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Between April 27 and May 2, 2025, PhD student Mário Mascagni participated in the General Assembly of the European Geosciences Union (EGU), held at the Vienna International Center, Austria. On the last day of the event, he presented the progress of his PhD research, which seeks to implement updates to the bathymetry module 1.4, with the work entitled: “Machine Learning Approaches for Tidal Data Interpolation in Satellite-Derived Bathymetry Applications.” on the development of a Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) for tidal wave propagation in estuaries, using tidal reanalysis and storm surge data from the global CODEC ERA5 model.
On April 9, 2025, in room 04 of the Coastal Dynamics 2025 Congress, held in Aveiro, Portugal, an oral presentation was given by doctoral student Mário Mascagni focusing on advances in the use of convolutional neural networks (CNN) to improve the accuracy of satellite-derived bathymetry (BDS) results, in regions with high optical complexity – due to the influence of suspended particulate matter (MPS) and dissolved organic matter (CDOM) from bathymetry data sampled by traditional methods with single-beam echosounder, carried out in May 2018 in Babitonga Bay, on the northern coast of Santa Catarina, Brazil.
Mini curso Incorporating Data Science and Climate in Coastal Engineering
Master’s students Larissa Rayanny and Luiza Fiorini participated, between March 17 and 19, 2025, in the mini-course “Incorporating Data Science and Climate in Coastal Engineering”, which addressed the use of the BlueMath tool developed by the University of Cantabria for data modeling. The course was taught by Prof. Dr. Fernando Méndez at the Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC).
2nd BRICS Marine Sustainable Development Symposium
On November 8, 2024, the 2nd BRICS Sustainable Marine Development Symposium took place in Xiamen, China, organized by the Third Fujinan Institute of Oceanography (TIO), where Prof. Dr. Antonio Henrique da Fontoura Klein presented the lecture “Retrieval of coastal topography and water depth from satellite images” about recent advances in the CASSIE-CORE platform and the use of the module being implemented.
1st Congress of Marine Sciences on the Brazilian Equatorial Margin (CMMEB)
At the same event, the 1st Congress of Marine Sciences on the Brazilian Equatorial Margin (CMMEB), held in São Luís, MA, between October 28th and 30th, 2024, a meeting took place between Prof. Dr. Antonio Henrique da Fontoura Klein and Prof. Dr. João Luiz B. de Carvalho, who is part of the CASSIE-CORE project validation team. This meeting between researchers was marked by in-depth discussions about recent advances and the development of the CASSIE-CORE platform, especially with regard to the implementation of new modules.
1st Congress of Marine Sciences on the Brazilian Equatorial Margin (CMMEB)
During the 1st Congress of Marine Sciences on the Brazilian Equatorial Margin (CMMEB), held in São Luís, MA, between October 28th and 30th, 2024, URFGS doctoral student Cícero Vicente Júnior presented his work entitled ‘Conceptual Model of Sand Pulse Migration: A Review’, which addressed recent concepts and methodologies applied to the study of sand pulse migration, emphasizing the use of conceptual models to understand and predict sedimentary dynamics in coastal regions using the first module of the Platform CASSIE-CORE.
1st Congress of Marine Sciences on the Brazilian Equatorial Margin (CMMEB)
On the first day of the 1st Congress of Marine Sciences on the Brazilian Equatorial Margin (CMMEB), held in São Luís, MA, between October 28th and 30th, 2024, Prof. Dr. Antonio Henrique da Fontoura Klein gave a lecture on the CASSIE-CORE Platform. On the occasion, the use of new modules that are being implemented, intended for topo-bathymetric inversion based on satellite images, was discussed.
The lecture “Earth Observations to Support Coastal Risk Management” offered by speaker Dr. Luis Pedro Almeida, on the last day of the event 20th Latin American Congress of Marine Sciences (COLACMAR 2024) and the 8th Brazilian Congress of Oceanography (CBO 2024), featured several examples of the use of the CASSIE tool (coastline and c-squeeze module) which allowed the target audience to observe how the use of this tool can generate important indicators that support coastal zone managers.
During the 20th Latin American Congress of Marine Sciences (COLACMAR 2024) and the 8th Brazilian Congress of Oceanography (CBO 2024), held in Itajaí, SC, from August 13th to 16th, the Cassie platform was one of the main attractions. At a dedicated stand, visitors had the opportunity to try the platform for the first time, with direct support from our team, who was available to offer assistance and answer questions.
During the 20th Latin American Congress of Marine Sciences – COLACMAR’2024 and the 8th Brazilian Congress of Oceanography – CBO’2024, hosted in Itajaí – SC, August 13 to 16, there was a poster exhibition by master’s students Laís Pool, Larissa Rayanny and Luiza Fiorini, and doctoral student Mário Mascagni on the use of different modules of the Cassie platform, linked to their lines of research.
On January 18th, the online and global IGCP 725 Geochron workshop took place, which featured several presentations focused on all aspects of coastal geochronology, with an emphasis this year on the use of tools from historical and modern processes of coastal change. And one of them was presented by Prof. Dr. Antonio Henrique da Fontoura Klein on the use of the Cassie Platform.
