Marine and Coastal Science (MCS) Workshop 27 June – 1 July, 2016 City of Horta, Island of Faial, Azores, Portugal

       

 

Marine and Coastal Science Workshop

DRAFT WORK PROGRAM

L-Lectures D- Demos

GD- General Discussion DAY 1 - JUNE 27, 2016 CHAIR – Jorge Fontes, IMAR/MARE Azores 10:00 WELCOME SESSION AND WORKSHOP OPENING Helder Silva, Director of IMAR Filipe Porteiro, Regional Director of Sea Affairs Gui Menezes, Coordinator MARE-Azores Jorge Fontes, IMAR/MARE Azores LECTURES DAY 1 – SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY REQUIREMENTS 11:00 L1.1 – Sampling a Turbulent Ocean Rui Caldeira, ARDITI, Univ. Madeira 11:45 GD 12:00 Lunch break 14:00 L1.2 Getting the big picture, marine animal tracking, and knowing their environment Jorge Fontes , IMAR/MARE Azores 14:25 GD 14:40 L1.3 - Thinking really BIG: Robotics, whales, and other large predators Rui Prieto, IMAR/MARE Azores 15:05 GD 15:20 L1.4 - Ecological analysis of data from deep-sea observatories Daphne Cuvelier, IMAR/MARE Azores 15:45 GD 16:00 Coffee break

       

 

16:20 L1.5 - Challenges in monitoring the abundance and distribution of marine litter Christopher Pham, IMAR/MARE Azores 16:45 GD 17:00 L1.6 - Potential uses of UAVs in seabird research Cristina Nava, IMAR/MARE Azores 17:25 GD 17:40 L1.7 – Can we improve fisheries control and enforcement with the use of autonomous or remotely operated vehicles? Rogério Ferraz, IRP Azores Government 18:05 GD 18:20 END OF DAY 1 SESSIONS

       

 

DAY 2 - JUNE 28, 2016 CHAIRS Morning Session - Pedro Batista, IST, Univ. Lisbon Afternoon Session – P. B. Sujjit, FEUP, Univ. Porto LECTURES DAY 2 - AERIAL AND MARINE VEHICLE SYSTEMS (THE THEORY BEHIND THE TECHNOLOGY FOR SCIENTIFIC AND COMMERCIAL MISSONS) 09:00 L2.1 – Tools for the Design of MPC Controllers with Economic Optimization: Applications to Motion Control of Robotic Vehicles Andrea Alessandretti, FEUP, Univ. Porto 10:15 GD 10:30 Coffee break 10:50 L2.2 – Landing on a Moving Platform Using Image-Based Control Rita Cunha, IST, Univ. Lisbon 11:35 GD 11:50 L2.3 – Networked Marine Robots for Habitat Mapping and Geotechnical Surveying: Theory and Pratice Pedro Abreu, IST, Univ. Lisbon 12:35 GD 13:00 Lunch break 15:00 L2.4 – Novel Globally Convergent Algorithms for Navigation of Autonomous Vehicles Pedro Batista, IST, Univ. Lisbon 15:45 GD 16:00 Coffee break 16:20 L2.5 – Guidance Techniques for UAVs: Theory and Implementation P. B. Sujjit, FEUP, Univ. Porto 17:35 GD 17:50 END OF DAY 2 SESSIONS

       

 

DAY 3 - JUNE 29, 2016 CHAIR and DEMOS COORDINATOR – Luis Sebastião, IST, Univ. Lisbon LECTURES AND FIELD DEMOS DAY 3 - MARINE SYSTEMS. VEHICLES AND TOOLS FOR COOPERATIVE MISSION PROGRAMMING AND EXECUTION Location: At the Castle 09:00 L3 – CASE STUDY: THE MEDUSA-CLASS OF SURFACE AND UNDERWATER MARINE VEHICLES Jorge Ribeiro, Henrique Silva, Pedro Abreu, Luis Sebastião, IST, Univ. Lisbon 10:30 Coffee break 11:00 D1.1 – DEMOS WITH MARINE VEHICLES – PERIOD I (cooperative autonomous surface vehicle operations) 13:00 Lunch break 14:00 D1.2 – DEMOS WITH MARINE VEHICLES – PERIOD II (cooperative autonomous surface/underwater vehicle operations) 17:00 END OF DAY 3 SESSIONS 20:00 Workshop Dinner

       

 

DAY 4 - JUNE 30, 2016 CHAIR and DEMOS COORDINATOR – José Pinto, FEUP, Univ. Porto LECTURES AND FIELD DEMOS DAY 4 – AERIAL VEHICLES AND TOOLS FOR COOPERATIVE MISSION PROGRAMMING AND EXECUTION Location: At the Castle 09:00 L4.1 - CASE STUDY: HETEROGENOUS VEHICLES FOR MARITIME OPERATIONS José Pinto, Manuel Ribeiro - FEUP, Univ. Porto 10:30 Coffee break 10:50 L4.2 - LSTS Toolchain for Networked Vehicle Systems

• What is it • Use cases • Neptus operation (w/ hands-on exercises) • Neptus in depth (w/ hands-on exercises)

12:30 D2.1 – DEMOS WITH AERIAL VEHICLES – PERIOD I 13:00 Lunch break 14:00 L4.3 - LSTS Toolchain for Networked Vehicle Systems (hands-on) 16:00 D2.2 – DEMOS WITH AERIAL VEHICLES – PERIOD II 17:00 END OF DAY 4 SESSIONS

       

 

DAY 5 - JULY 1, 2016 CHAIRING PANNEL – Jorge Fontes (IMAR/MARE Azores), Gui Menezes 8UA/MARE Azores), Pedro Batista (IST, Univ. Lisbon), P. P. Sujjit (FEUP, Univ. Porto). L. Sebastião (IST, Univ. Lisbon), José Pinto (FEUP, Univ. Porto) DAY 5 - ROUND TABLE DISCUSSIONS: WORKSHOP HIGHLIGHTS, PROVOCATIVE CHALLENGES AIMED AT BRIDGING THE GAP BETWEEN SCIENCE /COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY 9:30 ROUND TABLE DISCUSSIONS – PART I 10:30 Coffee break 11:00 ROUND TABLE DISCUSSIONS – PART II 12:00 FAREWELL MESSAGE. END OF WORKSHOP 13:00 Lunch 14:00 GROUP TRIP IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING