Discovery Early Career Researcher Award - Grant ID: DE150101365
Funder
Australian Research Council
Funding Amount
$360,000.00
Summary
In-person tele-presence through hybrid camera networks. This project aims to develop novel theories and algorithms for live capturing of accurate dense 3D models of moving subjects based on hybrid camera networks. The latter consist of a mix of static external red, green, blue plus depth (RGB-D) cameras and a dynamic head-mounted regular camera. The scientific novelties will be dense, non-rigid, and collaborative structure-from-motion theories that maximise the exploitation of such hybrid inform ....In-person tele-presence through hybrid camera networks. This project aims to develop novel theories and algorithms for live capturing of accurate dense 3D models of moving subjects based on hybrid camera networks. The latter consist of a mix of static external red, green, blue plus depth (RGB-D) cameras and a dynamic head-mounted regular camera. The scientific novelties will be dense, non-rigid, and collaborative structure-from-motion theories that maximise the exploitation of such hybrid information, for instance by utilising exact head-pose information. The outcome is a working prototype producing live full-body animations, thus leveraging new applications in the Information Technology industry. Highly strategically relevant examples are given by 3D tele-presence, enhanced tele-operation, robotics, and intelligent transportation systems.Read moreRead less
Fisheries Digital Data Framework: A Workshop To Share Vision, Evolve Requirements For Fisheries Data
Funder
Fisheries Research and Development Corporation
Funding Amount
$26,347.32
Summary
For FRDC to further investment into the fisheries data space, it must first understand industry needs as well as concerns. It is hoped that this workshop will devlop a way forward for FRDC in the data-space, informing a plan that enables both industry and commercial entities to benefit. Objectives: 1. Re-discover the opportunity of – and blockers to – using data to drive industry sustainability & growth 2. Unpack concerns around data governance from the FRDC board ....For FRDC to further investment into the fisheries data space, it must first understand industry needs as well as concerns. It is hoped that this workshop will devlop a way forward for FRDC in the data-space, informing a plan that enables both industry and commercial entities to benefit. Objectives: 1. Re-discover the opportunity of – and blockers to – using data to drive industry sustainability & growth 2. Unpack concerns around data governance from the FRDC board 3. Capture additional industry hopes, requirements and concerns about data capture, sharing, governance and applications 4. Develop a Now-Next-Long Roadmap – with task owners – to address requirements & concerns, remove blockers. Read moreRead less
Building A Data-driven Jurisdictional Stock Status Reporting Platform
Funder
Fisheries Research and Development Corporation
Funding Amount
$143,401.48
Summary
Currently reporting processes are highly manual with exchange of documents between authors and reviewers as well as copy-editing/formatting administered by the FRDC. Automation of reports would remove these manual inefficiencies freeing up the time of FRDC, authors and reviewers alike, enabling them to focus more on the research and less on the reporting commitments of SAFS. Automation of reporting could also disrupt the current biannual timeline currently applied to SAFS. With automated reporti ....Currently reporting processes are highly manual with exchange of documents between authors and reviewers as well as copy-editing/formatting administered by the FRDC. Automation of reports would remove these manual inefficiencies freeing up the time of FRDC, authors and reviewers alike, enabling them to focus more on the research and less on the reporting commitments of SAFS. Automation of reporting could also disrupt the current biannual timeline currently applied to SAFS. With automated reporting, jurisdictions do not require FRDC administration of the authoring process and would be able to update reports on timelines that align with other jurisdictional commitments (i.e. the production of their own status reports) - this will also enable a more timely update should stock status change. More so, jurisdictions currently undertake SAFS reporting in addition to their own jurisdictional reporting, as they are often required to report on broader issues that are consider too 'bespoke' to be considered in a national report. Automation of reports, enables jurisdictions to produce reports that align with SAFS as well as their own jurisdictional requirements in one system, streamlining the concurrent reporting processes into one reporting process. This works by ensuring that a the system is built to support reporting of fields critical for SAFS as well as fields necessary for the relevant jurisdictional reporting (FRDC then generate the SAFS reports pulling fields only relevant to SAFS whilst the jurisdictions can report more broadly by publishing the fields they require - acknowledging that bespoke jurisdictional reports would still be subject to the same rigorous peer review process of the SAFS report to ensure integrity of the reports) Objectives: 1. Create a platform for jurisdictional data driven stock status reports Read moreRead less
Electrophoretic Identification Of Fish Species Or Salmon On Friday But Barramundi
Funder
Fisheries Research and Development Corporation
Summary
Objectives: 1. Investigate the characteristic banding patterns of fish proteins obtained by electrophoresis with a view to establishing a library of identification for Australian species
Investigation Of The Potential For Automatic Ageing Using Image Analysis: A Pilot Study
Funder
Fisheries Research and Development Corporation
Funding Amount
$43,294.00
Summary
Objectives: 1. Develop new methods for semi-automatic/automatic ageing of sectioned otoliths using image analysis software. 2. To validate automatic ageing using known age samples from species with clear otoliths. 3. To evaluate the potential of artificial neural networks for the process of objective age determination of fish.
The WRL industry needs to adopt new digital technology to benefit from the digital economy and ensure industry is efficient, highly productive and world-leading in all its management practices and policies. This is fundamental to achieving the WRL Strategic Plan objectives and aims to develop the western rock lobster industry’s competitiveness in digital technologies and ensure that the industry can draw the full benefits from digital innovation.
