IRISCC onsite autumn school: Climate risks data analysis & methods, 14-18 September 2026, Chania - Greece
Thank you for your interest to participate in the IRISCC onsite autumn school in Climate risks data analysis & methods, to be held at the Centre of Mediterranean Architecture, Chania (Greece) during 14-18 September 2026.
Information:
This five-day autumn school introduces researchers and data scientists to the tools, datasets, and methods needed to assess and quantify climate change risks.
The programme combines morning lectures on the first two days with hands-on mini-projects in small groups, giving participants practical experience working with real climate datasets from IRISCC's research infrastructures and demonstrators.
Participants will learn to access and process climate risk-related datasets, understand the modelling and simulation processes behind climate indicators, and conduct structured risk assessments with explicit treatment of uncertainties.
A field trip on Wednesday to an experimental site in Crete bridges classroom methods with real-world environmental monitoring — visiting instrumented agricultural fields that combine satellite and in-situ data for water balance and evapotranspiration estimation.
Mini-project topics are proposed by IRISCC demonstrator leaders, allowing participants to work on concrete science-driven challenges from the consortium. The school concludes with group presentations on Friday afternoon.
This onsite autumn school is co-organised by CERFACS and the Technical University of Crete (TUC), with instructors and data providers drawn from the IRISCC consortium.
Target audience:
This training is ideal for early-career and postdoctoral researchers and data scientists, but it is also appropriate for other researchers as well as engineers.
Timeline:
Onsite training on week 38 (i.e., 14-18 September 2026). 5 full days. Centre of Mediterranean Architecture - Ακτή Ενώσεως, Πλατεια Γεωργιου Κατεχακη, Chania 731 32, Greece
Fees:
This onsite training is free to all the participants, and it also includes a daily coffee break and a light lunch. However, participants are expected to cover their own costs related to travel, accommodation and remaining substenance.
Capacity:
The training is limited to max. 30 participants.
The participants will be divided in 6 groups of 5 participants each.
Your information will be reviewed by our team and we will come to you with our resolution during mid-May.
Principal trainers:
Christian Pagé, CERFACS - France
Dick Schaap, MARIS - The Netherlands
Nikolaos Nikolaidis, Technical university of Crete - Greece
Demonstrator tutors (3-4 tutors)
Questions?
If you have any question related to the training, please contact Beñat Olascoaga, University of Helsinki - Finland (benat.olascoagagracia@helsinki.fi)
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