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15 - 19 June 2026 Jagiellonian University of Kraków, Poland

FRINGE 2026

Background

The European Space Agency is organising together with the National Geological Institute and Jagiellonian University in Kraków, the 13th International workshop on “Advances in the Science and Applications of SAR Interferometry” – Fringe 2026” . The workshop is taking place at the Jagiellonian University in Kraków, Poland, from 15 to 19 June 2026.

Participation

Fringe 2026 is a free workshop open to scientists, students, as well as representatives from national, European and international space agencies and value adding industries.
Acceptance to present in the oral and poster sessions at Fringe 2026 is determined by the Scientific and Programme Committees after they review the submitted abstracts. We are also planning to include an InSAR-industry exhibition area.
No participation fees will be charged. However, participants are expected to finance their own travel and accommodation expenses. No financial support is foreseen for the workshop.
The official language of workshop is English.

Workshop Objectives

  • To bring together the global InSAR research and development communities and facilitate international exchange between researchers and research groups;
  • To present the Sentinel-1 mission status, algorithms and products;
  • To present the BIOMASS mission status, algorithms, products and first science results;
  • To review and assess the progress according to the recommendations voiced at Fringe 2023;
  • To consult the scientific communities to prepare ESA for starting supporting science activities for Sentinel-1 FG/NG, BIOMASS, ROSE-L and Harmony in the InSAR domain.
Fringe 2026 is organised around:
  • Papers and posters selected by the Scientific Committee;
  • Round-table discussions with seed questions prepared by the session chairpersons and ESA.

Workshop Themes

  • Atmosphere / Ionosphere science and applications
  • Advances in InSAR/Polarimetric Interferometry/Tomography theory
  • Applications of AI and machine learning
  • BIOMASS and advances at P-band
  • Bistatic and multi-static SAR (HARMONY and other missions)
  • Data products, processing environments and operational services
  • Displacements and deformations (InSAR for the built environment/infrastructure monitoring/subsidence)
  • Earthquakes & tectonics / seismic hazards
  • Future Missions
  • Ice & Snow
  • InSAR phase closure theory and applications
  • Landslides, sinkholes & related hazards
  • New Space InSAR
  • Thematic mapping (eg. agriculture, land cover, forestry, etc)
  • Geophysical parameter retrieval
  • Volcanoes / volcanic hazards
  • Multi-hazards
  • Synergistic use of multi-mission SAR Interferometry

Abstract Submission

The abstract submission will open in early November. You will find the link and guidelines for the submission in this section.

There are no Special Proceedings foreseen for the workshop.

ESA Programme Board

Clement Albinet

ESA

Philippe Bally

ESA

Malcolm Davidson

ESA

Marcus Engdahl

ESA

Diego Fernandez

ESA

Magdalena Fitrzyk

RSAC c/o ESA

Julia Kubanek

ESA

Nicolas Longepe

ESA

Nuno Miranda

ESA

Muriel Pinhero

ESA

Björn Rommen

ESA

Francesco Sarti

ESA

Klaus Scipal

ESA

Organising Committee

Matteo Corona

Olly Services

Earth Observation Graphic Bureau – EOGB

ReMedia IT for ESA – European Space Agency

Magdalena Fitrzyk

RSAC c/o ESA

Zbigniew Perski

Polish Geological Institute National Research Institute

Francesca Romana Cupellini

Olly Services

Ulla Väyrynen

Serco/ESA-ESRIN

Schedule and Deadlines

Contact info

For information regarding the logistics of the venue, registration and InSAR-industry exhibition, please contact

events.organisation@esa.int
For information regarding the abstract submissions, workshop programme, instructions for authors and inquiries related to the scientific and programme committee, please contact

EO4Society.Conf@esa.int

Venue

15 – 19 June 2026
Jagiellonian University in Cracow
Auditorium Maximum

ul. Krupnicza 33, 31-123
Kraków
Poland