8:30 am

Welcome Session

Gui Menezes
Auxiliar Researcher at University of the Azores, and Director of the Institute of Marine Sciences – Okeanos

João Borges Sousa
Head of the Underwater Systems and Technology Laboratory (LSTS) Professor at Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto

Doug Hart
MIT Portugal Program Co-Director at MIT 
Professor of Mechanical Engineering at MIT

Sandro Jorge
Executive Director Sea School 

Flávio Tiago
Director of the Regional Directorate of Science and Technology

9:30 am 

Ice breaking
Ana Mena
Innovation & Education Coordinator MIT Portugal Program

10:00 am 

Introduction to Oceanography and the need for new observation technologies
Renato Mendes
LSTS, Porto University & +ATLANTIC CoLAB

11:00 am 

Hands-on Oceanography
Renato Mendes
LSTS, Porto University & +ATLANTIC CoLAB
Francisco Campuzano
+ATLANTIC CoLAB

11:30 am 

Ocean Modeling
Francisco Campuzano
+ATLANTIC CoLAB

LUNCH

2:00 pm – 3:00 pm   

Guest Lecture on Quality Control and Data Management – EMODnet: methods and tools in the global glider data exchange  
Antonio Novellino & Patrick Gorringe
EMODnet
(*remote)

3:30 pm – 5:00 pm

Setting-up teams for challenges

8:30 am

Announcements

9:00 am 

Exploiting remote sensing techniques to study Ocean dynamics and variability (T)
Ana Martins
University of the Azores

10:00 am – 11:30 am

Exploiting remote sensing techniques to study Ocean dynamics and variability (P)
Ana Martins
University of the Azores

12:00 am – 6:00 pm

7:00-7:30 pm 

Julie Angus Talk
CEO and cofounder of Open Ocean Robotics
(*remote)

8:30 am

Announcements

9:00 am 

Open Ocean Ecology and Research 
Pedro Afonso, Jorge Fontes, Mónica Silva
University of the Azores

10:30 am 

Deep Ocean Ecology and Research 
Ana Colaço
University of the Azores

11:30 am – 12:30 am

The Condor Scientific Observatory & Azores Drift Camera
Telmo Mourato, Carlos Dominguez-Carrió,Eva Giacomello, Gui Menezes
University of the Azores

LUNCH

2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Guest Lecture – The ROV-SuBastian operation behind the scene
Errol Campbell
Schmidt Ocean Institute 
(*remote)

3:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Detecting Marine Debris on our Oceans from Space
Emanuel Castanho
AIR Centre 

4:00 pm

Social Event 

8:30 am

Announcements

9:00 am 

Introduction to Marine Robotics
João Borges de Sousa
LSTS, Porto University
(*remote)

10:00 am 

AUV planning and execution control 
Luís Venâncio
LSTS, Porto University

11:00 am 

AUV operations 
Luís Venâncio, João Costa, João Borges de Sousa
LSTS, Porto University 
Renato Mendes
LSTS, Porto University & +ATLANTIC CoLAB

LUNCH

2:00 pm 

Preparation of the AUVs to an  oceanographic mission
Luís Venâncio, João Costa, João Borges de Sousa
LSTS, Porto University 
Renato Mendes
LSTS, Porto University & +ATLANTIC CoLAB

2:30 pm – 7:00 pm

Oceanographic cruise; AUV deployment near Faial Island
All

24h AUV Remote Operation
Luís Venâncio, João Costa, João Borges de Sousa
LSTS, Porto University 
Renato Mendes
LSTS, Porto University & +ATLANTIC CoLAB

and remote team

24h AUV Remote Operation
Luís Venâncio, João Costa, João Borges de Sousa
LSTS, Porto University 
Renato Mendes
LSTS, Porto University & +ATLANTIC CoLAB

and remote team

8:30 am

Announcements

9:00 am 

PLOCAN: A dedicated infrastructure for autonomous ocean-vehicles base
Carlos Barrera
PLOCAN 
(*remote)

10:00 am – 10:30 am

AUV Remote Operation Assessment
Luís Venâncio, João Costa, João Borges de Sousa
LSTS, Porto University 
Renato Mendes
LSTS, Porto University & +ATLANTIC CoLAB

and remote team

11:00 am – 11:30 am

Robotic case study in oceanography
João Borges de Sousa
LSTS, Porto University & 

11:30 am – 12:30 pm

Guest Talk – A wave-propelled vehicle in the Observational Pyramid: challenges, solutions and results
Alberto Dallolio
Norwegian University of Science and Technology – NTNU

LUNCH

2:30 pm – 7:00 pm

Oceanographic cruise; AUV recovery near Faial Island
All

Uncertainty Quantification
Team Problem Sets
Data Assimilation, Information Theory basics, and Adaptive Sampling
Bayesian Learning and Deep Learning for model discovery

Pierre Lermusiaux Massachusetts Institute of Technology – MIT
MIT staff

Optimal Path Planning in Dynamic Flows: Time, Energy Harvesting
Discussions and Team Problem sets

Pierre Lermusiaux Massachusetts Institute of Technology – MIT                               

MIT staff

8:30 am

Announcements

9:00 am 

AUV localization
John Leonard, Alan Papalia
Massachusetts Institute of Technology – MIT

10:30 am – 12:00 pm

AUV localization
John Leonard, Alan Papalia
Massachusetts Institute of Technology – MIT

LUNCH

2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Underwater Sensing
Katie Skinner, U. Michigan
(*remote)

3:00 pm – 5:00 pm

LBL localization lab (on-land using ultra-wideband ranging sensors)
John Leonard, Alan Papalia
Massachusetts Institute of Technology – MIT

8:30 am

Announcements

9:00 am – 12:30 am

Visit to Escola do Mar

LUNCH

2:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Teamwork
Mentors

8:30 am

Announcements

9:00 am – 12:30 am

Teamwork
Mentors

LUNCH

2:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Teamwork
Mentors

8:30 am

Announcements

9:00 am – 12:30 am

Students Presentations

LUNCH

2:30 pm – 3:30 pm 

Talk – A deep dive into what a scientist can actually do!
Helena Vieira
Invited Professor at Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisbon and Research coordinator of Marine Biotech at BioISI center/FCUL.(*remote)

4:00 pm 

Closing session

Social event (Dinner)