A geographer-lawyer specialising in geospatial aspects of data, information and practical applications of technology, George conducted research in several areas of e-commerce and trade, environmental management, and the impact of information technology on societies. His most recent publication in 2020 is Cyberlaw in Australia (Kluwer:NL). These interests permit the pursuit of a wide range of collaboration with colleagues overseas and domestically and the seeking of new questions that solutions uncover. These interests also permit the exploration of the means of sharing knowledge, implement research results and influence policy and practice.

 George is a research scientist with the Institute for Applied Ecology and the Faculty of Science & Technology. Among the many research projects include the study of the legal and policy issues affecting geographic information science (GIS) and the practical problems in the application of technology in the creation, use and impact of digital spatial information.

 As a university academic and lecturer, George has taught courses in geography of South East Asia, location analysis, geostatistics, geographic information systems, environmental management and law, electronic law for business and government especially e-business and e-commerce and international trade, intellectual property law and the law of cyberspace.

 George Cho has held academic teaching and research appointments at various universities over the last 40 years including as Research Fellow at Katholeik University Leuven, Belgium, Visiting Professor at the University of Silesa, Katowiche, Poland, Academic Researcher at the National Academy of Science, Washington DC, Research Scholar at the Australian National University, Canberra; Tutor and Lecturer at the University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur; Teaching Assistant at the University of British Columbia, and Visiting Lecturer at Liverpool, England, Maynooth College, National University of Ireland, University of Hanoi, Keele University, UK and the University of Canterbury, NZ.

 In his professional career George has strong interests in higher education leadership, administration and research. He served as a Deputy Vice-Chancellor Research & Innovation at the University of Canberra (UC) in 2018, was appointed Chair of Academic Board at UC (2008-2015) and recently as Executive Dean Faculty of Science & Technology (2020-). The foci in these positions has been the search for novel research innovations in research & development and exploring how these have societal impacts.

 George has brought together multidisciplinary research and teaching teams that contribute to development of research projects and curricula. Such research collaborations also include lead industry associations and players to enrich teaching and learning in work integrated spaces for staff and students of the university. Strategic engagements have led to much translational R&D and to an enriched teaching curriculum.

 He has published his research in leading international journals and has presented keynotes at conferences, academic and professional fora, workshops and colloquia. As a subject matter expert George has contributed to public policy debates and institutions in Australia, NZ and the UK. Key agencies include the Australian House of Representatives, UK Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, Ministry of Science & Technology, Vietnam, International Union for the Conservation of Nature, Switzerland and the Canberra Regional Development Board, Australian Capital Territory. As a thought leader George has contributed by providing regular commentaries on information technology law and environmental management in both local and international media.

• Privacy and intellectual property issues in cyberspace
• E-commerce and e-business law
• Geographic information and geospatial analytics, science and the law
• Environmental law, environmental planning and assessment
• International trade and the legal framework for developing countries
• Third world development: trade, aid and global interdependence
• Logistics and transport geography

• Geospatial Information and the Law
• Cybersecurity policy
• Participatory and citizen science
• Geographical curiosities, maps and cartography
• Psychospaces and memory maps