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ICUA 2026 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON UNDERWATER ACOUSTICS 15 18 JUNE 2026 UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION CENTRE TIC GLASGOW
15 June 2026, 09:00 AM
This paper explores the application of self-supervised learning (SSL) to synthetic aperture sonar (SAS) for target recognition. The study evaluates two SSL algorithms, MoCov2 and BYOL, in comparison to a supervised learning model (ResNet18) for binary image classification. The research aims to address the challenge of limited labeled data in SAS by leveraging SSL to extract features from unlabeled SAS data. The results indicate that SSL models, specifically MoCov2 and BYOL, can outperform supervised models when using a small number of labels, demonstrating the potential of SSL to reduce labeling costs and time while maintaining performance. The study highlights the potential of SSL in improving SAS target recognition, particularly in scenarios with limited labeled data.
22 July 2025
Following a mass stranding of 55 pilot whales on the Isle of Lewis in July 2023, the Scottish Government Marine Directorate undertook research
The Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment in Ireland are undertaking a public consultation on their first statutory Marine Planning Policy Statement (MPPS).
The Government have announced that plans to accelerate the development of offshore wind power will be accompanied by measures to reduce harmful underwater noise.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in Ireland published its report on the environmental enforcement performance of local authorities in 2023 in December.
Marine biologists in Australia have published the results of research into the impact of noise from whale watching tourist boats on whales.
The IOA’s A B Wood Medal and attendant prize is awarded in alternate years to acousticians based in the UK/Europe (even years) and in the USA/Canada (odd years).
The ICUA 2020 Conference Committee has decided that it is not possible to hold the conference in July. The Conference will now take place in June 2022.
This is a list of some of the main upcoming events for acousticians in the UK and abroad.