GuardIAS
About the project
GuardIAS focuses on aquatic invasive alien species, those found in both freshwater and marine environments. The project aims to improve the detection and prevent the spread of invasive alien species in both marine and freshwater habitats using a range of novel methods — such as artificial intelligence (AI), environmental DNA, satellite imagery, underwater robotics and monitoring systems, and the development of an early alert system.
Information gained from the research will be used to increase public awareness regarding threats from invasive species spread, enhance public engagement, and enable decision makers to prioritise where and when to act.
- University of the Aegean
- Aarhus University
- The Binary Forest
- Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
- ERINN Innovation
- Research Institute Nature and Forest
- Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB)
- International Estuarine and Coastal Specialists (IECS)
- International Association for Open Knowledge on Invasive Alien Species (INVASIVESNET)
- Irish Ocean Literacy Network
- Joint Research Center (JRC) European Commission
- Klaipėdos universitetas
- Lobster Robotics
- Nelson AI Institute (NAI)
- Nord university
- Sequench
- Università degli Studi di Firenze
- Università di Pavia
- The University of Sydney
- Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ)
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