🗓️Machine Learning for Ocean Modelling Workshop

🕘Day 1 - Tuesday, 24 June 2025

10:30-10:35 | Welcome & Opening Remarks

  • Workshop goals & structure
  • Introduction to key themes

10:35-11:00 | Opening Keynote

11:00-12:00 | Session 1: AI for Ocean Model Analysis, Postprocessing and Downstream Uses

  • Keynote Talk (30 min)
  • Oral Presentations (3 x 15 min)
  • Flash Poster Presentations (2 min each, ~6 total)

🍽️12:30-13:30 | Lunch

13:30-15:00 | Session 2: Integrating Ocean Processes and Hybrid Approaches in ML

  • Keynote Talk (30 min)
  • Oral Presentations (3 x 15 min)
  • Flash Poster Presentations (2 min each, ~6 total)

☕15:00-15:30 | Coffee Break

15:30-16:30 | Poster Session 1 & 2 & Networking

Dedicated engagement with posters from Sessions 1& 2

16:30-17:30 | Parallel Breakout Sessions

  • Breakout 1: AI-Only Ocean Modelling - Hype or Future Reality?
  • Breakout 2: Building an Ocean ML Community - Skills, Training & Collaboration

🕘Day 2 - Wednesday, 25 June 2025

9:00-10:30 | Session 3: Benchmarking AI for Ocean Modelling - Methods, Metrics, and Challenges

  • Keynote Talk (30 min)
  • Oral Presentation (3 x 15 min)
  • Flash Poster Presentations (2 min each, ~6 total)

☕10:30-11:00 | Coffee Break

11:00-12:30 | Session 4: AI for Ocean Observations (OSSEs) & AI for Prediction

  • Keynote Talk (30 min)
  • Oral Presentations (3 x 15 min)
  • Flash Poster Presentations (2 min each, ~6 total)

🍽️12:30-13:30 | Lunch

13:30-14:30 | Poster Session 3 & 4 & Networking

Dedicated engagement with posters from Sessions 3 & 4

☕14:30-15:00 | Coffee Break

15:00-16:00 | Parallel Breakout Sessions

  • Breakout 3: Mapping UK Ocean AI Activities - Research, Industry and Collaboration. Identifying key players, initiatives & opportunities for collaboration
  • Breakout 4: Trustworthy and generalisable AI for ocean modelling

16:00-16:30 | Workshop Summary & Closing Remarks

  • Key takeaways from sessions & breakouts
  • Position paper outlines & next steps