{"id":4509,"date":"2022-05-17T17:57:50","date_gmt":"2022-05-17T16:57:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mecatron.rma.ac.be\/?page_id=4509"},"modified":"2026-01-06T11:06:14","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T10:06:14","slug":"discimba","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mecatron.rma.ac.be\/index.php\/projects\/discimba\/","title":{"rendered":"DISCIMBA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><section class=\"kc-elm kc-css-193107 kc_row\"><div class=\"kc-row-container  kc-container\"><div class=\"kc-wrap-columns\"><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-598714 kc_col-sm-12 kc_column kc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"kc-col-container\"><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-368039\" style=\"height: 20px; clear: both; width:100%;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"kc-elm kc-css-998385 kc_row\"><div class=\"kc-row-container  kc-container\"><div class=\"kc-wrap-columns\"><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-573403 kc_col-sm-3 kc_column kc_col-sm-3\"><div class=\"kc-col-container\"><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-236008 kc_shortcode kc_single_image\">\n\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mecatron.rma.ac.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/belgica1.jpg\" class=\"\" alt=\"\" \/>    <\/div>\n<div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-469437 kc-raw-code\">  <script>\n    window.addEventListener(\"load\", () => {\n      mastodonFeedLoad(\n        \"https:\/\/social.rma.ac.be\/api\/v1\/timelines\/tag\/DISCIMBA\",\n        \"include-mastodon-feed-69ee290877deb\",\n        {\n          linkTarget: \"_self\",\n          showPreviewCards: true,\n          excludeConversationStarters: false,\n          excludeTags: \"\",\n          content: {\n            hideStatusMeta: false,\n            hideDateTime: false          },\n          images: {\n            preserveImageAspectRatio: false,\n            size: \"preview\",\n            link: \"status\",\n          },\n          text: {\n            boosted: \"boosted \ud83d\ude80\",\n            noStatuses: \"No statuses available\",\n            viewOnInstance: \"view on instance\",\n            showContent: \"Show content\",\n            permalinkPre: \"on\",\n            permalinkPost: \"\",\n            edited: \"(edited)\",\n          },\n          localization: {\n            date: {\n              locale: \"en-US\",\n              options: {},\n            }\n          }\n        }\n      );\n    });\n  <\/script>\n  <div class=\"include-mastodon-feed-wrapper\"><ol class=\"include-mastodon-feed\" id=\"include-mastodon-feed-69ee290877deb\"><li>Loading Mastodon feed...<\/li><\/ol><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-874406 kc_col-sm-6 kc_column kc_col-sm-6\"><div class=\"kc-col-container\"><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-935260 kc_text_block\"><\/p>\n<p>The new naval perspective in mine countermeasures with autonomous \u201csystems of systems\u201d operating at a large stand-off range from the mother platform, requires fast, interoperable and integrable data management. Nowadays, information is mostly collected and organized in databases that respond to the required system applications. Every system application has its own data model in which the data is encased. However, with this approach, termed <em>application-centric<\/em>, data interpolation and data integrability require a huge effort.<\/p>\n<p>Within this project, a new concept for data management will be exploited. A <em>data-centric architecture<\/em> will be implemented. It will be applied to data collected for the fast seafloor characterization of the economic zone of the Belgian Continental Shelf for coastal and harbour protection. Using a data-centric implementation, an improved approach for mine burial assessment will be developed, considering not only the sediment composition but also the geotechnical response of the sea bottom and discriminating the results versus potential sea mines typology. For this part, methods of Machine Learning (ML) will be employed.<\/p>\n<p>The project focuses on two main objectives:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Perform a fast and reliable seabed characterization on soft sediments, by implementing novel techniques for naval coastal and harbour protection,<\/li>\n<li>Implement and explore the feasibility of a data centric architecture to collocate and interrogate suitable real time information for decision support.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>The main idea is to facilitate data interoperability and data integration considering the future maritime mine countermeasure capabilities being built upon autonomous systems of systems. Such a <em>data-centric architecture<\/em> is a new approach in data management and it will suit this purpose.<\/p>\n<p>Added to that and with the help of data-centric architecture, maps of the risk of mine burial along the Belgian coast will be computed, by applying machine learning (ML) methods to a \u2018data-lake\u2019 collection.<\/p>\n<p>To perform a fast and reliable seabed characterization, two different free fall penetrometers will be used and their performances and measurements will be described against the NATO arm-thrust test measures commonly in use.