Intern Symposium

0900-0915Introduction 
0915-0930Conor GagliardiOpti-Acoustic Fusion for Gaussian Splatting
0930-0945Juri HemmiDocking MOLA: Apriltag detection, data fusion, and control of a 6-DOF AUV
0945-1000Olivia KimbroExploring storm-induced BCG-Argo Float Variables
1000-1015Shimeng (Jasmine) ZhuFloat Forward: Translating Marine Science into Stories
1015-1030BREAK 
1030-1045Isaac WaxIncreasing Data-per-Dollar via Extended Mission Life of Coastal Profiling Floats
1045-1100Calista KerbaBeyond the Deep: Expanding the Reach of MBARI’s Digital Storytelling
1100-1115Nina TaylorSea Angels, Elephants, Butterflies, Oh My! : Evolution of Pelagic Lifestyle in Marine Gastropods
1115-1130Franny OppenheimerEvaluating the Performance of Topic Modeling for Humpback Whale Song Phrase Segmentation
1145-1300LUNCH 
1300-1315Korneel SomersFrom Detection to Direction: Guiding Adaptive Sampling with Onboard Visual Inference in an LRAUV
1315-1330James LiuFinding NEMO: Navigating Environment-specific Models for Object Detection in Marine Imagery
1330-1345 Elaine Liu  Benchmarking Multi-Object Tracking on Deep Sea Video Footage Using HOTA
1345-1415BREAK 
1415-1430Tim SananikoneKLP: Kelp Location Profiling using SAM and High-Resolution UAV Imagery for Kelp Forest Assessment
1430-1445Kelly SonnierVariable Carbon input estimation and Utilization by Deep-Sea-Mobile-Microbial and Macro Faunal Communities at Sur Ridge
1445-1500 Dominic Kyle YpilDrivers of inter annual 18S Community Composition in Diatoms and Dinoflagellates at C1 – Monterey, CA.
Date

August 13, 2025

Time

0900-1500 Pacific Time

Location

MBARI
7700 Sandholdt Road
Moss Landing, CA 95039

Zoom webinar registration

In-person attendance is limited but you may attend virtually by registering here