AI4Space brings together researchers and practitioners working at the intersection of AI, computer vision, and space technologies, with a strong focus on real-world, onboard, and autonomous systems. We invite contributions spanning a broad range of topics, including novel algorithmic and hardware solutions for deploying AI in space environments, methodologies and datasets designed to bridge domain gaps, and innovative applications of AI to space tasks such as Earth Observation, planetary science, space robotics, and beyond. We encourage submissions from researchers, practitioners, and students working on AI applications in space. The workshop aims to foster collaboration and discussion on the latest advancements and challenges in this field.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
- Vision and learning for spacecraft guidance, navigation, and control
- Foundation and multimodal models for space data
- Space robotics: perception, planning, and control for autonomous operations
- ML for astronomy and planetary science
- Fault-tolerant and trustworthy perception systems
- Datasets for space applications and domain adaptation techniques
- Sensors for space applications
- Edge AI under tight compute or energy budgets
- Onboard computing hardware for vision and learning
AI4Space welcomes submissions in the following formats:
Long Papers
Intended for more mature research contributions presenting substantial technical developments, validated methodologies, or comprehensive experimental studies.
Page Limit: 8 pages (excluding references)
Format: CVPR 2026 template
Review: Double-blind
Short Papers
Technical communications, position papers, and challenge or dataset descriptions. These contributions are intended to foster discussion on emerging challenges, preliminary results, and innovative ideas that can be further explored during the interactive "Unconference" sessions.
Page Limit: 4 pages (excluding references)
Format: CVPR 2026 template
Review: Double-blind
Submission Guidelines
| Detailed Submission Information | |
|---|---|
| Publication | Papers will be fully peer reviewed and accepted long papers will be published in the proceedings of CVPR 2026 Workshops. Accepted short papers will be published in the workshop website and advertised as part of the workshop program. See key dates for submission deadlines and notification timelines. |
| Policies | AI4Space follows the submission policies of CVPR 2026. Submissions must be original and not under review elsewhere. Reviewing is double blind and authors should not include identifying information in their manuscripts (selecting the reviewing option in the LaTeX template will take care of that). For more details, please refer to the CVPR 2026 submission guidelines. |
| Resubmissions | We encourage submissions rejected from the main CVPR conference to AI4Space, as the workshop provides a more focused venue for space-related research. Authors are welcome to submit revised versions of their work. |
| Presentation | Accepted AI4Space papers are expected to be presented in person at the workshop, co-located with CVPR 2026 |
| Travel | Invitation letters for travel should be requested via the main conference page. |
| Ethics | All papers submitted at this workshop must target peaceful usage of AI for space. |
| Submission Portal | Submissions will be handled through the OpenReview submission system. |
| 🚀 Key Dates | |
|---|---|
| Paper submission (start) | Jan 26, 2026 |
| Paper submission deadline |
Feb 28, 2026 Mar 3, 2026 (Extended) |
| Reviewing starts | Mar 2, 2026 |
| Reviews due | Mar 16, 2026 |
| Paper decisions | Mar 22, 2026 |
| Camera-ready submission | Apr 10, 2026 |
| Finalized workshop program | Apr 18, 2026 |