\u00a0 The advantage of the use of a free fall penetrometer is to have the possibility to be used without risk to personnel in minefields, eventually in automatic mode, and being not constrained by tide dynamics.<\/p>\n<p>This study is a triple-helix project carried out in collaboration with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dotocean.eu\/\">dotOcean<\/a> (BE Industry) and with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.colorado.edu\/\">University of Colorado Boulder<\/a> (CU, USA).<\/p>\n<p>\n<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-549621 kc_shortcode kc_video_play kc_video_wrapper\" data-video=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ygBfRFwD9K0\" data-width=\"600\" data-height=\"338.98305084746\" data-fullwidth=\"\" data-autoplay=\"\" data-loop=\"yes\" data-control=\"yes\" data-related=\"\" data-showinfo=\"\" data-kc-video-mute=\"\">\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-150408 kc_col-sm-3 kc_column kc_col-sm-3\"><div class=\"kc-col-container\"><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-14118 kc-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t<i class=\"fa-euro-sign\"><\/i>\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-925180 kc_text_block\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.irsd.be\/website\/\">Royal Higher Institute for Defence<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">with support from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dotocean.eu\/\">dotOcean<\/a>,\u00a0<span style=\"font-style: inherit;\">the<\/span><span style=\"font-style: inherit;\">\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.colorado.edu\/\" style=\"font-style: inherit;\">University of Colorado Boulder<\/a><span style=\"font-style: inherit;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-style: inherit;\">and the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mil.be\/nl\/marine\" style=\"font-style: inherit;\">Belgian Navy<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-style: inherit;\">2022 &#8211; 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">0.4 M\u20ac<\/p>\n<p>\n<\/div><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-462260 kc_shortcode kc_single_image\">\n\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mecatron.rma.ac.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Triple-Helix.jpg\" class=\"\" alt=\"\" \/>    <\/div>\n<div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-548984\" style=\"height: 20px; clear: both; width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-217455 kc-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t<i class=\"ion-android-people\"><\/i>\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-853250 kc_text_block\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mecatron.rma.ac.be\/index.php\/people\/sonia-papili\/\">Sonia Papili<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mecatron.rma.ac.be\/index.php\/people\/geert-de-cubber\/\">Geert De Cubber<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n<\/div><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-327306\" style=\"height: 20px; clear: both; width:100%;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"kc-elm kc-css-281854 kc_row\"><div class=\"kc-row-container  kc-container\"><div class=\"kc-wrap-columns\"><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-856373 kc_col-sm-12 kc_column kc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"kc-col-container\"><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-755219\" style=\"height: 20px; clear: both; width:100%;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"kc-elm kc-css-163437 kc_row\"><div class=\"kc-row-container  kc-container\"><div class=\"kc-wrap-columns\"><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-785501 kc_col-sm-12 kc_column kc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"kc-col-container\">\n<div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-737328 kc-title-wrap \">\n\n\t<h4 class=\"kc_title\">Project Publications<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-310882 kc_text_block\"><\/p>\n<p><h3 class=\"papercite\">2025<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"papercite_bibliography\">\n<li>    S. Papili, &#8220;The Urgent call on data management: are we capable to store valuable (meta)data for naval application?,\" in <span style=\"font-style: italic\">UACE2025. 8th Underwater Acoustics Conference and Exhibition. Conference Proceedings<\/span>,  2025, p. 680P.    <br \/>   <a href=\"javascript:void(0)\" id=\"papercite_0\" class=\"papercite_toggle\">[BibTeX]<\/a>         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uaconferences.org\/proceedings\/proceedings-2025\" title='Download PDF' class='papercite_pdf'>[Download PDF]<\/a>\n<div class=\"papercite_bibtex\" id=\"papercite_0_block\">\n<pre><code class=\"tex bibtex\">@inproceedings{UACE2025Proceedings,\nauthor = {Sonia Papili},\ntitle = {{The Urgent call on data management: are we capable to store valuable (meta)data for naval application?}},\nvolume = {},\nbooktitle = {UACE2025. 8th Underwater Acoustics Conference and Exhibition. Conference Proceedings},\neditor = {Michael I. Taroudakis},\norganization = {Underwater Acoustics conference & exhibition series},\npublisher = {FORTH},\npages = {680P},\nkeywords = {data model, historical information, descriptive data, descriptive information},\nyear = {2025},\nISSN = {2408-0195},\nURL = {https:\/\/www.uaconferences.org\/proceedings\/proceedings-2025},\nunit= {meca-ras},\nproject= {DISCIMBA}\n}<\/code><\/pre>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"papercite\">2024<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"papercite_bibliography\">\n<li>    S. Papili, A. Penko, K. Becker, and T. Weber, &#8220;TH43A &#8211; Biogeochemical Interactions Impacting Seafloor Properties and Dynamics.