Registration to AI & Space PhD workshop

PhD Workshop on AI and Space: Objectives and Agenda

Dates: June 3-4, 2025 (online)

The registration deadline is the 1st of June 2025.

Organizers: UNIVERSEH – European Space University for Earth and Humanity

The primary goal of this workshop is to train PhD students in new skills that are increasingly critical for their future professional integration and success in the evolving landscape of space research and innovation. In today’s interdisciplinary and fast-paced environment, researchers must not only excel in their respective domains but also develop complementary skills to adapt to complex challenges and work collaboratively across disciplines.

Day One will offer a general introduction to AI, followed by an introduction to the intersection of AI and Space, providing a comprehensive foundation for researchers from diverse backgrounds. Day Two will focus on Earth Observation and its applications across different research disciplines, exploring how AI technologies are advancing our understanding of the planet.

By combining lectures, presentations, networking sessions, and roundtables, the workshop aims to equip participants with knowledge, insights, and connections to advance their research and professional endeavors in this dynamic and impactful field.

Agenda

3 June: Introduction & Networking

• 9h-9h10 Welcome speech, Mahulena Hofmann, University of Luxembourg, Head of the PhD training group
• 9h10-9h20 Presentation of UNIVERSEH, its objectives and opportunities, Yulia Akhmadullina Dimbernat, Université Toulouse – Jean Jaurès, & Arne Leopold, Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf.
• Session 1: Introduction to AI

• 9h30- 11h: General introduction to AI (Ann-Kathrin Selker & Maike Mayer, HeiCAD Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf)
• 11h15- 12h45: Introduction to AI & Space (Josiane Mothe, Université Toulouse – Jean Jaurès)

• Session 2: Networking event and links to the industry

• 14h-15h: Space & AI in industry: Andre Dias, Head of SPACE Unit | Digital, CEiiA
• 15h-16h: Presentations of PhD students of their work (breakout rooms Zoom, speed dating)

4 June: Earth Observation (EO) and it’s applications in different research domains

• Session 3: Short lectures

• 9h30-10h00: Introduction to EO data: Presentation of Earth Observation today (Fabio Del Frate, University Tor Vergata)
• 10h05-10h35: EO for Agriculture (Fabio Del Frate, University Tor Vergata)
• 10h50-11h20: EO for climate, weather and air quality (Antonio Di Noia, University Tor Vergata)
• 11h30-12h00: Examples of EU projects working with the AI and space (Mihai Ivanovici, Institute of Transilvania University of Brasov, Project AI4Agri)

• Session 4: Roundtable on interdisciplinarity & future applications

• 13h30-14h45: Roundtable discussion on interdisciplinarity and future applications in the AI in the space sector. The place of the AI ethics and open data 
  • • Alexandre Chazelle, Université Toulouse Capitole
    • Antonio Di Noia, University Tor Vergata
    • Josiane Mothe, Université Toulouse – Jean Jaurès