Abstract: The Arctic, Antarctic and Greenland remain some of the least explored parts of the planet. This talk looks at efforts over the last decade to explore areas under-ice which have traditionally been difficult to access. The focus of the talk will be on the robots, the role of communications over low bandwidth acoustic links, navigation and imaging and mapping methodologies.  These issues will all be discussed within the context of real data collected on several expeditions related to Marine Geology, Marine Biology, Sea-Ice, and Glaciology. In addition the talk will also highlight efforts devoted to the area of fisheries stock assessment.

Bio: Hanumant Singh is a Professor at Northeastern University where he is also the Director of the multidisciplinary Center for Robotics at NU. He received his Ph.D. from the MIT WHOI Joint Program in 1995 after which he worked on the Staff at WHOI until 2016 when he joined Northeastern. His group designed and built the Seabed AUV, as well as the Jetyak Autonomous Surface Vehicle dozens of which are in use for scientific and other purposes across the globe.  He has participated in 60 expeditions in all of the world’s oceans in support of Marine Geology, Marine Biology, Deep Water Archaeology, Chemical Oceanography, Polar Studies, and Coral Reef Ecology.

Host: Michael Kaess

For Appointments: Stephanie Matvey (smatvey@andrew.cmu.edu)

https://www.northeastern.edu/robotics/
http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-43250744
http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-30177534