Scientific Visualization of Large Scale Time-Varying Data for Smart Cities

Workshop Summary

Scientific visualization is undergoing a transformative era, driven by the explosion of data volumes, the advent of exascale computing, and the integration of artificial intelligence and machine learning. As simulations and applications of smart cities generate increasingly complex and massive datasets, the ability to analyze, interpret, and communicate these data visually is more critical than ever. Emerging trends include the use of visualization to minimize I/O bottlenecks, the development of scalable rendering techniques for handling billion-element datasets, and the growing role of interactive and immersive visualization environments for collaborative scientific and smart city discovery. Looking ahead, scientific visualization and digital twins are poised to become even more central to research and urban workflows, enabling real-time insights, supporting decision-making in smart city planning. The future of scientific visualization and digital twins lie in its ability to adapt to new computational paradigms and to empower researchers, city planners, and decision-makers with intuitive, powerful tools for exploring and understanding the unseen in smart cities.

This workshop aims to foster collaboration among visualization and digital twins experts, domain scientists, and technology developers to advance the state-of-the-art in scientific visualization and address the challenges posed by increasingly large and complex datasets in smart city applications. By sharing best practices, innovative tools, and real-world experiences, the workshop seeks to catalyze new research directions and practical solutions that enhance the accessibility and impact of visualization across urban environments. The influence of this workshop is to empower scientists and smart city stakeholders to communicate their findings more effectively and enabling real-time visualization for urban development. Ultimately, the workshop will help bridge the gap between advanced scientific computing, visualization, and smart city needs, ensuring that visualization remains a powerful force for discovery, understanding, and urban transformation.

The workshop will be hosted in-person and will feature a mix of invited talks from leading experts and panel discussions. This format is designed to maximize interaction between participants and foster meaningful dialogues that can lead to new collaborations and research directions. The panel discussions will boost the discussion among attendees about the knowledge sharing of large-scale scientific visualization in smart cities.