Topics Webinar | GeoAI—Prospects and Challenges III, 26 October 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 & 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 Science, to name a few, to promote high-quality academic exchanges in the fast-growing field of GeoAI.

Date: 26 October 2026
Time: 9:00 PDT | 17:00 CET
Website: https://sciforum.net/event/Topics-57

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Chair:

Prof. Dr. Suzana Dragicevic, Geography Department, Simon Fraser University, Canada

Speakers:

Dr. Alysha van Duynhoven, Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, Wilfrid Laurier University, Canada;
- Topic: GeoAI for Land Change Modeling: A Spatialized Cost-Sensitive Learning Approach

Dr. Taylor Anderson, Department of Geography and Geoinformation Science, George Mason University, USA.
- Topic: From Synthetic Populations to Intelligent Agents: LLMs in Spatial Modeling and Simulation

Relevant Topics:
“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

Relevant Special Issues:
“Urban Digital Twins Empowered by AI and Dataspaces”
Guest Editors: Prof. Dr. Dessislava Petrova-Antonova, Prof. Dr. Sisi Zlatanova and Dr. Mila Koeva
Submission deadline: 23 December 2026

“GeoAI and Digital Twins for Resilient Urban Environments”
Guest Editors: Dr. Xintao Liu, Prof. Dr. Daniele Oxoli, Dr. Shishuo Xu and Prof. Dr. Hui Yang
Submission deadline: 31 July 2027

For more information about this webinar, please visit the following website: https://sciforum.net/event/Topics-57.

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

Topics Webinar Secretariat