AEM 2026 · Conference Programme
9th International Airborne Electromagnetics Workshop · 6–11 September 2026
Ex Stabilimento Florio delle Tonnare di Favignana e Formica, Favignana, Italy
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DAY 0Sunday, 6 September 2026
18:30–19:30Guided visit of the venue museum, the Ex Stabilimento Florio delle Tonnare di Favignana e Formica
19:30–21:00Icebreaker at the Ex Stabilimento Florio delle Tonnare di Favignana e Formica
DAY 1Monday, 7 September 2026
9:00–9:40Keynote 1
09:00–09:40Yusen Ley-Cooper | GAKeep Calm and Fly: AEM'ing Australia, One Line at a Time. How a Continent Changed the Way We Do and Think About AEM
9:40–10:40Groundwater, Geological and Infrastructure interpretation 1
09:40–10:00Burke Minsley | USGSWhat have we done? A global AEM catalog to democratize data access and enable synthesis studies
10:00–10:20Timothy Munday | CSIROA multiscale approach to managing a potable water supply in the Eyre Peninsula, South Australia
10:20–10:40Michael Louis Oristaglio | Yale Univ.Characterizing the Columbia River Basalt Group for geologic carbon sequestration using airborne EM
10:40–11:20Coffee Break
11:20–13:00Induced polarization
11:20–11:40Andrea Viezzoli | EMergoFurther lessons learned in AIP modelling
11:40–12:00Francesco Dauti | EEM Team, Milano Univ.Airborne Induced Polarization effects in the TEMPEST fixed-wing system
12:00–12:20Jim Macnae | CD3D & RMITInductive IP time-constant to characterise AEM data
12:20–12:40Jian Chen | EEM Team, Milano Univ.Automated Processing and Probabilistic AEM-IP Imaging of Large-Scale Airborne Electromagnetic Data Using Machine Learning
12:40–13:00Regis Neroni | ERITYExposing a blind nickel sulphide discovery masked by induced polarisation effects in AEM data
13:00–14:20Lunch Break
14:20–15:00Keynote 2
14:20–15:00Changchun Yin | Jilin Univ.Advanced Technologies for three-dimensional Airborne EM inversions
15:00–16:00Modelling 1
15:00–15:20Eldad Haber | UBCAirborne Electromagnetic Modelling Using a Physically Informed Architecture
15:20–15:40Weiyi Zhong | Jilin Univ.Fast 3D transient electromagnetic forward modeling using compressed sensing solver
15:40–16:00Bo Zhang | Jilin Univ.New Methods for Three-Dimensional Airborne EM Inversions
16:00–16:20Break
16:20–17:20Data quality and processing workflows
16:20–16:40Anandaroop Ray | GANoise Estimation from Repeat Flight Lines with a Non-linear Inversion Based Height Correction
16:40–17:00Magdel Combrinck | NRGAnalysis of topographic effects on AEM data
17:00–17:20Michele Ciaffarafà | EMergoFrom Experience to Automation: A Pragmatic Supervised CNN Approach for Airborne EM Data Processing
17:20–19:00Poster session 1 + Aperitif
19:00–21:00Couscous & Cannoli, Ex Stabilimento Florio delle Tonnare di Favignana e Formica
DAY 2Tuesday, 8 September 2026
9:00–9:40Keynote 3
09:00–09:40John Doherty | WNCParameterizing a groundwater model using AEM data? Can the scale and physics gap be bridged?
