Events

This page lists the set of events conducted under the auspices of the IEEE GRSS Chapter, Bangalore Section.

Upcoming Events:

    • 5 Days FDP on Emerging Trends in UAV and Practical Applications at National Institute of Engineering (NIE) Mysuru -January 16-20, 2024
    • AGM –17th February 2024 at MIT(MAHE) Bangalore Campus
    • Inauguration of 4th IEEE GRSS SBC at PA College of Engineering, Mangalore + one-day workshop on Recent Algorithms for Remote Sensing -February 2024
    • Meetup event on OSM Data, jointly with Let’s Talk Spatial – February 2024
    • Workshop on “Computing algorithms for Geospatial data” by Jointly organized IEEE GRSS and IEEE Computer Society Bangalore Chapter at Christ University, Bangalore – March 2024
    • Meetup event on Georisk API jointly with Let’s Talk Spatial –March 2024
    • 3 Days workshop on Python Programming for Geoscience – April 2024
    • 2 events of YP Hackathon/Mapathon during March-April 2024 (as part of IEEE GRSS Best Local YP Activity of the Year)
    • Meetup event on GeoAI jointly with Let’s Talk Spatial –May 2024
    • Summer workshop/ FDP (1 week) on Machine Learning and Deep Learning for Satellite Data analysis June -July 2024
    • Summer Internship (4-6 weeks duration) for UG/PG/Ph.D Students of GRSS Student Members from Karnataka State-June -July 2024
    • Meetup event on Remote Sensing/GIS jointly with Let’s Talk Spatial –June- Dec 2024
    • Continuing talk series called Bhoo-Mandal Talk Series (BMTS), 2-3 talks in the year (Aug -Oct 2024)
    • Winter workshop (1 week)-Machine Learning and Deep Learning for SAR  Data analysis – Nov 2024
    • Inauguration of new student branch chapters during February-December 2024 (targeting 1-2 new ones)
    • IEEE GRSS Bangalore Chapter Awards and Recognition +AGM December 2024

Event series organised in the chapter:

  • Chapter Meetings:
    • AGMs, Execomm Meetings
  • Talk series:
  • Conferences:
    • We are excited about organizing the 3rd edition of 2023 IEEE India Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (InGARSS) at IIIT Bangalore during December 10-13, 2023. (conference website
    • Track-E “Cyber-Physical Systems for Geoscience and Remote Sensing” at IEEE CONECCT 2023 call for papers (Deadline: March 19, 2023; Conference: July 14-16, 2023. (CFP for the track)(CFP for the conference).
    • Track-I at IEEE CONECCT 2022, on “Geoscience and Remote Sensing Technologies” call for papers (Deadline: March 15, 2022; Conference: July 8-10, 2022) – CFP for the track
  • Summer/Winter Schools & Workshops:
    • 2-day workshop on “Data Science and Curation: Spatial Data Science”, jointly with Technology Innovation Hub at Indian Statistical Institute (TIH @ISI) during June 24-25, 2021  – details, pdf flyer, registration link
    • 2-week/10-half days Summer school during July 05-16, 2021 –  details (Youtube playlist)
    • 5-day online summer workshop on Recent Algorithms for Remote Sensing Applications (RARSA-2022) during July 12-16, 2022 — details (Youtube playlist)
    • Winter school: Two-days online workshop on “Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) data analysis and applications” during Dec 9-10, 2022, details (YouTube playlist)
    • One-day online workshop on “Recent Algorithms for Remote Sensing Applications in Agriculture (RARSAA2023)” on March 31, 2023, details (Youtube playlist – coming soon!)
    • 5-day online summer school on “New Horizons in Remote Sensing: Basics and Beyond” during August 08-12, 2023. (event website)(Youtube playlist – coming soon!)
  • Awareness programs:
    • Professional membership knowledge sharing session
    • Including curtain-raiser for key events and student chapters
  • STEM programs:
    • In collaboration with The Institute of Geographical Studies – “Fall in Love with Geoscience!” by Dr. Chandra Shekhar Balachandran on April 30, 2021 – details
    • A STEM program in collaboration with The Institute of Geographical Studies and Spatial Thoughts, “Geoscience … for life, not just for marks,” by Dr. Chandra Shekhar Balachandran, Nagajothi Kannan, and Ujaval Gandhi on November 20, 2021 – details
  • Student/YP events:
    • Student Poster Presentation (SPP-2021) on October 29, 2021 – details
    • Inauguration of NITK IEEE GRSS Student Branch Chapter – details
      • Opening Ceremony on November 26, 2021
      • Webinar Series on “Applications of Geospatial Data” on November 26, 2021
      • Student Hackathon on AI for Remote Sensing Applications (AIRSA-2021), November 29-30, 2021
      • Panel discussion by experts on “Strategizing professional opportunities for students in the wake of the liberalized national geospatial policy” on November 30, 2021
    • Student paper competition (SPP-2022) for a finale on June 4, 2022 – details, poster, event-webpage, event schedule (jointly with Mapathon finale)MS Teams Link
    • Student mapathon entries for our student event on June 3-4, 2022 – details, poster, event-webpage , event schedule
    • Inauguration of IEEE-MIT Manipal GRSS Student Chapter on August 2022 (Youtube video)
    • Geovisualization Track at IC Hack 2022, BMSCE on September 3-4, 2022 (details)(flyer)
    • GRSS local YP activity (sponsored by IEEE GRSS) on student hackathon with a theme of geospatial technology for sustainable development (GTSD) online at IIIT Bangalore during April 28-30, 2023. Last date for registration is April 25, 2023, at 5:00 pm IST. Registration link, flyer, poster, details with results updated.
    • Inauguration of IEEE GRSS Student Branch Chapter at NIE Mysuru on August 8, 2023 (event website)


Last updated on October 16, 2023