The project "Improving the sustainability of food cycles through intelligent (robotic) systems" (iFOODis) contributes to the improvement of sustainable food production by establishing an intelligent robotic monitoring network for the continuous assessment of the state of terrestrial and surface water ecosystems in relation to agricultural activities.
To achieve this goal, iFOODis is developing and applying both satellite-based remote sensing methods and robotic and sensor networks in the air, on the ground and in the water. The first application of the iFOODis network is planned for the Schlei region (Baltic Sea, Germany). Another focus is the remote-controlled transport of food and material in flooded, rugged and difficult-to-access regions.
(source: https://www.dlr.de/en/eoc/research-transfer/projects-missions/ifoodis)
IFOODIs in news: https://www.geomar.de/en/news/article/project-ifoodis-robotic-assessment-of-ecosystems
IFOODIS webpage: https://ifoodis.com/
These summer schools are meant for students with various backgrounds and experiences. They are equally meant for researchers, lecturers, engineers, and policymakers. If you are interested in the cross-over topics between robotics, ocean sciences, and food/agriculture, you are very welcome! Researchers and lecturers—you might be asked to present your work or to guide students during the summer school fieldwork!
This summer school is all about:
Researchers are encouraged to bring their research topics, instruments for testing, and prototypes for deployment.
Short introductory lectures, hands-on work with various oceanographic and geophysical equipment, collection, processing and analysis of data.
The format of this summer school is hands-on work; rather than traditional seminars and lectures !! A typical day in the summer school starts with an early morning briefing and discussion, followed by the morning field session. The after-lunch session generally starts with a lecture or seminar by one of the senior scientists, or PhD students and is then followed by an afternoon field session. The after-dinner session mostly consists of data processing, archiving, and interpretation. Poster sessions, presentations or socials might also be organised after dinner. Overall, it is a very full program !! Stay tuned for the Summer School announcements and program (from January 2025 onwards)
Links:
https://slides.com/vunnithan/ifoodis-summer-schools-outreach-presentation
Food and accommodation are provided in shared facilities at the Kristineberg Marine Station. For details - https://www.gu.se/en/kristineberg/infrastructure-and-services/accommodations-and-meals
Travel expenses need to be covered by the participants. Details on all the possible (cheap) travel options to the summer school will be provided by the end of December 2024.
Limited financial support (accommodation / food / travel) is available. Please contact the organisers (see below) if support is needed.
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