Time (Ljubljana) Room #01 Room #02 Room #03

Monday, October 14
10:00-10:20 Opening Ceremony
10:20-11:00 Keynote Session #1 - Milena Horvat, Jožef Stefan Institute, Department of Environmental Sciences, Slovenia
Metrological Challenges of Emerging Contaminants in the Marine Environment
11:00-11:20 Coffee Break
11:20-12:20 S1.1: S1.1 - Embedded systems in seaborne applications S1.2: S1.2 - Toxicity and Ecological Risk Assessment of "Contaminants of Emerging Concern" in the Marine Environment S1.3: S1.3 - Towards Transparent Ocean using Underwater Sensor Networks
12:20-13:00  
13:00-14:00 Lunch
14:00-15:20 S2.1: S2.1 - Methodologies and ecological indicators for the monitoring of anthropogenic impacts in transitional waters and marine ecosystems - PART I S2.2 - AI Techniques for Marine Environment Preservation and Climate Change Impact Assessment - PART I S2.3: S2.3 - Remote sensing for marine and coastal area applications
15:20-15:40  
15:40-16:00 Coffee Break
16:00-16:40 S3.1: S3.1 - Methodologies and ecological indicators for the monitoring of anthropogenic impacts in transitional waters and marine ecosystems - PART II S3.2 - AI Techniques for Marine Environment Preservation and Climate Change Impact Assessment - PART II  
16:40-17:20    

Tuesday, October 15
09:00-10:40 S4.1: S4.1 - Recent advances about the safety of ship and navigation - PART I S4.2: S4.2 - An Integrated Perspective To Monitor Coastal Environments: Sensors, Methodologies And Analysis Tools - PART I S4.3: S4.3 - New metrological approaches for monitoring the status of aquatic habitats and its changes - PART I
10:40-11:00 Coffee Break - Poster Session #1
11:00-11:40 Keynote Session #2 - Roberto Sabia, ESA
ESA Ocean Remote Sensing Activities and Perspectives
11:40-13:00 S5.1: S5.1 - Recent advances about the safety of ship and navigation - PART II S5.2: S5.2 - An Integrated Perspective To Monitor Coastal Environments: Sensors, Methodologies And Analysis Tools - PART II S5.3: S5.3 - New metrological approaches for monitoring the status of aquatic habitats and its changes - PART II
13:00-14:00 Lunch
14:00-15:20 S6.1: S6.1 - Remote sensing, in-situ surveys, and GIS applications for marine and coastal areas - PART I S6.2: S6.2 - An Integrated Perspective To Monitor Coastal Environments: Sensors, Methodologies And Analysis Tools - PART III S6.3: S6.3 - New metrological approaches for monitoring the status of aquatic habitats and its changes - PART III
15:20-15:40  
15:40-16:00 Coffee Break
16:00-17:40 Tutorial Session #1 - Faculty of Engineering - University of Ljubljana
Matevž Bokalič, University of Ljubljana
Testing and the Use of Photovoltaics

Wednesday, October 16
09:00-10:00 S7.1: S7.1 - Technologies, techniques and methodologies for coastal monitoring - PART I Tutorial Session - Silvio Del Pizzo, Parthenope University of Naples
Photogrammetry for Coastal and Underwater Environments: Techniques, Applications, and Challenges		 S7.3: S7.3 - Innovative Approaches in Conservation Strategies For Sedentary Marine Fishes
10:00-10:20  
10:20-10:40 Coffee Break - Poster Session #2
13:00-14:00 Lunch
14:00-15:20 S8.1: S8.1 - Technologies, techniques and methodologies for coastal monitoring - PART II S8.2: S8.2 - Remote sensing, in-situ surveys, and GIS applications for marine and coastal areas - PART II S8.3: S8.3 - Exploring the Depths: Progress and Challenges in Surveying Underwater Environments
15:20-15:40    
15:40-16:00 Coffee Break

Monday, October 14

Monday, October 14 10:00 - 10:20

Opening Ceremony

Monday, October 14 10:20 - 11:00

Keynote Session #1 - Milena Horvat, Jožef Stefan Institute, Department of Environmental Sciences, Slovenia
Metrological Challenges of Emerging Contaminants in the Marine Environment

Monday, October 14 11:00 - 11:20

Coffee Break

Monday, October 14 11:20 - 12:20

S1.1: S1.1 - Embedded systems in seaborne applications

Room #01
11:20 Early Warning Systems for Marine Monitoring
Chiara Gambardella (National Research Council (CNR), Italy); Elisa Costa, Roberta Miroglio, Roberta Nugnes, Marta Giuga, Filippo Castelli, Veronica Piazza, Francesca Garaventa and Marco Faimali (National Research Council, Italy)
11:40 Integrated IoT-Edge Measurement Station for Wind and Current Parameters Estimation and Presentation
Maciej Gucma (Maritime University of Szczecin & 3 G Tech Ltd., Poland); Lucjan Gucma, Rafał Gralak, Bartosz Muczyński and Mateusz Bilewski (Maritime University of Szczecin, Poland)
12:00 Modern Light Sources on the Ship
Romuald Maśnicki and Janusz Mindykowski (Gdynia Maritime University, Poland); Beata Palczynska (Gdańsk University of Technology, Poland); Dawid Werner (Gdynia Maritime University, Poland)

Monday, October 14 11:20 - 13:00

S1.2: S1.2 - Toxicity and Ecological Risk Assessment of "Contaminants of Emerging Concern" in the Marine Environment

Room #02
11:20 Microcosm Culture of a Shallow Hydrothermal Water Reveals a Shift of Microbial Communities
Carmen Rizzo (Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Italy & National Research Council, Institute of Polar Sciences, Italy); Erika Arcadi and Rosario Calogero (Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Italy); Alessandro Ciro Rappazzo, Gabriella Caruso, Giovanna Maimone and Angelina Lo Giudice (ISP-CNR, Italy); Franco Andaloro and Teresa Romeo (Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Italy)
11:40 Do Virgin and Chemical-Spiked Microplastics Affect Ephyrae Jellyfish Survival and Behaviour?
Elisa Costa (National Research Council, Italy); Chiara Gambardella (National Research Council (CNR), Italy); Veronica Piazza, Roberta Miroglio, Marco Faimali and Francesca Garaventa (National Research Council, Italy)
12:00 Influence of Settling/Rising Velocity on the Vertical Distribution of Microplastics in the Marine Environment
Paolo Bello (University of Rome La Sapienza, Italy); Agnese Pini (University of Rome "La Sapienza", Italy); Simone Zazzini (University of Rome La Sapienza, Italy); Paolo Monti and Giovanni Leuzzi (Università Roma La Sapienza, Italy)
12:20 Sources and Distribution of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons and Microplastics in Sediments From the Gulf of Trieste
Oliver Bajt and Jena Jamšek (National Institute of Biology, Slovenia)
12:40 Effects of Polypropilene Microplastics on the Growth and Reproduction of Gammarus Aequicauda
Francesca Biandolino (National Research Council - Water Research Institute, Italy); Isabella Parlapiano (Water Research Institute, Italy); Ermelinda Prato (CNR, Italy)

