UCGIS Symposium 2026

UCGIS Symposium 2026

8:30am EDT

Advancing Social Media Analytics in Neo4j: Multimodal Embeddings and AI Agents with Knowledge Graphs Room AXuebin Wei

11:30am EDT

Lunch break (on your own) Main

1:00pm EDT

From Prompts to Protocols: Governing Agentic AI for Reliable Geospatial Programming Room BDr. Boyuan Guan • Dr. Levente Juhász • Dr. Wencong Cui

1:30pm EDT

How AI is Powering the Future of Geospatial Room AAngela Lee • Canserina Kurnia

8:00am EDT

Continental Breakfast Main

9:00am EDT

Opening Session & Welcome

9:30am EDT

Plenary Session: The future of Spatial Intelligence - The opportunity for Leadership MainMarge Cole

10:20am EDT

10:40am EDT

Student Lightning Talks: Emerging Directions in GeoAI Main State of the Industry TBA

12:00pm EDT

1:30pm EDT

Student papers B: Environmental & Hazard Applications Room B Student Papers Session A: GeoAI Methods & Modeling Room A

3:00pm EDT

3:30pm EDT

Student papers C: Urban Systems & Human-Centered GeoAI Room A Student papers D: Spatial Analysis and Emerging Applications in GIScience Room B

6:30pm EDT

Poster Session + Opening Reception Main

8:00am EDT

Continental Breakfast Main

9:20am EDT

Plenary Session: Scaling over Space: Advancing the Model and Data Foundations of GeoAI MainYiqun Xie

10:10am EDT

10:30am EDT

Developing Your GIS Professional Ecosystem: Associations, Networks, and Career Pathways Room B Research Highlights: Advances in GeoAI and Spatial Modeling Room A

12:00pm EDT

1:30pm EDT

Humans in GeoAI Room BShih-Lung Shaw Research Highlights and Lightning Talks: Emerging Methods and Applications in GeoAI Room A

3:00pm EDT

3:30pm EDT

Field Trip: Maryland Robotics Center Offsite CaGIS Student Paper Competition Room A

6:30pm EDT

Board Dinner Offsite

8:00am EDT

Continental Breakfast Main

9:00am EDT

Plenary Panel: AI in Geospatial Education Main

10:20am EDT

10:40am EDT

Awards Ceremony Main

11:45am EDT

Council Lunch Main

1:30pm EDT

Education Session Room B Federal Agencies Panel Room A

3:00pm EDT

3:30pm EDT

Field Trip Offsite Golden Compass Session Room A