{"id":25,"date":"2024-04-02T13:00:11","date_gmt":"2024-04-02T13:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stds2024.stcenter.net\/?page_id=25"},"modified":"2026-05-16T19:53:48","modified_gmt":"2026-05-16T19:53:48","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/stds.stcenter.net\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"25\" class=\"elementor elementor-25\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b8b19c5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6b8b19c5\" 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-1addda2c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1addda2c\" 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<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>The 2026 Symposium on Spatiotemporal Data Science<\/strong><\/h3><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">August 7-8, 2026<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Virginia Tech Academic Building One,\u00a03625 Potomac Avenue, Alexandria, VA 22305<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Hosted by Virginia Tech and co-sponsored by the NSF-sponsored Spatiotemporal Innovation Center, this symposium aims to promote replicable and expandable spatiotemporal data science with new methodology and innovative technology. The symposium will discuss open data sources, advanced methodology, cutting-edge research, latest technology development in research, education and business applications with a focus on spatiotemporal AI.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The conference will be in a hybrid format (both online and in person), which will include keynote addresses, presentation sessions, and panel discussions.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Keynote Speakers:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Daniel Sui, Senior Vice President, Virginia Tech<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Jack Kaye, Previous Associate Director for Research of ESD, NASA<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Shaowen Wang, Professor and Associate Dean of Liberal Arts &amp; Sciences, UIUC<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Phil Yang, Director of NSF Spatiotemporal Innovation Center, George Mason University<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-825 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/stds.stcenter.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Keynotes.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1268\" height=\"305\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stds.stcenter.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Keynotes.png 1268w, https:\/\/stds.stcenter.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Keynotes-300x72.png 300w, https:\/\/stds.stcenter.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Keynotes-1024x246.png 1024w, https:\/\/stds.stcenter.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Keynotes-768x185.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1268px) 100vw, 1268px\" \/><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The topics include, but not limited to:<\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Digital Twins and Spatiotemporal Intelligence Systems<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Reproducible, Scalable, and Cloud-Native Geospatial Computing<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Spatial Artificial Intelligence: Theory, Causality, and Uncertainty<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Machine Learning, Deep Learning, and Foundation Models for Spatial Data<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Generative AI and Agentic Systems in Geospatial Workflows<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Autonomous GIS, Autonomous Spatial Analysis, Modeling, and Research<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Integrated Data Pipelines and Geospatial Data Fusion<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Multiscale, Hierarchical, and Advanced Spatial Modeling<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Data Assimilation and Real-Time Earth Intelligence<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Human\u2013Environment Interaction and Responsible GeoAI<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Decision Intelligence and Translational Applications<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">There will be a three-day workshop (August 4-6, 2026) on Spatiotemporal AI before the symposium. Core topics include: (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) future trends of spatiotemporal AI.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The conference is accepting\u00a0<a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/sgUA8MFn3guF8zJBA\">abstract submissions<\/a> for oral or poster presentations (less than 500 words) before May 25, 2026. Detailed agenda and lodging information will be shared with the authors of accepted submissions. Participants are responsible for their own travel and lodging expenses.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Online Registration:\u00a0<\/strong><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/1986860348788\">https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/1986860348788<\/a><\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Registration for the conference:<\/strong><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">US$350, before June 30, 2026<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">US$450, after (including) June 30, 2026<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Important Dates:<\/strong><\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Abstract submission deadline: May 25, 2026<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Acceptance decision: May 30, 2026<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Deadline of early registration: June 30, 2026<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Location:\u00a0<\/strong>The onsite event will be placed on Virginia Tech Academic Building One, 3625 Potomac Avenue, Alexandria, Va 22305 (<a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/dir\/Ronald+Reagan+Washington+National+Airport,+2401+Smith+Blvd,+Arlington,+VA+22202\/Virginia+Tech,+E+Glebe+Rd,+Alexandria,+VA+22305\/@38.8457329,-77.0561948,15z\/am=t\/data=!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x89b7b731402fe095:0x4168af016d076bad!2m2!1d-77.039176!2d38.8501079!1m5!1m1!1s0x89b7b0dbaecdd067:0x2953a0e67115ed05!2m2!1d-77.0486446!2d38.8378344!3e3?entry=ttu&amp;g_ep=EgoyMDI2MDQwOC4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D\">map<\/a>), \u00a0which is less than 2 miles from the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.\u00a0The online sessions will be conducted via Zoom.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Contact:<\/strong> Please contact <a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"mailto:office@spatialdatalab.org\">office@spatialdatalab.org<\/a> if there are any 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