Monday, October 14 11:20 - 13:00

S1.3: S1.3 - Towards Transparent Ocean using Underwater Sensor Networks

Room #03
11:20 Evaluating the Impact of Ranging Error in Underwater Localization Using SAR Satellite Data
Aminu Muhammad, Craig Stewart, Nazila Fough and Somasundar Kannan (Robert Gordon University, United Kingdom (Great Britain))
11:40 Machine Learning Based Underwater Optical-Acoustic Communications Channel Switching for Throughput Improvement
Craig Stewart and Aminu Muhammad (Robert Gordon University, United Kingdom (Great Britain)); Wai Keung Fung (Cardiff Metropolitan University, United Kingdom (Great Britain)); Nazila Fough (Robert Gordon University, United Kingdom (Great Britain)); Radhakrishna Prabhu (IDEAS Research Institute, United Kingdom (Great Britain))
12:00 Comparative Analysis of Throughput Maximization Strategies in Underwater Acoustic Networks: Results From At-Sea Experiments
Davide Cosimo (University of Pisa, Italy); Antonio Montanari (University of Padova, Italy); Daniele Sebino Terracciano and Lorenzo Bazzarello (Italian Navy, Italy); Riccardo Costanzi (Università di Pisa, Italy); Filippo Campagnaro and Michele Zorzi (University of Padova, Italy)

Monday, October 14 13:00 - 14:00

Lunch

Monday, October 14 14:00 - 15:20

S2.2 - AI Techniques for Marine Environment Preservation and Climate Change Impact Assessment - PART I

Room #02
14:00 Optimized Monitoring of Underwater Marine Waste Using Knowledge Distillation
Bushra Jalil (Scuola Superiore Sant Anna, Italy); Luca Maggiani (Sma-rty Italia, Italy); Luca Valcarenghi (Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Italy)
14:20 Advancing Sea Surface Temperature Forecasting With Deep Learning Techniques on Copernicus Data: An Application in the Gulf of Trieste
Pietro Manganelli Conforti (Sapienza University of Rome, Italy); Paolo Russo (University of Rome La Sapienza, Italy); Fabiana Di Ciaccio (University of Florence, Italy)
14:40 Modeling of the North Atlantic Gyre's Meridional Overturning Circulation With Neural Nets
Owen Jiang (Lexington High School, USA); David Nizovsky (Vanderbilt University, USA); Tingying Helen Zeng (InnoBridge Institute, USA); Mikhail Mikhail Shalaginov (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA)
15:00 A ML-Based Multi-Species Analysis to Explore the Environmental Drivers of Cetaceans Behaviors
Carla Cherubini (University of Bari, Italy); Leonardo Saccotelli (CMCC, Italy); Giovanni Dimauro (Universita' di Bari & Dipartimento di Informatica, Italy); Giovanni Coppini (CMCC, Italy); Giulia Cipriano and Roberto Carlucci (University of Bari, Italy); Carmelo Fanizza (Jonian Dolphin Conservation, Italy); Rosalia Maglietta (STIIMA-CNR, Italy)

Monday, October 14 14:00 - 15:40

S2.1: S2.1 - Methodologies and ecological indicators for the monitoring of anthropogenic impacts in transitional waters and marine ecosystems - PART I

Room #01
14:00 Laying the Foundation for Future Assessments: Preliminary Investigation of Benthic Biodiversity in a Mediterranean Marine Cave
Antonella Schiavo (Università degli studi di Bari Aldo Moro, Italy); Muriel Oddenino (Interuniversitary Consortium for Marine Science (CoNISMa), Italy); Guadalupe Giménez, Roberta Trani, Cataldo Pierri and Caterina Longo (Università degli Studi di Bari Aldo Moro, Italy)
14:20 A Histological Protocol to Assess the Reproductive Biology of the Black Coral Antipathella Subpinnata
Carlotta De Blasi (CoNISMa, Italy); Daniela Semeraro (Università degli Studi di Bari Aldo Moro, Italy); Marco Vito Guglielmi (National Research Council, Italy); Maria Mastrodonato (Università degli Studi di Bari Aldo Moro, Italy); Giovanni Chimienti (Università Degli Studi di Bari Aldo Moro, Italy)
14:40 Monitoring of Marine Ecosystem Subjected to Infrastructrural Intervention
Matilda Mali (Politecnico di Bari & DICATECh, Italy); Maria Michela Dell'Anna (Politecnico di Bari, Italy); Francesco Paolo Buonocunto (ISMAR - CNR, Italy); Alfonsa Milia (Naple I, Italy); Lucia Spada (Water Research Institute -National Research Council, Italy); Santina Giandomenico (Water Research Institute - National Research Council, Italy); Leonardo Damiani (Politecnico di Bari, Italy)
15:00 Evaluating Lanthanum-Induced Alterations in Manila Clam: An Integrated Method
Marco Vito Guglielmi (National Research Council, Italy); Michela Marashi (University of Bari Aldo Moro, Italy); Daniela Semeraro (Università degli Studi di Bari Aldo Moro, Italy); Marcella Narracci (National Research Council, Italy); Antonella Di Leo (Water Research Institute IRSA - CNR Taranto, Italy); Claudia Leoni (National Research Council, Italy); Maria Mastrodonato (Università degli Studi di Bari Aldo Moro, Italy); Giovanni Scillitani (University of Bari Aldo Moro, Italy)
15:20 The Polychaete Sabella Spallanzanii as PCBs and PAHs Bioindicator: A Case Study From 2006 to the Present
Loredana Stabili (Water Research Institute (IRSA) CNR Taranto, Italy); Adriana Giangrande and Daniele Arduini (University of Salento, Italy); Margherita Licciano (DiSTeBA University of Salento Lecce, Italy); Maria Immacolata Acquaviva (Water Research Institute (IRSA) CNR Taranto, Italy); Lucia Spada (Water Research Institute -National Research Council, Italy); Claudio Calabrese (University of Salento, Italy); Santina Giandomenico (Water Research Institute - National Research Council, Italy)

