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SUMMARY:CS3 2026 Innovation Summit: AI For Purposeful\, Vibrant Streetscapes
DESCRIPTION:Welcome to the CS3 2026 Innovation Summit: AI for Purposeful Vibrant Streetscapes\nJoin the Center for Smart Streetscapes (CS3)\, an NSF Engineering Research Center\, for the 2026 Innovation Summit: AI for Purposeful\, Vibrant Streetscapes—a convening of researchers\, industry leaders\, public-sector innovators\, and community stakeholders working to move AI beyond buzzwords and into measurable\, real-world results. \nThe 2026 Summit centers on redefining what AI means in urban contexts—disentangling hype from reality and examining how data-driven technologies can be responsibly designed\, deployed\, and governed to deliver tangible public value.  \nThis event is invite-only. Approved registration is required for admission. \nThis page will serve as the central hub for the day. Here you will find: \n\nFull program schedule\nSession details\nSpeaker info\nSlides & resources (as available)\nKey links and logistics\n\nBookmark this page—resources will be updated. \nFull Program Schedule\n8:00 | Doors Open\nCoffee served \n9:00 – 9:15 | Welcome & Opening Remarks\nShih-Fu Chang\, Dean of the School of Engineering\, Columbia University \nAndrew Smyth\, CS3 Director & Principal Investigator\, Columbia University \n9:15 – 10:00 | Keynote & Fireside Chat: Scaling Public-Private Innovation for the Next Generation – Empowering Agencies to Harness AI and Technology\nSpeaker: Kristin White\, Transportation Industry Executive\, Head of Transportation Strategy & Partnerships\, Google Public Sector \nModerator: Andrew Smyth\, CS3 Director & Principal Investigator\, Columbia University \n10:00 – 10:50 | Panel Discussion: From Sensors to Systems: Real-Time Traffic Analysis for Faster Decision-Making\nWhat does it take to turn real-time sensor data into actionable traffic insights? This panel explores a collaboration between city agencies\, industry\, and academia aimed at building and validating accurate traffic models for New York City. Speakers will discuss technical approaches to sensor fusion\, the challenges of forecasting in complex urban environments\, and what it will take to move from research to real-world implementation. \nSpeakers: \n\nAhmed Darrat\, Chief Product Officer\, INRIX\nRobert Holbrook\, Executive Director of “Get Stuff Built”\, Office of the Mayor of NYC\nMehmet Turkcan\, Associate Research Scientist\, CS3\n\nModerator: Olivia Moore\, Managing Director\, CS3 \n10:50 – 11:10 | Perfect Pitch Competition – Session 1\nHear 90-second “elevator pitches” from the Center’s students. The audience will vote to select the competition winner\, who will go on to represent the Center in a nationwide engineering research competition. \n11:10 – 11:30 | BREAK\n11:30 – 12:30 | VALIDATE Accelerator Demo Day \nAccelerator teams present their demos in Edge AI for Streetscapes\, Safe and Privacy-Preserving Sensing\, and Digital Twin Platforms \n12:30 – 2:00 | Lunch & Research Poster Session\n2:00 – 2:25 | Keynote Address: Evolution of AI\nSpeaker: Christopher White\, President\, NEC Labs America \n2:25 – 2:45 | Perfect Pitch Competition – Session 2\nHear 90-second “elevator pitches” from the Center’s students. The audience will vote to select the competition winner\, who will go on to represent the Center in a nationwide engineering research competition. \n2:45 – 3:15 | Faculty Lightning Talks\nShree Nayar\, T. C. Chang Professor of Computer Science\, Columbia University: Minimalist Vision \nGeorge Sklivanitis\, Schmidt Research Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science\, Florida Atlantic University: Beyond Connectivity: Resilient\, Secure and Sensing-Integrated Wireless Streetscape Networks \nJorge Ortiz\, Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering\, Rutgers University: CityOS: A Privacy-First Operating System for Sensed Environments \n3:15 – 3:35 | BREAK\n3:35 – 4:25 | Panel Discussion: Testbed Perspectives on Local Value of Technology in Streetscapes\nThis session explores how CS3 testbeds and deployment partners translate research into measurable public value by aligning technology with everyday user needs and public-sector operations. The conversation will surface lessons from both street-level community experiences and city and county operations. Insights from CVG Airport will highlight how airports can help validate smart streetscape technology before moving to full city-scale operations.  \nSpeakers: \n\nChris Roog\, Community Redevelopment Agency Executive Director\, City of West Palm Beach\, Florida\nVJ Rajvanshi\, Director of Planning\, Middlesex County\, New Jersey\nBrian Cobb\, Chief Innovation Officer\, Cincinnati/Kentucky International (CVG) Airport \n\nModerator: Bill Kenworthey\, Regional Leader of Planning and Urban Design\, HOK \n4:25 – 4:30 | Closing Remarks and Awards\n4:30 – 5:30 | Networking Reception\nResources & Downloads\nPDF Program \nResources will continue to be updated post-event. \nLogistics & Venue Info\n\n\n\nAddress + map\nColumbia University 601 West 125th Street Mail Code 9802 New York\, NY 10027\nRoom locations\nAccessibility information\nRestrooms\nThe Forum has gender-inclusive restrooms on the concourse level and on the 3rd Floor. Gendered restrooms are found in the concourse level and 2nd Floor. All the gendered bathrooms include changing tables\, and the 2nd Floor women’s restroom includes a lactation room.\n\n\nEmergency info\n\n​​Questions?\nContact: streetscapes@columbia.edu
