Rafael Garcia has delivered today the plenary lecture «3-D Mapping for the Characterization of the Seafloor using an Underwater Robot» as «keynote speaker»on the 2nd International Symposium on Maritime and Naval Architecture which takes place on October 23-24 in Istanbul, Turkey. In his keynote lecture, Dr. Garcia presented the latest advances and conclusions of the MICINN MUMAP project regarding the development of systems for seafloor monitoring.