PROGRAM of GeoSAES AUTUMN SCHOOL
Geospatial Tools, Statistical Analysis, and Artificial Intelligence for Environmental
and Soil Management
This Autumn School is organized by the Tunisian Partner of the SHARInG-MeD project : Soil Health
and Agriculture Resilience through an Integrated Geographical Information Systems of Mediterranean
Drylands, PRIMA 2022, Grant Agreement No. 2211.
Period : 10-14 November 2025
Location : Salle 4C, Faculty of Sciences of Tunis (FST)
The GeoSAES Autumn School « Geospatial Tools, Statistical Analysis, and Artificial Intelligence for
Environmental and Soil Management » provides advanced training in geospatial analysis, statistical
methods, and artificial intelligence for sustainable environmental. It aims to enhance participants’ skills
in processing, modelling, and interpreting spatial data for applications in land, water, and ecosystem
monitoring.
The school consisted in theoretical and practical classrooms, hands-on workshops, experts presentations
covering topics such as remote sensing, GIS-based land assessment, soil and water quality monitoring,
sustainable agriculture, and the integration of AI, and spectroradiometry for advanced environmental
analysis. in a total of 30 hours
Monday 10th November 2025
9h00 -10h
Welcome and registration
10h-10h15
Opening Ceremony :
The President of the University of Tunis El Manar: Pr. Moez CHAFRA
The Dean of the Faculty of Sciences of Tunis : Pr. Adel MEGRICHE
The Head of Laboratory LBSGP : Pr Mohamed SOUSSI
10h15-10h45h
Coffee break
10h45-11h
The Coordinator of Tunisian Team: Pr. Rim BEN AMOR (FST-UTM -
Tunisia) – Introduction to the GeoSAES - Autumn School 2025
11h-11h45
Pr. Imene DRIDI (FST-UTM, Tunisia) - Soil Health in Mediterranean
Area : Diversity, Functions and Vulnerability under Environmental
Pressures.
11h45 -12h30
Pr. Toufik ALIAT (ENSF- Algeria) - Soil: Ally or Adversary in Weed
Management.
12h30 – 13h30
Lunch
13h30-15h30
Pr. Aicha CHAHBI BELLAKANJI (INAT-UCAR - Tunisia) – Land
Cover Mapping Using Remote Sensing and Machine Learning on Google
Earth Engine
15h30 -17h
Pr. Slim AYADI (FST- UTM - Tunisia) – Introduction to Artificial
Intelligence
Tuesday 11th November 2025
9h00 -10h30
Pr. Carlo BIBBIANI (UNIPI- Italy) - Exploiting GIS software tools for
Agro-Forest Land Planning in a climate change era
10h30-11h
Coffee break
11h-12h30
Pr. Carlo BIBBIANI (UNIPI- Italy) - Exploiting GIS software tools for
Agro-Forest Land Planning in a climate change era (Practical exercices)
12h30 – 13h30
Lunch
13h30-15h
Pr. Slim AYADI (FST–UTM - Tunisia) - Artificial Intelligence and its
Applications
Wednesday 12th November 2025
9h00 -10h30
Pr. Sergio SAIA (UNIPI-Italy)- Basics on Statistical Analysis / Soil
management and cropping system sustainability
10h30-11h
Coffee break
11h-12h30
Pr. Sergio SAIA (UNIPI-Italy)- Basics on Statistical Analysis / Soil
management and cropping system sustainability
12h30 – 13h30
Lunch
13h30-14h30
Pr. Abd Elhafid BOUZEKRI (ENSF- Algeria) - GIS And Statistical
Analysis To Monitor Land Degradation And Soil Properties.
14h45 – 15h45
Pr. Hichem CHANEKER (ENSF-Algeria) – Integrating Artificial
Intelligence, IoT, and Spectroradiometry for advanced Environmental and
Soil Properties.
Thursday 13th November 2025
9h00 -10h30
Pr. Francesco RICCIOLI (UNIPI- Italy) - Evaluation of agricultural
investment to build a sustainable business model in climate change area
10h30-11h
Coffee break
11h-12h30
Pr. Francesco RICCIOLI (UNIPI, Italy) - Evaluation of agricultural
investment to build a sustainable business model in the climate change
area (Practical exercises)
12h30 – 13h30
Lunch
13h30-15h30
Pr. Nabila HALOUANI (FST-UTM, Tunisia) - Assessment and
prediction of LULC change using remote sensing and CA-ANN hybrid
modelling.
15h30 -16h30
Pr. Calogero SCHILLACI ( JRC-ISPRA, ITALY) - Main aspects of soil
degradation in the European Union studied at the European Soil
Observatory (EUSO)
Friday 14th November 2025
9h00 -10h30
Pr. Rim KATLANE (FLAH-UM, Tunisia) – Geospatial Monitoring of
aquatic Environments from Multi–sensor Satellite Data to Water Quality
Assessment.
10h30-11h
Coffee break
11h-12h30
Pr. Rim KATLANE (FLAH-UM, Tunisia) – Geospatial Monitoring of
Aquatic Environments from Multi–sensor Satellite Data to Water Quality
Assessment.
12h30-13h30
Evaluation
13h30-14h30
Certificate Award Ceremony
Chaired by:
The President of the University of Tunis El Manar: Pr. Moez CHAFRA
The Dean of the Faculty of Sciences of Tunis : Pr. Adel MEGRICHE
The Head of Laboratory LBSGP : Pr Mohamed SOUSSI
From 14h30
Light Lunch Reception
Orgganizing committee
Nabila Halouani (UTM-FST)
Rim Ben Amor (UTM-FST)
Imene Dridi (UTM-FST)
Asma Yahyaoui (UTM-FST) Ahlem Tlili (UTM-FST)
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