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
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 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