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15 - 19 June 2026 Auditorium Maximum of the Jagiellonian University, 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 Committee and the ESA Programme Board 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 and the ESA Programme Board;
  • 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 portal is open now
access it HERE
.

There are no Special Proceedings foreseen for the workshop.
November 26, 2025
Abstract submission opening

Select the contribution type ORAL or POSTER and provide your abstract text with min 350 words to max 2000 words.
HERE

November 26, 2025
February 28, 2026
Abstract submission closure

Please submit your abstract submission by this date.

February 28, 2026
April 15, 2026
Notification of acceptance

Acceptance to present in the oral and poster sessions at Fringe 2026 is determined by the Scientific Committee and the Programme Board, after they review the submitted abstracts.

April 15, 2026
May 4, 2026
Issue of Preliminary Programme

The first draft version of the programme for information

May 4, 2026
May 17, 2026
Registration Opening

The registration portal to the conference opens and will stay open until 2 weeks before the workshop.

May 17, 2026
June 8, 2026
Issue of Final Programme

June 8, 2026

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

Scientific Committee

Nico Adam

DLR

Hermann Bähr

Shell

Timo Balz

Wuhan University

Marta Béjar-Pizarro

Instituto Geológico y Minero de España (IGME)

Juliet Biggs

University of Bristol

Manuela Bonano

IREA-CNR

João Catalão

Universidade Lisboa

Ling Chang

University of Twente

Mario Costantini

e-GEOS

Michele Crosetto

Institute of Geomatics

John Dehls

NGU/Geological Survey of Norway

Jose Manuel Delgado Blasco

Microgeodesia Jaén Research Group – University of Jaén

Xiaoli Ding

Hong Kong Polytechnical University

Javier Duro Calvo

Dares Technology

Susanna Ebmeier

The University of Leeds

Michael Eineder

DLR

Alessandro Ferretti

TRE Altamira

Eric Fielding

JPL

Ramon Hanssen

TU Delft

Rachel Holley

CGG-NPA

Andy Hooper

University of Leeds

Mi Jiang

Sun Yat-sen University

Sigurjón Jónsson

KAUST

Riccardo Lanari

IREA-CNR

Tom Rune Lauknes

NORCE

Mingsheng Liao

Wuhan University

Rowena Lohman

Cornell University/Department of Earth & Atmospheric Sciences

Zhong Lu

Southern Methodist University

Paul Lundgren

JPL

Petar Marinkovic

PPO.labs

Thomas Nagler

Enveo

Paolo Pasquali

Sarmap

Zbigniew Perski

Polish Geological Institute National Research Institute

Virginie Pinel

ISTerre-UMR CNRS

Pau Prats

DLR

Eric Rignot

University of California

Jacqueline Salzer

SkyGeo

Sami Samiei Esfahany

University of Leeds

David Sandwell

Scripps

Michael Schlund

University Twente

Lorenzo Solari

EGMS

Salvatore Stramondo

INGV

Tazio Strozzi

GAMMA

Freek van Leijen

TU Delft

Christelle Wauthier

Pennsylvania State University

Shimon Wdowinski

Florida International University

Urs Wegmüller

GAMMA

Tim Wright

University of Leeds

Howard Zebker

Stanford University

Qiming Zeng

Peking University

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

Riccardo Sonnino

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