Monday, October 14 14:00 - 15:40

S2.3: S2.3 - Remote sensing for marine and coastal area applications

Room #03
14:00 SAR-Driven Time Variability Analysis of the Coastline of the Lake Ptuj, Slovenia
Zakir Khan (Università degli Studi di Napoli Parthenope, Italy); Mozhgan Zahriban Hesari (Parthenope University of Naples, Italy); Ferdinando Nunziata (Sapienza Università di Roma, Italy); Dušan Gleich and Peter Planinsic (University of Maribor, Slovenia); Maurizio Migliaccio (Universita' Napoli Parthenope, Italy)
14:20 Multi-Frequency Synthetic Aperture Radar Speckle Analysis of Sea Surface
Anna Verlanti (Università degli Studi di Napoli Parthenope, Italy); Ferdinando Nunziata (Sapienza Università di Roma, Italy); Maurizio Migliaccio (Universita' Napoli Parthenope, Italy)
14:40 Validation of QuikSCAT-Derived Coastal Winds
Giuseppe Grieco (National Research Council, Italy); Marcos Portabella (Institut de Ciències del Mar - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas, Spain); Ad Stoffelen and Anton Verhoef (Koninklijk Nederlands Meteorologisch Instituut, The Netherlands); Stefano Zecchetto (Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Italy); Andrea Zanchetta (Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong)
15:00 Phase-Only Antenna Array Synthesis With Beam/Null Steering Capabilities for Propagation Impairment Mitigation in Coastal Environment
Giulia Buttazzoni (University of Trieste, Italy); Elena Marongiu (University of Cagliari, Italy); Fulvio Babich (University of Trieste, Italy); Alessandro Fanti (University of Cagliari, Italy); Francesca Vatta and Massimiliano Comisso (University of Trieste, Italy)
15:20 Precision Aquaculture Framework for Remote Mussel Growth Monitoring With IoT Blockchain and Cloud Integration
Gagan Narang (Università Politecnica delle Marche, Italy); Alessandro Galdelli (Università Politecnica Delle Marche, Italy); Anna Nora Tassetti (National Research Council, Italy); Ike Olivotto and Matteo Zarantoniello (Marche Polytechnic University, Italy); Adriano Mancini (Università Politecnica delle Marche, Italy)

Monday, October 14 15:40 - 16:00

Coffee Break

Monday, October 14 16:00 - 16:40

S3.2 - AI Techniques for Marine Environment Preservation and Climate Change Impact Assessment - PART II

Room #02
16:00 Real-Time Floating Marine Litter Detection on USV
Guido Lazzerini, Alberto Topini, Gherardo Liverani, Lorenzo Cecchi and Alessandro Ridolfi (University of Florence, Italy); Fausto Ferreira (University of Zagreb, Croatia)
16:20 Marine Litter Classification Through Multi-Camera System: Perception and Latency
Bushra Jalil (Scuola Superiore Sant Anna, Italy); Luca Maggiani (Sma-rty Italia, Italy); Luca Valcarenghi (Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Italy)

Monday, October 14 16:00 - 17:20

S3.1: S3.1 - Methodologies and ecological indicators for the monitoring of anthropogenic impacts in transitional waters and marine ecosystems - PART II

Room #01
16:00 The Merging of Long Underwater Linear Transects With Multiple Spot Dives to Find Pinna Nobilis (Linnaeus, 1758) Survivors
Fernando Rubino, Giuseppe Denti and Giovanni Fanelli (Water Research Institute, Italy)
16:20 Monitoring of the Quality of the Environment and Mussels in an Integrated Multitrophic Aquaculture System in the Gulf of Taranto
Loredana Stabili and Maria Immacolata Acquaviva (Water Research Institute (IRSA) CNR Taranto, Italy); Francesca Biandolino (National Research Council - Water Research Institute, Italy); Carmela Caroppo and Rosa Anna Cavallo (Water Research Institute (IRSA) CNR Taranto, Italy); Santina Giandomenico (Water Research Institute - National Research Council, Italy); Isabella Parlapiano (Water Research Institute, Italy); Ermelinda Prato (National Research Council - Water Research Institute, Italy); Lucia Spada (Water Research Institute -National Research Council, Italy); Tiziano Verri and Elisa Quarta (Università del Salento, Italy)
16:40 Machine Learning Models for Monitoring Salinity in River Estuaries: A Case Study of the Po River
Leonardo Saccotelli and Giorgia Verri (CMCC, Italy); Giovanni Dimauro (Universita' di Bari & Dipartimento di Informatica, Italy); Alessandro De Lorenzis (CMCC, Italy); Carla Cherubini (University of Bari, Italy); Giovanni Coppini (CMCC, Italy); Rosalia Maglietta (STIIMA-CNR, Italy)
17:00 Cellulose Recovery From Tunicates: A Circular Economy Approach for Aquaculture-Waste Management
Matilda Mali (Politecnico di Bari & DICATECh, Italy); Darya Nefedova (Politecnico di Bari, Italy); Natalija Topić Popović and Ivančica Strunjak-Perović (Ruđer Bošković Institute, Croatia); Stefano Todisco (Politecnico di Bari, Italy); Piero Mastrorilli (Polytechnic of Bari, Italy); Maria Michela Dell'Anna (Politecnico di Bari, Italy)

Tuesday, October 15

Tuesday, October 15 9:00 - 10:40

S4.1: S4.1 - Recent advances about the safety of ship and navigation - PART I

Room #01
9:00 An Application of the Extended Maximum Entropy Principle for the Spectral Analysis of Ship Motions
Raphaël E. G. Mounet and Ulrik Dam Nielsen (Technical University of Denmark, Denmark)
9:20 Correlation of Collision Damage Statistical Properties by Gaussian Copula Functions
Salvatore Gaglione, Vincenzo Piscopo and Andrea Sciacca (University of Naples Parthenope, Italy)
9:40 Hot-Spot Stress of Ti Welded Joints Used in Marine Structures
Pasqualino Corigliano (University of Messina, Italy)
10:00 Validation of the Sea State Estimation Method Using a Simulated Ship Motions Dataset
Silvia Ascione (University of Naples Parthenope, Italy); Ulrik Dam Nielsen (Technical University of Denmark, Denmark); Vincenzo Piscopo (University of Naples Parthenope, Italy)
10:20 Modelling Oil Spill and Dispersion at Sea From a Double Hull Oil Tanker Following Collision Events
Giuseppe M. Trainiti (University of Naples Parthenope, Italy); Daniela Cianelli (Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Italy); Enrico Zambianchi and Vincenzo Piscopo (University of Naples Parthenope, Italy)

