Center for Smart Streetscapes Innovation Summit 2026
Join the Center for Smart Streetscapes (CS3), an NSF Engineering Research Center, for our 2026 Innovation Summit: AI for Purposeful, Vibrant Streetscapes—a convening of leading researchers, industry innovators, government partners, and community stakeholders shaping the future of urban technology.
The 2026 Summit will bring together participants across sectors to explore advances in edge-cloud computing, AI-enabled streetscape applications, privacy and governance, public interest technology, and community-centered design. Whether you are a technologist, policymaker, researcher, or civic leader, this event offers opportunities to learn, engage, and collaborate around the future of digital infrastructure.
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
Recruitment opportunities with undergraduate and graduate students across CS3 institutions
Speakers to be announced soon!
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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