• Project Title - Development of Underwater Acoustic Sensor Network for Monitoring of Coral Reef (BBF/BITS(G)/FY2022-23/BCPS-113)
• Principle Investigator- Sarang Chandrashekhar Dhongdi
• Co-PI – Prof. K R Anupama, Dept of EEE, BITS Goa
• Thrust Area –Underwater Sensor Networks
• Funding Agency – DST NM-ICPS
• Duration - 01/09/2022 to 01/03/2024
• Grant Amount - 34.86 Lakhs

Coral reefs are a very important environment that maintain a great variety of life forms and are indicators of ocean health. Currently coral reefs are monitored using divers and researchers have been collecting data periodically on environmental conditions.  The current system does not provide real-time data through all seasons. In addition, it is invasive in nature.  The main objective of the proposal is to develop an underwater acoustic sensor network which can be deployed for monitoring the regional coral reef non-intrusively and through all seasons. For deployment of this network, series of underwater nodes would be developed with the capability of sensing, communication, data processing and networking.  Using these nodes an ad hoc self-configuring underwater acoustic sensor network will be built to monitor various parameters ocean environment using oceanographic sensors.