Welcome and Keynote

Welcome Address

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Keynote Address

Speaker:
Qiusheng Wu

Dr. Qiusheng Wu is an Associate Professor and the Director of Graduate Studies in the Department of Geography & Sustainability at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. He also serves as an Amazon Visiting Academic. Dr. Wu specializes in geospatial data science and open-source software development, with a research focus on utilizing big geospatial data and cloud computing to study environmental changes, particularly in surface water and wetland inundation dynamics. He is the creator of several widely used open-source Python packages, including geemap, leafmap, and segment-geospatial, which are designed for advanced geospatial analysis and visualization.

Presentation Topic:
Cloud-Native GIS and Open-Source GeoAI: Empowering Geospatial Data Science

Cloud-native computing and artificial intelligence are reshaping the future of geospatial data science. This presentation explores how cloud-native GIS platforms such as GeoLibre and open-source GeoAI Python libraries are enabling scalable, collaborative, and reproducible geospatial workflows. Attendees will learn how modern cloud-native data formats, web technologies, and AI-powered analysis are transforming the way geospatial data are accessed, visualized, analyzed, and shared. Through real-world demonstrations and applications, the presentation highlights how open-source technologies are democratizing advanced geospatial capabilities and empowering researchers, professionals, and decision makers.