This October, as part of the Atlantic & Arctic Lighthouse Weekly Hour hosted by BlueMission AA, the F6S Blue Economy Synergy will spotlight how EU-funded projects are fostering clean waters and ocean restoration through smart innovation and sustainable growth.
Two upcoming sessions will bring together, iMermaid, ADT4Blue, I-SEAMORE, EFFECTIVE, REMEDIES, AUTOASSESS and Restore4Life, six of the 15 Horizon Europe projects in this collaboration, united in transforming Blue Economy while supporting European Commission initiatives, such as EU Mission Restore our Ocean and Waters.
Atlantic & Arctic Lighthouse Weekly Hour S03E14
Unmanned Systems & Digital Innovation: Enabling Advanced Monitoring and Sustainable Solutions in the Blue Economy
This session will spotlight how cutting-edge tools are transforming ocean research and monitoring. I-SEAMORE and REMEDIES will demonstrate how unmanned systems, such as drones, UAVs, and ROVs, extend the reach of marine observation, while iMermaid and ADT4Blue will showcase digital platforms tackling chemical pollution and harnessing AI and IoT. EFFECTIVE will introduce its Digital Twin for marine parks, and AUTOASSESS will present robotics for safer vessel inspections.
With a welcome from Ana Faria, (BlueMissionAA / AIR Centre) and moderation by Josipa Arapovic (F6S), the presentations will follow from:
- I-SEAMORE – Ali Mohamoud, Senior Consultant & Project Manager, TNO
- AUTOASSESS – Evangelos Boukas, Project Coordinator & Associate Professor, Technical University of Denmark (DTU)
- EFFECTIVE – Tjerk Krijger, Project Engineer, MARIS B.V.
- REMEDIES – Vesna Kuralt, Project Coordinator, NIC (Kemijski Institut)
- iMermaid – Giasmin Cecconi, Environmental Chemist, SMAT Gruppo; Serena Laschi, Professor, University of Florence (UNIFI)
- ADT4Blue – Pedro Fonseca, Project Coordinator; Professor & Innovation Manager, Instituto Politécnico da Guarda (IPG)
📅 Date: 1 October 2025, 14:00–15:00 CEST
🔗 Register here: https://tinyurl.com/58tjtm6h
Atlantic & Arctic Lighthouse Weekly Hour S03E15
From Sea to Wetlands: Digital Tools for Citizen Science and Monitoring
In this session, the focus will turn to how digital tools empower communities to take part in marine and freshwater conservation. The EFFECTIVE project will present COSEA, a platform that turns coastal observations into valuable data for scientists and policymakers, while Restore4Life will share applications that engage citizens in wetland restoration – from Wetland4Life, which supports ecosystem health assessments, to Solution4Life, which guides restoration planning.
The session will open with an introduction by Valerie de Liedekerke (BlueMissionAA / AIR Centre) and moderation by Oriane Georges (F6S), before moving on to project presentations from:
- EFFECTIVE – Philipp Hummer, Founder of SPOTTERON App platform
- Restore4Life – Tim Grandjean, Environmental Scientist, Archipelagos – Institute of Marine Conservation
📅 Date: 15 October 2025, 14:00–15:00 CEST
🔗 Register here: https://tinyurl.com/ynb3e8e2
