The AI4SEA team from the University of Girona (UdG) recently participated in Breaking the Surface (BtS) 2026, an international summer school and workshop focused on maritime robotics and its applications. Held in October 2026, the event featured presentations by AI4SEA Principal Investigators Prof. Pere Ridao and Dr. Narcís Palomeras, who highlighted the latest advances in
As part of the AI4SEA project, over the past few months, we have made significant progress in the 3D semantic modeling of underwater environments using the Stonefish simulator. We have adapted the ConceptGraphs architecture—originally designed for indoor environments—to our underwater scenarios featuring Posidonia seagrass meadows, Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs), platforms, Posirocks, and other elements. Building
On 3 June 2026, AI4SEA participated in the SUNBIO Workshop on Posidonia oceanica Restoration, hosted by the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) in Vilanova i la Geltrú. During the event, PhD candidate Ainhoa Idiondo Molina (ICM-CSIC) presented the talk “Monitoring Seagrass Ecosystems: Bridging Traditional Methods and Robotics-Based Approaches”, introducing the objectives and work plan of
The AI4SEA project aims to advance our understanding of Posidonia oceanica seagrass meadows and their restoration through the use of cutting-edge technologies such as marine robotics and artificial intelligence. At the SARTI research group of the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC), we contribute to this goal by integrating autonomous monitoring of Posidonia cultivation tanks and
El projecte AI4SEA promou l’ús de la intel·ligència artificial i la robòtica marina per millorar la comprensió, el seguiment i la restauració dels ecosistemes marins, amb un enfocament particular en les praderies marines de Posidonia oceanica , un hàbitat clau per a la biodiversitat mediterrània. En aquest context, la Universitat de les Illes Balears (UIB)
The first Kick-off Meeting (KOM) of the AI4SEA (Artificial Intelligence for Sea Ecological Advanced Monitoring and Restoration) project was held. This new national research initiative started on December 1st, 2025, and focuses on applying Artificial Intelligence (AI) to the ecological monitoring and restoration of underwater environments. AI4SEA combines AI-based planning, machine learning and robotic