The Supergen ORE Hub hosts bi-monthly webinars that share the latest insights and innovations in offshore renewable energy research. As part of our ambition to accelerate the development of offshore renewable energy, we aim to spotlight pertinent research for the wider community and provide a platform for the foremost ORE researchers. Information on upcoming and previous webinars are shared below.
Upcoming webinar
The use of Dynamic Bayesian Network Modelling for the Spatial and Temporal Understanding of Marine Ecosystem Dynamics
Chaired by: Dr Neda Trifonova, University of Aberdeen
Taking place: Wednesday 29 January 2025 between 1 - 2pm
(please note the date has been rescheduled from the original, Monday 27 January)
Topic
Dr Trifonova will discuss the use of machine learning techniques to understand the ecosystem-level effects at regional and shelf-wide scales following the deployment of large-scale offshore wind and under alternative fishing and climate change scenarios. Bayesian ecosystem models will be discussed with a focus on how they can be used to predict the cumulative effects on the population trends across a range of species and to link these outputs to changes in ecosystem services and natural capital to assess the environmental and socio-economic benefits and trade-offs.
Speaker Biography
Dr Neda Trifonova is an Advanced Research Fellow at the University of Aberdeen. Her expertise is in the application of machine learning techniques such as Bayesian networks and their use as whole ecosystem approaches to understand species interactions across space and time and their interactions with natural and anthropogenic factors. Currently, Dr Trifonova works on the ECOWind Programme, PELAgIO project to build an ecosystem-level understanding of projected changes following the development of large-scale offshore wind and climate change to support the development of evidence-based policy and marine management.
Join us for this lunchtime webinar - register your place now.
Previous webinars
Wind Farm Flows: Modelling approaches & challenges
- Speakers - Professor Tim Stallard and Diego Araya from the University of Manchester
- Find out more about the webinar and watch the recording
Advantages of Numerical Simulations of Floating Structures in Offshore Environments and Pullout Capacity of Offshore Anchors in Spatially Variable Soil (July 2024)
- Speakers: Dr Aristos Christou from Cardiff University, and Dr Pengpeng He from the University of Dundee
- Find out more about the webinar and watch the recording
Testing the Critical Link - Physical Testing of Dynamic Power Cables (May 2024)
- Speakers: Professor Philipp Thies and Dr Ed Mackay (University of Exeter)
- Read more about the webinar and watch the recording
The impacts of wind energy extraction on the physics and primary production in Scottish shelf waters (March 2024)
- Speakers: Arianna Zampollo and Professor Beth Scott (University of Aberdeen)
- Read more about the webinar and watch the recording
AI-Based Modelling, Digital Twin, and Control for Offshore Wind Energy (November 2023)
- Chair and speakers: Professor Xiaowei Zhao (chair) and Dr Hongyang Dong and Dr Jincheng Zhang (University of Warwick)
- Read more about the webinar and watch the recording
The development of a short design event approach for speeding up the prediction of design loads for floating wind turbines (January 2024)
- Speakers: Tom Tosdevin (University of Plymouth) and Francesc Fàbregas Flavià (DNV)
- Read more about the webinar and watch the recording
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