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Seminar: The Importance of Reshaping AI to Serve Ocean Conservation Communities
Filippo Varini Head of AI, WildHackers *Online ONLY* Zoom link Meeting ID: 896 2570 6844 Passcode: ORE Artificial intelligence is advancing rapidly in ocean science, yet the local communities working daily to protect our marine ecosystems often operate under very different constraints, priorities and values. A significant gap remains between technological innovation and conservation practice. In this talk, I argue for the importance of reshaping AI to truly serve ocean conservation communities. Drawing from my experience deploying AI tools for ocean conservation, from deep-sea biodiversity monitoring to shark conservation, I will share lessons I drew from the field on what
Seminar: Marine Technology and Ocean Systems Engineering A Design Approach enhanced by AI & ML
HIG210Dr. Nikolas Xiros Goldman Endowed Prof. Naval Architecture & Marine Engineering, University of New Orleans Dr. Xiros is a candidate for an open HNEI/ORE faculty position in Marine Energy Engineering *In-person (HIG210) & via Zoom* Zoom Meeting Link Meeting ID: 235 549 0320 Passcode: ORE Abstract A holistic systems engineering approach has been employed over a period of more than 25 years to predict and improve performance and reliability in ship design, watercraft development and ocean engineering applications. The approach combines traditional approaches of process modeling and simulation, system identification, dynamics and control with concepts of probabilistic system analysis and
Seminar: How can AI scale up coral reef monitoring? Semantic mapping of coral reefs from videos using deep learning.
Holmes Hall 243 2540 Dole Street, HonoluluJonathan Sauder PhD student at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) in Lausanne, Switzerland working on the intersection of 3D computer vision, machine learning and coral reefs *In-person (HOLM243) & via Zoom* Zoom Meeting Link Meeting ID: 890 6867 4318 Passcode: ORE In light of the existential threat to coral reefs worldwide due to human activity, there is an urgent need for innovative monitoring strategies that are efficient, standardized, scalable, and economical. Mapping coral reefs from underwater videos in real time using consumer hardware could enable the next generation of coral monitoring tools. However, coral reefs present challenging conditions