Publication on the Communications Earth & Environment
On 11/28, a report was made with doctoral student Daniel Pais, made available on the University of Lisbon website, about the article published in Communications Earth & Environment about the use of the Cassie Core tool, about his journey as part of the team developing this project and the use of the platform to facilitate the understanding of coastal environments.
Workshop Alimentação Artificial de Praias
During the third week of November, at the CREA headquarters in Santa Catarina, there was a workshop organized by IMA (Environment Institute) on beach nourishment, which included a presentation by Prof. Dr. Pedro de Souza Pereira who used module 1 [Shoreline] of the Cassie platform to carry out his studies on erosion and beach nourishment techniques in the region.
BRICS Sustainable Marine Development Symposium
On November 10, 2023, the 15th BRICS Summit took place in Xiamen, China, with the theme “BRICS and Africa: Partnership to Accelerate Growth, Sustainable Development and Inclusive Multilateralism”, where Prof. Dr. Antonio Henrique da Fontoura Klein virtually presented the Cassie platform as a tool developed for monitoring and managing coastal zones.
V Brazilian Symposium on Geology and Marine Geophysics (VSBGGM)
In the period between the 6th and 10th of November 2023, the event called VSBGGM (acronym in Portuguese) took place in the city of São Paulo, which was attended by students and members of the Cassie development team. It is noteworthy that during the aforementioned event, two panels were presented, which addressed topics related to the use and development of the Cassie webplatform and the third module that is being created.
UFSC and UFMA Collaboration
In the last week of October 2023, we established a collaboration with professors João Luiz Carvalho and Leonardo Lima, from the Federal University of Maranhão (UFMA), to collect and validate data in the state of Maranhão. This region is known for its significant tidal variation, being an important accretion for the 3rd module [Interdital] of the platform that is being developed.
International Geoscience Programme 725
Participation of the Cassie CoRe® development team in the IGCP 725 event, based in Santa Catarina, Brazil, between September 21st and 27th, 2023. Including the presentation and poster exhibition by Master’s student Laís Pool and doctoral student Mário Mascagni on the 3rd module [Interdital] of Cassie CoRe®, which are under development and will be implemented on the online platform.
Brazil – China / Coastal Studies Exchange of knowledge
First meeting between the Coastal Oceanography Laboratory (LOC-UFSC) and the Coastal Laboratory and Marine Geology of the Third Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources (TIO) Xiamen-China, held in the second week of September/2023 to strengthen ties between the institutions. Had a presentation of the Cassie CoRe web tool presented by Prof. Dr. Antonio Henrique da Fontoura Klein.
XVI Northeast Water Resources Symposium
Lecture given by Dr. Luís Pedro de Almeida at the 15th Symposium on Hydraulics and Water Resources in Portuguese-Speaking Countries on the use of the Cassie platform for the coastline, held on May 26, 2023, at the National Civil Engineering Laboratory in Lisbon , Portugal.
Portos & Costas 2023 Meeting
On May 22, the Panel Engineering and Coastal Processes closes the program of the first day of the Porto & Costas Brasil – 2023 congress with the lecture “Satellite images in Coastal Engineering: tools for monitoring, defining conditions for contouring, and management” presented by Prof. Dr. Antonio Henrique da Fontoura Klein.
3º Webinar of Coastal and Port Engineering in Portugal and the World
Lecture given by Dr. Luís Pedro de Almeida at the 3rd Webinar promoted by the World Association for Waterborne Transport Infrastructure (The World Association for Waterborne Transport Infrastructure – PIANC) whose main themes were “Ocean energy: offshore, wave and tidal energy ” and “Management of coastal areas”. The event was held in Portugal on May 19, 2023, with some remote presentations.
1st In-person Meeting Cassie CoRe
On April 6, 2023, the first meeting of the current development team for the Cassie web platform took place, held at the Foundation for Support to Research and University Extension (FAPEU). At this event, the foundations that will guide the progress of this project were established. A detailed report was also presented from each of the sectors covering what has been accomplished on the platform to date.
Brazilian Symposium on Remote Sensing
Between April 2nd and 5th, 2023, at the Brazilian Symposium on Remote Sensing, there was a presentation by Dr. Luís Pedro de Almeida on the 4th module [Bathymetry] and by Master’s student Laís Pool on the 3rd module [Interdital] of the Cassie CoRe®, which are under development and will be implemented on the online platform.
Tool allows mapping of the coastline
Report on the UFSC website about the Baysqueeze project, highlights the creation of the CASSIE tool and its use for mapping and studies in the coastal regions of Santa Catarina. Released on 1/13/2022.
Presentation of the scholarship holder’s TCC Ricardo Santacattarina
“Implementation of an API in serverless architecture in the AWS environment for predicting bathymetry in estuaries through the application of machine learning methods to multispectral satellite images” Title of the course conclusion work by Ricardo Santacattarina, project scholarship holder in 2022.
Report of Cassie-Core® in the FNE
Report on the creation of the Cassie CoRe® web tool by Brazilian researchers for mapping and analyzing coastline variation, was published by the National Federation of Engineers, on January 14, 2020.