Tuesday, October 15 9:00 - 10:40

S4.2: S4.2 - An Integrated Perspective To Monitor Coastal Environments: Sensors, Methodologies And Analysis Tools - PART I

Room #02
9:00 Some Insights on the Calibration and Drift of Oceanographic Probes for Measuring Temperature and Conductivity
Gilda Savonitto, Cinzia Comici, Stefano Küchler, Rajesh Nair, Nevio Medeot and Riccardo Gerin (National Institute of Oceanography and Applied Geophysics - OGS, Italy)
9:25 The Effects of Thermal Drift on the Reliability of Water Analyzers
Jacques Tene Koyazo and Aime' Lay-Ekuakille (University of Salento, Italy); Sabino Maggi (Institute of Atmospheric Pollution, Italy); Maurizio Palmisano (CNR-ISAFOM, Italy); Ramiro Velázquez (Universidad Panamericana, Mexico); Patient-Dérrick Bakajika Mukoma (TELESOL, Democratic Republic of the Congo); Giuseppe Passarella (Water Research Institute, Italy)
9:50 Integrating Topographic and Underwater Measurements for Comprehensive Coastal Area Inspection: An Interdisciplinary Approach
Ali Alakbar Karaki, Ak, Ilaria Ferrando, Bianca Federici and Domenico Sguerso (University of Genoa, Italy); Matteo Guideri, Roberto Nardini and Nunziante Langellotto (Ministero Difesa, Italy)
10:15 Multi-Technics for Coastal Asset Evaluation on Naples Waterfront (Southern Italy)
Giovanni Fasciglione (University of Naples Parthenope, Italy); Guido Benassai (University Parthenope, Italy); Massimo De Stefano (University of Naples, Parthenope, Italy); Gaia Mattei (Università Degli Studi di Napoli Parthenope, Italy); Luigi Mucerino (Geoscape Cooperative Society, Italy); Francesco Peluso (University of Naples, Parthenope, Italy); Pietro P. C. Aucelli (University of Naples Parthenope, Italy)

Tuesday, October 15 9:00 - 10:40

S4.3: S4.3 - New metrological approaches for monitoring the status of aquatic habitats and its changes - PART I

Room #03
9:00 [INVITED] - Assessing the Efficiency of Environmental Protection Systems: Tips and Tricks
Roberta Pedrazzani and Giorgio Bertanza (University of Brescia, Italy)
9:20 Bionomic Characterisation of Benthic Communities on Rocky Shores of Lipsi Island (Aegean Sea, Greece)
Francesca Lauricella (Università degli Studi di Genova, Italy); Maria Morán-Garcìa (Archipelagos Institute of Marine Conservation, Greece); Maurice Calton Seal (Archipelagos Institute of Marine Conservation, Saudi Arabia); Anastasia Miliou (Archipelagos Institute of Marine Conservation, Greece); Laura Macrina (King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Saudi Arabia & KAUST Red Sea Research Center, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia)
9:40 Surface Partial Pressure of CO2 in Seawater: A Preliminary Comparison Between In-Situ Measurement and Model Data, Along a Round-The-World Route
Andrea Bordone, Chiara Lombardi and Giancarlo Raiteri (ENEA Marine Environment Research Centre of S. Teresa, Italy); Francesca Durbiano (Istituto Nazionale di Ricerca Metrologica, Italy); Stefano Pavarelli (Istituto Nazionalre di Ricerca Metrologica, Italy); Francesca Romana Pennecchi (Istituto Nazionale di Ricerca Metrologica - INRIM, Italy); Francesca Rolle (Istituto Nazionale di Ricerca Metrologica - INRiM, Italy); Marco Santiano (INRiM, Italy); Michela Sega (Istituto Nazionale di Ricerca Metrologica, Italy)
10:00 Better Together: Ex Situ Co-Culture of Seaweed and Two Mediterranean Demosponge Species
Joseba Aguilo-Arce and Giuseppe Corriero (University of Bari Aldo Moro, Italy); Roberta Trani and Caterina Longo (Università degli Studi di Bari Aldo Moro, Italy)
10:20 Wrangelia Penicillata (Rhodophyta, Ceramiales): Another Indigenous Invasive Species in the Mediterranean Sea?
Antonella Bottalico and Andrea Tursi (University of Bari Aldo Moro, Italy); Giovanni Chimienti (Università Degli Studi di Bari Aldo Moro, Italy); Francesco Mastrototaro (University of Bari Aldo Moro, Italy)

