Research group

Digital Oceans

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A collaborative platform for exploring advancements and exchanging expertise in digital technology within the marine and maritime space. We foster innovation and research.

About

Research areas

Marine solutions and economies are expanding along with increasing threats to the marine environment. Harnessing progress in digital oceans is essential for addressing global and local challenges.

Digital Oceans focuses on advances in marine digital technology, in areas such as:

  • artificial intelligence
  • data infrastructure and management
  • ocean mapping
  • simulation
  • visualisation such as digital twins

Digital Oceans is a special interest group that aims to establish a collaborative platform for researchers to engage in marine digital applications and methods. Their interest is in a deeper understating of our oceans and in data-driven insights that can inform sustainable practices. They use digital innovation to address practices and changes affecting our marine environments. 

Digital Oceans facilitates efficiency and accessibility. This is achieved through advances in artificial intelligence that improve data analysis and decision-making processes; the optimisation of data structures and management; and new frontiers in ocean mapping, simulation and visualisations.

Our ambition is to:

  • promote and champion Digital Oceans
  • increase awareness to marine digital technologies 
  • foster collaborations and the exchange of ideas 

The Digital Oceans group strives to bridge the gap between cutting-edge marine digital technologies and social and human sciences. 

Our vision is to promote environmental stewardship and help innovations to impact our oceans and the global community.  

To find out more about the Digital Oceans Special Interest Group and what we do, get in touch with group champions Alexandra Karamitrou, Crystal El Safadi, Philip Leadbitter and Hugo Putuhena.

Join the SMMI Community to sign up to this group and our other special interest groups.

People, projects and publications

People

Mr Alexander Forryan

Research Fellow
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Dr Alexandra Auderset

Senior Research Fellow

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Dr Alexandra Karamitrou PhD

Lecturer in Archaeology and AI

Research interests

  • Artificial Intelligence and Image processing algorithms 
  • Geophysical Archaeology
  • Image Processing techniques
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Dr Ali Masoudi

Principal Research Fellow
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Dr Alison Cribb

Research Fellow

Research interests

  • Evolution of marine ecosystem engineering
  • Response of ecosystem engineers to climate-related stress
  • Marine ecosystem recovery after mass extinctions
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Professor Alison Gascoigne

Head of Department

Research interests

  • Archaeology of the Islamic world
  • Archaeological ceramics
  • Medieval Egyptian urbanism

Accepting applications from PhD students

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Allan Youp

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Dr Amber Annett

Lecturer

Research interests

  • Oceanography
  • Marine biogeochemistry
  • Trace elements

Accepting applications from PhD students

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Dr Andras Sobester

Airbus Professor in Digital Design
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Professor Andrea Lista

Professor of Law

Research interests

  • International Trade (Contracts Concluded on Shipment Terms)
  • International Commercial Arbitration
  • The Enforcement of Mariitme Claims

Accepting applications from PhD students

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Enquiries

If you're interested in joining us or collaborating, get in touch with the Southampton Marine and Maritime Institute.