Spatio-temporal point processes (STPPs) are used to model discrete events distributed in time and space.
Traditional models often rely on parametric kernels, limiting their ability to capture heterogeneous, nonstationary dynamics.
Recent innovations integrate deep neural architectures to model the conditional intensity function or learn flexible, data-driven influence kernels.
The article discusses the development of the deep influence kernel approach, its components, applications in crime analysis, earthquake aftershock prediction, and sepsis prediction modeling, and promising directions for the field.