IEEE GRSS SYP

SUMMIT 2026

Venue:
Palazzo Pacanowski
Naples, Italy

Date:
14 – 15 November 2026

WHAT TO EXPECT?

Agenda of the summit

TIME Session Speakers
09:00 – 09:30 Registration - Welcome Coffee
09:30 – 09:45 Opening Remarks GRSS Italy North & Center and South Chapter Chairs + YP Chair
09:45 – 10:30 Keynote 1 Title TBD
10:30 – 11:00 Break - Coffee & Networking
11:00 – 11:45 Keynote 2 Title TBD
11:45 – 12:00 Q&A / Open Discussion
12:00 – 13:30 Lunch (Inclusive at Venue)
13:30 – 14:30 Voluntary Poster Session Open to all — no submission review required
14:30 – 15:30 Panel Discussion: TBD Moderator & Panelists - TBD
15:30 – 15:45 Break: Coffee
15:45 – 16:30 Career Session / YP Activity Speed mentoring “How I Got Here” Talks · Panel: Academia vs Industry vs Research Labs
16:30 End of Day 1
TIME Session Speakers
09:00 – 09:30 Welcome Morning Coffee
09:30 – 10:15 Keynote 3 Title TBD
10:15 – 10:30 Q&A
10:30 – 11:00 Break – Coffee
11:00 – 12:00 Voluntary Poster Session (continued) Open to all — no submission review required
12:00 – 12:30 Closing Remarks & Awards Best poster award — voted by keynote speakers
12:30 End of Event Lunch on your own — welcome to Naples!
About the summit

IEEE GRSS STUDENT & YOUNG PROFESSIONALS SUMMIT

Earth observation is changing at a pace the field hasn't seen before. Artificial Intelligence is reshaping how satellite data gets analyzed, new sensors are producing imagery at a scale that would have been unthinkable a decade ago, and the range of questions Earth Observation can answer keeps expanding. The IEEE GRSS SYP Summit is where early-career researchers and engineers working at that frontier come together, to hear from leading scientists, present their own work, and build the professional connections that will define the next decade of the field. In 2026, the summit comes to Naples. Two days of talks and research in one of the most vibrant cities in Europe.

Benefit from the summit

What awaits for you at the summit

Insightful Talks

Invited talks from leading scientists across Earth Observation disciplines. Two days of presentations designed to push your thinking, not just recap what you already know.

Build Your Network

Meet early-career researchers and students working on the same problems you are. The people you meet here may become collaborators, co-authors, and colleagues for years.

EO at the Frontier

AI is changing what's possible in Earth observation faster than most textbooks can track. The summit covers where the field is heading, not just where it's been.

Science into Practice

Presentations showing how remote sensing technologies are being applied to real environmental challenges, by the researchers doing the applying.

"How I got here"

Structured mentoring sessions with researchers and professionals from academia, industry, and research labs. Real conversations about career paths: not a panel you watch, one you're part of.

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Venue: Palazzo Pacanowski,
Naples, Italy

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The voice shaping the summit

Our Speakers

Thomas Coughlin

IEEE Past President 2025

Sidharth Misra

Executive Vice President, IEEE GRSS

Fairouz Stambouli

Treasurer, IEEE GRSS

Avik Bhattacharya

VP of Professional Activities, IEEE GRSS

Goutam Chattopadhyay

President, IEEE MTTS

Shanmuganathan Vasanthapriyan

Chair, IEEE Sri Lanka Section

Hong Tat Ewe

GRSS Schools (GR3S) Member, Asia/Pacific Liaison, IEEE GRSS

Brian Brophy

Caltech Theater and NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, USA

Mehmet Ogut

Chair, IEEE GRSS YP

Kumar Vijay Mishra

United States Army Research Laboratory (ARL), USA

Chulantha Jayawardena

Chair-Elect, IEEE GRSS Sri Lanka Chapter

Rajitha Jayasinghe

SULECO (PVT) LTD, Sri Lanka

Pavithra Jayasinghe

Department of Geography, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka

Supun Siriwardane

GIS Solutions (PVT) LTD, Sri Lanka

Rahisha Thottolil

BeST Cluster, Indian Institute of Science, India

Syed Muzahir Abbas

YP Region 10 Coordinator, IEEE MTTS

Gunjan Joshi

Webinar Strategist, IEEE GRSS

Mohammed Khalid

YP Regional Coordinator, India

Zied Bouida

Kuwait College of Science and Technology (KCST), Kuwait City

Sureka Thiruchittampalam

Chair, IEEE GRSS Sri Lanka Chapter