9:40–10:40Modelling 2
09:40–10:00Lindsey Heagy | UBC3D hybrid-parametric inversion of AEM data accelerated by tiling
10:00–10:20Carsten Scholl | Viridien2D inversion of airborne electromagnetic data with deep neural networks
10:20–10:40Gianluca Fiandaca | EEM Team, Milano Univ.Tessellated Multi Mesh-Cycle-Norm (TMMCN) 3D Inversion of AEM-IP data accelerated by 3D U-Nets deep-learning
10:40–11:20Coffee Break
11:20–13:00Groundwater, Geological and Infrastructure interpretation 2
11:20–11:40Frans Schaars | ArtesiaBridging the Gap: Different Pathways for Translating Airborne EM Data into Groundwater Models
11:40–12:00Stefano Galli | EEM Team Spin-OffBorehole and geological constraints in AEM inversion: a workflow test at a Dutch coastal groundwater site
12:00–12:20Bennet Hoogenboom | USGS California WSCSalinology: Joint Interpretation of Lithology and Salinity Using Airborne Electromagnetics and Borehole Observations
12:20–12:40Kisa Mwakanyamale Gilkie | Illinois GSDefining the Hydrogeological Framework of the Mahomet using Airborne Electromagnetics and a Novel Sediment Interpretation Method
12:40–13:00Anastasiia Moilanen | GeotechnologiesAirborne EM Imaging for Coastal Aquifer Management in Muravera, Sardinia, Italy
13:00–14:00Lunch Break
14:00–15:00Poster session 2
15:00–16:00Mineral exploration and critical minerals 1
15:00–15:20Paul Bedrosian | USGSAirborne Electromagnetics in Support of Critical-Mineral Resource Assessment: The Earth Mapping Resources Initiative
15:20–15:40Evgeny Karshakov | GeotechnologiesAEM for hydrogenic uranium exploration – EQUATOR case study
15:40–16:00Jean Legault | GeotechCharacterizing the geophysical response of a Carlin-style gold deposit using Helicopter NFEM-Magnetics at Hyland Project, Yukon
16:00–16:20Break
16:20–17:00New AEM system and survey concepts 1
16:20–16:40Aamna Sirohey | Expert GeophysicsHeliborne and Drone Natural-Field Airborne EM: Differences, Advantages and Applications
16:40–17:00Nicklas S. Nyboe | SkyTEMBy drone or helicopter – exceptional resolution from a compact and fully airborne TEM system
18:00–22:00Sunset Dinner, Cibo Chiacchiere e Vino
DAY 3Wednesday, 9 September 2026
9:00–9:40Keynote 4
09:00–09:40Richard Smith | Laurentian Univ.The story of the development of the GEOTEM and MEGATEM systems
9:40–10:40Groundwater, Geological and Infrastructure interpretation 3
09:40–10:00Daniel Juul Okholm | Central Denmark Region / Aarhus Univ.Utilizing the SkyTEM Diamond system for point-source pollution investigations
10:00–10:20Alexander Prikhodko | Expert GeophysicsAirborne mTEM Survey for Geotechnical Characterization Around the Kansanshi Mine, Zambia
10:20–10:40Pablo Chang Huang Arias | UBCAirborne Electromagnetic Characterization of Shallow Permafrost in the Canadian Arctic for Infrastructure Challenges
10:40–11:20Coffee Break
11:20–13:00Modelling 3
11:20–11:40Thomas Hansen | Aarhus Univ.Fast probabilistic inversion of airborne and ground-based EM data using GPU-accelerated rejection sampling
11:40–12:00Xiuyan Ren | Jilin Univ.3D Modelling of Superparamagnetic Effect in Airborne Electromagnetics
12:00–12:20Devin Cowan | UBCA 3D finite volume approach for time-domain electromagnetic simulations with thin, highly conductive structures
12:20–12:40Anthony Zamperoni | Zamperoni GeophysicsModelling and inversion of deformable thin-sheet conductors for airborne time-domain electromagnetics
12:40–13:00Anders V. Christiansen | Aarhus Univ.Resolution matrix based depth of investigation incorporating model constraints
13:00–14:20Lunch Break
14:20–15:00Industry Safety and Social License to Operate
14:20–15:00Joel Jansen | Lundin MiningSafety and Sustainability: How to Get Sh!t Done
15:00–16:00Mineral exploration and critical minerals 2
15:00–15:20Murat Sahin | XcaliburIntegrated Airborne Electromagnetic and Magnetic Interpretation for Target Evaluation in a Sediment-Hosted Mineral System, Oman
15:20–15:40Stefano Panepinto | EEM Team, Milano Univ.Geological and Magnetic Constraints for Enhanced AEM-IP Inversion for Mineral Exploration
