Zac Nash

Education

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  Bangor University

  2018 - 2021

  Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Computer Science

  Studying the use of Marine Robotics to track the fine scale moments of fish, designing and implementing both AUVs (Autonomous Underwater Vehicles) and ASVs (Autonomous Surface Vehicles). Collaboration between multiple schools at Bangor University, including Ocean Sciences, Electronic Engineering and Computer Science. Working alongside my industry partner and scholarship sponsor HR Wallingford, helping develop their surface robotics platform.Developing a set of open-source packages that… Show more Studying the use of Marine Robotics to track the fine scale moments of fish, designing and implementing both AUVs (Autonomous Underwater Vehicles) and ASVs (Autonomous Surface Vehicles). Collaboration between multiple schools at Bangor University, including Ocean Sciences, Electronic Engineering and Computer Science. Working alongside my industry partner and scholarship sponsor HR Wallingford, helping develop their surface robotics platform.Developing a set of open-source packages that integrate different robotics and autonomy platforms such as ROS (Robotics Operating System). Designing a single heterogeneous system that works on a multitude of different platforms that converts remotely operated vehicles into autonomous systems. Designing and implementing an acoustic sensor system for reactive autonomy that allows the tracking of marine life. Show less