Advances in Underwater Surveillance: Technologies, Challenges and Future Directions (AUSTech 2025)
NCVPRIPG 2025
NIT Srinagar
NIT Srinagar
Title: Computer Vision: An Enabler for Blue Economy.
Abstract: Computer vision is a cornerstone technology for enabling and enhancing various aspects of the Blue Economy. By giving "eyes" to underwater and maritime systems, it provides critical data and automation capabilities across numerous sectors.
Biography: Prof. Santanu Chaudhury did his B.Tech (1984) in Electronics and Electrical Communication Engineering and Ph.D. (1989) in Computer Science and Engineering from IIT Kharagpur, India. He is a professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering at IIT Delhi, former Director of IIT Jodhpur and CSIR Central Electronics Research Institute, and a fellow of INAE, NASI, and IAPR. He has over 350 publications and 15 patents. His interests include Computer Vision, Artificial Intelligence, Digital Heritage, AR VR, and multi sensory media.
| Day | Time | Paper Id | Title / Activity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 July 2025 | 2:00 pm to 2:45 pm | Plenary talk by Prof. Santanu Chaudhury | |
| 17 July 2025 | 2:45 pm to 3:00 pm | 131 | Deep Learning Approach based Object Detection in Underwater SONAR Images |
| 17 July 2025 | 3:00 pm to 3:15 pm | 179 | A Human Vision Neuroscience Driven Deep Neural Framework for Change Detection in Underwater Scenes |
| 17 July 2025 | 3:15 pm to 3:30 pm | 221 | A Quality Guided Framework for Low Light Underwater Image Enhancement Using Degradation Classification and Benchmark Evaluation |
| 17 July 2025 | 3:30 pm to 3:45 pm | 237 | Vision Based Underwater Docking Station Detection for Autonomous Underwater Vehicles |
| 17 July 2025 | 3:45 pm to 4:00 pm | 253 | AUSREGSE: Advanced Underwater Segmentation with ResNet50 with enhancement guided Squeeze and Excitation Blocks |