Tuesday, October 15 10:40 - 11:00

Coffee Break - Poster Session #1

The Concept of a Measurement Data Acquisition Platform Based on Compressive Sensing
Beata Palczynska (Gdańsk University of Technology, Poland); Romuald Maśnicki and Janusz Mindykowski (Gdynia Maritime University, Poland)
Preliminary Data on the Toxicity of Heated Tobacco Products on Marine Organisms
Isabella Parlapiano (Water Research Institute, Italy); Francesca Biandolino (National Research Council - Water Research Institute, Italy); Ermelinda Prato (CNR, Italy); Maria Immacolata Acquaviva and Loredana Stabili (Water Research Institute (IRSA) CNR Taranto, Italy); Giuseppe Denti (Water Research Institute, Italy); Santina Giandomenico (Water Research Institute - National Research Council, Italy)
Technological Innovation to Better Understand the Fate of CO2 Dissolution in Marine Environment: The Case of Multiparametric Observatory of Panarea (Aeolian Arc)
Cinzia Giuseppina Caruso, Gianluca Lazzaro, Sergio Scirè Scappuzzo, Alessandro Gattuso, Manfredi Longo, Marco Meschis and Sabina Morici (Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Italy); Agostino Semprebello (Università Degli Studi di Messina & Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV) - Sezione di Palermo, Italy); Fabio Sposito and Domenico Traina (Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Italy); Francesco Italiano (OGS, Italy)
Long Term Monitoring Activities to Investigate the Colonization Dynamics of Non-Indigenous Seaweeds in Transitional Waters
Giuseppe Denti (Water Research Institute, Italy); Pasquale Ricci (University of Bari, Italy); Ester Cecere (Water Research Institute, Italy); Antonella Petrocelli (Water Research Institute - National Research Council, Italy)
Comparison of Linear and Rank-Correlation for the Sea State Estimation
Silvia Ascione and Vincenzo Piscopo (University of Naples Parthenope, Italy); Antonio Scamardella (University of Naples "Parthenope", Italy)
Biodegradation of Polylactic Acid/ Poly(Butylene Adipate-Co-Terephtalate) Mulching Film Under Weathering Conditions
Gianluigi De Tommasi (Università degli Studi di Bari, Italy); Giacomo Scarascia Mugnozza (Politecnico di Bari, Italy); Matilda Mali (Politecnico di Bari & DICATECh, Italy); Darya Nefedova and Maria Michela Dell'Anna (Politecnico di Bari, Italy); Piero Mastrorilli (Polytechnic of Bari, Italy)
Quantification of Microplastic Contamination in Drinking Water Produced by a Surface Water Treatment Plant
Raffaella Mossotti (CNR, Italy)
Assessment of Copper Effects on a Diatom Species Through Multi Scale Fractal Fourier Ptychographic Microscopy
Angela Sardo (Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Italy); Vittorio Bianco, Lisa Miccio and Daniele Pirone (CNR-ISASI, Italy); Jaromir Behal (ISASI-CNR, Italy); Pasquale Memmolo (CNR-ISASI Institute of Applied Sciences & Intelligent Systems, Italy); Elena Cavalletti (Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Italy); Pietro Ferraro (ISASI CNR, Italy)
Promptable Sonar Image Segmentation for Distance Measurement Using SAM
Hamidreza Farhadi Tolie and Jinchang Ren (Robert Gordon University, United Kingdom (Great Britain)); Junayed Hasan (National Subsea Centre Robert Gordon University, United Kingdom (Great Britain)); Somasundar Kannan and Nazila Fough (Robert Gordon University, United Kingdom (Great Britain))
Underwater Target Detection Analysis Using Spherical Acoustic Sensor Arrays
Rida Sundas, Khaliq Ur Rahman, Nauman Anwar Baig, Nazila Fough and James Njuguna (Robert Gordon University, United Kingdom (Great Britain))
Securing Underwater Wireless Communication With Frequency-Hopping Spread Spectrum
Khaliq Ur Rahman and Nazila Fough (Robert Gordon University, United Kingdom (Great Britain)); Christ McDermott (Robert Gordon University, United Arab Emirates); Rida Sundas, Nauman Anwar Baig and Somasundar Kannan (Robert Gordon University, United Kingdom (Great Britain))
Insights Into Environmental Variables Affecting Seasonal Cetacean Behaviors
Giulia Cipriano, Carla Cherubini, Pasquale Ricci and Angelica Catacchio (University of Bari, Italy); Carmelo Fanizza (Jonian Dolphin Conservation, Italy); Leonardo Saccotelli and Giovanni Coppini (CMCC, Italy); Rosalia Maglietta (STIIMA-CNR, Italy); Roberto Carlucci (University of Bari, Italy)

Tuesday, October 15 11:00 - 11:40

Keynote Session #2 - Roberto Sabia, ESA
ESA Ocean Remote Sensing Activities and Perspectives

Tuesday, October 15 11:40 - 13:00

S5.1: S5.1 - Recent advances about the safety of ship and navigation - PART II

Room #01
11:40 Comparative Analysis of Carbon Fiber Composite Sandwich Structures for Enhanced Boat Safety
Marcello Raffaele, Giulia Palomba and Pasqualino Corigliano (University of Messina, Italy)
12:00 Enhancing Safety in Autonomous Navigation: Weather-Aware Trajectory Planning
Silvia Pennino (Parthenope University of Naples, Italy); Egidio D'Amato (University of Naples Parthenope, Italy)
12:20 AIS Data Fasification - How Long Will It Be Before We Can No Longer Trust AIS?
Andrej Androjna and Marko Perkovič (University of Ljubljana, Slovenia)
12:40 Test of Galileo HAS in Precise Maritime Survey
Gabriele Portelli (University of Naples Parthenope, Italy); Antonio Angrisano (Messina University, Italy); Giovanni Cappello, Silvio Del Pizzo and Salvatore Gaglione (University of Naples Parthenope, Italy); Ciro Gioia (University of Naples "Parthenope", Italy); Salvatore Troisi (University of Naples Parthenope, Italy)

Tuesday, October 15 11:40 - 13:00

S5.2: S5.2 - An Integrated Perspective To Monitor Coastal Environments: Sensors, Methodologies And Analysis Tools - PART II

Room #02
11:40 A Geophysical Model Function-Based Approach to Estimate the Wind Speed in the Gulf of Salerno Using C-Band SAR Data
Adil Muhammad and Giovanna Inserra (Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Italy); Andrea Buono (Università degli Studi di Napoli Parthenope, Italy); Giuseppe Grieco (National Research Council, Italy); Maurizio Migliaccio (Universita' Napoli Parthenope, Italy); Katrin Schroeder and Mauro Caccavale (Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Italy)
12:00 On the C-Band Scattering Signatures of Coastal Polar Polynyas
Andrea Buono (Università degli Studi di Napoli Parthenope, Italy); Giovanna Inserra (Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Italy); Giuseppe Aulicino (Parthenope University of Naples, Italy); Maurizio Migliaccio (Universita' Napoli Parthenope, Italy)
12:20 Analysis of Nearly Collocated C- and X-Band Marine Backscattering
Luigi di Michele (Università degli Studi di Napoli Parthenope, Italy); Ferdinando Nunziata (Sapienza Università di Roma, Italy); Maurizio Migliaccio (Universita' Napoli Parthenope, Italy)
12:40 GNSS Signals for Sea Wave Measurements
Mohamad Khalil, Francesco Crenna and Giovanni Battista Rossi (University of Genova, Italy)

Tuesday, October 15 11:40 - 13:00

S5.3: S5.3 - New metrological approaches for monitoring the status of aquatic habitats and its changes - PART II

Room #03
11:40 Advanced Digital Holography Techniques for Detecting and Characterizing Microplastics in Aquatic Environments
Pietro Ferraro (ISASI CNR, Italy); Marika Valentino (Istituto di Scienze Applicate e Sistemi Intelligenti ISASI-CNR, Italy); Vittorio Bianco, Lisa Miccio and Pasquale Memmolo (CNR-ISASI, Italy)
12:00 [INVITED] - the Effects of Microplastic Properties on Their Interactions in the Aquatic Environment
Ula Rozman and Gabriela Kalčikova (University of Ljubljana, Slovenia)
12:20 Evaluating the Effects of Micro- and Nanoplastics Using True-To-Life Materials
Serena Ducoli (University of Brescia, Italy); Luca Fambri and Claudia Gavazza (University of Trento, Italy); Silvie Bernatova, Khouloud Abid, Donatella Spadaro, Antonino Foti, Maria Grazia Donato and Pietro Giuseppe Gucciardi (Institute for Chemical and Physical Processes - IPCF CNR, Italy); Luca Nalbone (University of Messina, Italy); Filippo Giarratana (University of Messia, Italy); Mariacristina Cocca (Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Italy); Rachele Castaldo (National Research Council of Italy, Italy); Stefania Federici (Università degli Studi di Brescia, Italy)
12:40 Characterization of Mesoplastic on Albanian Beach
Yannick Claes (Hogeschool UCLL, Belgium); Javier Delgado Gallardo (Flemish Institute for Technological Research, Belgium); Kledisa Çela and Meivis Struga (Environmental and Territorial Management Institute (ETMI), Albania); Andreja Palatinus (National Institute of Chemistry, Slovenia); Milica Velimirovic (Flemish Institute for Technological Research, Belgium)

