15 - 18 September 2025
Madrid, Spain

Welcome to SPIE Sensors + Imaging 2025

We look forward to gathering with you in Madrid in September

Join colleagues to learn and discuss the latest research


As we work to build yet another outstanding programme, we invite you to participate and consider submitting an abstract in 2025. We remain grateful for the enthusiastic participation of academics, researchers, engineers, and scientists who were able to connect in 2024. Amazing research was shared, products were demonstrated, and networking discussions had - all thanks to your continued commitment to advancing science. We now ask you to again share your work as we look forward to gathering in Madrid in Spain.

We appreciate the continued support of our volunteers and our event leadership.  These two long standing events: Environmental Remote Sensing and Security + Defence continue to be held as individual symposia with their unique contributions, appearing under the single event name of Sensors + Imaging.  The Organising Committees invite you to participate in this exciting meeting and to take the opportunity to learn about the latest scientific results within both symposia.

These two unique meetings will offer opportunities to network with colleagues from a variety of disciplines in academia, industry, and government from all over the world, whilst still maintaining a distinctly European focus, both within the conference experience as well as at the exhibition. SPIE Environmental Remote Sensing and Security + Defence will consider all aspects of the evolving fields of optronics and photonics:

Environmental Remote Sensing
• Remote Sensing for Agriculture, Ecosystems, and Hydrology
• Remote Sensing of the Ocean, Sea Ice, Coastal Waters, and Large Water Regions
• Sensors, Systems, and Next-generation Satellites
• Remote Sensing of Clouds and the Atmosphere
• Environmental Effects on Light Propagation and Adaptive Systems
• Microwave Remote Sensing: Data Processing and Applications
• Artificial Intelligence and Image and Signal Processing for Remote Sensing
• Earth Resources and Environmental Remote Sensing/GIS Applications
• Remote Sensing Technologies and Applications in Urban Environments
Security + Defence
• Target and Background Signatures XI: Traditional Methods and Artificial Intelligence
• Electro-optical and Infrared Systems: Technology and Applications 
• Electro-optical Remote Sensing
• High Power Lasers and Technologies for Optical Countermeasures
• Quantum Technologies for Defence and Security
• Sensors and Communication Technologies for Security and Defence
• Emerging Imaging and Sensing Technologies for Security and Defence
• Advanced Materials, Biomaterials, and Manufacturing Technologies for Security and Defence 
• Artificial Intelligence for Security and Defence Applications 
• Autonomous Systems for Security and Defence
Other relevant topics are also welcome to ensure a vibrant meeting. Engineers and researchers from government, military, academia and the commercial sector will discuss current status and future directions of a wide range of R&D projects. Participation from academic institutes is especially encouraged; graduate and undergraduate student researchers are invited to submit their work and interact with international leaders.  All papers presented at this event will appear in the SPIE Digital Library.

We look forward to seeing you in September of 2025 where opportunities abound for combining cutting-edge science and technology. 

Sincerely,
Your SPIE Sensors + Imaging organisers

2025 Symposium Chairs


Chantal Andraud

Security + Defence Chair
Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon
(France)

Henri Bouma

Security + Defence Chair
Technisch Physische Dienst-TNO
(The Netherlands)

Claudia Notarnicola

Environmental Remote Sensing Chair
Eurac Research
(Italy)