15:40–16:00Alessandro Signora | BRGMInvestigating the former mining site of Abbaretz (France) with the new SkyTEM Diamond and tTEM systems
16:00–16:20Break
16:20–17:20New AEM system and survey concepts 2
16:20–16:40Xinhao Zhang | Jilin Univ.A Novel Lightweight, Large Magnetic Moment UAV-Borne Transient Electromagnetic System and Its Field Tests
16:40–17:00Ekaterina Tretiakova | GeotechnologiesNonlinear model for the self-interference compensation in AEM
17:00–17:20Nikita Zorin | Harbin Institute of TechnologyDrone-borne EM mapping using VLF radio signals
17:20–19:00Poster session 3 + Aperitif
20:30–23:30Gala Dinner, Camparia
DAY 4Thursday, 10 September 2026
9:00–10:40Modelling 4
09:00–09:20Benjamin Bloss | YmerFlow / BlossGeo / AGFYmerFlow: An open-source browser-based platform for AEM processing, forward modeling, and inversion
09:20–09:40Maryam Bayat | LIAGInfrastructure-aware inversion for imaging a fault zone with semi-airborne electromagnetics
09:40–10:00Guro H. Skurdal | Emerald Geomod.Machine-learning prediction of rock quality designation from AEM and geotechnical data in a Himalayan railway tunnel
10:00–10:20Gerhard Schöning | OGIAInverting for Features: A Hierarchical Latent Framework for Airborne Electromagnetic Inversion
10:20–10:40Ockert Terblanche | AngloGold Ashanti3D Total-Field Modelling and Inversion of Grounded-Wire Source TFEM Data with Induced Polarization Effects
10:40–11:20Coffee Break
11:20–12:40Mineral exploration and critical minerals 3
11:20–11:40Vikas Chand Baranwal | NGURecent follow-up geophysical surveys after airborne survey for Graphite exploration in Vikeid area, North Norway
11:40–12:00Marilena Moroni | Milano Univ.Ground IP Follow-Up Targeting for Mineral Exploration Using 3D AEM Modelling in Mountainous Terrain
12:00–12:20Yunqi Zhu | Central South Univ.Wide-Azimuth Semi-Airborne Electromagnetic Method Using Total Magnetic Field Intensity for 360° Detection
12:20–12:40Malcolm Aranha | HIF3D prospectivity modelling of Ransko Mafic-Ultramafic Massif for Ni-Cu Sulphide using inverted AEM, potential-fields, and geological-data
12:40–13:00Open data & data standards
12:40–13:00Stephanie James | USGSCultivating Open Data: Updates to the Geophysical Survey (GS) Data Standard and GSPy Software Tools
13:30–14:30Workshop participants' lunch · Camparia
15:00–18:00Workshops 1 and 2 · Running in parallel
POSTER PRESENTATIONS · Extended abstractsStands 1–25
StandAuthor | AffiliationPoster title
1Annika Steuer | BGRDriving Deep Mineral Exploration with Semi-Airborne EM Technologies: The DESMEX Project Suite
2Markus Schiffler | Leibniz IPHTThree-dimensional inversion of QAMT airborne natural-source electromagnetic data
3Zihan Huang | Jilin Univ.A Cloud Platform for Joint Time-Frequency Electromagnetic Inversion and Multi-Method Airborne-Related EM Processing
4Nansong Chang | Jilin Univ.CNN-GRU-Based One-Dimensional Inversion of Airborne Transient Electromagnetic Induction and Polarization Effects
5Kseniia Antashchuk | GeotechnologiesFD Airborne System EM4H: A Tool for Efficient Regional-Scale Geological Mapping and Mineral Exploration
6Dmitrii Khliustov | GeotechnologiesComparison of Extended and Unscented Kalman Filter Algorithms for Geophysical Inversion
7Thomas Bager Rasmussen | I-GISReDoCO2: High-resolution mapping of lowland soils using drone-based geophysics
8Vladislav Kaminski | Promiseland ExplorationMobile MT surveys over epithermal gold deposits in central Azerbaijan
9Vladislav Kaminski | Promiseland ExplorationUsing advanced hybrid type UAV for semi-airborne TDEM: examples from South Africa and Russia
10Pierre-Alexandre Reninger | BRGMTrial-and-error approach for noise reduction in AEM data
11Oscar Ivan Calderon Hernandez | PolitoCumulative Conductance Mapping for the Direct Transformation of TDEM Data into 1D Resistivity Models
12Kseniia Antashchuk | GeotechnologiesDrone-based frequency domain EM sounding system MEMI: 6 years' experience for mineral exploration.