Tuesday, October 15 13:00 - 14:00

Lunch

Tuesday, October 15 14:00 - 15:20

S6.1: S6.1 - Remote sensing, in-situ surveys, and GIS applications for marine and coastal areas - PART I

Room #01
14:00 A New Approach to the Estimation of Sea State Based on Shipboard Observations - Preliminary Results
Giovanni Battista Rossi, Giuliano Vernengo, Francesco Crenna, Francesco Soardi and Mohamad Khalil (University of Genova, Italy)
14:20 Evaluating Tidal and Wave Corrections on Shoreline Extraction From Satellite Imagery in Mediterranean Microtidal Beaches
Riccardo Angelini and Fabiana Di Ciaccio (University of Florence, Italy); Eduard Angelats (CTTC, Spain); Francesca Ribas (Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya, Italy); Guido Luzi (Centre Tecnologic de Telecomunicacions de Catalunya, Spain); Andrea Masiero (University of Padova, Italy)
14:40 Field Studies on Sediment Resuspension Induced by Shipping: Vessel Kinematic Measurements and Water Sampling in the Port of Koper
Jure Srše and Marko Perkovič (University of Ljubljana, Slovenia)
15:00 Application of Decision Tree Algorithm on Landsat 9 OLI-2 Images for Coastline Extraction
Pier Paolo Amoroso (Parthenope University of Naples, Italy); Claudio Parente (University of Studies of Naples Parthenope, Italy); Angelo Ciaramella (University of Naples "Parthenope", Italy); Antonino Staiano (University of Parthenope, Italy); Alessio Ferone (Parthenope, USA)

Tuesday, October 15 14:00 - 15:40

S6.2: S6.2 - An Integrated Perspective To Monitor Coastal Environments: Sensors, Methodologies And Analysis Tools - PART III

Room #02
14:00 Multi-Layer Approach to Detect and Analyze Coastal Aggregation of Macro-Plastic Litter
Ferdinando Nunziata (Sapienza Università di Roma, Italy); Francesco Serafino (CNR IREA, Italy); Annamaria Vicari (National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology, Italy); Maurizio Migliaccio (Universita' Napoli Parthenope, Italy); Andrea Bianco (ISPRA, Italy); Anna Verlanti, Luigi di Michele and Yuri Cotroneo (Università degli Studi di Napoli Parthenope, Italy); Giuseppe Aulicino (Parthenope University of Naples, Italy); Nicola Angelo Famiglietti and Antonino Memmolo (Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Italy)
14:20 A Numerical Tool for Non-Buoyant Plastic Debris Short-Term Fate Prediction in the Nearshore Zone
Claudio Iuppa and Carla Faraci (University of Messina, Italy)
14:40 Investigating the Dispersion Processes Contributing to the Displacement of Marine Plastic Litter Through Coastal Systems Using Drifter Release Experiments and Lagrangian Tools
Davide Grande (Università di Pisa, Italy); Daniele Lagomarsino-Oneto (CNR, Italy); Antonio Guarnieri (Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia - Sezione di Bologna, Italy); Silvia Merlino (Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Italy); Marco Bianucci (Istituto di Scienze Marine, Italy); Marco Paterni (IFC-CNR, Italy); Marina Locritani (INGV, Italy); Damiano Delrosso (Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia - Sezione di Bologna, Italy)
15:00 Uncertainty Evaluation of NDIR Spectrometer for Measurement Od CO2 Concentration in Air
Andraž Janežič (University of Ljubljana, Slovenia)
15:20 Multipurpos Measurement System for Micro-Environments
Anton Nino Novak (University of Ljubljana, Slovenia)

Tuesday, October 15 14:00 - 15:40

S6.3: S6.3 - New metrological approaches for monitoring the status of aquatic habitats and its changes - PART III

Room #03
14:00 [INVITED] - From Zero to Hero: Detection and Quantification of Microplastic Particles and of Their Associated Microbiomes in the Ocean
Gianluca Corno (CNR - National Research Council, Italy)
14:20 Investigation of Marine Phytoplankton by In-Flow Holographic Tomography
Francesca Borrelli (ISASI-CNR, Italy); Giusy Giugliano (Institute of Applied Sciences and Intelligent Systems "E. Caianiello", National Research Council, Italy); Jaromir Behal (UNINA, Italy); Daniele Pirone (CNR-ISASI, Italy); Leonilde Roselli, Angela Sardo, Emilie Houliez, Valerio Zupo and Maria Costantini (Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Italy); Lisa Miccio (CNR-ISASI, Italy); Pasquale Memmolo (CNR-ISASI Institute of Applied Sciences & Intelligent Systems, Italy); Vittorio Bianco (CNR-ISASI, Italy); Pietro Ferraro (ISASI CNR, Italy)
14:40 Multispectral Imaging as a Tool for Identifying Spectral Responses of Different Plastic Materials
Giovanni Piccolo, Giovanni Bragato, Sofia Marchetto, Simone Marchetti, Rebecca Legnaro and Cinzia Sada (University of Padova, Italy)
15:00 Deploying the Imaging FlowCytobot in the Mediterranean Sea and Developing a Trait-Based Classifier for High Frequency Screening of Phytoplankton Traits and Dynamics
Emilie Houliez, Melpomeni Sofia Mente, Diana Sarno, Eleonora Scalco, Teresa Romeo, Augusto Passarelli and Leonilde Roselli (Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Italy)
15:20 A Multi-Platform Approach to Investigate the Signals of Atlantification in the Arctic
Manuel Bensi (National Institute of Oceanography and Applied Geophysics - OGS, Italy); Helene Olsen (University of the Basque Country, Italy); Vedrana Kovacevic (National Institute of Oceanography and Applied Geophysics, OGS, Italy); Patrizia Giordano and Leonardo Langone (National Research Council, Italy)

Tuesday, October 15 15:40 - 16:00

Coffee Break

Tuesday, October 15 16:00 - 17:40

Tutorial Session #1 - Faculty of Engineering - University of Ljubljana
Matevž Bokalič, University of Ljubljana
Testing and the Use of Photovoltaics