URL:https://cs3-erc.org/event/innovation-summit-2026/
LOCATION:The Forum at Columbia University\, 601 West 125th Street\, New York\, NY\, 10027\, United States
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SUMMARY:Snapdragon Multiverse Hackathon
DESCRIPTION:Enter the Snapdragon Multiverse at Columbia University!\nJoin the Center for Smart Streetscapes (CS3) on February 6-7\, 2026\, for an immersive hackathon\, sponsored by Qualcomm\, where innovation meets connectivity. Teams of 3–5 will dive into the future of multi-device communication\, building experiences that redefine how devices work together. \nEvery team will receive a Copilot+ PC powered by Snapdragon® X Series processors as the central control hub and a Samsung Galaxy S25 featuring Snapdragon 8 Elite. Want to go further? Bring your own Snapdragon-powered devices or microcontrollers to craft seamless\, intelligent cross-platform solutions. \nFrom syncing sensors to orchestrating edge workflows to designing multi-screen interactions\, this is your chance to prototype the next generation of connected computing within the Snapdragon ecosystem. \nForm your team\, pick a track\, and start creating. Each challenge is designed to showcase Snapdragon’s power across PCs\, phones\, and microcontrollers—your playground for limitless innovation. \nThis event is open to all undergraduate/graduate students and postdocs at Columbia University\, as well as CS3 partner institutions (Lehman College\, Rutgers University\, and Florida Atlantic University). \nRegister by January 21\, 2026! https://luma.com/mfwgyqby\nTrack 1: Real-time CV Assistant\n\nPlatforms: Compute\, Mobile device\nAI Branch: Computer Vision\, Edge AI\nObjective: Develop an application performing real-time computer vision analysis (object tracking\, scene understanding\, anomaly detection\, or gesture recognition) optimized for on-device inference\, optionally enhanced by cloud augmentation.\nExample: License plate detection app to track cars coming in and going out of a parking lot.\n\nTrack 2: Conversational AI Companion\n\nPlatforms: Compute\, Android\, Cloud\, or Wearable\nAI Branch: Natural Language Processing\, Generative AI\nObjective: Build an interactive conversational AI application capable of voice or text-based interaction\, delivering real-time contextually aware responses for tasks like wellness coaching\, tutoring\, coding assistance\, or creative storytelling\nExample: AI dungeon master that can be used to create and narrate dungeons and dragons adventures.\n\nTrack 3: RL Agent Arena\n\nPlatforms: Compute\, Cloud\, Microcontroller\nAI Branch: Reinforcement Learning\, Simulation\nObjective: Build an interactive environment representing a real-world scenario and train an agent or team of agents to solve the scenario. Bots should have access to the environment state at a minimum\, but models could use AI tools or data augmentation techniques to improve their performance above the baseline environmental inputs.\nExample: Build a bot to dynamically handle traffic lights at an intersection in a simulated environment.\n\nSubmission Requirements\n\nEach team must submit a proposal for an AI use case application leveraging open source software that would run natively on a Snapdragon-powered laptop.\nThe proposal must be the work and/or idea solely owned by the team members.\n\nPrizes\n\nTop Prize (selected by judges):\n\nOne (1) Meta Quest 3 512GB All-n-One Mixed-Reality Headset for each member of the team\nQualcomm DevRel support to complete application\nBlog + Live Stream opportunities\n\n\nTeam’s Choice (team popular vote\, by location):\n\nOne (1) Ray-Ban Meta AI Glasses for each member of the team\nQualcomm DevRel support to complete application\nBlog + Live Stream opportunities\n\n\n\nExpect hands-on support\, networking\, marketing\, and amplification opportunities as well as prizes for the winning teams. Don’t worry – there will be swag for everyone! Note that the winners will be selected overall\, not per track. \nLet’s come together and re-define what multi-device collaboration looks like – powered by Snapdragon. \nRegistration open until January 21st – secure your spot today! \nOnly one project proposal submission per person is allowed. \nSnapdragon and Qualcomm branded products are products of Qualcomm Technologies\, Inc. and/or its subsidiaries. \nQuestions?\nEmail streetscapes@columbia.edu.
URL:https://cs3-erc.org/event/snapdragon-multiverse-hackathon-2026/
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