Barbara Arbanas Ferreira, Postdoctoral researcher, Teaching Assistant,Department of Control and Computer Engineering, University of Zagreb Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing (UNIZG-FER), Croatia

Email: barbara.arbanas@fer.hr

Website: https://larics.fer.hr/larics/people/barbara_arbanas

Title:Autonomous USV-UAV system in GNSS-denied environments for inspection and intervention at sea 

Bio:Dr. Barbara Arbanas Ferreira is a postdoctoral researcher in the Laboratory for Underwater Systems and Technologies (LABUST) at the University of Zagreb Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing (UNIZG-FER). She received her PhD in February 2022 from the UNIZG-FER on the topic of decentralized coordination of heterogeneous multi-robot systems under the supervision of Prof. Stjepan Bogdan. To date, she has authored or co-authored one book chapter, 5 journal papers, and 9 conference papers. Her interests include multi-robot coordination and planning, distributed artificial intelligence, scheduling and optimization. She has been involved in several international and national research projects, including H2020 project subCULTron, FP7 EuRoC, and the Croatian Science Foundation project SpECULARIA. She also participated in the ERL Emergency Robots 2019 and MBZIRC 2020 robotics competitions as a member of the LARICS team. Currently, she is working on the Horizon Europe project SeaTecHub, and she led the UNIZG-FER team in the MBZIRC 2023 competition. 

Abstract:This talk presents a description of an innovative multi-robot system designed for monitoring and intervention at sea. The focal point is an autonomous surface vessel (ASV) - a state-of-the-art catamaran that collaborates with unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in tasks of object manipulation at sea. The synergistic approach enables efficient and comprehensive maritime operations. From environmental monitoring to search and rescue missions, the lecture highlights the potential impact of this technology on advancements in maritime robotics.