The Iliad Digital Twins of the Ocean Summer School 2023
Start: Sunday 3rd September 2023
End: Sunday 10th September 2023
Location: Marine Observatory of Al Hoceima, Morocco
"Innovative Tools and Applications for a sustainable Blue Economy"
The Iliad Digital Twins of the Ocean Summer School 2023: "Innovative Tools and Applications for a sustainable Blue Economy" will take place 3-10 September 2023 at the Marine Observatory of Al Hoceima, Morocco.
The course is aimed at graduate (Masters/PhD) students, and early career scientists in the fields of Marine ecology, Oceanography, Environmental monitoring, Remote sensing, Marine/Oceanic engineering, Data science and Artificial Intelligence (AI).
Key topic areas are:
Data acquisition, processing and management: Learn about the data life cycle, the different types of data that goes into a digital twin of the ocean and how to make them interoperable.
Numerical modelling: Ocean modelling with heterogeneous data, diverse tools for ocean data modelling
The tools needed to create a digital twin of the ocean: Introduction to some of the frequently used tools along the value chain of digital twins of the ocean. OGC standards, Python, Docker, other.
ICT technology (use of platforms, AI, Machine learning): Iliad uses a variety of platforms, including NextGEOSS, Global Ocean Platform, GeoMachine.
The Iliad summer school has lecturers from Alseamar, Ocean Best Practices, Hidromod, INESCTEC, SeaGust, BLB, OGC, Blue Lobster IT Ltd and more.
About the Iliad Summer School
The Summer School will be held on the Mediterranean coast of Morocco, at Al Hoceima National Park, 290 km East of Tangiers, between 3-10 September 2023. Lectures will be provided by high profile professionals in the fields of Oceanography, Data Analytics, Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence (AI). Combined with lectures, there will be field trips to a) the marine nature reserve of the Al Hoceima National Park, and to b) a mussel farm on the edge of the Al Hoceima National Park Marine Reserve, to train the participants on the use of innovative technologies for marine data acquisition and processing. The summer school will also host competitions and a hackathon and will cap off with an awards ceremony and a farewell party.
HOW TO REGISTER
You can register for the summer school by sending an email with CV (Europass format preferred) and personalised statement of motivation for attending the course to summer-school-2023@ocean-twin.eu. Please note that AI generated applications will automatically be rejected.
APPLICATION DEADLINE:
Thursday 20th July 13:00 CEST.
| Day | Time (UTC+1) | Session | Lecturer | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day 1: Sunday 3/9/2023 | 19.00 - 21.30 | Welcome reception | -- | Hotel |
| Day 2: Monday 4/9/2023 | 09.00 | ILIAD in the context of the EU Digital Strategy & the Green Deal | Bente Lilja Bye | Marine center |
| 09.20 | Ocean and Climate Change | Audrey Hasson | Remotely | |
| 09.35 | Presentation of the Iliad Digital Twins of the Ocean project | Bente Lilja Bye | ||
| 10.00 | Data resources, data spaces, infrastructures infrastructure /data fusion | Félix Margirier | ||
| 10.30 | Coffee Break | |||
| 11.00 | Standards for digital twins of the ocean and interoperability | Piotr Zaborowski & Marie-Francoise Voidrot | ||
| 11.30 | Data management | Bente Lilja Bye | ||
| 12.00 | Lunch Break | |||
| 13.30 | Physical Oceanography Theory | Félix Margirier | ||
| 14.00 | Physical Oceanography Tutorial | Félix Margirier | ||
| 14.45 | Presenting the hackathon challenges and division of participants into groups | Bente Lilja Bye | ||
| 15.30 | Coffee Break | |||
| 16.00 | Best practices in Ocean Sciences | Cora Hoerstmann | ||
| 17.00 | End of Day 2 | |||
| Day 3: Tuesday 5/9/2023 | 09.00 | Description on the architecture of drifters. Ocean data acquisition, transmission, and best practices on interoperability | Marco Amaro Oliveira & Félix Margirier | Marine center |
| 10.00 | Coffee Break | |||
| 10.30 | Ocean data processing | Marco Amaro Oliveira & Piotr Zaborowski | Marine center | |
| 11.15 | Tutorial on ocean data processing | Félix Margirier | Marine center | |
| 12.00 | Lunch Break | |||
| 13.30 | Hydrodynamic modeling | Adélio Silva | Remotely | |
| 14.30 | Coffee Break | |||
| 15.00 | The Thracian Sea Oil Spill Digital Twin Hands on seminar on Oil Spill Modeling | Georgios Sylaios (DUTH) Panagiota Keramea (DUTH) | Remotely | |
| 16.00 | Presentation of an ILIAD DT pilot [Water quality] | TBD | Remotely | |
| 16.30 | Presentation and Discussion with a local specialist | TBD | Marine center | |
| 17.00 | End of Day 3 | |||
| Day 4: Wednesday 6/9/2023 | 09.00 | Field trip: Ocean data acquisition | Marco Amaro Oliveira & Félix Margirier | Marine center |
| 12.00 | Lunch break | |||
| 13.30 | Ecological modeling of marine ecosystems | Karima Khalil | Marine center | |
| 14.00 | Hands on modeling exercises | Karima Khalil | Marine center | |
| 15.30 | Coffee Break | |||
| 16.00 | Presentation of an ILIAD DT pilot [ILVO] | Clyde Blanco | Marine center | |
| 17.00 | End of Day 4 | |||
| Day 5: Thursday 7/9/2023 | 09.00 | Field trip | ||
| 12.00 | Lunch break | |||
| 13.30 | ICT infrastructure for digital twins of the ocean | 1-2 pilots to showcase their ICT infrastructure | Remotely | |
| 14.00 | Presentation of Geomachine | Simon Keeble | Remotely | |
| 14.30 | Coffee Break | |||
| 15.00 | Copernicus Marine Services | Meysam Majidi Nezhad | Remotely | |
| 16.00 | Policy-Driven Management of Marine and Coastal Ecosystems and Resources: A Case Study of the Mediterranean Region | Anis Zarrouk & Issam Achour | Marine center | |
| 17.00 | End of Day 5 | |||
| Day 6: Friday 8/9/2023 | 09.00 | Hackathon group work | Marine Center / Hotel | |
| 12.00 | Lunch break | |||
| 13.30 | Hackathon group work | Marine Center / Hotel | ||
| 17.00 | End of Day 6 | |||
| Day 7: Saturday 9/9/2023 | 13.30 | Hackathon presentations | Marine Center | |
| 17.00 | Awards / Farewell party | |||
| Day 8: Sunday 10/9/2023 | 13.30 | Departure |