The University of Luxembourg is pleased to invite you to the scientific workshop “Hyperspectral Remote Sensing and AI in Agriculture” on 4-5 February in Luxembourg, Campus Kirchberg. Please register by 15th January 2026.
Programme
Day 1: Wednesday 4 February 2026
9:30-10:00 Registration and welcome coffee
10:00-10:15 Welcome and organisational matters, Prof. Rebecca Teferle
10:15-10:20 Welcome Note on behalf of the Funding Bodies, Marie-Claude Marx, Luxembourg National Research Fund
10:20-11:05 Mapping Contents of Plant Foliar Pigments using Convolutional Neural Networks Trained on Radiative Transfer-simulated Hyperspectral Images, Zbynek Malenovsky, University of Bonn
11:05-11:50 Possibilities and limitations of crop nitrogen retrieval using (hyperspectral) remote sensing, Martin Schlerf, Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology
11:50-12:15 Coffee Break
12:15-13:00 Application of Hyperspectral Imaging in Addressing Agricultural Challenges: Trends, Progress, and Challenges: with a specific use case on powdery mildew detection in strawberries, Jobin Francis, Fraunhofer Institute for Computer Graphics and Research IGD Rostock
13:00-13:45 Material characterisation from hyperspectral data, using machine learning and physical modeling, Paul Scheunders, University of Antwerp
13:45-15:00 Networking Lunch
15:00-15:45 Disease detection in potato crop fields using multi-modal sensing approaches from Uncrewed Aerial Vehicles, Lammert Kooistra, Wageningen University and Research
15:45-16:30 The detection of the disease Esca with hyperspectral UAV data, Miriam Machwitz, Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology
16:30-16:50 From structure to stress assessment: Insights from multi-sensor vegetation remote sensing studies in forest environments, Anna Göritz, University of Freiburg
16:50-17:10 Coffee Break
17:10-17:30 From Leaf to Landscape: Interdisciplinary Remote Sensing of Plant Pathogens, Rene Heim, University of Göttingen (Online)
17:30-17:50 Decoding stress responses in wheat using hyperspectral imaging and machine learning techniques, Irsa Ejaz, University of Göttingen
19:00-22:00 Workshop dinner
Day 2:Thursday 5 February 2026
9:00-9:45 Remote sensing of plant traits for nitrogen nutrition and yield estimation, Kang Yu, Technical University of Munich
9:45-10:05 Assessing the capability of UAV-derived narrow-band SIF to characterize nitrogen use efficiency in wheat, Anirudh Belwalkar, Technical University of Munich
10:05-10:25 Spectral diagnostics of soil nitrogen and leaf chlorophyll in wheat fields for precision agriculture, Addisu Hunegnaw, University of Luxembourg
10:25-10:45 From reflectance to crop phenotype: quantifying the uncertainty introduced by UAV atmospheric correction methods, Wuhua Wang, Technical University of Munich
10:45-11:05 Disentangling crop stressors using random forest and integrated hyperspectral and thermal satellite features, Tingxuan Jiang, Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology
11:05-11:25 Anomaly Detection in Hyperspectral Imaging, Salena Akter, University of Luxembourg
11:25:11:50 Coffee break
11:50-12:10 Closing panel and next steps, data sharing and benchmarks
12:20-12:30 Closing remarks and group picture
Poster session
Posters should be A0 portrait format and will be displayed for the full duration of the workshop.
This scientific workshop is funded within the PRECISION project, funded through the Agriculture BRIDGES thematics call 2022 of the Luxembourg Fonds National de la Recherche and the Ministry for Agriculture, Food and Viticulture.