TUTORIAL 6 INTRO: The Maritime Computer Vision Initiative (MaCVi): Use-Cases and Hands-On
In this tutorial, we discuss the computer vision aspects of maritime robotics, spotlighting the MaCVi initiative—a collaborative effort originating from the success of the 1st Workshop on Maritime Computer Vision. Through the lens ofvarious multi-year projects and the founding of a startup, we present applications ranging from UAVs in search and rescue missions to assistance systems for boaters. This session is a gateway to understanding how computer vision and AI technologies are utilized in maritime operations. The hands-on segment invites participants to engage with pre-trained models from previous competitions through Google Colab exercises to get a better understanding of the underlying competitions, their used models and evaluation metrics and benchmarking webserver.