.
With many years of experience in scientific research and professional practice, the laboratory develops research proposals, including European and crowdfunding initiatives, and publishes scientific research and related material.
It also produces maps and provides scientific and cartographic data to research institutions and researchers, and participates in various projects involving third countries.
What we study
Social Media Research
Interdisciplinarity: when Social Media meet crisis events and geography.
Machine & Deep Learning
Models that read the world from imagery, text and signals.
Natural Disasters
When Social Media get involved in natural disasters and artificial intelligence.
Humanitarian Crises
When humanitarian crises make more sense through Social Media.
Tourism
Global Tourism Geography.
Mapping
Cartography as research method, output and craft.
Latest publications
All →- 2026
Discourse on Middle Eastern Refugee Waves and War, Mainly in 2015, through "Greek" Tweets. The Semi-Fuzzy and Semi-Automated temporaLDA and TransGIS-LDA-SVM Approaches
Journal of Applied Engineering Education · 7 September 2026
- 2025
Exploiting Multiple Social Media Sources and Multiple Modalities for Severe Weather Management: The Case Study of the Medicane Ianos
Open Access Journal of Applied Science and Technology · 24 November 2025
- 2025
Introducing Deucalion and Pyrrha v1.0: Image Datasets for Disaster Management of Floods
Journal of Applied Engineering Education · 30 September 2025
- Printed maps
- The book
- Individual chapters