AI-enabled detection of unidentified or unregulated boats from high resolution satellite imagery
Course Credit?
NoPaid Position?
Yes - $15.00/hourPreferred Majors
Business Analytics | Computer Engineering | Computer Science | Criminology & Criminal Justice | Data Science | Engineering | Geographic Information Systems | GeographyFaculty
Nicholas MaglioccaDescription
The Laboratory for Human-Environmental Interactions Modeling and Analysis (HEIMA; https://heima.ua.edu/) is seeking a motivated undergraduate student to support an ongoing National Science Foundation-funded project on Disrupting Illicit Supply Networks. The undergraduate research assistant will support efforts to detect unidentified or unregulated boats (UUBs) from high resolution satellite imagery. This will contribute to a larger study about the routes that cocaine traffickers use to move shipments through Central America to the United States and European Union. Responsibilities: • Downloading satellite images from designated sources based on predefined criteria. • Processing downloaded images through an existing object-detection model to identify and locate specific objects of interest. • Building and maintaining a database of detected object coordinates. • Matching detected object coordinates with corresponding Automated Information System (AIS) locations to enrich data with vessel information (using an already developed script). • Compiling the extracted results into CSV files for further analysis by the team. • Assisting with other data processing and analysis tasks as needed.
Special Directions
Please include a CV when inquiring about a position. Email is the preferred contact method.
Special Skills
• Enrolled in an undergraduate program. • Knowledge of MS-Office. • Basic Knowledge of Programming is helpful but not required