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Participation in Innsbruck Summer School of Alpine Research 2024

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Description of the programme

The Innsbruck Summer School of Alpine Research is focussed on close-range remote sensing techniques in Alpine terrain. During various keynote sessions students have the opportunity to listen to great scientist talk about innovative research in the mountain research domain, including geomorphology, vegetation characterization, and natural hazard research.

How did you benefit from the programme?

My current research is in the domain of close-range lidar and photogrammetry in forestry applications. During the summer school I learned about new sensors and their application, including data acquisition, processing, and analysis. Throughout the summer school there were many opportunities for networking and to initiate new collaborations. Our group is planning to submit the group assignment done during the summer school as a scientific paper and we are hoping to collaborate in various events in the future.

What were the highlights of the training?

We got hands-on experience with a range of methods for close-range data acquisition, processing and analysis in complex hilly forest terrain. I am very greatful for this hands-on experience, along with the discussion of practical use cases. A group assignment was carried out throughout the week and allowed each member to bring in their expertise, thus sharing knowledge and learning from each other. The poster session was like a cherry on top, in which I interacted with a lot of young scientists and got to know about research work being carried out globally.

Would you recommend the programme to other students?

I would strongly recommend Innsbruck Summer School of Alpine Research to anyone with an interest in close-range remote sensing in Alpine regions. The programme offers the opportunity for hands-on experience with new technologies and to interact with experts in the field. It further provides great opportunities for networking which can lead to the sharing of datasets and software and even short-term research visits to other labs. Finally, one learnes a lot during the fieldwork and group assignments and the keynotes from experts in different domains provide a lot of motivation to include new aspects into ones own research.

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