<div dir="ltr"><div style="font-size:12pt;border:0px;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">Dear All, </div><div style="font-size:12pt;border:0px;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><br></div><div style="font-size:12pt;border:0px;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">We have an available PhD position (<b>Harnessing AI for enhanced underwater biodiversity monitoring</b>) at the intersection of underwater robotics, computer vision, and AI. More details are available here: <a href="https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/study/research-degrees/doctoral-training-partnerships/cdt-summer/study" title="https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/study/research-degrees/doctoral-training-partnerships/cdt-summer/study" id="m_-7328105005512296273m_-8553077310449538146gmail-LPlnk109037" style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-variant-ligatures:inherit;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline" target="_blank">Link - Topic (CDTS310)</a>. <span style="font-size:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;border:0px;font-variant-ligatures:inherit;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;display:inline">The closing date for applications is</span><span style="font-size:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;border:0px;font-variant-ligatures:inherit;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(51,51,51);display:inline"><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-variant-ligatures:inherit;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,0,0)"> </span></span><span style="font-family:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;border:0px;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-variant-ligatures:inherit;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><strong style="box-sizing:border-box;font-family:sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">23:59 GMT on 16 January 2024.</strong></span></div><div style="font-size:12pt;border:0px;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><br></div><div style="font-size:12pt;border:0px;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><h3 style="margin:0px 0px 0.8em;box-sizing:border-box;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;line-height:1.25;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Project description</h3><div style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-ligatures:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px 0px 1.5em;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(51,51,51);box-sizing:border-box;max-width:50em">The twin crises of biodiversity loss and climate change are possibly the greatest threats to human survival on our planet. Observations of species, assemblages, and ecosystems provide the fundamental data that support our ability to model, predict, and act to mitigate potential future outcomes in terms of biodiversity loss and climate change. However, at present biological observations are limited and biased in their spatial extent. Technological innovation in the form of marine autonomous and robotic systems has the potential to expand our observing capability rapidly, and dramatically. However, while these systems are now routinely deployed, progress in realising their benefits is impeded by the need for human interpretation of the imagery they collect, and their limited decision-making capabilities while on a mission. Artificial intelligence and deep learning have the potential to revolutionise marine biodiversity monitoring by unlocking the full potential of these platforms.</div><h3 style="margin:0px 0px 0.8em;box-sizing:border-box;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;line-height:1.25;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Aims and objectives </h3><div style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-ligatures:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px 0px 1.5em;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(51,51,51);box-sizing:border-box;max-width:50em">The aim of this studentship is to conduct research on the application of AI to biodiversity monitoring to increase the efficiency and endurance of marine autonomous and robotic systems, ultimately reducing the cost and time involved in data gathering.</div><h3 style="margin:0px 0px 0.8em;box-sizing:border-box;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;line-height:1.25;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Training</h3><div style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-ligatures:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px 0px 1.5em;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(51,51,51);box-sizing:border-box;max-width:50em">Training will be provided on all basic theories, methods, software, and equipment required to successfully carry out the project. Opportunities for other internal and external training beneficial to the project and the candidate’s career skills will also be sought.</div><h3 style="margin:0px 0px 0.8em;box-sizing:border-box;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;line-height:1.25;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Project structure</h3><div style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-ligatures:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px 0px 1.5em;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(51,51,51);box-sizing:border-box;max-width:50em">The project will conduct research across four key areas addressing questions on 1) effective taxon identification from imagery, 2) effective tracking of animals to provide accurate count data, 3) use of sensory information (e.g., visual, position, velocity, and sonar range data) for on-the-fly smart platform decision-making, and 4) maximising endurance of the observation platforms through the use of solar charging.</div><div style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-ligatures:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px 0px 1.5em;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(51,51,51);box-sizing:border-box;max-width:50em">The student will be based in the School of Engineering, Computing, and Mathematics at the University of Plymouth, but will benefit from the experience of a multidisciplinary team focused on the application of this research to real-world biodiversity monitoring challenges.</div><h3 style="margin:0px 0px 0.8em;box-sizing:border-box;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;line-height:1.25;color:rgb(51,51,51)">Supervisory team</h3><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-ligatures:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(51,51,51);box-sizing:border-box;max-width:50em">The project will be supervised by<span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-variant-ligatures:inherit;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"> </span><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-variant-ligatures:inherit;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;box-sizing:border-box;display:unset"><a href="https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/staff/dena-bazazian" id="m_-7328105005512296273m_-8553077310449538146gmail-OWAf1836678-6df0-cce2-93f3-e5a77c8e730d" style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-variant-ligatures:inherit;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;box-sizing:border-box;background-image:none;background-position:0% 0%;background-size:auto;background-repeat:repeat;background-origin:padding-box;background-clip:border-box;text-decoration:none;color:rgb(0,112,168)" target="_blank">Dr Dena Bazazian</a></span>,<span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-variant-ligatures:inherit;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"> </span><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-variant-ligatures:inherit;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;box-sizing:border-box;display:unset"><a href="https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/staff/amir-aly" id="m_-7328105005512296273m_-8553077310449538146gmail-OWAb5704ccf-d39d-8b12-0ba0-8cdc3737e280" style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-variant-ligatures:inherit;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;box-sizing:border-box;background-image:none;background-position:0% 0%;background-size:auto;background-repeat:repeat;background-origin:padding-box;background-clip:border-box;text-decoration:none;color:rgb(0,112,168)" target="_blank">Dr Amir Aly</a></span>,<span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-variant-ligatures:inherit;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"> </span><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-variant-ligatures:inherit;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;box-sizing:border-box;display:unset"><a href="https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/staff/kerry-howell-2" id="m_-7328105005512296273m_-8553077310449538146gmail-OWA107a83f5-e8d9-8774-9110-6881e0544a57" style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-variant-ligatures:inherit;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;box-sizing:border-box;background-image:none;background-position:0% 0%;background-size:auto;background-repeat:repeat;background-origin:padding-box;background-clip:border-box;text-decoration:none;color:rgb(0,112,168)" target="_blank">Professor Kerry Howell</a></span>, and Dr Katie Shanks with the industrial partnership of Fugro. </span><br></div><div id="m_-7328105005512296273m_-8553077310449538146gmail-Signature" style="border:0px;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:medium;line-height:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><div style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-size-adjust:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-variant-ligatures:inherit;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><div style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-ligatures:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:12pt;line-height:inherit;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><br></div><div style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-ligatures:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:12pt;line-height:inherit;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline">If you have questions, pls don't hesitate to ask, </div><div style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-ligatures:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:12pt;line-height:inherit;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><br></div><div style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-ligatures:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:12pt;line-height:inherit;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline">Regards</div><div style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-ligatures:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:12pt;line-height:inherit;font-family:Aptos,Aptos_EmbeddedFont,Aptos_MSFontService,Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><br></div><div style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-ligatures:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:12pt;line-height:inherit;font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><p style="margin:0px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-ligatures:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-variant-alternates:inherit;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:12pt;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-kerning:inherit;font-feature-settings:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-al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