Program Overview
Program
Abridged Program
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SUMMIT "SPACE AGENDA FOR TOMORROW" followed by Early Career Award Ceremony and Group Photo |
Detailed Program
The detailed schedule is subject to change (last updated on 24 March 2025).
Day 1 – Wednesday, 26 March 2025
from 8:00 |
Check-In |
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09:00-09:15 |
Opening Ceremony |
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S1. Hyperspectral Remote Sensing and Imaging Spectroscopy
chaired by Fabio Tosti |
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| 09:15-09:45 | Clement Atzberger Keynote Speaker |
Prospects and Limitations of Imaging Spectroscopy for Environmental Applications |
| 09:45-10:00 | Megan Seeley | From Spectra to Solutions: Leveraging Imaging Spectroscopy for Forest Conservation in HawaiʻI |
| 10:00-10:15 | John Gallego Montoya | Enhancing Paleoearthquake Detection Using Ground-Based Hyperspectral Data: Insights from the Alhama de Murcia Fault, Spain |
10:15-11:00 |
Coffee Break (upstairs) |
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S2. Urban Remote Sensingchaired by Monika Kuffer (introduced by Andrea Benedetto) |
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| 11:00-11:30 | Monika Kuffer Keynote Speaker |
Urban Inequalities from Space - Integrating Earth Observation with Local Knowledge in a Rapidly Urbanizing World |
| 11:30-11:45 | Javier Ochoa on behalf of Henry Juarez | From Farmland to Urban Areas: Eight Decades of Land Use Transformation in Metropolitan Lima |
| 11:45-12:00 | Tesfaye Temtime Tessema | Classification of Urban Environments Using State-Of-The-Art Machine Learning: A Path to Sustainability |
| 12:00-12:15 | Paloma Carollo Toscan | Advancing Urban Climate Analysis with Remote Sensing: Evaluating the Impact of Nature-Based Solutions on Surface Temperatures in Guimarães, Portugal |
| 12:15-12:30 | Raphaël Valeri | SAR Imagery Modelling and Simulation for Investigating the Composite Scattering Between the Targets and the Environment |
| 12:30-13:00 | Silvia Bianchini Keynote Speaker |
Satellite Radar Interferometry for the Analysis and Monitoring of Urban Fabric |
13:00-14:30
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Lunch Break (downstairs) |
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S3. Remote Sensing for Environmental Sustainability (Part 1)
chaired by Katarzyna Dabrowska - Zielinska |
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| 14:30-14:45 | Isidora Diaz-Quijada | Multitemporal Evolution of Coastal Morphology in the Pichilemu Bay Using Satellite Images, O’Higgins Region, Chile |
| 14:45-15:00 | Qingcheng Pan | Advanced LST Retrieval Algorithms for SDGSAT-1: Enhanced Split-Window and Three-Channel Methods Under Varied Atmospheric Water Vapor Conditions |
| 15:00-15:15 | Antía Paz | Sensitivity of Polarimetric Radio Occultations to the Vertical Structure of Hydrometeors Under Different Microphysical Assumptions |
| 15:15-15:30 | Clara Lößl | Towards Precision Short Rotation Coppice Inventory Assessment Through UAV-Borne Lidar Tree Diameter Estimation |
| 15:30-15:45 | Javier Ochoa | Mapping Rangeland Vegetation Using Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2 Imagery With Machine Learning: A Case Study of Vicuña Conservation in the Central Andes of Peru |
| 15:45-16:15 | Magaly Koch Keynote Speaker |
Advances in Earth Observation Methods for Natural Disaster Response |
16:15-16:45 |
Coffee Break (upstairs) |
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S3. Remote Sensing for Environmental Sustainability (Part 2)
chaired by Ricardo Díaz Delgado |
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| 16:45-17:00 | Girishchandra Yendargaye | Advancing Flood Prediction Lead Time: Automated Parallel Data Assimilation and High-Performance Computing |
| 17:00-17:15 | Wenjun Xu | Evidence Prediction of Atmospheric Infrared Thermal Anomaly Before Hunga-Tonga Volcanic Eruption |
| 17:15-17:30 | Paula Olea-Encina | Monitoring Vegetation and Water Changes With Sentinel-2 Data in Long-Term Trends: Case of Study Salar de Atacama (Chile) |
| 17:30-17:45 | Eduardo Serrano | Remote Sensing for Assessing the Impact of Offshore Renewable Energy Exploration in Marine Areas |
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17:45-18:00 |
Syed Faizan Haider |
Remote Sensing Based Synchronized Seismic Precursors Detection Using Sarimax Model Forecasting: A Case Study of the MW 7.4 Taiwan Earthquake April 2024 |
Day 2 – Thursday, 27 March 2025
S4. Remote Sensing for Agriculture, Water and Food Securitychaired by Clement Atzberger |
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| 09:00-09:30 | Mattia Crespi Keynote Speaker |
Inland Water 3D Monitoring: GEDI and SWOT Missions Potential and Challenges |
| 09:30-09:45 | Philemon Tsele | Retrieval of Sweet-Potato Chlorophyll From Multispectral Drone Imagery Using Radiative Transfer and Spectral Index Optimization |
| 09:45-10:00 | Shilong Xu | A Remote Libs Applied on Cd Profiling in the Soil |
| 10:00-10:15 | Alireza Hamoudzadeh | Italian Lakes Water Level Monitoring Through GiEDI and SWOT |
10:15-11:00 |
Coffee Break (upstairs) |
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S8. Big Data Analytics, Machine Learning, Cloud Computing and Artificial Intelligencechaired by Philemon Tsele |
