Call for Papers Workshop AIME@CRI’2025

Title : Artificial Intelligence and marine ecology (AIME)

Date and Location: December 15, 2025, University of Yaounde I

Organizers: Norbert TSOPZE and Hippolyte TAPAMO

Target Audience: Researchers in Marine ecology and AI, PhD and Master in Computer Science and marine ecology

Language of Communication: English.

Scope and Objectives : 

The global marine ecosystem faces unprecedented challenges, from climate change and pollution to overfishing and habitat destruction. Addressing these complex issues requires innovative, data-driven solutions that harness the power of modern computation. This workshop, “AI and Marine Ecology” for bridging the gap for marine ecosystem conservation,” is designed to forge a dynamic interface between Artificial Intelligence (AI) experts and Marine Ecologists. The workshop is highly interdisciplinary and focuses on the application of the AI algorithms and methods to help decision making in marine ecology. The marine ecosystem challenges identified by the ecologists which can be solved using their data are also welcome. Discussions between AI experts and marine ecologists will be made and future collaborations are envisaged. We particularly encourage submissions that demonstrate the practical use of technologies such as: Machine Learning (ML) and Deep Learning for automated species identification, biomass estimation, and behavioral tracking from acoustic or visual data, marine protected area;  Predictive Modeling to forecast shifts in species distribution, map coral bleaching events, or predict the impact of environmental changes, Computer Vision for monitoring marine traffic, detecting illegal fishing, or assessing coral reef health.

We explicitly welcome contributions and position papers from marine ecologists that:

  1. Identify Marine Ecosystem Challenges that are currently limited by data analysis or modeling bottlenecks.
  2. Detail Data Availability and Quality for specific ecological problems (e.g., large-scale satellite imagery, bio-logging data, acoustic sensor outputs, eDNA data, species identification and biomass data, …).
  3. Propose Problem Statements where an AI solution could yield significant advancements in conservation strategy, monitoring, or policy.

The structure of the workshop will facilitate intensive discussions between AI researchers and marine ecologists through dedicated sessions, roundtables, and collaborative challenges. The ultimate goal is not just to share current results, but to foster concrete future collaborations by pairing specific ecological problems with relevant AI expertise. We aspire for this atelier to serve as the starting point for joint research projects, grant applications, and the creation of next-generation tools essential for safeguarding our oceans.

Areas (Topics): 

The main objectives of the workshop is the use of AI tools in marine ecosystem protection. The main topics of interest include:

  • Satellite image processing,
  • Ship detection and trajectory analysis
  • Anthropic pressure 
  • Marine ecosystem eDNA processing, 
  • Marine species identification, 
  • Marine species protection, 
  • Biomass estimation
  • AI for Sustainable and Responsible Fishing

All innovative research addressing these marine ecosystem challenges is welcomed, irrespective of the field of application (e.g., responsibility, fishery, marine law, Coral Reef Protection, etc.).

SUBMISSIONS

Researchers, academics, and students working on the field of marine environment, Artificial Intelligence, ecology with a focus on marine ecosystem are invited to submit extended abstracts or short papers for oral presentations or posters. Submitted papers must be in English and will be reviewed by the workshop committees for suitability and interest to the AIME audience. The authors can submit papers of unpublished work reporting original and early results, introducing new ideas or describing prototypes. 

Every accepted submission must have at least one author registered for the workshop. All submitted extended abstracts or short papers must follow the LNCS format with a page limit of up to 2 and 6 pages respectively including the title page, figures, references, and an optional appendix. The abstracts should be submitted electronically in PDF format via the following link : here

Template for paper preparation can be found here.

Evaluation Criteria: The scientific Committee will decide based on the relevance, originality, methodological rigor, clarity of the contribution.

Submission Deadline: 17 November, 2025

Notification of Acceptance: 01 December , 2025

Camera-Ready Deadline (Final Version): 10 December , 2025

Submission Method: Using the link https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeDQYR2gVf7X0wNbuucXzFpeP7RKQYQ8rgq4YjWuMnd0ukKcw/viewform?usp=header

Scientific Committee: 

Norbert TSOPZE, University of Yaounde I

Hippolyte TAPAMO, University of Yaounde I

Brice TONFACK, University of  Yaounde I

Jihad ZAHIR, Cadi Ayyad University, Marrakesh

Corina IOVAN, IRD-ENTROPIE, Nouméa

Guy LEKEUFACK, University of Yaounde I

Contact Information: 

Registration Fees: None