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Workshops & Symposia
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IEEE OES is always on the lookout for people brimming with ideas for our new workshop/symposium topics. For those interested in organizing an OES sponsored workshop/symposium, feel free to access an outline of the requirements prior, during and after the event here. Reach out to the Vice-President for Workshops and Symposia (denoted VPWS) at vp-workshops-symposia@ieeeoes.org if you have any questions regarding the process
Smaller events organized by Chapters, Student Branch Chapters or Technology Committees without proceedings and financial commitments may not need to follow this procedure and may fall under the remit of Vice-President for Technical Activities denoted VPTA (vp-technical-activities@ieeeoes.org). Feel free to contact the VPTA and VPWS so they can lead you to the right guidelines.
The IEEE OES AUV Symposium is a biennial event sponsored by IEEE OES, gathering professionals in marine robotics, particularly autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs). The symposium focuses on knowledge exchange and exploring future trends. Following the symposium is the Singapore AUV Challenge (SAUVC), a global robotics competition challenging teams to build AUVs capable of specific underwater tasks. Emphasizing student engagement, the event aims to foster interest in marine robotics research and development, build international relationships within the academic and industry communities, and encourage creativity for future innovation.
The CWTM Workshop, in its thirteenth edition, has a history of providing a dynamic platform for the global ocean community, fostering collaboration among experts in current, wave, and turbulence measurement. With a mission to advance this field, the workshop showcases cutting-edge research and innovations. In 2024, the workshop aligns with the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development, emphasizing the crucial role of these technologies in our quest for a sustainable future.
The workshop has a decades-long legacy, evolving from the Tenth Working Conference on Current Measurement Technology, and has covered a wide range of topics over the years. CWTM2024, held in Wanchese, North Carolina, USA, invites both seasoned experts and newcomers to join in the collaborative atmosphere and explore the latest advancements in current, wave, and turbulence measurement techniques.
The UComms conference series is dedicated to advancing the understanding of underwater communication signal propagation and the performance of higher-level protocols. The primary goal is to support the intelligent selection of network-wide standards for interoperability. Recent achievements, such as the release of the watermark channel simulator and the establishment of the JANUS standard for digital underwater communications, underscore the impactful work of the UComms community over the past eight years.
The conference welcomes researchers, engineers, equipment designers, manufacturers, and users involved in underwater communications. It addresses a broad spectrum of topics, including optical and radio RF communications, with a focus on performance modelling and integration into hybrid multi-modal underwater communication systems. The event encourages active participation, with a single-track format to foster vibrant knowledge exchange. Contributions in the form of short papers will undergo thorough technical screening and peer review, with accepted papers made available in conference proceedings and submitted for publication in the IEEE Xplore digital library. Additionally, the conference supports off-the-record submissions for sensitive developments that may not be suitable for public dissemination.
Breaking the Surface (BTS) is an international interdisciplinary field workshop focused on maritime robotics and applications. Since its inception in 2009, it has been a gathering point for global experts, university professors, scientists, industry representatives, and students across various fields, including maritime robotics (MAROB), marine biology (MARBIO), maritime archaeology (MARCH), maritime security (MARSEC), and marine geology (MARGEO).
Over the past decade, BTS has facilitated collaboration and knowledge exchange among professionals, offering a program comprising lectures on the latest scientific research, field demonstrations showcasing technological advancements, hands-on tutorials with underwater systems, and company presentations providing insights into their products and expertise. The workshop serves as a platform to encourage interaction and foster the exchange of knowledge and experience within the maritime community.
The IEEE MetroSea 2024 conference brings together professionals involved in the development of instrumentation and measurement techniques tailored for marine applications. The focus extends to areas such as emerging technologies for sea environment monitoring, metrology-assisted production within the maritime industry, measurement of ship components, sensors, signal conditioning for marine environments, and calibration methods for electronic tests and measurements in marine applications.
The 2nd IEEE/OES China Ocean Acoustics Conference (COA 2021) was held from July 14th to July 17th, 2021, in Harbin, China. The conference, chaired by Professor Yang Desen, welcomed colleagues in marine acoustics and related fields to submit their latest research. COA 2021 focused on discussing, exchanging, and sharing cutting-edge research topics presented by well-known scholars worldwide, creating new opportunities for cooperation. The conference presented the latest research in marine and underwater acoustics through invited and contributed papers.
The seventeenth biennial Symposium on Ocean Technology, 2023 (SYMPOL 2023), which was organized by the Department of Electronics of the Cochin University of Science and Technology, Kochi, was held from 13 – 15 December 2023.
This event, organized as a biennial program, had its first symposium at the Cochin University of Science and Technology from 18 – 20 December 1991, marking the formal opening of the Centre for Ocean Electronics established in the Department of Electronics. The establishment was a joint venture of the University Grants Commission and the Ministry of Human Resource Development (Government of India). The Symposium aimed to provide a forum for researchers in the area of Ocean Electronics to interact, share innovative ideas, and present their findings.
The 2022 IEEE 9th International Conference on Underwater System Technology: Theory and Applications, held in collaboration with the International Islamic University of Malaysia and Northwestern Polytechnical University, took place from the 5th to 6th of December 2022. The aim of this conference was to provide a platform for researchers, scientists, engineers, academicians, and industrial professionals worldwide to share, discuss, and disseminate their current R&D activities and experiences in the field of underwater system technology, encompassing relevant theories and applications.
USYS 2022 focused on exploring new technologies and approaches to utilize the vast resources of the oceans, develop new engineering strategies for the preservation of the ocean ecosystem, and provide a specialized forum for discussing the future of underwater system technology.
The 10th edition of the Haifa conference on marine sciences took place (in-person) on the 20th of June 2023 with the theme: SeaAI: Artificial Intelligence and Sea. SeaAI provided a forum for research scientists, engineers, and practitioners worldwide to present their research findings, ideas, and applications in the areas of Artificial Intelligence and the sea.
The event included keynote speeches and invited presentations by renowned scientists and engineers. The SeaAI exhibit area offered companies and other organizations an opportunity to display and promote products, services, equipment, books, journals, publications, and/or other items to attendees from around the world.