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| 11:00-11:30 | Francesco Nex Keynote Speaker |
Drone Mapping: At the Crossroad of Remote Sensing, Artificial Intelligence and Big Data Analytics |
| 11:30-11:45 | Yifan Yang | A New Method for Remote Sensing Target Recognition Based on Topological Structures |
| 11:45-12.00 | Gabriel Oduori | Air Pollution Monitoring: A Probabilistic Model for Fusing Satellite Imagery and Low-Cost Sensor Observations |
| 12:00-12:15 | Iole Diliberto | A Semi-supervised GAN Model Applied to Ground-Based and Satellite Data on Vulcano Island |
| 12:15-12:30 | Gladys Villegas R. | Enhancing Live Fence Detection Through Foundation Model Integration: A Scene-Level Deep Learning Approach |
| 12:30-13:00 | David Daou Keynote Speaker |
Confrontation of Challenges in Disaster Risk With XAI |
13:00-14:00 |
Lunch Break (downstairs) |
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14:00-15:00 |
Coffee Break & Poster Session A (upstairs) |
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Early Career Researcher Sessionchaired by Luis A. Ruiz |
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| 15:00-15:15 | Hugo Lepage | Greening and Browning Trends on the Pacific Slope of Peru and Northern Chile |
| 15:15-15:30 | Ji-Hoon Ha | Forecasting Solar Radiation Storms: Satellite Data, Predictive Models, and Their Impacts on Earth |
| 15:30-15:45 | Suman Kumari | Resilient Cities and Urban Green Infrastructure: Nexus Between Remote Sensing and Sustainable Development |
| 15:45-16:00 | Md. Ataul Gani | Estimation of Sediment Nitrogen Fixation Using Remote Sensing Data |
| 16:00-16:15 | Giulia Ronchetti | Potential of Abandoned Agricultural Lands for New Photovoltaic Installations |
| 16:15-16:30 | Enoch Gyamfi-Ampadu |
Spatio-Temporal Land Cover Change Assessment of Multi-Forests in the High Forest Zone of Ghana |
16:30-17:00 |
Coffee Break & Poster Session A (upstairs) |
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17:00-18:30 |
SUMMIT "SPACE AGENDA FOR TOMORROW"moderated by Andrea Benedetto followed by Early Career Award Ceremony + Group Photo |
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at 20:30 |
Conference DinnerAddress: Gallery Hotel. C/ del Rosselló, 249, 08008 Barcelona |
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Day 3 – Friday, 28 March 2025
S6. Remote Sensing for LULC and Land Managementchaired by Paul Aplin (introduced by Fabio Tosti) |
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| 09:0-09:30 | Paul Aplin Keynote Speaker |
Remote Sensing Image Evidence and Social Media Communication Essential to Withstand the Growing Power of Climate Change Sceptics |
| 09:30-09:45 | Georgios Mallinis | Monitoring Anthropogenic Induced Changes and Pressures in Natura 2000 Sites, Through a Cloud-Based Earth Observation Data Cube |
| 09:45-10:00 | Roman Shults | InSAR-Based Landslide Movement Models: A Case Study of Jizan Province, Saudi Arabia |
| 10:00-10:15 | Emad H. E. Yasin | Evaluating the Efficiency of Two Ecological Indices to Monitor Forest Degradation in Dry Land Forest, West Kordofan State, Sudan |
| 10:15-10:30 | Maha Al-Soudani | Remote Sensing and GIS Techniques for the Evaluation and Forecasting of Land Management in Baghdad City |
| 10:30-10:45 | Asmaa Moussaoui | Enhancing Urban Resources Management through Urban and Peri-Urban Agriculture |
10:45-11:15 |
Coffee Break & Poster Session B (upstairs) |
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S5. Advancements in Remote Sensing through Drone Technology
chaired by Diego González-Aguilera and Luis A. Ruiz |
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| 11:15-11:30 | Luis A. Ruiz | Fuel Species Classification and Biomass Estimation for Fire Behavior Modeling Based on UAV Photogrammetric Point Clouds |
| 11:30-11:45 | Wilfried Yves Hamilton Adoni | Swarm-RRT*: Autonomous Exploration with UAV Swarm Based Guided-RRT Search Strategy |
| 11:45-12:00 | Ricardo Díaz-Delgado | Mapping Soil Moisture with Drones: Challenges and Opportunities |
| 12:00-12:30 | Diego González-Aguilera Keynote Speaker |
Preventive, Predictive and Prescriptive Approach through Drone Technology: The Role of Digital Twins and Geospatial Intelligence in Wildfires and Floods |
12:30-13:30 |
Lunch Break (downstairs) |
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13:30-14:30 |
Coffee Break & Poster Session B (upstairs) |
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S7. Remote Sensing for Forests and Carbonchaired by Georgios Mallinis |
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14:30-14:45 |
Temitope Omoniyi | Harnessing Remote Sensing and Predictive Analytics for Accurate Forest Growing Stock Volume Assessment in Estonia |
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14:45-15:00 |
Javier Gonzalez | Robust U-Net Segmentation of Tree Crown Damages in Bavaria, Germany |
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15:00-15:15 |
Ángela Blázquez-Casado | Fire Risk Mapping and Assessment of Carbon Losses in a Forest Fire Using Remote Sensing Data. |
| 15:15-15:30 | Elizabete Bugalski De Peixoto |
Automated Monitoring Platform for Forest Restoration with Sensors and AI |
| 15:30-15:45 | Ricardo Coelho | Using Satellite Earth Observations to Estimate Carbon Sequestration |
15:45-16:30 |
Awards and Closing Ceremony |
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