Workshop Registration End Date :26 Feb 2026

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Virtual Workshop

Oceanic Plastic Waste Detection with AI and Remote Sensing

From Satellite Data to Sustainable Cleanup: AI for Marine Plastic Detection

Skills you will gain:

About Workshop:

Oceanic Plastic Waste Detection with AI and Remote Sensing is a 3-day advanced workshop focused on using satellite imagery, machine learning, and predictive modeling to identify, track, and optimize cleanup strategies for marine plastic pollution. Participants will gain hands-on experience with computer vision, drift forecasting, and AI-based environmental monitoring tools through guided Colab sessions.

Aim: To enable participants to apply AI and remote sensing techniques for detecting, tracking, and optimizing responses to oceanic plastic pollution.

Workshop Objectives:

  • Understand satellite-based detection of ocean plastic.
  • Apply AI models for debris identification and segmentation.
  • Develop predictive models for plastic drift tracking.
  • Explore optimization techniques for cleanup planning.
  • Gain hands-on implementation experience.

What you will learn?

🛰️ Day 1 — Detection from Orbit

  • Floating Plastic Index (FPI) using Sentinel-2 SWIR bands
  • Multi-scale detection with satellite and UAV imagery (Super-Resolution GANs)
  • Debris segmentation using U-Net and DeepLabV3+
  • Hands-on: Build a spectral classifier for plastic identification

🛰️ Day 2 — Movement & Drift Prediction

  • Ocean transport modeling: Eulerian vs. Lagrangian approaches
  • RNN-based drift forecasting for marine debris
  • ConvLSTM heatmap prediction for debris accumulation zones
  • Hands-on: Develop a 72-hour plastic trajectory predictor

🛰️ Day 3 — Cleanup Strategy Optimization

  • Reinforcement learning for autonomous vessel routing
  • YOLO-based waste classification
  • Drone swarm coordination for debris scouting
  • Hands-on: Implement an AI-based cleanup path optimizer

Mentor Profile

Fee Plan

StudentINR 2999/- OR USD 70
Ph.D. Scholar / ResearcherINR 3999/- OR USD 80
Academician / FacultyINR 4999/- OR USD 90
Industry ProfessionalINR 6999/- OR USD 120

Important Dates

Registration Ends
26 Feb 2026 Indian Standard Timing 4 : 30 PM
Workshop Dates
26 Feb 2026 to
28 Feb 2026  Indian Standard Timing 5 : 30 PM

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Intended For :

  • Postgraduate students, Ph.D. scholars, researchers, and academicians in relevant fields
  • Industry professionals working in sustainability, climate tech, or geospatial analytics
  • Basic knowledge of Python and machine learning is recommended
  • Familiarity with remote sensing or satellite data is beneficial but not mandatory

Career Supporting Skills

Workshop Outcomes

  • Analyze satellite data for marine plastic detection.
  • Develop AI models for debris identification and drift prediction.
  • Apply optimization methods for cleanup planning.
  • Implement practical AI workflows for ocean monitoring.