OcéanIA

There is strong scientific evidence on the adverse effects of climate change on the global ocean. These changes will have a drastic impact on almost all life forms in the ocean with further consequences on food security, the ecosystems in coastal and inland communities. Despite these impacts, scientific data and infrastructures are still lacking to understand better and quantify the consequence of these perturbations on the marine ecosystem. It is necessary to not only gather more data but also to develop and apply state-of-the-art mechanisms capable of turning this data into effective knowledge, policies, and action. This is where artificial intelligence, machine learning, and modeling tools are called for. This interdisciplinary and ambitious Inria Challenge, OcéanIA, aims at developing new artificial intelligence and mathematical modeling tools to contribute to the understanding of the structure, functioning, underlying mechanisms, and dynamics of the oceans and their role in regulating and sustaining the biosphere, and tackling the climate change. OcéanIA is then an opportunity to structure Inria’s contributions around a global scientific challenge in the convergence of Artificial Intelligence, Biodiversity & Climate Change.