Tackle complex problems critical to our oceans and invent and adopt new technologies with a team of engineers, scientists, social scientists, MBAs, and policy experts from Scripps Institution of Oceanography and the University of California, San Diego, in collaboration with a non-profit organization focused on ocean health.
Questions? Email: infohackingforoceans@ucsd.edu
2021 PROBLEM STATEMENTS
- Rip current monitoring from aerial drones
- AI-Based seabed classification: geology, biota, and man-made objects
- K-12 robotics educational kit development
- New techniques for carbon capture
- App development for ecosystem conservation
"The teaching team and mentors have been phenomenal in providing great advice and feedback to guide us in the right direction.” - Michelle Sit, Computer Science and Engineering student, 2020 Participant
"I was thrilled to find kindred spirits at UC San Diego in Sophia and Eric who felt that it was important to create a new generation of entrepreneurs focused on the mission of ocean health,” - Steve Weinstein, senior vice president of strategy at BMNT
"The outpouring of support from our sponsors and external mentors should cement for the students the value of their greatest asset—their education.” - Eric Terrill, Scripps Oceanographer