\"  2024.    <br \/>   <a href=\"javascript:void(0)\" id=\"papercite_1\" class=\"papercite_toggle\">[BibTeX]<\/a>      <a href=\"javascript:void(0)\" id=\"papercite_abstract_1\" class=\"papercite_toggle\">[Abstract]<\/a>         <a href=\"https:\/\/agu.confex.com\/agu\/OSM24\/prelim.cgi\/Home\/0\" title='Download PDF' class='papercite_pdf'>[Download PDF]<\/a><br \/>\n<blockquote class=\"papercite_bibtex\" id=\"papercite_abstract_1_block\">\n<p>This Town Hall focuses on cultivating collaborations between biologists, chemists, geologists, and oceanographers to understand the nonlinear, interdisciplinary processes occurring on the ocean{textquoteright}s seafloor. Biological, chemical, geological, and physical processes modify the properties, composition, and texture of the seabed, adding complexity and heterogeneity. The interactions of these processes over a range of temporal and spatial scales can cause anomalies in the prediction of geotechnical, physical, and acoustic responses. Due to their interconnectivity, we hypothesize that fundamental knowledge gaps of the feedback between biogeochemical processes on and within the seabed can be elucidated through a holistic approach to understanding the seafloor system. To address the interdisciplinarity of seafloor dynamics, we invite all scientists who study the ocean{textquoteright}s seafloor to aid in outlining the dominant processes, state-of-the-art modeling capabilities, and gaps in knowledge through a panel and group discussion. The outcome will help guide future research and aid in multidisciplinary collaborations.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"papercite_bibtex\" id=\"papercite_1_block\">\n<pre><code class=\"tex bibtex\">@conference{c22ee9b7610d4295990ced933cb0f33e,\ntitle = \"TH43A - Biogeochemical Interactions Impacting Seafloor Properties and Dynamics\",\nabstract = \"This Town Hall focuses on cultivating collaborations between biologists, chemists, geologists, and oceanographers to understand the nonlinear, interdisciplinary processes occurring on the ocean{textquoteright}s seafloor. Biological, chemical, geological, and physical processes modify the properties, composition, and texture of the seabed, adding complexity and heterogeneity. The interactions of these processes over a range of temporal and spatial scales can cause anomalies in the prediction of geotechnical, physical, and acoustic responses. Due to their interconnectivity, we hypothesize that fundamental knowledge gaps of the feedback between biogeochemical processes on and within the seabed can be elucidated through a holistic approach to understanding the seafloor system. To address the interdisciplinarity of seafloor dynamics, we invite all scientists who study the ocean{textquoteright}s seafloor to aid in outlining the dominant processes, state-of-the-art modeling capabilities, and gaps in knowledge through a panel and group discussion. The outcome will help guide future research and aid in multidisciplinary collaborations.\",\nauthor = \"Sonia Papili and Allison Penko and Kyle Becker and Tom Weber\",\nyear = \"2024\",\nmonth = feb,\nday = \"18\",\nlanguage = \"English\",\nnote = \"Ocean Science Meeting 2024, OSM24 ; Conference date: 18-02-2024 Through 23-02-2024\",\nurl = \"https:\/\/agu.confex.com\/agu\/OSM24\/prelim.cgi\/Home\/0\",\nunit= {meca-ras},\nproject= {DISCIMBA}\n}<\/code><\/pre>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"kc-elm kc-css-100999 kc_row\"><div class=\"kc-row-container  kc-container\"><div class=\"kc-wrap-columns\"><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-460033 kc_col-sm-12 kc_column kc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"kc-col-container\"><div class=\"kc-elm kc-css-14274\" style=\"height: 20px; clear: both; width:100%;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4493,"parent":2797,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-4509","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mecatron.rma.ac.be\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4509","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mecatron.rma.ac.be\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mecatron.rma.ac.be\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mecatron.rma.ac.be\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mecatron.rma.ac.be\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4509"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/mecatron.rma.ac.be\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4509\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5410,"href":"https:\/\/mecatron.rma.ac.be\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4509\/revisions\/5410"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mecatron.rma.ac.be\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2797"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mecatron.rma.ac.be\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4493"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mecatron.rma.ac.be\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4509"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}