Topics Webinar | GeoAI—Prospects and Challenges II, 28 September 2026

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 and Geosciences (EOGEO) series, attracting thousands of researchers worldwide. Building on this momentum, we continue to collaborate with open access journals such as IJGI, Geomatics, Remote Sensing, Drones, Land, Fire, and Applied Science, to name a few, to promote high-quality academic exchanges in the fast-growing field of GeoAI.

Date: 28 September 2026
Time: 6:00 p.m. CEST | 9:00 a.m. PDT
Website: https://sciforum.net/event/topics-54/home

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email with information on how to join the webinar. Registrations with academic institutional email addresses will be prioritized.

Unable to attend? Please register as the session will be recorded, and we will inform you when the recording is available for viewing.

Chair and Invited Speakers:

Prof. Dr. Suzana Dragićević, Simon Fraser University, Canada;

Prof. Dr. Claus Rinner, Toronto Metropolitan University, Canada;

Topic: Lessons from Spatial Decision Support Systems for AI-Based Decision-Making

Prof. Dr. Liliana Perez, Université de Montréal, Canada;

Topic: Bees, Big Data, and Better Models: Toward Responsible GeoAI

Related Topic:
“Innovative Approaches in Geospatial Analysis and Modeling of Urban Environments”
Topic Editors: Dr. Shivanand Balram, Prof. Dr. Eric Vaz and Prof. Dr. Suzana Dragicevic
Abstract submission deadline: 31 January 2027
Manuscript submission deadline: 31 March 2027

For more information about this webinar, please visit the following website: https://sciforum.net/event/topics-54.

If you have any questions about this event, please contact webinar@mdpi.com.

Topics Webinar Secretariat