Wednesday, October 16

Wednesday, October 16 9:00 - 10:20

Tutorial Session - Silvio Del Pizzo, Parthenope University of Naples
Photogrammetry for Coastal and Underwater Environments: Techniques, Applications, and Challenges

Room #02

Wednesday, October 16 9:00 - 10:00

S7.1: S7.1 - Technologies, techniques and methodologies for coastal monitoring - PART I

Room #01
9:00 An Integrated Approach to Monitoring the Climate Change Effects in the Faro Lake (Messina) as Area of Concern for Mussel Farming Activities
Carmen Rizzo (Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Italy & National Research Council, Institute of Polar Sciences, Italy); Chiara Giommi, Rosario Calogero, Erika Arcadi, Giuseppe Cangemi, Francesco Fabiano, Vittoria Dias, Marilena Sanfilippo and Teresa Romeo (Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Italy)
9:20 Enhancing IoT Cloud Infrastructure and Data Visualization for Real-Time Monitoring of the Venice Lagoon With SENSWICH
Matin Ghalkhani, Federico Marin, Filippo Campagnaro and Michele Zorzi (University of Padova, Italy)
9:40 Investigation on the Partitioning of Sea Spectra
Marta Berardengo (Università di Genova, Italy); Giovanni Battista Rossi and Francesco Crenna (University of Genova, Italy)

Wednesday, October 16 9:00 - 10:20

S7.3: S7.3 - Innovative Approaches in Conservation Strategies For Sedentary Marine Fishes

Room #03
9:00 Assessment of Innovative Selective Codends in Baltic Cod Fishing
Pawel Zalewski, Piotr Nowakowski, Jarosław Artyszuk, Krzysztof Berest, Grzegorz Krzemień, Artur Żuliński and Marta Kasprowicz (Maritime University of Szczecin, Poland)
9:20 Opercular Beat Frequency of Long-Snouted Seahorse, Hippocampus Guttulatus Cuvier 1829
Marco Spoto (University of Bologna, Italy & National Research Council, Italy); Cataldo Pierri (Università degli Studi di Bari Aldo Moro, Italy); Alessandro Rinaldi (CNR, Italy); Miriam Ravisato (University of Bari, Italy); Maria Chiara Catta (CNR, Italy); Michele Gristina (National Research Council of Italy, Italy)
9:40 Taxonomic Identification of European Seahorse H. Guttulatus and H. Hippocampus Based on Machine Learning Techniques
Marco Spoto (University of Bologna, Italy & National Research Council, Italy); Daniele Lagomarsino-Oneto (CNR, Italy); Michele Gristina and Simone Marini (National Research Council of Italy, Italy); Cataldo Pierri (Università degli Studi di Bari Aldo Moro, Italy); Alessandro Rinaldi and Mattia Cavaiola (CNR, Italy)
10:00 Length-Weight Relationships of Two Syngnathid Species From the Mar Piccolo of Taranto, Southern Italian Coast
Miriam Ravisato (University of Bari Aldo Moro, Italy); Francesca Gaia Bitetto (Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Italy); Tamara Lazic (University of Bari Aldo Moro, Italy); Michele Gristina (National Research Council of Italy, Italy); Marco Spoto (University of Bologna, Italy & National Research Council, Italy); Cataldo Pierri (Università degli Studi di Bari Aldo Moro, Italy)

Wednesday, October 16 10:20 - 10:40

Coffee Break - Poster Session #2

Validation of Reported Strong Currents in Mamaia Bay (Black Sea) Using Sentinel-1 SAR Data
Muhammad Amjad Iqbal (CEOSpaceTech, Research Center for Spatial Information, Romania & National University of Science and Technology Politehnica of Bucharest, Romania); Andrei Anghel (National University of Science and Technology Politehnica of Bucharest & Center for Spatial Information (CEOSpaceTech), Romania); Mihai Datcu (National University of Science and Technology Politehnica of Bucharest, Romania)
On the Fine Scale Estimation of Coastal Wind Speed in the Gulf of Salerno Using the Azimuth Cut-Off Approach
Giovanna Inserra (Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Italy); Giuseppe Grieco (National Research Council, Italy); Adil Muhammad and Mauro Caccavale (Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Italy); Maurizio Migliaccio (Universita' Napoli Parthenope, Italy); Katrin Schroeder (Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Italy)
Towed Underwater Drones: Main Operative Problems and Analysis of Stability
Enrico Petritoli (Università degli Studi "Roma Tre", Italy); Fabio Leccese ("Roma Tre" University, Italy)
GNSS Interference Observations in Port of Koper
Matej Bažec and Franc Dimc (University of Ljubljana, Slovenia)
Passive Absolute Distance Estimation for Maritime Navigation
Jon Muhovič (University of Ljubljana, Slovenia); Janez Perš (University of Ljubljana, European Union)
A Significant Wave Height Data-Driven Modeling for Digital Twins of Marine Environment
Arman Neyestani (University of Sannio, Italy); Daniel M Toma (Technical University of Catalonia, Spain); Ahmad Falahzadeh (Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya (UPC), Spain); Pasquale Daponte (University of Sannio, Italy); Joaquin del Rio (Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya, Spain); Luca De Vito (University of Sannio, Italy)
Water Laboratory: A Matrix Analysis System
Enrico Petritoli (Università degli Studi "Roma Tre", Italy); Eduardo De Francesco (SETEL, Italy); Nicola Pio Belfiore (Roma Tre University, Italy); Sara Bobone (Esseodue, Italy); Giuseppe Schirripa Spagnolo (University of "Roma Tre", Italy); Simonetta Tuti and Fabio Leccese ("Roma Tre" University, Italy)
Hybrid GAN and Fourier Transformation for SAR Ocean Pattern Image Augmentation
Mobina Keymasi (National University of Science and Technology Politehnica Bucharest, Romania); Omid Ghozatlou (CEOSpaceTech & Reply Technology, Romania); Emmanuel Weridongha Adueze (Constanta Maritime University, Romania); Mihai Datcu (National University of Science and Technology Politehnica of Bucharest, Romania)
Offshore Wind Power and Aquaculture in the Canary Islands
Vittoria Puzone (University of Napoli Parthenope, Italy); Daniel Guerra-Medina (University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain); Guido Benassai (University Parthenope, Italy); Germán Alejandro Rodríguez (University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain)
Cartographic Representation of the Italian Coasts: Analysis of Deformations Due to the Chosen Map Projection
Francesca Guastaferro (Almaviva Digitaltec, Italy); Davide Morale (University of Naples Parthenope, Italy); Claudio Parente (University of Studies of Naples Parthenope, Italy); Giuseppina Prezioso (University of Naples Parthenope, Italy); Andrea Vallario (Parthenope University of Naples, Italy)

