Short Courses

Short courses cover a broad range of topic areas at a variety of educational levels (introductory to advanced) and are taught by highly-regarded industry experts. They are an excellent opportunity to learn about new products, cutting-edge technology and vital information at the forefront of your field. They are designed to increase your knowledge of a specific subject while offering you the experience of knowledgeable teachers.

Certificates of Attendance are available for those who register and attend a course. To request a certificate after the course concludes, send an email to cstech@optica.org with your name, course name, conference name and year.
 

1. SC538 - 3D-LiDAR and Applications

   Sunday, 19 October
   14:00 - 17:00

   Instructor: Nicolas Riviere, ONERA

   Short Course Description:
   

   3D-LiDAR is an active technology to detect and acquire the three-dimensional spatial information of a target. The quick and highly resolved capabilities are promising for applications such as object recognition, classification, high-precision 3D imaging and measurement. This course provides an overview of the principles of 3D-LIDAR technology and their applications. Their technical characteristics, advantages and disadvantages will be given in relation with the missions (ground, drones, vehicles platforms) and applications. 3D-LiDAR systems evolve gradually from single point scanning to array scanning and array flash imaging. Single photon detection technology is also becoming mature and the detection sensitivity is getting higher and higher. All of these techniques will be detailed within this course.

   Instructor Biography:
   

   Nicolas Riviere is Program Director of Space Systems at ONERA, The French Aerospace Lab. He is also Research Director at the University of Toulouse authorized to steer researches. He teaches at aerospace engineering higher education schools such as ISAE-SUPAERO, ENAC and IPSA. He received his PhD degree in 2006 and started as Senior Research Engineer in the Optronics Department at ONERA in the field of light scattering and laser imagery. His research interests covered advanced vision in low visibility thanks to 3D laser imaging techniques such as high resolution 3D-LiDAR and telemetric systems embedded on mobile vehicles (eg. satellites, drones or planes).

2. SC539 - Aerosol Light-scattering for Lidar Remote-sensing

   Sunday, 19 October
   14:00 - 17:00

   Instructor: Romain Ceolato, University of Toulouse

   Short Course Description:
   

   This short-course discusses both fundamentals and applications of light-scattering for lidar and remote-sensing. It gives an introduction to the field of light-scattering by particles, including soot and smoke aerosols.

   Topics covered include:

   • A basic introduction on light-matter interactions
   • Concepts of light-scattering by irregularly shaped particles
   • Models of lidar-relevant parameters, such as lidar ratio, color ratio or backscatter Angstrom exponent, for irregularly shaped particles – including soot fractal aggregates
   • Multispectral and polarimetric backscattering measurements of particles (e.g., volcanic ashes or dust particles)
   • A state-of-the-art of elastic backscatter lidar techniques with a light-scattering perspective – including recent achievement in the field of short-range lidar

   Short Course Audience:
   

    

   This course is intended for anyone who is interested in remote-sensing from a light-scattering perspective. It addresses scientists and students with a background in optics and/or remote-sensing and/or aerosol science. 

   Instructor Biography:
   

   Romain Ceolato is a Senior Scientist at the Optronics Department of ONERA - University of Toulouse, France. His research interests cover several areas of light-scattering and elastic backscatter lidar, in particular soot particles for aerospace applications. In 2023, he received the Goody Award for early-career scientists working in the field of atmospheric radiation and remote sensing.