Charting new territories in AI

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