Topics Webinar | GeoAI - Prospects and Challenges
Topics Webinar | GeoAI - Prospects and Challenges
Part of the MDPI Topics Webinars series
30 June 2026
Geospatial artificial intelligence (GeoAI), GeoAI applications, GeoAI potential for space-time modeling, GeoAI and big spatial data, GeoAI and machine learning, GeoAI-driven spatial data science and analytics, ethical consideration of GeoAI explainable and open GeoAI, GeoAI limitations, computing and other technological challenges in implementing GeoAI
Welcome from the Chair
Topics Webinar
GeoAI – Prospects and Challenges
This webinar series represents a collection of online presentations that brings together scholars from around the world with expertise in the field of Geospatial Artificial Intelligence (GeoAI) and its diverse range of applications. The talks will provide an opportunity to share knowledge, exchange research ideas and discuss the emerging opportunities and challenges that GeoAI presents across different geospatial fields and application domains. Invited leading scholars will communicate their research results and share their perspectives and experiences on the current state and future directions of GeoAI.
MDPI has successfully hosted several well-received webinars in the Earth Observation & Geosciences (EOGEO) series, attracting thousands of researchers worldwide. Building on this momentum, we continue to collaborate with MDPI journals such as IJGI, Geomatics, Remote Sensing, Drones, Land, Fire, and Applied Sciences, to name a few, to promote high-quality academic exchanges in the fast-growing field of GeoAI.
Date: Tuesday, 30 June 2026
Time: 9:00 am to 10:10 am PDT | 12:00 pm to 1:10 pm EDT
Webinar ID: 831 3524 3925
Webinar Secretariat: journal.webinar@mdpi.com
Event Chairs
Suzana Dragićević is a Professor in the Department of Geography and Director of the Spatial Analysis and Modeling (SAM) Research Laboratory at Simon Fraser University (SFU). She works within the multidisciplinary domains of geographic information systems and science (GIS), complexity science, geospatial artificial intelligence (GeoAI) and soft computing for the analysis and modeling of complex dynamic geospatial systems. She is a co-editor of the Springer book series on “Advances in Geographic Information Science” and is a member of numerous international journal editorial boards.
Keynote Speakers
Geographic Analytics, Technology and Open Research (GATOR) Lab,
Geomatics Sciences, Fort Lauderdale Research and Education Center,
University of Florida, USA
Levente Juhász, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor of Geospatial Analytics at the University of Florida and the Director of the GATOR Lab. His research focuses on GIScience, spatial data quality, and the development of rigorous GeoAI. He is a member of the editorial board for the ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information and was the recipient of its 2026 Young Investigator Award.
Assistant Professor, Department of Geography, Virginia Tech, USA,
Director, Smart Cities for Good (SCG),
Affiliated Faculty, School of Public and International Affairs (SPIA), Virginia Tech,
Faculty Affiliate, Center for Human-Computer Interaction (CHCI), Virginia Tech
Junghwan Kim is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Geography at Virginia Tech and Director of Smart Cities for Good, a research group focused on addressing urban transportation and public health challenges through AI-powered smart city technologies. He has published more than 50 peer-reviewed articles in leading journals, including JAMA Network Open, Technology in Society, Communications Earth & Environment, and Computers, Environment and Urban Systems. His research has been supported by organizations including the National Science Foundation, the National Institutes of Health, OpenAI, the Virginia Foundation for Healthy Youth, the Commonwealth Cyber Initiative, Virginia Tech’s Institute for Society, Culture, and Environment, and the 4-VA.
Registration
This is a FREE webinar. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information on how to join the webinar. Registrations with academic institutional email addresses will be prioritized.
Certificates of attendance will be delivered to those who attend the live webinar.
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Program
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Speaker/Presentation |
Time in PDT |
Time in EDT |
|
Prof. Dr. Suzana Dragićević (Chair) Chair Introduction |
9:00 am – 9:10 am |
12:00 pm – 12:10 pm |
|
Dr. Levente Juhász (Speaker 1) Discrete Global Grid Systems (DGGS) as the Foundation for Planetary Scale GeoAI |
9:10 am – 9:30 am |
12:10 pm – 12:30 pm |
|
Dr. Junghwan Kim (Speaker 2) The Uneven Geography of Generative AI’s Capabilities: Implications for Urban Analytics Research and Policy |
9:30 am – 9:50 am |
12:30 pm – 12:50 pm |
|
Q&A |
9:50 am – 10:05 am |
12:50 pm – 1:05 pm |
|
Closing of Webinar Prof. Dr. Suzana Dragićević (Chair) |
10:05 am – 10:10 am |
1:05 pm – 1:10 pm |
Relevant Special Issue and Topic
"Novel Theories and Applications on Geo-Spatial Databases, Models and AI in Urban Science, Planning, Development and Governance"
Edited by Prof. Dr. Guoqiang Shen, Dr. Qiuxiao Chen, Prof. Dr. Yanguang Chen, Dr. Long Zhou, Dr. Yu Liu, and Dr. Xindong He.
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2026
"Innovative Approaches in Geospatial Analysis and Modeling of Urban Environments"
Edited by Dr. Shivanand Balram, Prof. Dr. Eric Vaz, and Prof. Dr. Suzana Dragićević.
Deadline for abstract submissions: 31 January 2027
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 March 2027
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