Discussions on 2017/18 research prioriti ....The WRL industry needs to adopt new digital technology to benefit from the digital economy and ensure industry is efficient, highly productive and world-leading in all its management practices and policies. This is fundamental to achieving the WRL Strategic Plan objectives and aims to develop the western rock lobster industry’s competitiveness in digital technologies and ensure that the industry can draw the full benefits from digital innovation.
Discussions on 2017/18 research priorities and potential areas for collaboration were discussed extensively at the FRDC Annual Stakeholder Workshop in August 2017 with digital technology a commonality across all groups, including scoping data collecting and analysis innovations for policy, management and operations; New apps for commercial recreational catch, management, markets and effort; and Monitoring and sensor (environment to consumers).
There is a need for the WRL to seek expertise to create a new digital platform that will be capable of adding new modules and applications in to the future as required as well as interoperability with other systems. Industry wants to generate and manage its own data (noting that it will make every effort to be compatible with a national industry data management project) and supply the requested data to government when it is required and in the appropriate form. This will require trust but industry needs to accept this responsibility if it wants to act fast and make the most of opportunities in the digital economy. Industry can't rely on government to achieve this.
The WRL needs to identify and implement new digital applications that will improve process efficiency and assist fishers, managers, scientists, regulators and key stakeholders to make more informed and better decisions.
The WRL needs to scope what other fisheries and non-fishing industries are doing nationally and internationally with collecting data and using it in new and innovative ways to improve operations, management, policy, science and decision making.
This program needs to make provision for extension areas such as a new on-line OH&S standards and automatic reporting, digitised traceability from catch to plate, new auto entry catch application, and new monitoring and sensor technologies. Objectives: 1. Scope national and international data collection and analysis innovation to assist policy development and fisheries management 2. Develop and extend a fully digitised database to achieve at least three management objectives 3. Expand database to meet non-managment objectives. Read moreRead less
Improve Echo Sounder And Sonar Performance In Australian Prawn Fisheries
Funder
Fisheries Research and Development Corporation
Summary
Objectives: 1. Develop and field test a twin beam sounder and automatic target alarm system. 2. Increase beam coverage and facilitate target school location in the Gulf of Carpentaria banana prawn fishery
Real Time Monitoring Of Water Quality And Mechanisation Of Pond Management To Boost Productivity And Increase Profit
Funder
Fisheries Research and Development Corporation
Funding Amount
$17,960.00
Summary
Aquaculture is conducted largely on experience often driven by “gut-feel” in response to biological demands and environmental constraints of production systems. Aquaculture is often described as a “black-box”, as data and analytics to make informed decisions are often absent, not routinely collected or in a form that is readily analysed.
Due to a low appetite for risk and inaccurate or sparse environmental data, overcompensation of energy and nutritional resources often occur, raising ....Aquaculture is conducted largely on experience often driven by “gut-feel” in response to biological demands and environmental constraints of production systems. Aquaculture is often described as a “black-box”, as data and analytics to make informed decisions are often absent, not routinely collected or in a form that is readily analysed.
Due to a low appetite for risk and inaccurate or sparse environmental data, overcompensation of energy and nutritional resources often occur, raising the cost of production. The implementation of real-time monitoring and sensor network systems can drive increased efficiencies, boost yields, minimise waste and help aquaculture ecosystems fulfil their potential. Similarly, the novel application of existing energy saving technologies to the aquaculture sector may provide early opportunities for reduced production costs and improved animal growth and survival.
The Australian Barramundi farming industry needs to increase efficiency to reduce costs to assist when competing against low cost imported fish coming into the market. Automation is one of the disruptive technologies the ABFA will be looking into.
This project concept was identified as a priority area of R&D by the ABFA at its latest R&D Meeting (Darwin 2017).
Objectives: 1. To confirm whether automated aerataion control and real-time water quality measurements is suitable to the Australian Barramundi industries requirements 2. Provide metrics to assess the impacts that automated aeration has on power and labour costs and fish growth. Read moreRead less
There is a need to assess new technologies in collecting and assessing fish health data. New technologies offer the potential to increase sampling, speed up basic assessment, improve basic diagnostic accuracy, lower costs and possibly limit the need for pathology to when it is really needed. It also provides the opportunity to improve public reporting of fish health issues. While the original proposal by Infofish was unsuccessful we were invited to submit a revised proposal that focused on bette ....There is a need to assess new technologies in collecting and assessing fish health data. New technologies offer the potential to increase sampling, speed up basic assessment, improve basic diagnostic accuracy, lower costs and possibly limit the need for pathology to when it is really needed. It also provides the opportunity to improve public reporting of fish health issues. While the original proposal by Infofish was unsuccessful we were invited to submit a revised proposal that focused on better automated data collection (Trackmyfish) and assessment (Machine Learning) to test the application of these technologies.
Objectives: 1. To deploy tools to automate data collection and assessment of fish health using data collected in Gladstone Harbour as a trial. 2. To undertake structured data collection of fish samples using Gladstone Healthy Harbour Partnership’s sub-regions and the Boyne Tannum HookUp fishing competition. 3. To evaluate the potential to adapt the methods developed to monitor fish health in other estuaries and ports in Australia. Read moreRead less