13Damien Ciolczyk | BRGMUsing joint interpretation of AEM and magnetsim to draw litho-structural map of basement under volcanic cover
14Martin Michaelsen | Aarhus Univ.Generating Power Line Maps from High-Resolution Aerial Imagery for Automated Detection of Galvanic Coupling in TEM-Data
15Rod Paterson | Intrepid GeophysicsAdaptive AEM Inversion driven by Decay Characteristics and Improved Estimation of Background Resistivity
16Gregory Paleolog | IndependentA New UAV-Based Semi-Airborne EM System for Shallow and Deep Investigations
17Aleksei Trusov | AGP ConsultingA New Natural Field Airborne EM System: AGP-MT
18Niels-Peter Jensen | I-GISManaging Geological Knowledge Derived from Airborne Electromagnetic Mapping: The LARCOS Framework for National 3D Geological Models
19Matthew Griffiths | Aarhus Univ.First application of the Anemone Python Package to Airborne Transient Electromagnetic Data
20Jian Chen | EEM Team, Milano Univ.On-Time System Response Modeling in 3D AEM–IP Inversion
21Jian Chen | EEM Team, Milano Univ.Joint inversion of inductive and galvanic data: improved resolution with 3D EM and 2D DCIP
22Jian Chen | EEM Team, Milano Univ.Array effects in TEM: misplacement of anomaly locations in 1D inversion
23Jian Chen | EEM Team, Milano Univ.3D Time-lapse AEM Inversion for Monitoring Salinity Dynamics at Bookpurnong
24Gianluca Fiandaca | EEM Team, Milano Univ.Saltwater-Freshwater interface: direct inversion of Airborne EM data in terms of hydraulic parameters
25Jean Legault | GeotechMulti-scale imaging with complementary airborne electromagnetic methods: implications for regional groundwater studies
POSTER PRESENTATIONS · Short abstractsStands 26–53
StandAuthor | AffiliationPoster title
26Nengyi Fu | Tulsa Univ.Wukong Drone-Based Transient Electromagnetic System and Accelerated Inversion for Airborne Surveys
27Yecheng Liu | Central South Univ.Controlled-source Electromagnetic Signal Detection Using a Hybrid Deep Learning Model: Convolutional and Long Short-Term Memory Neural Networks
28Xiang Wang | Jilin Univ.Suppression of AEM Motion Noise Based on An Improved Dynamic Bandwidth VMD Method
29Yu Gao | Jilin Univ.3D Joint Inversion of Airborne Electromagnetic and Magnetic Data Based on Multi-scale Structural Similarity
30Fuying Yang | Jilin Univ.Deep-Operator-Learning-Driven Rapid Targeting for Airborne EM Exploration
31Siqi Wang | Jilin Univ.Artificial Intelligence Based Airborne Electromagnetic Flight Altitude Reconstruction Technology
32Chengqian Huang | Jilin Univ.Finite-element method Based on Unstructured Grids for 3D AEM B-field Inversions
33Vincenzo Sapia | INGVAirborne Electromagnetic Survey for the subsurface characterization of the Einstein Telescope Italian candidate area (Sardinia, Italy): Mapping Fractured Granite and Groundwater Systems
34Katrin Schwalenberg | BGRAirborne Electromagnetics at BGR: Present Status and Future Directions
35Benjamin Bloss | YmerFlow / BlossGeo / AGFAEM Mapping of Saline Water for Management of Water Resources
36Naomi Cretton | BRGMInvestigating the Quaternary sedimentary filling of glacial valleys using airborne electromagnetics, northern Pyrenees, France
37Markus Schiffler | Leibniz IPHTPreliminary results of the UNDERCOVER semi-airborne EM survey at the Juomasuo deposit (Kuusamo Schist Belt, Finland)
38Kapil Karki | Memphis Univ.Fault Signatures in AEM Inversion: On Interpreting Structural Styles
39Irina Savinova | GeotechnologiesThe application of combined airborne electromagnetic surveys for ore targets in the russian far east
40Leif Cox | TechnoImagingThree-dimensional Gramian-Constrained Joint Inversion of Airborne Electromagnetic Data into Conductivity and Chargeability Models
41Ingelise Møller | GEUSResistivity-lithology relationships: A tool in geological modelling based on electromagnetic data
42Manuel Guerra | XcaliburA Preliminary Multi-Attribute HELITEM Workflow for EM Response Classification and VMS-Oriented Target Screening
43Philipp Kotowski | TU FreibergDevelopment of a New UAV-Towed Three-Component Receiver System for Semi-Airborne Electromagnetics
44Lyndsay Ball | USGSThe regional occurrence of closed basin brines in North America's Basin and Range Province: Transforming regional AEM survey results into mappable criteria for lithium assessments.
