This summer school is specifically designed for PhD and Master’s students seeking to enhance their knowledge and skills in

  • Mobile mapping and SLAM for vegetation mapping
  • Low-cost handheld 3D scanner for cultural heritage documentation
  • Point cloud processing with deep learning

These workshops will be led by expert lecturers from renowned German and Polish universities:

  • Prof. Dr.-Ing. Norbert Haala – University of Stuttgart
  • Prof. Dr.-Ing. Ludwig Hoegner – Hochschule München University of Applied Sciences
  • Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dorota Iwaszczuk, Technical University of Darmstadt
  • dr inż. Małgorzata Jarząbek-Rychard – Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences
  • Univ. Prof. Dr. Ing. Thomas P. Kersten – HafenCity University Hamburg
  • dr inż. Tomasz Kogut - Maritime University of Szczecin
  • dr inż. Artur Warchol – Kielce University of Technology
  • Prof. Dr.-Ing. Martin Weinmann – Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

and coordinators:

  • Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dorota Iwaszczuk – Technical University of Darmstadt
  • Timo Kullmann, M.Sc. – Technical University of Darmstadt
  • dr hab. inż. Krzysztof Bakuła – Warsaw University of Technology
  • dr inż. Tomasz Kogut - Maritime University of Szczecin

Venue

Technical University of Darmstadt

Contact 

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dorota Iwaszczuk, Timo Kullmann, M.Sc, , dr inż. Tomasz Kogut

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Fee:

  • Regular: 120€ (without accommodation)
  • Sponsored (application required): 40€ (incl. accommodation) (*)

*) DGPF / PTFiT will sponsor PhD and Master’s students willing to participate in the summer school to improve their professional skills. For the application a short motivation letter (up to 3000 characters) is required.

The travel for sponsored participants coming from Poland to Germany will be supported by the PTFiT. The format, amount and further details of this support will be announced soon.

Accommodation:

Sponsored participants be accommodated in JH Darmstadt, Landgraf-Georg-Str. 119, 64287 Darmstadt 

Registration:

Registration Deadline for sponsored applications: January 1, 2026

Registration Deadline for regular registrations: as long as seat available but not later than February 28.

Participants can register for one of three practical exercises: mobile mapping, low-cost LiDAR, or point cloud processing. During registration, please specify your preference for the practical part (top – first choice, middle – second choice, bottom – third choice). The decision about assignment to the groups will be made by the Organizing Committee based on the registration date as well as participants' expectations for the workshop. Accordingly, please mention your experience in the topic of the summer school and your expectations in your motivation letter.

Registration Link: click to go to the form https://umfragen.tu-darmstadt.de/274134?lang=en