This series offers the opportunity to hear from the most interesting researchers working at the interface between emerging technologies and Earth observation. Two talks are planned each month, open and accessible to anyone interested.
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Talks and Registration Links
Below you will find upcoming Φ-talks, their respective speakers and abstracts, and the registration link.
Why do cloud structures change? Insights from EarthCARE on closed-to-open cell transitions
Why do cloud structures change? Insights from EarthCARE on closed-to-open cell transitions
April 29, 2026
The Future of Earth Intelligence: Edge Computing, GeoAI, and the Architecture of Earth Observation's Next Decade
The Future of Earth Intelligence: Edge Computing, GeoAI, and the Architecture of Earth Observation's Next Decade
April 1, 2026
Towards a more sustainable training of Foundation Models for Earth observation
Towards a more sustainable training of Foundation Models for Earth observation
March 25, 2026
Self-supervised learning for SAR images: from despeckling to representation learning
Self-supervised learning for SAR images: from despeckling to representation learning
March 18, 2026
Learning to generalise across modalities and scales for forest remote sensing
Learning to generalise across modalities and scales for forest remote sensing
March 4, 2026
Training and deploying pre-trained models for remote sensing data
Training and deploying pre-trained models for remote sensing data
February 18, 2026
GeoSANE: Learning Geospatial Representations from Models, Not Data
GeoSANE: Learning Geospatial Representations from Models, Not Data
February 4, 2026
Towards Sensor-Informed Foundation Models for Synthetic Aperture Radar Data
Towards Sensor-Informed Foundation Models for Synthetic Aperture Radar Data
January 28, 2026
EVE: an Open Source Earth Science LLM for Researchers, Policymakers, and the Public
EVE: an Open Source Earth Science LLM for Researchers, Policymakers, and the Public
January 21, 2026
From AI-eXpress to Cognitive Cloud Computing in Space (3CS): Building Intelligent, Interconnected EO Constellations
From AI-eXpress to Cognitive Cloud Computing in Space (3CS): Building Intelligent, Interconnected EO Constellations
December 18, 2025
AI-based Downscaling of Terrestrial Water Storage Grids from Simulated NGGM and MAGIC Data
AI-based Downscaling of Terrestrial Water Storage Grids from Simulated NGGM and MAGIC Data
December 10, 2025
Bringing SAM to new heights: leveraging elevation data for tree crown segmentation from drone
Bringing SAM to new heights: leveraging elevation data for tree crown segmentation from drone
November 19, 2025
Machine Learning at the Large Hadron Collider
Machine Learning at the Large Hadron Collider
November 5, 2025
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