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SIGSPATIAL 2026

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Source-attributed rosters checked 2026-09-13. 53 collected records; 51 await identity review and remain visible as unlinked names. Affiliations are preserved as stated by each source. Source gaps: No 2026 PC member roster or accepted workshop roster is published yet; official workshop page is still a proposal call.

SIGSPATIAL 2026 Application Track Chairs

3 service records

SIGSPATIAL 2026 Application Track Chairs membership and source references
Person	Role	Affiliation as listed	Evidence
Shawn NewsamIdentity not yet linked	Application Track Chairs	UC Merced, USA	Conference website ↗Checked 2026-09-13
Dalton LungaIdentity not yet linked	Application Track Chairs	ORNL, USA	Conference website ↗Checked 2026-09-13
Benhard SeegerIdentity not yet linked	Application Track Chairs	Marburg University, Germany	Conference website ↗Checked 2026-09-13

SIGSPATIAL 2026 Broadening Participation in Computing (BPC) Chairs

3 service records

SIGSPATIAL 2026 Broadening Participation in Computing (BPC) Chairs membership and source references
Person	Role	Affiliation as listed	Evidence
Yuzhou ChenIdentity not yet linked	Broadening Participation in Computing (BPC) Chairs	UC Riverside, USA	Conference website ↗Checked 2026-09-13
Wei KangIdentity not yet linked	Broadening Participation in Computing (BPC) Chairs	UC Riverside, USA	Conference website ↗Checked 2026-09-13
Jay YangIdentity not yet linked	Broadening Participation in Computing (BPC) Chairs	City of Hope, USA	Conference website ↗Checked 2026-09-13

SIGSPATIAL 2026 Demo Chairs

2 service records

SIGSPATIAL 2026 Demo Chairs membership and source references
Person	Role	Affiliation as listed	Evidence
Yanjie FuIdentity not yet linked	Demo Chairs	Arizona State University, USA	Conference website ↗Checked 2026-09-13
Jinmeng Rao	Demo Chairs	Google DeepMind, USA	Conference website ↗Checked 2026-09-13

SIGSPATIAL 2026 General Chairs

4 service records

SIGSPATIAL 2026 General Chairs membership and source references
Person	Role	Affiliation as listed	Evidence
Ahmed EldawyIdentity not yet linked	General Chairs	UC Riverside, USA	Conference website ↗Checked 2026-09-13
Vassilis TsotrasIdentity not yet linked	General Chairs	UC Riverside, USA	Conference website ↗Checked 2026-09-13
Mohamed MokbelIdentity not yet linked	General Chairs	University of Minnesota, USA	Conference website ↗Checked 2026-09-13
Erik HoelIdentity not yet linked	General Chairs	Esri, USA	Conference website ↗Checked 2026-09-13

SIGSPATIAL 2026 GIS Cup Chairs

2 service records

SIGSPATIAL 2026 GIS Cup Chairs membership and source references
Person	Role	Affiliation as listed	Evidence
Aaron LoweIdentity not yet linked	GIS Cup Chairs	Esri, USA	Conference website ↗Checked 2026-09-13
Ashwin ShashidharanIdentity not yet linked	GIS Cup Chairs	Esri, USA	Conference website ↗Checked 2026-09-13

SIGSPATIAL 2026 Industrial Track Chairs

3 service records

SIGSPATIAL 2026 Industrial Track Chairs membership and source references
Person	Role	Affiliation as listed	Evidence
Heba AlyIdentity not yet linked	Industrial Track Chairs	Amazon, USA	Conference website ↗Checked 2026-09-13
Swetava GanguliIdentity not yet linked	Industrial Track Chairs	Apple, USA	Conference website ↗Checked 2026-09-13
Petko BakalovIdentity not yet linked	Industrial Track Chairs	Esri, USA	Conference website ↗Checked 2026-09-13

SIGSPATIAL 2026 Lightning Talk and Poster Chairs

2 service records

SIGSPATIAL 2026 Lightning Talk and Poster Chairs membership and source references
Person	Role	Affiliation as listed	Evidence
Xin ZhangIdentity not yet linked	Lightning Talk and Poster Chairs	AWS, USA	Conference website ↗Checked 2026-09-13
Elena V StrzheletskaIdentity not yet linked	Lightning Talk and Poster Chairs	UC Riverside, USA	Conference website ↗Checked 2026-09-13

SIGSPATIAL 2026 Local Arrangements Chairs

3 service records

SIGSPATIAL 2026 Local Arrangements Chairs membership and source references
Person	Role	Affiliation as listed	Evidence
Ibrahim SabekIdentity not yet linked	Local Arrangements Chairs	USC, USA	Conference website ↗Checked 2026-09-13
Mariam SalloumIdentity not yet linked	Local Arrangements Chairs	UC Riverside, USA	Conference website ↗Checked 2026-09-13
Di ZhuIdentity not yet linked	Local Arrangements Chairs	University of Minnesota, USA	Conference website ↗Checked 2026-09-13

SIGSPATIAL 2026 Proceedings Chairs

4 service records

SIGSPATIAL 2026 Proceedings Chairs membership and source references
Person	Role	Affiliation as listed	Evidence
Sara MiglioriniIdentity not yet linked	Proceedings Chairs	University of Verona, Italy	Conference website ↗Checked 2026-09-13
Christine BassemIdentity not yet linked	Proceedings Chairs	Wellesley College, USA	Conference website ↗Checked 2026-09-13
Vishwanath SaragadamIdentity not yet linked	Proceedings Chairs	UC Riverside, USA	Conference website ↗Checked 2026-09-13
Fatme HachemIdentity not yet linked	Proceedings Chairs	University of Milan, Italy	Conference website ↗Checked 2026-09-13

