Programme
The preliminary programme is now available and will be updated regularly as speakers, presentations, trainers and session chairs are confirmed.
AI4OCEAN Winter School (10–12 February)
For MSc students, PhD candidates and early-career researchers. Selected participants also attend the Conference and the I-WEBAP Workshop.
Sessions are indicative. Final sessions will be published closer to the date.
Day | Morning | Afternoon |
|---|---|---|
January 2027 (online) | Preparatory webinar: scientific themes, datasets, software set-up and practical exercises (date to be announced) | |
Wed 10 Feb | From Ocean Observation to AI-Ready Data: Opening. Lectures: AI4OCEAN observation; marine biodiversity monitoring; Earth Observation and remote sensing | From Ocean Observation to AI-Ready Data: Hands-on: marine data acquisition, annotation and preprocessing; working with heterogeneous datasets (satellite, underwater imagery, hydroacoustics) |
Thu 11 Feb | Advanced AI Methods: Lectures: computer vision for marine imagery; maritime surveillance; multi-modal data fusion | Advanced AI Methods: Machine learning under limited data and uncertainty; explainable and trustworthy AI; case studies; mini-hackathon launch |
Fri 12 Feb | From Methods to Solutions: Edge and operational AI for real-time monitoring; mini-hackathon (continued) | From Methods to Solutions: Group presentations and feedback; scientific communication and reproducible research; closing |
AI4OCEAN International Scientific Conference: “From Observation to Intelligence” (15–16 February)
Sessions are indicative. Final session titles will be set once abstracts have been reviewed (notification to authors: 21 December 2026)
Day | Morning | Afternoon |
|---|---|---|
Mon 15 Feb | Opening and keynote presentation 1. Thematic sessions: AI for marine ecosystems and the environmen | Keynote presentation 2. Thematic sessions: AI4OCEAN observation and maritime applications. Early Career Researcher session: short orals and posters |
Tue 16 Feb | Keynote presentation 3. Thematic sessions: Advances in AI methods for marine and maritime data | Keynote presentation 4. Thematic sessions: Data, benchmarks and operational AI. Panel discussion; closing and awards |
International Workshop of EU-funded ‘Blue’ AI projects
(I-WEBAP) (17 February)
Preliminary program
Day | Morning | Afternoon |
|---|---|---|
Wed 17 Feb | Presentations and exchange among EU-funded projects working on AI for marine and maritime applications; identifying synergies | Horizon Europe opportunities and proposal brainstorming; career and mobility opportunities for early-career researchers; closing |
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