45Lyndsay Ball | USGSGuiding the effective application of AEM surveys for United States military installation resource management through the development of an AEM suitability framework
46Arianna Rapiti | EMergoCountry-scale AEM survey for sustainable water management
47Philipp Kotowski | TU FreibergInferring Platform Attitude from UAV Logs: Learning-Based Sensor Fusion Demonstrated on Semi-Airborne Electromagnetics
48Henry Steinhoff | TU FreibergComparison of Deep Learning Architectures for Cross-Sensor Time Series Reconstruction
49Andrew Sunderland | UWAUncovering hidden minerals with a towed bird electromagnetic system
50Kisa Mwakanyamale Gilkie | Illinois GSThe Material-Type Characterization Method: Addressing Interpretation Uncertainty in Inverted HTEM Data
51Andrea Viezzoli | EMergoIntegrating surface spectral and subsurface geophysical data for comprehensive resource characterisation of mining residues
52Alexander Prikhodko | Expert GeophysicsBeyond Conductivity: Simultaneous Resistivity and Chargeability Recovery from Airborne Time-Domain EM Data
53Yinfeng Wang | Jilin Univ.A Multiscale Finite Element Method for Accelerating 3D Airborne Electromagnetic Inversion
POST-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS10–11 September 2026
Workshops 1 and 2 run in parallel on Thursday afternoon; Workshops 3 and 4 run in parallel all day Friday. Workshop participants’ lunch: 13:30–14:30 at Camparia on both days.
The workshop schedules below are indicative: the detailed content and timing of each session will be defined by the workshop organizers.
Workshop 1 · Thursday, 10 September 2026
Building Data Trees with the Geophysical Survey (GS) Data Standard and GSPy Software
Organizers: Stephanie James, Burke Minsley and Leon Foks – U.S. Geological Survey
Hands-on introduction to the GS data standard, netCDF metadata conventions, data-tree structure, GSPy software, example datasets and Jupyter workflows.
15:00–15:40
15:40–16:20
16:20–16:40 · Break
16:40–17:20
17:20–18:00
Workshop 2 · Thursday, 10 September 2026
Drone AEM
Organizers: TEMcompany and The EEM Team Spin-Off company
Drone AEM systems, participant-led QA/QC, processing, inversion & interpretation.
15:00–15:40
15:40–16:20
16:20–16:40 · Break
16:40–17:20
17:20–18:00
Workshop 3 · Friday, 11 September 2026
EMFlips: a successor to EMFlow plus Local anomaly, IP and SPM fitting and correction
Organizers: James Macnae (CD3D & RMIT)
Practical EMFlips workflows for fast laptop processing, detection of excessive spatial filtering, and fitting/correction of IP, SPM and local anomalies.
Morning session
10:00–10:40
10:40–11:20
11:20–11:40 · Break
11:40–12:20
12:20–13:00
13:30–14:30 Workshop participants' lunch · Camparia
Afternoon session
15:00–15:40
15:40–16:20
16:20–16:40 · Break
16:40–17:20
17:20–18:00
Workshop 4 · Friday, 11 September 2026
Hands-on processing, modelling, visualization and integration of AEM data
Organizers: Andrea Viezzoli (EMergo), James Reid (Mira Geoscience) and Gianluca Fiandaca (The EEM Team Spin-Off company)
Hands-on processing, inversion, modelling, visualization and integration of AEM data with drillholes, geological surfaces and supporting geoscientific information.
Morning session
10:00–10:40
10:40–11:20
11:20–11:40 · Break
11:40–12:20
12:20–13:00
13:30–14:30 Workshop participants' lunch · Camparia
Afternoon session
15:00–15:40
15:40–16:20
16:20–16:40 · Break
16:40–17:20
17:20–18:00
SPONSORS
The 9th International Airborne Electromagnetics Workshop gratefully acknowledges the support of its sponsors.
LevelSponsorSponsoring
DiamondXcaliburGala Dinner
PlatinumTDS – Technical Development SolutionsSunset Dinner
GoldGeotechnologiesConference lunches
SilverViridienIcebreaker
SilverExpert GeophysicsAperitivo
SilverDIASCoffee breaks
Bronze²TEMcompany & The EEM Team Spin-Off companyCouscous & cannoli + Workshop lunches
BronzeGeotechPoster sessions
BronzeEMergoMusic & AEM Tree
BronzeNRGLanyards
CommunityLundin MiningIndustry Safety and Social License to Operate session
AEM 2026 · 9th International Airborne Electromagnetics Workshop · Favignana, Italy