{"id":12395,"date":"2026-01-22T10:21:05","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T09:21:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vicorob.udg.edu\/?p=12395"},"modified":"2026-02-11T11:06:56","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T10:06:56","slug":"kick-off-meeting-of-the-national-ai4sea-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vicorob.udg.edu\/ca\/kick-off-meeting-of-the-national-ai4sea-project\/","title":{"rendered":"Kick-off Meeting of the national AI4SEA project"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yesterday, the first Kick-off Meeting (KOM) of the AI4SEA (Artificial Intelligence for Sea Ecological Advanced Monitoring and Restoration)<\/strong> project was held. This new national research initiative started on December 1st, 2025<\/strong>, and focuses on applying Artificial Intelligence (AI)<\/strong> to the ecological monitoring and restoration of underwater environments<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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AI4SEA combines AI-based planning, machine learning and robotic manipulation<\/strong> to advance the development of autonomous underwater technologies under real-world marine conditions.<\/p>\n

ViCOROB leads the AI4AUV subproject, Artificial Intelligence for AUV-based underwater habitat restoration, focused on developing a dual-arm Intervention Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) with embedded AI<\/strong>. This system will enable autonomous perception, decision-making and manipulation<\/strong>, integrating deep learning<\/em>, reinforcement learning<\/em> and edge computing<\/em> techniques to allow the robot to operate independently in complex underwater environments.<\/p>\n

AI4SEA is a multidisciplinary research project aimed at the autonomous mapping, monitoring and restoration of underwater habitats<\/strong>, with Posidonia oceanica meadows<\/strong> as the main use case. The project seeks to deliver intelligent and scalable solutions<\/strong> that contribute to the sustainable management of marine ecosystems<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The project consortium includes:<\/p>\n