Muhammad Khattak, Auburn University: SMARTS: A Synchronous Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning-driven Transit Scheduler via Graph Neural Networks and Proximal Policy Optimization
Emily Zhou, University of California Santa Barbara: Evaluating Methodological Structure and Analytical Outcome Divergence Across Machine Learning and Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis Approaches in Spatial Decision Support Research
Paul C. Dunn, Oregon State Univ.: Retrieval-Augmented 4D Visualization for a Digital Twin of the Ocean: Improving Multiscale Pattern–Process Analysis with Generative AI, Reinforcement Learning, and Heterogeneous I/O
Omada Friday Ojonugwa, Beihang Univ.: Multi-Sensor Fusion for Soil Moisture Estimation in West Africa using Ensemble Learning
