SFI Smart Ocean spring conference 2025, June 3rd

 “Creating Ocean Insights –
Bridging Measurements and Data Management” 

Place: Universitetet i Bergen (Storsalen), Nygårdsgaten 5 
When: 3. June, 08:30 – 16:10
Participation: Free
Registration: Deadline 28th May. Register

We are pleased to invite you to the upcoming conference, «Creating Ocean Insights – Bridging Measurements and Data Management,» where researchers and innovators will converge to explore the latest advancements in marine monitoring, sensing technologies, data quality, and underwater communications.

This conference aims to foster collaboration and knowledge exchange among researchers, industry professionals, and students, as we collectively work towards enhancing our understanding of ocean dynamics and improving data-driven decision-making for sustainable ocean management.

Join us for an inspiring event filled with insightful presentations, poster session, and networking opportunities that will pave the way for future innovations in oceanography, marine operations and data management.

Time Title Speaker
08:30 Registration and coffee  
09:00 From Cruise-based observations to real-time online monitoring Ingvar Henne, UiB
09:15 Measurement strategy for ocean monitoring Kjell Eivind Frøysa, HVL
09:35 Marine data systems monitoring Keila Lima, HVL
09:55 Toward Digital-Twin-Assisted Data Acquisition in Underwater Acoustic Sensor Networks Ivan Spajic, HVL
10:15 Morning break  
10:40 Light and life: Remote sensing and in situ optical measurements Håkon Sandven, UiB
11:00 Novel fiberoptical sensing technologies Alvaro Doval, Tampnet
11:20 Getting more out of your deployments by combining auxiliary sensor data Anders Tengberg, Aanderaa
11:40 Data quality assessment based on physical models Astrid Marie Skålvik, UiB
12:00 Lunch  
12:45 The impact of acoustic signals on life in the ocean Petter Kvadsheim, FFI
13:25 Anti-corrosion and anti-biofouling nanocoating Martin Møller Greve, UiB
13:45 Introduction to posters Camilla Sætre, UiB
13:55 Afternoon break including poster session  
14:30 The Smart Ocean dataset for acoustic communications Paul van Walree, FFI
14:50 Dual-frequency protocol for acoustic communications Gjermund Mathisen, Aker BP ASA
15:10 Multi-modal underwater communication for AUVs Beatrice Tomasi, NORCE
15:30 Acoustic underwater network architecture Md Al Shayokh, HVL
15:50 Closing remarks Marie Holstad, NORCE
16:00 End of conference