Wednesday, October 16 13:00 - 14:00

Lunch

Wednesday, October 16 14:00 - 15:20

S8.1: S8.1 - Technologies, techniques and methodologies for coastal monitoring - PART II

Room #01
14:00 A Multi-Stage Model for Dissolved Oxygen Monitoring of Coastal Seawater
Vito Ferri and Sele Okeoghene Thomas (Politecnico di Torino, Italy); Andrea Bordone and Giancarlo Raiteri (ENEA Marine Environment Research Centre of S. Teresa, Italy); Tiziana Ciuffardi (ENEA, Italy); Chiara Lombardi (ENEA Marine Environment Research Centre of S. Teresa, Italy); Chiara Petrioli (WSense & Sapienza University - Computer Engineering Department, Italy); Daniele Spaccini and Petrika Gjanci (University of Rome "La Sapienza", Italy); Francesca Romana Pennecchi (Istituto Nazionale di Ricerca Metrologica - INRIM, Italy); Marco Coisson and Gianfranco Durin (Istituto Nazionale di Ricerca Metrologica, Italy)
14:20 Energy Harvest With WAVE. at Sea Trials and Preliminary Results
Lorenzo Bazzarello and Alessandro Collevecchio (Italian Navy, Italy); Davide Cosimo (University of Pisa, Italy); Daniele Di Vito (University of Cassino, Italy); Giuseppe Gillini (Everybotics sr, Italy); Gianluca Antonelli (University of Cassino, Italy); Andrea Caffaz (Graal Tech, Srl, Portugal); Andrea Traverso (UNIGE, Italy)
14:40 Fear of the Dark: Exploring PV-Powered IoT Nodes for VLC and Energy Harvesting
Matteo Bertocco, Alessandro Brighente, Giacomo Peruzzi and Alessandro Pozzebon (University of Padova, Italy); Noah Tormena (University of Padua, Italy); Nicola Trivellin (UNIPD, Italy)
15:00 Comparison of Wave Parameters Using Multitaper Power Spectral Density Estimation and the Welch Method
Gabriele Nardone (ISPRA, Italy); Giovanni Battista Rossi (University of Genova, Italy); Marco Picone (ISPRA, Centro Nazionale per la Protezione della Fascia Costiera, la Climatologia, Italy); Francesco Crenna (University of Genova, Italy); Carlo Lo Re (ISPRA, Italy); Mohamad Khalil (University of Genova, Italy)

Wednesday, October 16 14:00 - 15:20

S8.2: S8.2 - Remote sensing, in-situ surveys, and GIS applications for marine and coastal areas - PART II

Room #02
14:00 Application of NDWI and Machine Learning Techniques for Shoreline Extraction
Oktawia Specht (Gdynia Maritime University, Poland)
14:20 Developing a GIS Framework for Effective Weather Routing in the Tyrrhenian Sea
Emanuele Alcaras (Parthenope University of Naples, Italy); Giorgio Budillon (Pathenope University of Naples, Italy); Yuri Cotroneo (Università degli Studi di Napoli Parthenope, Italy); Diana Di Luccio (University Parthenope, Italy); Raffaele Montella (University of Naples Parthenope, Italy); Claudio Parente (University of Studies of Naples Parthenope, Italy)
14:40 Preliminary Results of TErra NOva Bay Polynya High Resolution Experiment (TENORE) Project
Giannetta Fusco (Parthenope University of Naples, Italy); Simone Di Palma and Massimiliano Esposito (University of Naples Parthenope, Italy); Giuseppe Aulicino (Parthenope University of Naples, Italy); Giorgio Budillon (Pathenope University of Naples, Italy); Yuri Cotroneo (Università degli Studi di Napoli Parthenope, Italy)
15:00 GIS Based Analysis and Accuracy Estimation of Sea Surface Temperature From MODIS Thermal Images
Davide Morale (University of Naples Parthenope, Italy); Ugo Falchi (Parthenope University of Naples, Italy); Paola Mercogliano (Centro Euro-Mediterraneo sui Cambiamenti Climatici, Italy); Claudio Parente (University of Studies of Naples Parthenope, Italy)

Wednesday, October 16 14:00 - 15:40

S8.3: S8.3 - Exploring the Depths: Progress and Challenges in Surveying Underwater Environments

Room #03
14:00 Metrology for Underwater Acoustics: Rethinking Measurement Strategies for the Assessment of the Environmental Status
Pier Francesco Moretti (National Research Council of Italy, Italy); Angela Pomaro (Sapienza University of Rome & National Research Council of Italy, Institute of Marine Sciences, Italy); Silvano Buogo (National Research Council of Italy, Institute of Marine Engineering, Italy)
14:20 Monitoring Fish Diversity: A Case Study Using Remote Underwater Video Surveys in the Aegean Sea
Jude Hamilton (Queen's University Belfast, United Kingdom (Great Britain)); Nia Stephens (University of Exeter, United Kingdom (Great Britain)); Maurice Calton Seal and Anastasia Miliou (Archipelagos Institute of Marine Conservation, Greece); Laura Macrina (King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Saudi Arabia & KAUST Red Sea Research Center, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia)
14:40 A Multi-Beam Forward-Looking Sonar Simulator Based on Unity3D
Alessandro Gentili and Eleonora D'agostino (Università di Pisa, Italy); Caterina Pieri (Univeristà di Pisa, Italy); Matteo Telesca and Lorenzo Pollini (Università di Pisa, Italy); Andrea Caiti (University of Pisa, Italy); Riccardo Costanzi (Università di Pisa, Italy)
15:00 Smart - PUFFIN Project Smart Positioning Underwater System for Environmental Field Using Artificial Intelligence
Silvio Del Pizzo (University of Naples Parthenope, Italy); Antonio Angrisano (Messina University, Italy); Fabio Narducci (University of Salerno, Italy); Ciro Gioia (University of Naples "Parthenope", Italy); Benedetto Simone (University of Salerno, Italy); Salvatore Troisi (University of Naples Parthenope, Italy)
15:20 An Action-Camera Based Stereo System for microROV for Monitoring Coralline Algae in the Mediterranean Sea: Preliminary Assessment
Silvio Del Pizzo (University of Naples Parthenope, Italy); Erica Nocerino (University of Sassari, Italy); Salvatore Gaglione (University of Naples Parthenope, Italy); Alessio Calantropio and Fabio Menna (University of Sassari, Italy); Salvatore Troisi (University of Naples Parthenope, Italy)

Wednesday, October 16 15:40 - 16:00

Coffee Break