Welcome

The 21st International Conference on Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR2026) will be hosted by Northumbria University in Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom from 23-26 June 2026.

GPR2026 marks the 40th year since this prestigious biennial conference series began with GPR1986 in Georgia, USA. This global event has been hosted in North America, Australia, Europe, and Asia, and is returning to the UK for the first time since 2008. See photos and history of the GPR conference series.

The 4-day event is aimed at exploring advancements in Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) techniques and applications. A wide range of high-quality scientific and technical information will be presented, relevant for scientists, engineers, and end-users of GPR technologies from academia and industry.

The conference will focus on the following themes of GPR research, development and application:

• Advanced data/image processing algorithms and artificial intelligence (AI)
• Archaeology and cultural heritage
• Engineering and geotechnical, e.g. utility detection, road and pavement inspection, concrete evaluation, NDT, tunnelling and mining
• Geological, e.g. geology, sedimentology, seismology, Earth structure, hydrogeophysics
• Earth/extraterrestrial environments e.g. climate, cryosphere, planetary exploration, satelite and airborne remote sensing comparisons and cal/val campaigns, soil contamination
• Modelling e.g. forward modelling techniques, inversion methodologies, model development, comparisons and validation
• Novel developments in GPR systems and antennas
• Security applications, unexploded ordnance and landmine detection

We look forward to welcoming you to Northumbria University and Newcastle upon Tyne!

Kind regards,
GPR2026 organising committee