About

Breaking the Surface – BTS is an international interdisciplinary field workshop of maritime robotics and applications. Ever since 2009, it has served as a meeting place for international experts, university professors, scientists, industry representatives and students from various fields:

maritime robotics
MAROB

marine biology
MARBIO

maritime archaeology
MARCH

maritime security
MARSEC

marine geology
MARGEO

BTS has for the last 10 years brought together the world’s renowned professionals and has encouraged interaction and the exchange of knowledge and experience. The programme consists of:

  • lectures where latest scientific research and results are presented
  • field demonstrations which showcase the latest technology achievements made by research groups and companies
  • tutorials which offer hands-on experience working with complex and modern underwater systems
  • company presentations with insight from company professionals about their company and company products

From 2016 to 2018, BTS also organized an “Innovation day“, a whole-day workshop where robotics experts, ranging from acclaimed researchers to the leaders of successful robotics startups, share their experience in commercializing robotics-related technologies with the rest of the scientific community and aspiring entrepreneurs.

ORGANIZED BY

University of Zagreb

Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing

Laboratory for Underwater Systems and Technologies

Center for Underwater Systems and Technologies

University of Montenegro

Cyprus Marine and Maritime Institute

COMMITTEES

COMMITTEES CHAIRS

Prof. Zoran Vukić, PhD
Honorary General Chair
Prof. Nikola Mišković, PhD
General Chair
Ioannis Kyriakides, PhD
General Co-Chair
Prof. Roee Diamant, PhD
Programme Chair
TBD
Programme Co-Chair
Ana Golec
Organizing Committee Chair
Marina Loizidou
Organizing Committee Co-Chair
Nadir Kapetanović
Technical Committee Chair
Elena Valari
Technical Committee Co-Chair

PROGRAMME COMMITTEE

Ioannis Kyriakides
CMMI

Cyprus

Bridget Buxton
University of Rhode Island

USA

Fausto Ferreira
UNIZG FER

Croatia

Igor Radusinović
University of Montenegro, Faculty of Electrical Engineering

Montenegro

Massimo Caccia
Italian National Research Council (CNR)

Italy

Jeff Neasham
Newcastle University, School of Engineering

UK

Nuno Cruz
FEUP/INESC TEC

Portugal

Bill Kirkwood
Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI)

USA

Irena Radić Rossi
University of Zadar

Croatia

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

Ana Golec
UNIZG FER

Croatia

Marina Loizidou
CMMI

Cyprus

Petra Kovačević
UNIZG FER

Croatia

Blanka Gott
UNIZG FER

Croatia

TECHNICAL COMMITTEE

Nadir Kapetanović, PhD
UNIZG FER

Croatia

Elena Valari

Cyprus

Đula Nađ, PhD
UNIZG FER

Croatia

Igor Kvasić
UNIZG FER

Croatia

SUPPORTERS

FINANCED BY

SeaTecHub – financed by Horizon Europe

uBlueTec – funded by the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund (EMFAF)

 

 

Breaking the Surface