Urban AI

Conference Overview

Topics

We welcome contributions addressing a broad range of topics, including but not limited to:

1. Urban Mobility and Transportation

   • Traffic prediction, control, and optimization
   • Autonomous and connected transportation systems
   • Shared mobility and demand-responsive transit
   • Urban air mobility and multimodal systems

2. Urban Infrastructure and Systems

   • Smart grids, energy systems, and sustainability
   • Water, waste, and environmental monitoring
   • Infrastructure resilience and climate adaptation

3. AI for Urban Operations

   • Large-scale optimization and real-time decision-making
   • Digital twins and simulation of urban systems
   • Reinforcement learning and control in cities

4. Human-Centered Urban AI

   • Modeling human behavior and mobility patterns
   • Equity, fairness, and accessibility in urban systems
   • Human-AI interaction in public infrastructure

5. Urban Data and Sensing

   • Spatiotemporal data analytics
   • Sensor networks, IoT, and edge intelligence
   • Privacy, security, and governance of urban data

6. Urban Economics and Policy

   • Market design and mechanism design in cities
   • Policy optimization and decision support systems
   • Data-driven urban planning

7. Foundations of Urban AI

   • Learning-optimization integration
   • Scalable algorithms for city-scale systems
   • Robust, adaptive, and interpretable AI

Submission Guidelines

1. Submission overview

   We invite authors to submit a two-page maximum extended abstract presenting original research contributions to the conference.

   Submissions should clearly address:

   • The research problem and motivation
   • The proposed methodology and technical approach
   • Key results or preliminary findings
   • The expected impact on urban systems

2. Review process and criteria

   All submissions will undergo a peer review process (double-blind) and will be evaluated based on:

   • Relevance to the conference themes
   • Soundness or novelty
   • Potential impact on urban systems
   • Interdisciplinary significance

3. Formatting guidelines

   All submitted papers should be formatted as closely as possible to the final format: A4 page size with 1-inch margins on all sides, double column, single spaced, Times or equivalent font type, with a minimum font size of 10pt.

   • Submissions must be in PDF format
   • The maximum length is 2 pages (including figures and references)
   • No specific template is required; however, authors are encouraged to follow widely used academic formats (e.g., IEEE or ACM templates) for clarity and consistency.
   • All submissions must be written in clear academic English

4. Submission instructions

   Authors are requested to submit their extended abstracts via email to: urban@kaist.ac.kr

5. Presentation and publication

   At least one author of each accepted abstract must register to present their work at the conference.

   • Accepted abstracts will be invited for presentation at the conference
   • Further information regarding presentation format will be provided upon acceptance

Important Dates

1. May 21, 2026 — Abstract submission deadline
2. May 30, 2026 — Notification of acceptance
3. July 15–16, 2026 — Conference dates

Organizing Committee

• Yoonjin Yoon

  KAIST

• Changhyun Kwon

  KAIST

• Namwoo Kim

  KAIST

• Fabio Duarte

  Massachusetts Institute of Technology

• Kincho Law

  Stanford University

• Takahiro Yabe

  New York University