{"id":121,"date":"2024-04-03T13:31:00","date_gmt":"2024-04-03T13:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stds2024.stcenter.net\/?page_id=121"},"modified":"2026-07-10T05:54:53","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T05:54:53","slug":"workshop","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/stds.stcenter.net\/index.php\/workshop\/","title":{"rendered":"Workshop"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"121\" class=\"elementor elementor-121\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3aad74c2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3aad74c2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1935ea6c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1935ea6c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>The 2026 Summer School on Spatiotemporal AI<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">August 4-6, 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Virginia Tech Academic Building One,&nbsp;&nbsp;3625 Potomac Avenue, Alexandria, VA 22305<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Sponsored by the NSF Spatiotemporal Innovation Center and Virginia Tech, the 2026 Summer School on Spatiotemporal AI offers an intensive, hands-on introduction to the latest advances in spatiotemporal AI, including GeoAI (Geospatial Artificial Intelligence), Generative AI, and Autonomous GIS.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Participants will explore cutting-edge AI-driven geospatial analytics, automation, and predictive modeling through replicable and scalable methods for analyzing complex spatiotemporal datasets for insights. The program highlights how these technologies are transforming decision-making in key domains, including Public Health, Business &amp; Market Analytics, Human Mobility, Remote Sensing &amp; Earth Observation, and Environmental Management.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Attendees will collaborate with leading scientists and industry experts while gaining practical skills in AI-powered spatiotemporal data science.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Core topics: <\/strong>(1) foundations of spatiotemporal AI; (2) advances in cloud computing for spatiotemporal AI; (3) integration of GeoAI and generative AI in research design, spatial modeling, and applications; (4) autonomous GIS; and (5) future trends of spatiotemporal AI.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Tools and Technologies Covered:<\/strong> cloud platforms for spatiotemporal AI, Python-based environments (Google Colab, Jupyter Notebooks), geospatial libraries (GeoPandas, Rasterio), AI-assisted tools (ChatGPT, Gemini and Google Scholar), autonomous spatial analysis, GIS agent development, and applied GeoAI workflows for satellite image analysis, mapping, and spatial intelligence.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Workshop Agenda (August 4 \u2013 6, 2026)<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Day One, August 4, 2026:<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">9:00 AM \u2013 12:00 PM, August 4, 2026 EDT<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>I. Foundations of Spatiotemporal AI<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">1-1: Foundations of GeoAI and Intelligent Systems (35-40 minutes for each presentation)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Core concepts, theory, and paradigms shaping spatiotemporal AI)<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">The Foundation AI Disruption to Research and Education (Chaowei Yang)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">GeoAI: The New Frontier (Siqin Wang)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">GeoAI: Turning Data into Public Health Impact (Xiao Huang)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">GeoAI and Smart Disaster Mitigation (Qunying Huang)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">1:00 PM &#8211; 5:00 PM, August 4, 2026 EDT<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">1-2: Hands-on Practice: AI-Assisted Analysis with Python in Google Colab (Anusha and Andrew)<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Cloud Computing with Python in Google Colab&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">AI Copilot for Geospatial Data Analysis<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Data Mapping with GeoPandas<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Satellite Image Analysis with Rasterio<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Case Study: Urban Poverty and Healthcare Access<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Day Two: August 5, 2026<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">9:00 AM \u2013 12:00 PM, August 5, 2026 EDT<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b style=\"color: #000000;\">II. Advances in Spatiotemporal AI: Human-Centered AI Analytics and Decisions<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">2-1: Advances in Spatiotemporal AI: Autonomous GIS and Generative AI for Analytics and Decisions (35-40 min&nbsp; for each presentation and demo\/hands-on practice)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Understanding, governing, collaborating, and decision with AI systems)<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Foundations of Autonomous GIS and Agentic Geospatial Systems (Zhenlong Li)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Human-AI Collaboration in Autonomous Spatial Analysis, Modeling, and Research (Zhenlong Li and Temitope Akinboyewa )<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Research Architect: A Human-in-the-Loop Research Architecture (Ning Huan and Xiao Huang)&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Demos and Hands-on Practices (Temitope Akinboyewa and Zhenlong Li )<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">1:00 PM \u2013 4:00 PM, August 5, 2026 EDT<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">2-2: Hands-on Practice: Generative AI Tools for Research and Writing&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Using ChatGPT as an Assistant for Writing (Seren)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Leveraging Google Scholar and Gemini\/ChatGPT&nbsp; for Literature