SYNASC 2025

27th International Symposium on Symbolic and Numeric Algorithms for Scientific Computing

September 22-25, Timișoara, România

WSAI – Workshop on Remote Sensing, Computer Vision, and AI for a Sustainable Future

(supported by the project “Romanian Hub for Artificial Intelligence -HRIA”, Smart Growth, Digitization and Financial Instruments Program, MySMIS no. 334906)

AIM

The primary aim of this workshop is to bring together researchers, practitioners, and industry experts to explore the integration of artificial intelligence (AI), intelligent systems, and advanced computational methods in remote sensing and computer vision applications. The workshop focuses on novel methodologies and systems that harness multimodal data, distributed computing, and machine learning to address urgent challenges related to climate change, environmental monitoring, and sustainable resource management.

Participants will have the opportunity to participate in discussions related to AI-driven techniques for large-scale modeling, real-time monitoring, and decision support systems, with a special emphasis on:

  • Remote sensing and computer vision for agriculture, forestry, and biodiversity.
  • Signal and time-series analysis for ecological and geospatial phenomena.
  • Generative and self-supervised learning to overcome data scarcity and enhance model generalization.
  • Explainable AI and edge computing for interpretable, real-time, and energy-efficient solutions.

The workshop fosters interdisciplinary collaboration and aims to bridge the gap between data-driven innovations and practical implementations in fields such as environmental forecasting, disaster management, air quality assessment, and urban mobility. By highlighting state-of-the-art research and applications, the event seeks to catalyze progress toward trustworthy, sustainable, and socially responsible AI systems that support human-environment interaction analysis and informed policy-making.

TOPICS

Specific topics of this workshop include, but are not limited to, the following:

  • Intelligent systems and algorithms for Earth Observation (EO) data processing
  • Distributed computing and HPC methods for large-scale EO data analysis
  • Multimodal data integration: satellite imagery, sensor networks, and UAV/drone data
  • AI-driven techniques for forecasting and evaluating environmental changes
  • Machine learning for land use/land cover mapping, crop monitoring, and resource management
  • Remote sensing for precision agriculture and biodiversity tracking
  • AI applications in climate modeling and extreme weather event prediction
  • Real-time disaster detection and early warning systems
  • Deep learning approaches for image segmentation, change detection, and object recognition in EO data
  • Generative AI and data augmentation for EO applications
  • Explainable and trustworthy AI for environmental decision-making
  • Edge AI for real-time, on-device environmental monitoring
  • Applications in air quality assessment, pollution tracking, and sustainable urban mobility
  • Socio-environmental modeling and human-environment interaction analysis using AI

SCIENTIFIC CHAIRS

  • Cosmin Bonchis, West University of Timisoara, Romania
  • Marian Neagul, West University of Timisoara, Romania
  • Gabriel Iuhasz, West University of Timișoara, Romania

IMPORTANT DATES

  • June 15, 2025 (AoE): Paper submission
  • July 25, 2025 (AoE): Notification of acceptance
  • September 12, 2025: Registration     
  • September 12, 2025: Revised papers according to reviews
  • September 22-25, 2025: Symposium

All deadlines are 11:59 pm, AoE time (Anywhere on Earth).

PAPER SUBMISSION

We invite submissions containing original research results in the form of:

  • full research papers
  • short papers (work in progress)

Research papers must contain original research results not submitted and not published elsewhere. Authors who want to present work in progress or discuss new aspects or a survey of their older research results at the workshop are welcome to submit an extended abstract (up to 4 pages).

All papers papers should be prepared according to the CPS template and submitted electronically by using the submission system that will be later accessible through EasyChair.

Papers will be reviewed and accepted based on their scientific merit and relevance to the workshop topics.

PUBLICATION

Research papers that are accepted and presented at the workshop will be collected as proceedings published by the Conference Publishing Service (CPS) and will be submitted for indexing in ISI Web of Science, DBLP, SCOPUS.

PROGRAM COMMITTEE (TO BE CONFIRMED)

  • Cosmin Ancuți, University Politehnica Timișoara, Romania
  • Dorian Gorgan, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania
  • Florin Pop, National University of Science and Technology Politehnica București, Romania
  • Teodora Selea, West University of Timișoara, Romania
  • Stefan Toma, Academia Tehnica Militara, Romania
  • Mihai Datcu, National University of Science and Technology Politehnica București, Romania
  • Anastasios Temenos, National Technical University of Athens, Greece
  • Maria Kaselimi, National Technical University of Athens
  • Sebastian Hafner, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden
  • Yifang Ban, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden
  • Stefano Cavazzani, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway