High Performance and Disruptive Computing in Remote Sensing
School 2026
In cooperation with and sponsored by
Introduction
Welcome to the summer school organized by the High-Performance and Disruptive Computing in Remote Sensing (HDCRS) Working Group. HDCRS is part of the IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society (GRSS), in particular of the Earth Science Informatics (ESI) Technical Committee.
This school is the perfect venue to network with students and young professionals, as well as senior researchers and professors who are world-renowned leaders in the field of remote sensing and work on interdisciplinary research with high performance computing, cloud computing, quantum computing and parallel programming models with specialized hardware technologies.
Impressions from previous years
What the participants said
“Great work, thanks a lot for the organisation and effort!”
“Thank you again - The organization was excellent, the lectures and content were amazing and I enjoyed every day of the school - great job!!”
“The school was AMAZING! I am not a computer engineer/ electronics engineer or have a phd but this has given me lot of ideas and I hope to prepare bit more for next years' school. THANK YOU SO MUCH for including not just who are well into programming as this has inspired me to pick up programming again.”
“As my first time in a summer school, I felt excited to meet new people and extending my network.”
HDCRS Summer School 2025 Participants
Lecture topics and instructors
Agenda (2026)
June 9, 2026
June 10, 2026
June 11, 2026
June 12, 2026
Organizers
- GRSS ESI TC/HDCRS WG: Dora Blanco Heras, Rocco Sedona, Iksha Gurung, Manil Maskey
- CiTIUS - Research Center in Intelligent Systems, University of Santiago de Compostela
- IHPC Simulation and Data Lab Remote Sensing (Gabriele Cavallaro, University of Iceland)
Information overview
Date and time
Starts: 9 June, 2026
Ends: 12 June, 2026
Central European Summer Time (CEST)
Registration
Start date: 1 February 2026
End date: 28 February 2026
The school is free of charge
Contact and Support
Contact person: Dora Blanco Heras and Gabriele Cavallaro
Email for questions: hdcrs.school@gmail.com
Venue
Santiago de Compostela (Spain)
Edificio Emprendia
Avenida do Mestre Mateo, 2,
15706 Santiago de Compostela
Participation grants
The summer school will welcome up to 30 students. 12 students are eligible for participation grants of a fixed amount (no receipts required). Grants will not be awarded to advanced career applicants. Grantees will be required to submit a poster about their research and expertise. More info in the FAQ below.
Slides and Recordings
The lectures will be recorded and made available online through the GRSS YouTube channel. Course material will be available after the school on the GRSS website.
Register to attend
Register to attend
FAQs
Participation at the HDCRS School is free of charge. However, getting to, staying at, and leaving the location can be costly. Please inform yourself ahead of the time to find out whether you have sufficient funds to join.
The participation grant will be a fixed amount of $800 for 12 students traveling from Europe and $1000 for those traveling from other regions. The school will not provide additional funds, such as a daily allowance, and there is no need to collect or submit receipts. The payment will be processed a few weeks after the school.
Participation grants will be awarded to 12 accepted students who attend all school sessions in person, and submit a poster about their research and expertise. Grants will not be awarded to advanced career applicants (if you've received a PhD title, you are considered advanced).
The participation grant payment will be made after the school. Detailed instructions will be provided to the grantees. Grantees are not required to collect and submit any receipts.
Yes! Every attendee will have space on a wall to display a printed poster showcasing their research interests and work to facilitate interaction. Bringing a poster is mandatory for attendees receiving a grant and optional for other participants.
Yes, you will receive the certificate of attendance after a succesful completion of the School. You will not need to request it. It will be sent to you automatically after a few weeks.
HDCRS School will only provide a certificate of attendance and is not responsible for transferring academic credits or communicating with universities. Participants should check with their home institution to determine whether the school’s program and certificate meet their requirements for credit acquisition.
No. This is an in-person event only. Videos of the lectures will be upload to GRSS YouTube channel a few weeks after the school is over. To watch previous editions click here.
All attendees will be invited free of charge to the social dinner.
Yes. All coffee breaks and lunches are provided to the participants free of charge directly in the school room.
Still have questions?
Contact person: Dora B. Heras and Gabriele Cavallaro
Email for questions: hdcrs.school@gmail.com
