Time table summer school 2025

Monday: Introduction to GroIMP and the programming language XL

The introduction to the software, its concepts and the common ways to use it.

Opening, Introduction, Where to find information

Time : 9:00 - 9:30
Presenter : Winfried Kurth & Tim Oberländer

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Introduction to rule-based programming, L-systems and XL

Time : 9:30 - 10:15
Presenter : Winfried Kurth

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Introduction to the software GroIMP

Time : 10:15 - 10:45
Presenter : Tim Oberländer

Getting a first impression of the interactive plant modelling software GroIMP.

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Modelling with XL rules

Time : 11:00 - 11:45
Presenter : Winfried Kurth

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Basic examples with XL

Time : 11:45 - 12:30
Presenter : Winfried Kurth

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How to model plant architecture and development

Time : 14:00 - 14:45
Presenter : Katarina Smolenova

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How to use queries

Time : 14:45 - 15:45
Presenter : Katarina Smolenova

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User examples

Time : 16:00 - 16:45
Presenter : Gerhard Buck-Sorlin

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Questions & Answers

Time : 16:45
Presenter :

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Tuesday: Use cases of functional-structural plant models: light modelling in GroIMP

Introduction to light modelling (light sources, optical properties)

Time : 09:00 - 09:45
Presenter : Michael Henke

Light modelling 101…
What is light modelling? What is it good for? What do we need to do it?

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Light and photosynthesis modelling (part 1)

Time : 09:45 - 10:45
Presenter : Gerhard Buck-Sorlin & Michael Henke

From light modelling to light response curves to modelling of photosynthesis.

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Light and photosynthesis modelling (part 2)

Time : 11:00 - 11:45
Presenter : Gerhard Buck-Sorlin

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Introduction to growth modelling: sink-source coupling

Time : 11:45 - 12:30
Presenter : Gerhard Buck-Sorlin

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Yield Game

Time : 14:00 - 15:45
Presenter : Jochem Evers

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User examples: Tomato

Time : 16:00 - 16:45
Presenter : Gerhard Buck-Sorlin

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Model fitting

Time : 16:45 - 17:30
Presenter : Gerhard Buck-Sorlin

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Questions & Answers

Time : 17:30
Presenter :

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Wednesday: Advanced GroIMP features: spectral light modelling, plugins, API, point clouds

Introduction to spectral light modelling

Time : 09:00 - 09:45
Presenter : Michael Henke

Light is not just light! - Light quality is what counts!

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Effect of spectral light on morphogenesis

Time : 09:45 - 10:45
Presenter : Michael Henke & Gerhard Buck-Sorlin

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Modelling

Time : 11:00 - 11:45
Presenter : Winfried Kurth

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Import/export functions (e.g. OBJ)

Time : 11:45 - 12:30
Presenter : Gerhard Buck-Sorlin

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Point clouds from 3D scanning

Time : 14:00 - 14:45
Presenter : Gerhard Buck-Sorlin & Gaëtan Heidsieck

Using point clouds as graphs and leveraging the XL language on it.

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Project shareability using plugins

Time : 16:00 - 16:45
Presenter : Gaëtan Heidsieck

Export your project to module libraries, easily reusable and extendable.

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Questions & Answers

Time : 17:30
Presenter :

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Thursday: Participants' presentations and models demonstrations