Marine Imaging Workshop Program

Program Overview

5th Marine Imaging Workshop will be held at the Monterey Conference Center in Monterey, California, USA. The workshop will take place over three days, from October 8-10, 2024. The program abstracts are available for download. This is the draft program and is subject to change.

Day 1 - Tuesday, October 8, 2024

Preparation

Location: Monterey Conference Center - Steinbeck 2

  • Technical Check

    Speakers should check in and test their presentation

Session 1: Artificial Intelligence

Location: Monterey Conference Center - Steinbeck 2

  • Interactive machine learning: reflections on how a human-in-the-loop approach can increase model training efficiency.

    Speaker (Online): Dr. Laurence H. De Clippele

  • Aquascope: automated imaging and machine learning to understand and predict plankton community dynamics in lakes

    Speaker: Francesco Pomati

  • Harnessing 3D Geometrical Features for Automated Coral Habitat Classification

    Speaker: Larissa M. C de Oliveira

  • Object Detection for quantitative analysis of deep-sea benthic megafauna distribution: making the best of video transects

    Speaker: Nils Piechaud

  • FathomVerse: Gaming for ocean exploration

    Speaker: Kakani Katija

Break

Location: Monterey Conference Center - Steinbeck 2 Lobby

  • Coffee Break

Session 2: Annotation and Data Management

Location: Monterey Conference Center - Steinbeck 2

  • A Visualization Tool for Reproducible Image Preprocessing in Ecological Research

    Speaker: Tobias Ferreira

  • Improving marine imaging development by acknowledging contrasting values of data

    Speaker: Jennifer M. Durden

  • A review of seafloor annotation methods used in deep-sea benthic diversity studies

    Speaker: Bárbara de Moura Neves

  • Improving Video Annotation Quality Assurance and Quality Control

    Speaker: Ashley N. Marranzino

Lunch

Location: Walk to Downtown Monterey

  • Lunch

    Lunch is not provided. The conference center is close to numerous dining options.

Session 3: Capture

Location: Monterey Conference Center - Steinbeck 2

  • Enhancing Pelagic Ecosystem Research with a Standardized Image Preprocessing Software Tool

    Speaker (Online): Mojtaba Masoudi

  • Underwater Image Formation Ground-Truth

    Speaker: Patricia Schöntag

  • ROVs for Science & Communications: The Making of the Documentary “All Too Clear: Beneath the Surface of the Great Lakes”

    Speaker: Yvonne Drebert

  • Deep sea imaging considerations for geometric and color consistent environmental monitoring

    Speaker: Dennis Giaya

  • Developing a Portable, Cost-Effective Multimodal Imaging System for Underwater Mapping and Monitoring with Remotely Operated Vehicles

    Speaker: Giancarlo Troni

  • Learning Ultra-high-throughput Fluorescence Microscopy-in-flow for Marine Phytoplankton Observation

    Speaker: Jianping Li, Claude

Break

Location: Monterey Conference Center - Steinbeck 2 Lobby

  • Coffee Break

Session 4: Data Management and Application

Location: Monterey Conference Center - Steinbeck 2

  • Ghana Marine Species Diversity App

    Speaker: Peter Teye Busumprah

  • Marimba: Efficient Marine Image Data Processing with FAIR Principles

    Speaker: Chris Jackett

  • Deep sea invertebrate bodies viewed through Microcomputed Tomography (microCT)

    Speaker: Freya Goetz

  • Squidle+: Revolutionising Marine Image Management, Annotation and Reuse with Advanced Collaboration and Automation

    Speaker: Ariell Friedman

Group Discussion

Location: Monterey Conference Center - Steinbeck 2

  • Group Discussions

Reception

Location: Monterey Bay Aquarium

Day 2 - Wednesday, October 9, 2024

Preparation

Location: Monterey Conference Center - Steinbeck 2

  • Technical Check

    Speakers should check in and test their presentation

Workshops 1

  • Steinbeck 1A

    Expanding AI annotation assistance in BIIGLE

    Speaker: Daniel Langenkämper

  • Steinbeck 1B

    FathomNet: An open-source image database and machine learning model repository for underwater artificial intelligence

    Speaker: Kevin Barnard

  • Steinbeck 1C

    Squidle+: Revolutionising Marine Image Management, Annotation and Reuse with Advanced Collaboration and Automation

    Speaker: Ariell Friedman

  • Steinbeck 2

    MBARI Scicomm

    Speaker: Susan von Thun

Break

Location: Monterey Conference Center - Steinbeck 2 Lobby

  • Coffee Break

Workshops 2

  • Steinbeck 1A

    Long term stewardship of underwater video data - Is the vision of storing all imagery data at full resolution forever sustainable?

    Speaker: Mashkoor Malik

  • Steinbeck 1B

    FathomNet: An open-source image database and machine learning model repository for underwater artificial intelligence

    Speaker: Kevin Barnard

  • Steinbeck 1C

    Using imagery data to monitor Marine Protected Areas in UK offshore waters

    Speaker: Rob P. Harbour

  • Steinbeck 2

    MBARI Scicomm

    Speaker: Susan von Thun

Lunch

Location: Walk to Downtown Monterey

  • Lunch

    Lunch is not provided. The conference center is close to numerous dining options.

