UNDERWATER TECHNOLOGIES

The field of underwater technologies spans over a wide range which includes ocean vehicles, underwater communications, sonar systems, oceanography and has ever increasing role in defense applications. Research areas like marine life preservation, seafloor geological resources and marine pollution hazards are of significant importance for this country which has more than 1000kms of coastline and an exclusive economic zone spread over an area of more than 2,35,000 square km. The Underwater Technologies track of IBCAST provides opportunities for spread of information, exchange of knowledge and novel ideas among the practitioners of various fields of underwater technologies. This time this track invites contributions in following area:

• Underwater Acoustics
• Acoustic Metamaterials and Measurements
• Underwater Communication and Networking
• Networked Underwater Robotic Systems
• Underwater Sensors and Transducers
• Sonar Systems (Active & Passive)
• Array Signal Processing and Sonar Imaging
• Autonomous and Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (AUVs, UUVs)
• Navigation Technologies for Underwater Vehicles
• Hydrography and Seafloor Mapping
• Marine Environment, Oceanography and Offshore Monitoring
• Machine Learning and Big Data Analytics for Underwater Applications
• Embedded Systems and Software-defined Modems for Underwater Use
• Security and Challenges in Underwater Wireless Sensor Networks
• Underwater Systems Reliability and Life Cycle Measures

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