Best Paper Award for MARBLE – ERF 2026
CoE MARBLE at Oceanology International 2026
MARBLE Visits NTNU AURLab for MORE Workshop in Trondheim
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MARBLE Officially Joins ARTEMIS Project Consortium to Advance Maritime Autonomy
MARBLE is pleased to announce the formal signing of the partnership agreement for the ARTEMIS project. Joining a high-caliber consortium of academic and industrial leaders, including Iskra Shipyard and other prominent European partners, MARBLE will play a pivotal role in driving the digital and green transition of the maritime sector.
Women Ocean Champions
Our Head of Research Barbara Arbanas Ferreira is featured in the newly launched book “Women Ocean Champions: Stories of Women Shaping the EU Blue Economy,” an initiative by the EU-funded WIN-BIG project.
Best Paper Award for MARBLE – ERF 2026
MARBLE team, led by Barbara Arbanas Ferreira and Fausto Ferreira, marked a significant presence at the European Robotics Forum (ERF) 2026 held March 23-27 in Stavanger, Norway.
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Key Research Areas
Maritime Robotics and Autonomous Systems
Encompasses a variety of marine robots, including underwater and surface vehicles, aerial robots, ground robots operating in coastal environments, and autonomous unmanned ships.
Maritime Green Endurance
Includes conventional renewable energy systems exploiting solar, wind, and wave energy with specific applications in remote island areas, underwater recharging stations, and docking algorithms for unmanned vehicles.
Maritime Internet-of-Things
Addresses a network of physical devices embedded with electronics, software, sensors, actuators, and network connectivity, operating in maritime environments.
Maritime Digital Twins
Maritime digital twins are still in their early stages of development focusing on environmental monitoring and shipping.