Workshops 3

  • Steinbeck 1A

    A non-conventional approach to image annotation using the largo tool in BIIGLE 2.0

    Speaker: Jaime S. Davies

  • Steinbeck 1B

    Utilizing and Expanding Tools from the Cinema Industry to Further Scientific Exploration and Research

    Speaker: Jeremy Childress

  • Steinbeck 1C

    Squidle+: Revolutionising Marine Image Management, Annotation and Reuse with Advanced Collaboration and Automation

    Speaker: Ariell Friedman

  • Steinbeck 2

    Image based Essential Ocean Variables: Integrating information to realize the power of big data in the Global Ocean Observing System

    Speaker: Henry A. Ruhl

Break

Location: Monterey Conference Center - Steinbeck 2 Lobby

  • Coffee Break

Workshops 4

  • Steinbeck 1A

    Educational Design for Marine Imaging: Introducing Computer Vision Basics and Python

    Speaker: Atticus Carter

  • Steinbeck 1B

    MBARI's Video Annotation and Reference System

    Speaker: Brian Schlining

  • Steinbeck 1C

    Immersive VR ‘Dives’ for Research, Education, and Patient Care

    Speaker: James Lindholm

  • Steinbeck 2

    FathomNet Portal: Accelerating the processing of ocean visual data using artificial intelligence and community engagement

    Speaker: Benjamin Woodward

Group Discussion

Location: Monterey Conference Center - Steinbeck 2

  • Group Discussions

Poster Session

Location: Monterey Conference Center - Steinbeck 2

  • Lightning Talks

    Poster presenters will introduce themselves

  • Posters

Conference Dinner

Location: The Barns at Cooper Molera

Day 3 - Thursday, October 10, 2024

Preparation

Location: Monterey Conference Center - Steinbeck 2

  • Technical Check

    Speakers should check in and test their presentation

Session 5: Application of Imaging

Location: Monterey Conference Center - Steinbeck 2

  • Advancing Marine Imaging Technologies for Sustainable Shellfish Distribution in the Atlantic Waters

    Speaker: Isa ELEGBEDE

  • Using seafloor imagery to study short-term temporal variation in megafaunal communities in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone

    Speaker: Bethany Fleming

  • Combining in situ imagery with acoustic surveys for a comprehensive view of pelagic ecosystems

    Speaker: Ben Grassian

  • Seabed field truth by imaging to protect biodiversity

    Speaker: Paula Vieira Castellões

  • Ocean on a table top: A virtual reality arena for longterm migration/mapping of plankton behavior in current and future oceans

    Speaker: Manu Prakash

  • High-resolution bathymetry coupled with 3D models of hydrothermal vents at the Aurora vent field - Gakkel ridge, Arctic Ocean

    Speaker: Tea Isler

Break

Location: Monterey Conference Center - Steinbeck 2 Lobby

  • Coffee Break

Session 6: Capture

Location: Monterey Conference Center - Steinbeck 2

  • Three-dimensional movements of deep-sea octopus crawling quantified using the EyeRIS plenoptic imaging system

    Speaker: Joost Daniels

  • Economies of Scale: The GEOMAR Seafloor Photogrammetry Workflow

    Speaker: Tom Kwasnitschka

  • Inverse Physically Faithful Underwater Imaging

    Speaker: David Nakath

  • Enhancing Situational Awareness in Underwater Robotics with Real-Time Multi-Camera Mapping

    Speaker: Pushyami Kaveti

Lunch

Location: Walk to Downtown Monterey

  • Lunch

    Lunch is not provided. The conference center is close to numerous dining options.

Session 7: Artificial Intelligence

Location: Monterey Conference Center - Steinbeck 2

  • Marine snow particle imaging resolves the mechanism and magnitude of coastal carbon export

    Speaker: Colleen Durkin

  • High-resolution time series of plankton and carbon from underwater imaging

    Speaker: Klas Ove Möller

  • Imaging and taxonomic identification of meiofauna: progress on the BLUEREVOLUTION project

    Speaker: Catherine Borremans

  • Validating an AI-based holographic imaging platform (Aqusens) for monitoring harmful algal bloom species

    Speaker: Holly Bowers

  • Rate-A-Skate – Deep learning for individual recognition of Flapper Skates

    Speaker: John Halpin

  • Online Learning of Appearance Models to Enable Real-Time Visual Tracking of Arbitrary Marine Animals

    Speaker: Levi Cai

Break

Location: Monterey Conference Center - Steinbeck 2 Lobby

  • Coffee Break

Poster Session

Location: Monterey Conference Center - Steinbeck 2

  • Lightning Talks

    Poster presenters will introduce themselves

  • Posters

    Refreshments are provided during the poster session.

Group Discussion

Location: Monterey Conference Center - Steinbeck 2

  • Group Discussions

    Refreshments are provided.

Friday, October 11, 2024

Morning Excursion

Location: MBARI Visit

  • MBARI Visit

    MBARI

Afternoon Excursion

Location: TBD

  • Afternoon Excursion

    TBD