The 19th ISDE International Lectures

ISDE International Lectures, organized by the International Society for Digital Earth (ISDE), are a series of online events that feature invited lectures by well-known international experts in the field of Digital Earth. The purpose of the events is to bring international scholars in the relevant research fields of Digital Earth together to exchange academic perspectives, share research results, and disseminate the most cutting-edge and authoritative concepts of Digital Earth.

The 19th ISDE International Lectures

The 19th ISDE International Lectures features the theme of “Photonic AI for Digital Earth: from Ancient Philosophy to Advanced Technology”. Three invited speakers will discuss the quantum leap in Digital Earth in a wide interdisciplinary context that integrates holistic philosophy, scientific breakthroughs such as holography, Photonic AI, and technology advancements like optical neural network chips. The session will demonstrate how the synthesis of fundamental philosophy, cutting-edge science, and innovative technologies expands our horizons and leads to striking achievements for the benefit of a sustainable Earth.

Theme: Photonic AI for Digital Earth: from Ancient Philosophy to Advanced Technology

Date & Time:

26 March 2026, 10:30-12:00 AM (Moscow Time)

                          3:30-5:00 PM (Beijing Time)

                          8:30-10:00 AM (Central European Time)

Organized by: International Society for Digital Earth

Supported by: 

International Research Center of Big Data for Sustainable Development Goals

International Journal of Digital Earth

Big Earth Data

Invited Speakers:

Eugene Eremchenko (Moscow State University, Russia)

Aleksandr Raikov (Jinan Institute of Supercomputing Technology, China)

Ye Zhang (Beijing Information Science and Technology University, China)

Moderator:

Eugene Eremchenko (Moscow State University, Russia)

Programme:

Zoom Link:

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88671175694?pwd=2Q86PNOJaic6vOZdi93kbQXoExoOWW.1

ID: 886 7117 5694, Password: 496622

Contact:

ISDE Secretariat (Email: isde@radi.ac.cn, Tel.: 86-10-82178912)

Short Bio of Invited Speakers:

Eugene Eremchenko

Moscow State University, Russia

Eugene Eremchenko graduated from Kharkov State University, USSR (1990) in experimental nuclear physics. Since the launch of Google Earth in 2005, he actively supports and develops neogeography and Digital Earth. He is a Lomonosov MSU scientific researcher and head of the Neogeography R&D group. He is the author of more than 150 scientific papers, and co-author of several books and chapters, including Manual of Digital Earth (2020). He has developed and implemented several advanced geospatial projects and was awarded for the first national open City 3D-model for Digital Earth (2008). Eugene actively promotes the Digital Earth Vision and has authored numerous outreach publications, scientific events and lectures around the world; he is a member of Council of the International Society for Digital Earth (ISDE), co-chair of WG1 ISDE and head of Russian National Chapter of ISDE, as well as organizer and head of the "Digital Earth and Big Data" sessions at the annual "Graphicon" conferences (starting 2016), head of local organizing committee of the 8th Digital Earth Summit (2020), held in Protvino (Russia). Eugene is the editor-in-chief of the annual interdisciplinary almanac Geocontext – the leading Russian scientific journal on Digital Earth. His scientific interests include (but not limited to) advanced remote sensing, the digital turn, cybernetics, philosophy, semiotics, visual analytics, decision making, etc. Eugene is an author of several scientific concepts, including the concept of "zero sign" in semiotics and typology of geospatial visualization.

Aleksandr Raikov

Jinan Institute of Supercomputing Technology, China

Aleksandr Raikov is Chief Scientist of the Jinan Institute of Supercomputing Technology, a Professor, Doctor of Technical Sciences and PhD holder. He is a laureate of the 2024 Chinese Government Friendship Award and the 2006 Russian Government Award in the Field of Science and Technology, a Honorary Citizen of Shandong Province in 2025, a Full Member of the Academy of Natural Sciences (Russia), a High-Level Talent of A class in Jinan City and Shandong Province (China), a Real State Advisor of the Russian Federation of the 3rd class, and the author of about 500 scientific publications, including 17 monographs (3 books in English, Scopus) on artificial intelligence, photonics, strategic planning, situational centres, and decision support systems. He participates annually in scientific conferences in China, Russia, the USA, the UAE, the UK, Japan, Korea, Italy, Spain, Germany, Brazil, etc.

Ye Zhang

Beijing Information Science and Technology University, China

Education Background

• Tsinghua University Electrical Engineering Ph.D 2011-2016

• The University of Texas at Austin Electrical Engineering Visiting student 2015-2015

• University of Electronic Science and Technology of China EE Bachalor 2007-2011

Research Interest

Optical Sensor for Biochemical Substances Detection (2022 - Present)

• Based on the surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) mechanism, a preparation method for a nano-sensor has been proposed for precise identification of biomolecules.

• Silicon-Based Photonic Artificial Intelligence Computing Chip (2019 - Present)

• Several silicon-based optical neural network chips have been designed and fabricated using the 180nm process at the AMF foundry in Singapore. The chip can perform image dataset recognition and classification with an accuracy close to 95%. Research has been conducted on chip design, chip architecture, noise simulation, and parameter quantization.

• Semiconductor Diamond Material Physics (2016-2018)

• Research was conducted on the optical, electrical, and other properties of semiconductor diamond materials. The first domestic time-of-flight measurement device for the electrical properties of diamond was developed, and for the first time internationally, the third-order phonon-assisted line of the TO phonon-assisted free exciton luminescence peak was reported.

• Memristor Device Mechanism (2011-2016)

Extended Materials:

About the previous ISDE International Lectures:

https://www.digitalearth-isde.org/list-34-1.html

About the National Supercomputing Center in Jinan, Jinan Institute of Supercomputing Technology, Shandong, China:

https://www.nsccjn.cn/ 

https://www.jnist.cn/

Recommended Articles:

· Eremchenko, E. (2020) What is and what is not the digital earth? CEUR Workshop Proceedings, Saint Petersburg. https://doi.org/10.51130/graphicon-2020-2-3-47

· Ye Zhang, Lei Yu, Meng Guo, Aleksandr Raikov, Jingshan Pan, Jinyu Zhang, Yejin Zhang, Jiaoqing Pan (2026). Coherent optical neural network chip with novel computing model for large-scale matrix-vector multiplication, Neural Networks, Volume 197, 108473, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neunet.2025.108473

· Raikov, A. (2026) Architecture of full-analogue photonic AI for non-standard problem solving. Front. Phys. 13:1704910. doi: 10.3389/fphy.2025.1704910

· Raikov, A., et al. (2025) Device for image recognition based on full-analog photonic neural network and method thereof. United States Patent. US 12,222,680 B1. Appl. No 18/804,475; Aug. 14, 2024, P. 15.

· Raikov, A., and Guo, M. (2025). Full-analogue Photonic AI for Embracing the Uncertainty of the Environment. Shaping Collaborative Ecosystems for Tomorrow. Igor Perko, Raul Espejo, Alfonso Reyes (Eds.). Emerald Publishing Limited. 12, 77-89.

https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-83662-494-320251006

· Raikov, A. (2024) Photonic Artificial Intelligence. Springer Singapore, Series: Springer Briefs in Applied Sciences and Technology XVII, 110 p.

https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-1291-5

· Raikov, A. (2021). Cognitive Semantics of Artificial Intelligence: A New Perspective. Springer Singapore, Topics: Computational Intelligence XVII, 128 p.

https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-33-6750-0