ROGER is a research day centered on the topics of (1) surface and underwater drones and (2) underwater image processing. The two topics are highly linked together as nowadays, surface and underwater drones serve as the primary platforms for capturing underwater images. Nevertheless, the raw visual data collected by drones typically suffers from problems related to underwater environments such as: light absorption and scattering, color distortion, and low contrast and poor visibility conditions. In addition, we also have to consider the motion blur due to water currents or vehicle movement. Embedding image processing algorithms directly into both surface and underwater drones is becoming essential. It allows us to improve the input data quality for real-time decision making tasks such as obstacle avoidance, path adaptation, and detection of important objects such as pipelines, wrecks, and biological species.

This event aims to bring together researchers from several SEA-EU universities and research units. This event is organized by the SEA-EU project ROV-Operate members (http://beru.univ-brest.fr/rov-operate).

Venue

The research day will be held at the Department of Professional Studies, University of Split, Kopilica ul. 5, 21000, Split, Croatia.


For remote participants, information will be sent to the email addresses provided during registration.

Schedule

The research day will be organized around the following agenda.

Time Session Presentation
08:30 - 09:00 Welcome Coffee
09:00 - 09:15 Opening & Welcome Presentation
09:15 - 10:15 Session 1 Designing a Modular Underwater ROV
Ivan Kovačević, Jan Karlović, Marko Vukšić, Tonko Kovačević
Designing of a ROV control system
Predrag Đukić, Marko Vukšić, Tonko Kovačević
Embedded Implementation of Underwater Image Enhancement Algorithms
Dac Phuong Thao Nguyen, Hai Nam Tran, Vincent Rodin, Barbara Džaja, Quang Chieu Ta
10:15 - 10:45 Coffee break
10:45 - 12:00 Session 2 A New Matheuristic for Enhancing Multi-Objective Sailboat Weather Routing geographical diversity
Kilian Le Gall, Valérie-Anne Nicolas, Goulven Guillou, Jean-Philippe Babau, Laurent Lemarchand
AIME: Anthropogenic Impact on the Sustainability of Coastal Marine Ecosystems
Maja Krželj, Ivona Jukić, Siniša Zorica, Sandra Antunović Terzić, Mijana Matošević Radić, Silvana Tokić, Anita Krolo Crvelin
Designing an Underwater Visible Light Communication Channel​
Marko Vukšić, Tonko Kovačević
Drone-Related Research Activities at Lab-STICC, University of Brest
Hai Nam Tran
12:00 - 12:15 Closing of the Event
12:15 - 13:30 Lunch

Event Speakers

In order to submit a proposal for a presentation, please, email Hai Nam Tran (hai-nam.tran@univ-brest.fr) before 25 May 2026 with the following information:

Event Participants

The event is open to anyone that want to present research projects related to the two main topics or simply participate in the discussion. The main objectives of this event is to foster new collaborations amongst all the participants.

Registration is free but mandatory. We welcome both in-person and remote participants. Registration form is available HERE .

We recommend that in-person participants register by June 1, 2026, and online participants by June 9, 2026

Event organizers will also invite potential participants that are known to be active in the two main topics.

Organizing Committee

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