Dear Researcher,

On behalf of IEEE Bangalore Humanitarian Technology Conference – BHTC 2024 organizing committee, we take this opportunity to invite you to participate in flagship humanitarian conference of IEEE Bangalore Section which is premier annual cross disciplinary conference that brings together technologists, engineers, scientists, and investors as well as representatives from NGOs, government, academia, and the industry. The conference aims at promoting research and development on “Sustainable Development Goal 14: Life Below Water” to Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development. This third edition of BHTC 2024 is scheduled for on March 22-23, 2024 and is co-hosted by IEEE Mangalore Subsection.

A Call-for-paper is enclosed for your perusal. We assure you of an international technically enriched and vibrant experience at BHTC 2024, and we are sure your experience at this conference will be a rewarding and memorable one.

Dr. Niranjan N Chiplunkar & Dr. Mohit P Tahiliani
General Chairs, IEEE BHTC 2024

Topics of Interest: The world’s oceans – their temperature, chemistry, currents and life – drive global systems that make the Earth habitable for humankind. How we manage this vital resource is essential for humanity as a whole, and to counterbalance the effects of climate change.

Paper submissions are encouraged with respect to the usage of technology (sensors, devices, computing, and services) in the following domains, but are not limited to:

• Technology for reducing marine pollution, ocean acidification, sea erosion.
• Protecting and restoring techniques for Coastal habitats and ecosystems.
• ICT for Sustainable fishing.
• Economic benefits from use of marine resources.
• Satellite image processing, Ocean remote sensing.
• ICT for Identification of species.
• Exploration and conservation of deep-sea biodiversity.
• Ocean — Modelling, Data assimilation and analysis.
• Harnessing ocean renewable energies using advanced technology.
• Manned and unmanned underwater vehicles.
• Marine Sensors, Ocean electronics, Ocean acoustics, Underwater communication and coastal surveillance.
• Assessment of the vulnerability of coastal areas and technological solutions to safeguard Oceanographic parameters forecasting (Application of AI/IOT).
• Coastal water quality: monitoring and prediction techniques using ML and Data Science.
• Coastal processes and hazards.
• Coastal and environmental engineering.
• Data acquisition, analysis, interpretation, and archival for ocean information.
• Early warning system for Tsunami and storm surges, Climate / Monsoon / Weather forecasting (AI/ML/Data Science/IOT Applications).
• Ocean observing system.
• Marine biotechnology, Deep sea technology.
• Use of IOT/AI/Data Science for exploring life below water.