Center for Smart Streetscapes Innovation Summit 2026
Join 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.
The 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.
What to Expect
Program Highlights
Keynotes from leaders in technology, policy, and industry
Panels & cross-sector conversations on AI, digital infrastructure, public interest technology, and streetscape innovations
VALIDATE Accelerator Pitch Day featuring Year 3's Cohort
Student poster session showcasing research from Columbia and partner universities
Networking opportunities with undergraduate and graduate students across CS3 institutions
Who Should Attend
Industry professionals shaping smart cities, mobility, AI, sensing, infrastructure, and urban innovation
Government and public-sector leaders exploring technology for community impact
Researchers, faculty, and students working on next-generation cities
Community organizations and civic innovators
CS3 partners, board members, and collaborators
About CS3
The Center for Smart Streetscapes (CS3) is an NSF-funded Engineering Research Center dedicated to building safer, more livable communities through real-time, hyper-local streetscape technologies. CS3 brings together 30+ faculty across four institutions, three testbeds, an innovation accelerator, and a robust community engagement and workforce development ecosystem.
Questions?
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