FM4ST: KDD'25 Tutorial




Foundation Models


for Spatio-Temporal Data Science:




Theory, Algorithms, and Applications


Spatio-Temporal (ST) data science, which includes sensing, managing, and mining large-scale data across space and time, is fundamental to understanding complex systems in domains such as urban computing, climate science, and intelligent transportation. Traditional deep learning approaches have significantly advanced this field, particularly in the stage of ST data mining. However, these models remain task-specific and often require extensive labeled data. Inspired by the success of Foundation Models (FM), especially large language models, researchers have begun exploring the concept of Spatio-Temporal Foundation Models (STFMs) to enhance adaptability and generalization across diverse ST tasks. Unlike prior architectures, STFMs empower the entire workflow of ST data science, ranging from data sensing, management, to mining, thereby offering a more holistic and scalable approach. Despite rapid progress, a systematic study of STFMs for ST data science remains lacking. This survey aims to provide a comprehensive review of STFMs, categorizing existing methodologies and identifying key research directions to advance ST general intelligence.

Detailed Schedule (August 29th)

TimeSpeakerTitle
11:00 am - 11:10 am Yuxuan Liang Opening and Introduction
11:10 am - 11:20 am Yuxuan Liang  Revisiting Conventional Methods for Time Series
11:20 am - 12:00 am Yuxuan LiangWhat Can LLM Tell Us about Time Series Analysis
12:00 pm - 13:00 pm - Break
13:00 pm - 14:00 pm Dongjin Song Empowering Time Series Analysis with Large Language Models: A Survey
14:00 pm - 14:40pm Ming Jin Methodologies of Time Series Foundation Models
14:40 pm - 15:00 pm Ming Jin Future Directions
 

Organizers

 

Yuxuan Liang

Assistant Professor
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou).

 

Dongjin Song

Assistant Professor, University of Connecticut

 

Shirui Pan

Professor
Griffith University, Australia

 
 
 
 

Qingsong Wen

Head of AI Research & Chief Scientist
Squirrel Ai

Contributor

 

Haomin Wen

Ph.D.
Beijing Jiaotong University

 

Ming Jin

Assistant Professor, Griffith University

 

Yuqi Nie

Ph.D.
Princeton University

 
 
 
 

Yushan Jiang

Ph.D.,
University of Connecticut