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First and Last Name	ESA Scheme	Linkedin	Website	Organization	Nationality	Job Title	Project	Expertise	Role	Publication
Kelsey Doerksen	Φ-lab Visiting Researcher	www.linkedin.com	www.kelseydoerksen.wixsite.com	NASA JPL	Canada	Machine Learning and Instrument Autonomy Research Affiliate	Giga connectivity	Machine LearningEO	Alumni
Mathilde Letard	Φ-lab Visiting Researcher	www.linkedin.com	scholar.google.com	Université de Rennes	France	Postdoctoral Research Fellow	Implicit neural representation for 3D lidar point clouds processing	AIEO	Alumni
Valeria Pia Vevoto	Φ-lab Visiting Researcher	www.linkedin.com		Università degli Studi del Sannio - Benevento	Italy	Graduate student in electronical engineering for automation and telecommunications	Air Quality Platform data processing	SensorsRemote SensingElectronics	Alumni
Cristopher Traba Castro	Φ-lab Visiting Researcher	www.linkedin.com		Delft University of Technology	Spanish	Student	Onboard real-time segmentation	Computer VisionSensorsDeep Learning	Alumni
Paul Borne Pons	Φ-lab Visiting Researcher	www.linkedin.com		Adobe Research / CentraleSupélec / ENS Paris Saclay	French	Research Intern	Creating terrains using generative modelling and satellite images	Computer VisionDeep Learning		A simple, strong baseline for building damage detection on the xBD dataset
Robert Cowlishaw	Φ-lab Visiting Researcher	www.linkedin.com	www.robertcowlishaw.com	University of Strathclyde	British	PhD Candidate	Distributed Ledger Technologies for Satellite-based Emergency Mapping	Distributed TechnologiesDecentralised SystemsEarth ObservationDisaster Response with EOFedereated LearningWeb3
Leona Hoffmann	Φ-lab Visiting Researcher			German Aerospace Center (DLR)	German	PhD Student	Air pollution, meteorological conditions and COVID-19 incidence	Statistics
Holger Hoos	Φ-lab Visiting Professor	www.linkedin.com
Mihai Datcu	Φ-lab Visiting Professor
Gustau Camps Valls	Φ-lab Visiting Professor	www.linkedin.com
Devis Tuia	Φ-lab Visiting Professor	www.linkedin.com		EPFL
Konrad Schindler	Φ-lab Visiting Professor	www.linkedin.com		ETH Zürich
Gabriele Cavallaro	Φ-lab Visiting Professor	www.linkedin.com		Forschungszentrum Jülich
Saso Dzeroski	Φ-lab Visiting Professor	www.linkedin.com		Josef Stefan Institute
Begum Demir	Φ-lab Visiting Professor	www.linkedin.com		TU Berlin
Xiaoxiang Zhu	Φ-lab Visiting Professor	www.linkedin.com		TUM/DLR AI4EO Lab
Jan van Rijn	Φ-lab Visiting Professor	www.linkedin.com		Uni Leiden
Fabio del Frate	Φ-lab Visiting Professor	www.linkedin.com		Uni Tor Vergata

Project Title	Topic	Collaborators	GitHub Repo	Publications
Air Quality Platform data processing	Sentinel-5pIoTEO	Valeria Pia Vevoto
Giga connectivity	connectivity	Kelsey Doerksen	github.com	AI-POWERED SCHOOL MAPPING AND CONNECTIVITY STATUS PREDICTION USING EARTH OBSERVATION
Onboard real-time segmentation	AIonboardsegmentation	Cristopher Traba Castro	github.com
Distributed Ledger Technologies for Satellite-based Emergency Mapping	Web3Federated Learning	Robert Cowlishaw
Air pollution, meteorological conditions and COVID-19 incidence	COVID-19	Leona Hoffmann
Creating terrains using generative modelling and satellite images		Paul Borne Pons
Implicit neural representation for 3D lidar point clouds processing	3D lidarpoint cloud	Mathilde Letard

