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

Dr Kai Wen PhD

Research Fellow in Offshore Geotechnics

Research interests

  • Offshore seabed-structure interaction
  • Smart seabed characteristion
  • Computational geomechanics (i.e. FEM, PFEM)
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Dr Kate Glyn-Owen DM, MFPH, MPH, MBBS, BSc

Associate Professor in Public Health
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Dr Katherine Kwa BEng, PhD

Senior Research Fellow

Accepting applications from PhD students

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Dr Kathryn Gunn PhD

Lecturer in Climate Sciences

Research interests

  • Southern Ocean Circulation (where and how much water flows)
  • Temperature and Salinity Changes (to what extent does ocean structure vary and why)
  • Seismic Oceanography (developing an innovative, high-resolution technique for ocean mapping)

Accepting applications from PhD students

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Professor Kendrick Oliver

Professor of American History

Research interests

  • History of 20th century science, especially scientific cosmology
  • Space history
  • History of technology, especially communication technology

Accepting applications from PhD students

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Dr Kerri Dobson

Teaching Fellow in Marine Biology
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Dr Kevin Oliver

Lecturer: Physical Oceanography

Accepting applications from PhD students

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Professor Kirk Martinez

Prof of Electronics & Computer Science

Accepting applications from PhD students

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Dr Lareb Dean FHEA

AXA Research Fellow
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Enquiries

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