SIGSPATIAL 2026 Program Committee Chairs

3 service records

SIGSPATIAL 2026 Program Committee Chairs membership and source references
Person	Role	Affiliation as listed	Evidence
Amr MagdyIdentity not yet linked	Program Committee Chairs	UC Riverside, USA	Conference website ↗Checked 2026-09-13
Moustafa YoussefIdentity not yet linked	Program Committee Chairs	AUC Egypt, Egypt	Conference website ↗Checked 2026-09-13
Kyoung-Sook KimIdentity not yet linked	Program Committee Chairs	AIST, Japan	Conference website ↗Checked 2026-09-13

SIGSPATIAL 2026 Publicity Chairs

4 service records

SIGSPATIAL 2026 Publicity Chairs membership and source references
Person	Role	Affiliation as listed	Evidence
Hamada RizkIdentity not yet linked	Publicity Chairs	The University of Osaka and Riken-CCS, Japan	Conference website ↗Checked 2026-09-13
Gengchen MaiIdentity not yet linked	Publicity Chairs	University of Texas Austin, USA	Conference website ↗Checked 2026-09-13
Dejun TengIdentity not yet linked	Publicity Chairs	Shandong University, China	Conference website ↗Checked 2026-09-13
Chiara PuglieseIdentity not yet linked	Publicity Chairs	IIT-CNR, Pisa, Italy	Conference website ↗Checked 2026-09-13

SIGSPATIAL 2026 Registration Chairs

3 service records

SIGSPATIAL 2026 Registration Chairs membership and source references
Person	Role	Affiliation as listed	Evidence
Laila AbdelhafeezIdentity not yet linked	Registration Chairs	Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, USA	Conference website ↗Checked 2026-09-13
El Kindi RezigIdentity not yet linked	Registration Chairs	University of Utah, USA	Conference website ↗Checked 2026-09-13
Yiqun XieIdentity not yet linked	Registration Chairs	University of Maryland College Park, USA	Conference website ↗Checked 2026-09-13

SIGSPATIAL 2026 Short Papers Chairs

3 service records

SIGSPATIAL 2026 Short Papers Chairs membership and source references
Person	Role	Affiliation as listed	Evidence
Alberto BelussiIdentity not yet linked	Short Papers Chairs	University of Verona, Italy	Conference website ↗Checked 2026-09-13
Qiang Gao	Short Papers Chairs	Southwestern University of Finance and Economics, China	Conference website ↗Checked 2026-09-13
Vagelis HristidisIdentity not yet linked	Short Papers Chairs	UC Riverside, USA	Conference website ↗Checked 2026-09-13

SIGSPATIAL 2026 Student Research Competition Chairs

2 service records

SIGSPATIAL 2026 Student Research Competition Chairs membership and source references
Person	Role	Affiliation as listed	Evidence
Chiara RensoIdentity not yet linked	Student Research Competition Chairs	ISTI-CNR, Italy	Conference website ↗Checked 2026-09-13
Mehnaz TabassumIdentity not yet linked	Student Research Competition Chairs	AWS, USA	Conference website ↗Checked 2026-09-13

SIGSPATIAL 2026 Travel Grant Chairs

2 service records

SIGSPATIAL 2026 Travel Grant Chairs membership and source references
Person	Role	Affiliation as listed	Evidence
Neftali Watkinson MedinaIdentity not yet linked	Travel Grant Chairs	UC Riverside, USA	Conference website ↗Checked 2026-09-13
Ying SongIdentity not yet linked	Travel Grant Chairs	University of Minnesota, USA	Conference website ↗Checked 2026-09-13

SIGSPATIAL 2026 Tutorial Chairs

2 service records

SIGSPATIAL 2026 Tutorial Chairs membership and source references
Person	Role	Affiliation as listed	Evidence
Ranga Raju VatsavaiIdentity not yet linked	Tutorial Chairs	NC State, USA	Conference website ↗Checked 2026-09-13
Mario NascimentoIdentity not yet linked	Tutorial Chairs	University of Alberta, Canada	Conference website ↗Checked 2026-09-13

SIGSPATIAL 2026 Vision Track Chairs

2 service records

SIGSPATIAL 2026 Vision Track Chairs membership and source references
Person	Role	Affiliation as listed	Evidence
Goce TrajcevskiIdentity not yet linked	Vision Track Chairs	Iowa State University, USA	Conference website ↗Checked 2026-09-13
Muhammad Aamir CheemaIdentity not yet linked	Vision Track Chairs	Monash University, Australia	Conference website ↗Checked 2026-09-13

SIGSPATIAL 2026 Webmasters

3 service records

SIGSPATIAL 2026 Webmasters membership and source references
Person	Role	Affiliation as listed	Evidence
Shahd ElmahallawyIdentity not yet linked	Webmasters	UC Riverside, USA	Conference website ↗Checked 2026-09-13
Yunhan ChangIdentity not yet linked	Webmasters	UC Riverside, USA	Conference website ↗Checked 2026-09-13
Youssef HusseinIdentity not yet linked	Webmasters	University of Minnesota, USA	Conference website ↗Checked 2026-09-13

SIGSPATIAL 2026 Workshop Chairs

3 service records

SIGSPATIAL 2026 Workshop Chairs membership and source references
Person	Role	Affiliation as listed	Evidence
Yaron KanzaIdentity not yet linked	Workshop Chairs	AT&T, USA	Conference website ↗Checked 2026-09-13
Carola WenkIdentity not yet linked	Workshop Chairs	Tulane University, USA	Conference website ↗Checked 2026-09-13
Matthias SchubertIdentity not yet linked	Workshop Chairs	Ludwig Maximilian University at Munich, Germany	Conference website ↗Checked 2026-09-13