IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society
Fifth IADF School on
Computer Vision for Earth Observation
Welcome Adress: Auditorium Sant’Agostino
IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society
Fifth IADF School on
Computer Vision for Earth Observation
Remote sensing techniques are utilized for a better understanding of the Earth and have impacted applications in weather forecasting, tracking biodiversity, land management, post-disaster relief, rescue management, and policymaking, to name a few. The amount of data acquired from sensors onboard Earth Observation (EO) satellites is increasing. For example, it is expected that Sentinel satellites will produce ten terabytes of EO data once fully operational. The availability of data from multiple sensors and satellites provides an opportunity to develop innovative methodologies for remote sensing applications.
As the IEEE GRSS IADF, after the success of the first school on Computer Vision for Earth Observation (CV4EO), we are pleased to announce its fifth edition open to everybody who has a strong motivation and interest in the topics addressed by it. This school will focus on applying CV methods to address challenges in remote sensing. It will be held in presence at the University of Sannio, in Benevento (Italy).
This school will focus on applying CV methods to address challenges in remote sensing. This school will contain a series of lectures on the existing methods utilized for analyzing satellite images, along with the challenges encountered. Each lecture will be followed by a practical session where the participants will go deep into the details of the techniques discussed in the lecture using some commonly used programming languages (e.g., Python) and open-source software tools. The material related to both lectures and practical sessions will be released to the audience.
The school is open to everybody who has a strong motivation and interest in the topics addressed by it. Participation is free of charge a completely supported by IEEE GRSS. The number of participants is limited to 60 to guarantee high-quality lessons with good interaction. If a higher number of registrations is received, the organizing committee will select 60 participants and the recorded lessons of the course will be later distributed through the GRSS YouTube channel. All will receive a certificate confirming their attendance at the school.Discover unbeatable value in every detail with our replica panerai.
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CEST: Central European Summer Time
September 8, 2026
18:30 CEST
Light Dinner
September 9, 2026
09:00 – 09:30 CEST
GREETINGS
09:30 – 11:00 CEST
Change detection in optical satellite time series
Prof. Clément Mallet & Dr. Elliot Vincent, French National Institute of Geographic and Forest Information (IGN), France
11:00 – 11:20 CEST
COFFEE BREAK
11:20 – 12:50 CEST
Change detection in optical satellite time series
Prof. Clément Mallet & Dr. Elliot Vincent, French National Institute of Geographic and Forest Information (IGN), France
12:50 – 13:40 CEST
LUNCH
13:40 – 15:10 CEST
What SAR can learn from optical data
Dr. Ronny Hänsch, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Germany
15:10 – 15:30 CEST
COFFEE BREAK
15:30 – 17:00 CEST
What SAR can learn from optical data
Dr. Ronny Hänsch, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Germany
17:00 CEST
CITY TOUR
September 10, 2026
09:30 – 11:00 CEST
On the foundations of Earth foundation model
Prof. Xiao Xiang Zhu & Dr. Sining Chen, Technical University of Munich (TUM), Germany
11:00 – 11:30 CEST
COFFEE BREAK
11:30 – 13:00 CEST
On the foundations of Earth foundation model
Prof. Xiao Xiang Zhu & Dr. Sining Chen, Technical University of Munich (TUM), Germany
13:00 – 14:00 CEST
LUNCH
14:00 – 15:30 CEST
POSTER & PANEL (⚠️ Poster size must not exceed 100 cm (width) x 200 cm (height).)
15:30 – 16:00 CEST
COFFEE BREAK
16:00 – 17:30 CEST
POSTER & PANEL (⚠️ Poster size must not exceed 100 cm (width) x 200 cm (height).)
18:30 – 22:00 CEST
GALA DINNER
September 11, 2026
09:30 – 11:00 CEST
Foundation models in remote sensing
Prof. Jocelyn Chanussot, INRIA, France
11:00 – 11:30 CEST
COFFEE BREAK
11:30 – 13:00 CEST
Foundation models in remote sensing
Prof. Jocelyn Chanussot, INRIA, France
13:00 – 14:00 CEST
LUNCH
14:00 – 15:30 CEST
Beyond Scaling: Efficiency and
Slimmability in Foundation Models
Prof. Begüm Demir, Technische Universität Berlin, Germany
15:30 – 16:00 CEST
COFFEE BREAK
16:00 – 16:30 CEST
FINAL EXAM AND SURVEY
16:30 – 16:45 CEST
CLOSING

ullo@unisannio.it

gemine.vivone@imaa.cnr.it

rww.haensch@gmail.com

c.persello@utwente.nl

gulsen.taskin@itu.edu.tr

lungadd@ornl.gov

ujjwal.verma@manipal.edu
Deadline for registration: May 31th, 2026
Upon arriving near the Arch of Trajan (Arco di Traiano) in Benevento, in the nearby you can reach the parcking area Parcheggio Via del Pomerio (https://maps.app.goo.gl/Houxiepeq91mRt7z6), which is close to the conference location.
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