[Coral-List] invitation to ICRS Mini-Symposium 5d 'Robots and machine learning techniques aiding coral reef science'

[Oscar Pizarro]

Dear Colleagues
 
We invite you to consider presenting your latest data and information on automated image analysis and robotics technologies for coral reef science at the 12th International Coral Reef Symposium in Cairns 9-13 July 2011. Abstract submission is now open and will close on 1 October 2011. The full list of ICRS 2012 Themes and Mini-Symposia are now available on the ICRS 2012 conference website (www.icrs2012.com).
 
Oscar Pizarro and Stefan Williams from the Australian Centre for Field Robotics, David Kline and Greg Mitchell from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, and Robin Beaman from James Cook University are organising the Mini-Symposium 5d 'Robots and machine learning techniques aiding coral reef science' (http://www.icrs2012.com/MiniSymposia.htm#5).
 
This Mini-Symposium will focus on both the processing techniques used to automatically extract relevant information from imagery as well as platforms for improved data collection, such as robotic autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) , as a valuable tool for studying coral reefs.
 
This session aims to bring together scientists and engineers to review current capabilities (e.g. mapping, automated analysis, computer vision techniques) and applications (e.g. mesophotic reefs, cold-water corals), and discuss future developments (e.g. monitoring with minimal infrastructure, adaptive surveys, diver-based imaging).

Please contact either Oscar (o.pizarro at acfr.usyd.edu.au) or Stefan (stefanw at acfr.usyd.edu.au) in Sydney, or Robin (robin.beaman at jcu.edu.au) in Cairns, or David at SIO (dkline at ucsd.edu) with your suggestions for the session including intended contributions. In addition, suggestions for submissions should also be sent to www.isrs2012.com/abstracts
 
Best wishes
Oscar, Stefan, Davey, Rob and Greg
 
PS. Please forward onto others that may be interested in this session.

Dr Oscar Pizarro
Australian Centre for Field Robotics
The University of Sydney, NSW 2006
Australia
p: +61 2 9351 8576  f: +61 2 9351 7474
m: +61 4 1533 6770
 
Dr Stefan B. Williams
Australian Centre for Field Robotics
University of Sydney NSW 2006 Australia
Ph: +61 2 9351 8152
Fax: +61 2 9351 7474
Mob: +61 403 849 183
 
Dr Robin Beaman
School of Earth and Environmental Sciences
James Cook University
PO Box 6811
Cairns QLD 4870 Australia
phone: (07) 4042 1693
mobile: 0438 623145
email: robin.beaman at jcu.edu.au
web: http://www.deepreef.org/
 
Dr David Kline
Scripps Institution of Oceanography 
University of California, San Diego
Integrative Oceanography Division, MC 0218
9500 Gilman Drive
La Jolla, CA, 92093-0218
Tel: (858) 534-8947 
Mobile: (858) 519-6160 
Fax: (858) 534-2997

Dr B. Greg Mitchell 
 Scripps Institution of Oceanography 
University of California, San Diego
Integrative Oceanography Division, MC 0218
9500 Gilman Drive
La Jolla, CA, 92093-0218
Tel: (858) 534-8947