San Vero Milis, Sardinia – Italy 21 – 25 July, 2025
The National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV) and the Department of Chemical and Geological Sciences of the University of Cagliari (DSCG-UNICA), jointly with the Italian Association of Remote Sensing (AIT), in cooperation with the Italian Space Agency (ASI) organise the Fourth edition of the International Remote Sensing Summer School
APPLICATIONS OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN REMOTE SENSING-BASED METHODS FOR THE ESTIMATION OF GEOPHYSICAL PARAMETERS OF THE EARTH SURFACES
Given the current interest in artificial intelligence and its applications, the Institute of Applied Physics of the CNR (IFAC-CNR) together with the Microwave Remote Sensing Center (Ce.Te.M.), with the support of IEEE and its Chapters (in particular GRS29-CNI and GRS29 SI) and the Patronage of the Italian Society of Remote Sensing (AIT) organizes a School on the applications of remote sensing techniques to the Earth surfaces.
The school will be held from 19 to 23 May 2025 at the Academy of Sciences and Drawing (in via Orsanmichele, 4, in Florence). The program includes the participation of the main Italian researchers and university professors who deal with AI. The courses will focus on the following topics: • An overview of Artificial Intelligence Techniques and Applications:
Applications for participation must arrive by April 15th to this email address: s.paloscia@ifac.cnr.it by filling out the form at the link http://cetem.org/it/centro-di-telerilevamento-microonde/attivita/eventi/scuola-intelligenza-artificiale/.
Participation fee is €250 and must be paid upon confirmation of registration (by April 30th). Given the limited number of places, acceptance of registration beyond this date cannot be guaranteed.
The organizers
Simonetta Paloscia (IFAC-CNR),
Simone Pettinato (IFAC-CNR),
Emanuele Santi (IFAC-CNR).
We are pleased to announce the XV AIT Conference to be held in Milan, Italy, 12-14 November 2025.
In line with previous conferences, the event will provide a unique opportunity to take stock of the state of the art in remote sensing technologies and applications at national and international levels.
The conference will bring together experts, researchers, professionals and students to discuss the new frontiers of remote sensing according to a programme articulated with plenary and parallel sessions, poster sessions and networking events.
The conference website will be launched at the end of February, where calls for sessions, calls for papers and all event details will be available.
The deadline for abstract submission is 30 June 2025.
Further details will be available on the official event website from the end of February.
The conference will be held at the CNR Congress Centre Research Area 1, located in the heart of Città Studi, easily accessible by public transport (https://maps.app.goo.gl/wzZ2dUWsiUePoZU7A).
More details will be available on the event’s official website from the end of February.
We look forward to seeing you in Milan in November 2025!
Job description
A Post-Doc position under the supervision of Prof. Micol Rossini is available at the remote sensing of environmental dynamics lab, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Milano Bicocca.
The position is related to the Project “Development and test of algorithm for vegetation functional parameter retrieval from PRISMA in agro-forestry” funded by the Italian Space Agency.
Subject description
The objective of this position is to capitalise on newly available Earth Observation data sources offering complementary spatial resolutions, wide spectral ranges and revisit capabilities to advance the capability to monitor biodiversity changes from space.
In particular, the main aim of the project is to develop a PRISMA data processing chain for the generation of Earth Observation products related to plant functional traits from PRISMA reflectance data and the exploitation of plant trait maps to generate products related to functional diversity.
Important tasks are to:
➢ develop algorithms for the retrieval of plant traits (e.g. leaf and canopy pigment content, leaf and canopy water content, leaf and canopy nitrogen content, leaf area index) from PRISMA reflectance data through machine learning algorithms and radiative transfer models;
➢ create plant trait maps and validate them in forest ecosystems;
➢ apply multivariate and machine learning methods to estimate functional diversity based on a combination of leaf and canopy traits;
➢ investigate possible integration with other earth observation (EO) products;
➢ evaluate the value of the products generated by PRISMA data in the context of forest biodiversity monitoring
Work duties
The work is carried out together with a team of remote sensing expertise within the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, and in close collaboration with remote sensing researchers within the project belonging to the following institutions:
Applicants must have
Additional assessment criteria:
Consideration will also be given to good collaborative skills, drive, and how the applicant’s experience and skills complement and strengthen ongoing research within the group.
This is a full time position (40 hours/week) available for one year, from July 2022 to June 2023 (extendable). The salary is within a range of 25-30000 EUR per year, according to experience and skills, corresponding to approximately 1500-1700 EUR monthly net income.
Interested candidates are encouraged to send inquiries and applications (CV, letter of motivation and the contact of two references) to Prof. Micol Rossini (micol.rossini@unimib.it).
Politecnico di Milano proposes the new edition of the doctoral course “The Copernicus green revolution for sustainable development”
This transdisciplinary doctoral course introduces the next generation of European professionals and researchers to Copernicus potentialities in many different fields.
All the information following this link:
Serco Europe Jobs:
A new opportunity of Earth Observation Science Support Specialist in Frascati
Please, note that this is a fixed-term contract from 01/02/2022 to 31/12/2022.
More information following this link: https://jobsearch.serco.eu/jobs/job/Earth-Observation-Science-Support-Specialist/7803
Closing Date 16 December, 2021
The Special Issue “Planet Care from Space“, based on the 10th AIT 2021 International Conference, has been created and is ready to collect papers.
The authors can go to the Call for Paper webpage following this link: https://think.taylorandfrancis.com/special_issues/planet-care-space/?utm_source=TFO&utm_medium=cms&utm_campaign=JPG15743.
We are pleased to announce the new call of the international conference D-SITE Drones – Systems of Information on culTural hEritage, which will be held in Pavia (Italy) the next 16th, 17th and 18th June 2022.
Researchers, Professors or PhD students, who work in research projects that deal with heritage documentation activities conducted through the use of drones, are invited to participate in the event.
Please visit the event’s web page to find more information on the topics of the conference and on how to send the paper: https://www.dsiteconference.com.
The third edition of the 2nd level Specializing Master’s programme in “Climate Change: adaptation and mitigation solutions” represents a unique opportunity for young graduates and professionals with a scientific and/or technical background to:
Deadline:October 22nd 2021 at 1 pm (italian time)
It is worth to have a look at the informative webinar scheduled on October 14, 2021 at 5.30 p.m (Italian time), to participate register at the following link: https://forms.office.com/r/CjsNT5pGyq