Event Name	Posted Date	Organised By
Accelerating the future of Earth Observation with Transformative Innovation	October 8, 2024	ESA
Research fellow call: AI and EO for Climate	January 9, 2023
ESA continues to explore the value of AI in space in partnership with Thales Alenia Space and Microsoft	January 13, 2023
ESA and Sinergise to collaborate on promotion of EO space entrepreneurship	June 17, 2023
ESA Member States boost EO Commercialisation at Ministerial Council	February 2, 2023
Boosting market traction for agri-monitoring service	February 16, 2023
ESA Φ-labbers share stories about their Earth observation activities	February 23, 2023
Φ-lab and UNICEF joint dengue fever research receives further award	March 3, 2023
AI for Sustainable Development Goals initiative yields user-focused solutions to enhance food security	March 29, 2023
New call released for UK InCubed proposals	April 19, 2023
Additional commercialisation innovation opportunities for Portugal with InCubed	May 19, 2023
Register for ESA’s first Earth observation commercialisation event	May 31, 2023
Φ-lab-WMF AI4EO competition inspires European New-Space start-ups to rise to the challenge	July 13, 2023
InCubed co-funded SaferPlaces platform maps aftermath of Emilia-Romagna floods	July 21, 2023
Φ-lab contributes to Earth observation education at ESA-NASA training week	July 24, 2023
Earth Systems Predictability forum provides strategic insights on how disruptive innovations help steward our planet	July 26, 2023
World breakthrough in onboard AI model training presented by Φ-lab at IGARSS	August 7, 2023
Φ-lab and UNICEF enhance their collaboration with new resources for global child connectivity project	September 14, 2023
New opportunities for industrial PhDs in partnership with ESA to work on game-changing Earth Observation topics	September 19, 2023
Sign up now for the ESA Earth Observation Commercialisation Forum	September 22, 2023
ESA-sponsored FDL Europe yields inspiring results in AI space applications	October 18, 2023
Six trends to watch in commercial Earth observation	October 30, 2023
Relive the Earth Observation Commercialisation Forum	November 2, 2023
Artificial Intelligence wizards at ESA Φ-lab exploit Sentinel data to the max	November 6, 2023
Nourishing commercial growth in Earth observation	November 10, 2023
Two ESA Φ-lab-enabled satellites launched	November 13, 2023
ESA promotes radio frequency monitoring as Spire becomes TPM	September 15, 2023
Earth Systems Predictability Forum final report maps out path for long-term human wellbeing	December 1, 2023
Φ-lab contributes to COP 28 discussions on role of AI4EO in health, climate adaptation and risk management	December 15, 2023
InCubed announces call for proposals for maritime EO applications	February 15, 2024
ESA Φ-lab broadens its cloud-service support to start-ups	February 15, 2024
FOREST-2 to deliver thermal-sensing insights to Copernicus	March 1, 2024
Hello Major TOM: ESA Φ-lab releases largest ML-ready Sentinel-2 dataset ever published	March 8, 2024
Building ChatGPT-style tools with Earth observation	March 25, 2024
Φsat-2 gets two new AI apps	April 18, 2024
Φ-lab’s continuing EO innovation drives AI-derived methane detection	April 22, 2024
AI in Earth observation: a force for good	May 9, 2024
Applying artificial intelligence to raw satellite imagery for time-critical applications	May 10, 2024
Dedicated InCubed national calls give rise to innovative EO development activities	May 15, 2024
Φ-lab gives major impetus to ESA-ECMWF ML4ESOP workshop	May 21, 2024
Global storm surge forecasting: creating early warning models with AI4EO	May 27, 2024
ESA and UK Space Agency announce new funding call	July 22, 2024
Φ-lab leads the way for new ChatGPT-style tools for Earth observation	June 11, 2024
ESA Φ-lab synergises with SmartSat CRC for Earth observation advancements	June 14, 2024

Title	Topic	Authors	Topic	Authors	Organization	References	Abstract	Image
AI-POWERED SCHOOL MAPPING AND CONNECTIVITY STATUS PREDICTION USING EARTH OBSERVATION	EOconnectivity	Kelsey Doerksen	EOconnectivity	Kelsey Doerksen
A simple, strong baseline for building damage detection on the xBD dataset	Computer Vision	Paul Borne Pons	Computer Vision	Paul Borne Pons

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