8:30 am

Welcome Session

9:00 am 

Ice breaking
Ana Mena
Innovation & Education Coordinator MIT Portugal Program, Portugal

10:00 am 

Introduction to Oceanography and the need for new observation technologies
Renato Mendes
University of Porto & +ATLANTIC CoLAB

11:00 am 

Hands-on Oceanography
Renato Mendes
University of Porto & +ATLANTIC CoLAB
Francisco Campuzano
+ATLANTIC CoLAB

11:30 am 

Ocean Modeling
Francisco Campuzano
+ATLANTIC CoLAB

LUNCH

2:00 pm – 3:00 pm   

Guest Lecture on Quality Control and Data Management
Antonio Novellino & Patrick Gorringe
EMODnet (*remote)

3:30 pm – 5:00 pm

Social Event – Project Challenges 

8:30 am

Announcements

9:00 am 

Exploiting remote sensing techniques to study Ocean dynamics and variability (T)
Ana Martins
University of the Azores

10:00 am – 11:30 am

Exploiting remote sensing techniques to study Ocean dynamics and variability (P)
Ana Martins
University of the Azores

12:00 am – 6:00 pm

Lunch and Visit to Pico Island 

8:30 am

Announcements

9:00 am 

Open ocean Ecology 
Pedro Afonso, Jorge Fontes, Mónica Silva
University of the Azores

10:00 am 

Deep ocean Ecology
Ana Colaço
University of the Azores

11:00 am – 12:30 am

The Condor Scientific Observatory & Azores Drift Camera
Telmo Mourato, Carlos Carrió, Eva Giacomello
University of the Azores

LUNCH

2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Guest Lecture – Robotic operations in the Arctic
TBA 

3:30 pm – 5:00 pm

Social Event

8:30 am

Announcements

9:00 am 

Introduction to Marine Robotics
João Borges de Sousa
University of Porto

10:00 am 

AUV planning and execution control
Luís Venâncio
University of Porto

11:00 am 

AUV operations 
Luís Venâncio, João Costa, João Borges de Sousa
University of Porto
Renato Mendes
University of Porto & +ATLANTIC CoLAB

LUNCH

2:00 pm 

Preparation of the AUVs to an  oceanographic mission
Luís Venâncio, João Costa, João Borges de Sousa
University of Porto
Renato Mendes
University of Porto & +ATLANTIC CoLAB

2:30 pm – 7:00 pm

Oceanographic cruise; AUV deployment near Faial Island
All

24h AUV Remote Operation
Luís Venâncio, João Costa, João Borges de Sousa
University of Porto
Renato Mendes
University of Porto & +ATLANTIC CoLAB

and remote team

24h AUV Remote Operation
Luís Venâncio, João Costa, João Borges de Sousa
University of Porto
Renato Mendes
University of Porto & +ATLANTIC CoLAB

and remote team

8:30 am

Announcements

9:00 am 

UXVs in detail
Carlos Barrera
PLOCAN (*remote)

10:00 am – 10:30 am

AUV Remote Operation Assessment
Luís Venâncio, João Costa, João Borges de Sousa
University of Porto
Renato Mendes
University of Porto & +ATLANTIC CoLAB

and remote team

11:00 am – 11:30 am

Robotic case study in oceanography
João Borges de Sousa
University of Porto

11:30 am – 12:30 pm

Guest Talk – Autonomous Surface Vehicles – basic controls and specific risks
Alberto Dallolio
Norwegian University of Science and Technology – NTNU

LUNCH

2:30 pm – 7:00 pm

Oceanographic cruise; AUV recovery near Faial Island
All

8:30 am

Announcements

9:00 am 

AUV localization
John Leonard, Alan Papalia
Massachusetts Institute of Technology – MIT

10:30 am – 12:00 pm

AUV localization
John Leonard, Alan Papalia
Massachusetts Institute of Technology – MIT

LUNCH

2:00 pm – 4:00 pm

LBL localization lab (on-land using ultra-wideband ranging sensors)
John Leonard, Alan Papalia
Massachusetts Institute of Technology – MIT

8:30 am

Announcements

9:00 am – 12:30 am

Visit to Escola do Mar

LUNCH

2:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Teamwork
Mentors

8:30 am

Announcements

9:00 am – 12:30 am

Teamwork
Mentors

LUNCH

2:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Teamwork
Mentors

8:30 am

Announcements

9:00 am – 12:30 am

Students Presentations

LUNCH

2:00 pm – 4:00 pm 

TBA

4:00 pm 

Closing session