Review (Manzhu Yu)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">AI Assisted Research Design (Qunying Huang and Manzhu Yu)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Case Study: Wildfire Research (Qunying Huang)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Day Three: August 6, 2026<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">9:00 AM \u2013 12:00 PM, August 6, 2026 EDT<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>III. Spatiotemporal AI Applications and Future Trends<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">3-1: Applications and Societal Impact (30 minutes for each presentation)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Real-world deployment across domains and challenges)<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">GeoAI for Regional Conflicts (Yahya Masri and Zifu Wang)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">From Decision Trees to Deep Learning (Lingbo Liu)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">GeoAI Applications for Transportation Environments and User Experience Auditing (Armita Kar)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Generative AI workforce and Job Market (Qifan Wu and Xiao Huang)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">GeoAI for Healthcare Analytics (Mengxi Zhang)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">GeoAI for Historical Map Information Extraction (Shoibolina Kaushik and Xiao Huang)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">GeoAI for Urban Representations (Yuhao Jia and Xiao Huang)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Generative AI for Smart Urban Management&nbsp; (Junghwan Kim)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">1:00 PM \u2013 4:00 PM, August 6, 2026 EDT<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">3-2: Panel Discussion:&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Future Trends of Spatiotemporal AI<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Open Discussion<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Requirements: <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">A background in geographic analysis or related fields is desirable. All participants are expected to actively engage in class assignments and group and discussions. Participants who successfully complete the program will receive a certificate of completion. Outstanding participants will be invited to join the research team of the Spatiotemporal Innovation Center project.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Application: <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Please submit your application via the following form: <a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/2HMnUUymHxc3eK4w7\">https:\/\/forms.gle\/2HMnUUymHxc3eK4w7<\/a> before May 30, 2026. Application will be open until all seats are filled.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Detailed agenda and lodging information will be provided to accepted participants. Participants are responsible for their own travel and accommodation expenses.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">For more information, please visit <a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"http:\/\/stds.stcenter.net\">http:\/\/stds.stcenter.net<\/a> or contact:&nbsp;<a style=\"font-size: 1rem; background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000;\" href=\"mailto:office@spatialdatalab.org\">office@spatialdatalab.org<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Registration Fee: <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">$1,980 registered\/paid before 0:00 am ET, June 30, 2026<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">$2,680 registered\/paid after 0:00 am ET, June 30, 2026<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Lecturers<\/strong>:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Chaowei Yang, George Mason University<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Siqin Wang, University of Southern California<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Xiao Huang, Emory University<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Qunying Huang, University of Wisconsin<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Zhenlong Li, The Pennsylvania State University<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Manzhu Yu, The Pennsylvania State University<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Zifu Wang, Harvard University<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Lingbo Liu, Harvard University<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Armita Kar, George Mason University<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Mengxi Zhang, Virginia Tech<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Junghwan Kim, Virginia Tech<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Instructors:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Anusha Srirenganathanmalarvizhi George Mason University<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Andrew Yang, Northeastern University<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Temitope Akinboyewa, The Pennsylvania State University<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Yahya Masri, George Mason University<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Ning Huan, Emory University<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Seren Smith, George Mason University<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Qifan Wu, Emory University<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Shoibolina Kaushik, Emory University<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Yuhao Jia, Emory University<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/stds.stcenter.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Lecturers-1024x329.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"289\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Location: <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The in-person sessions will be held at Virginia Tech Academic Building One, 3625 Potomac Avenue, Alexandria, VA 22305, which is less than 2 miles from the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. 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