The first ever virtual OCEANS conference, Global OCEANS 2020: Singapore-U.S. Gulf Coast, was held during 5-31 Oct. This virtual conference was also unique as it combined two regional OCEANS into a single Global OCEANS.
Exploring Worlds beyond the coastline – OCEANS 2020 plenary
Jyotika Virmani from Schmidt Ocean Institute spoke about how technology will be key to powering our exploration of the oceans in the coming years, and how SOI’s philanthropic model has contributed to powering this science in the past by allowing scientists to use facilities on board their ship and ROV.
Autonomous Systems – Emerging & Future Technology Panel at OCEANS 2020
A panel session identified the challenges and opportunities in emerging technologies such as ocean sampling networks, underwater IOT, resident underwater vehicles, underwater human robot interaction, and ultra-long endurance systems.