Ben Thomas

Research associate @UniofBath. Interested in underwater navigation and remote sensing with a focus on interferometric synthetic aperture sonar.

[UKAN SIG Underwater Acoustics @sigunderwater]

Join us on July 8th at the University of Sheffield for our first UKAN+ underwater acoustics data challenge day!

It's a 'hackathon' style event, developing ideas to solve key underwater acoustics challenges from industry and academia.

https://t.co/gMpZU4dLyZ

[Ben Thomas @BenBillThomas]

Looking forward to hosting the next @acoustics_ac_uk @sigunderwater webinar! We'll be hearing about underwater noise modelling and passive acoustic monitoring from industrial and governance perspectives.

[UKAN SIG Underwater Acoustics @sigunderwater]

The next Underwater Acoustics webinar is on 24th February at 2pm. Presenting are:
Rasmus Pedersen: Practical Underwater Noise Modelling for the Offshore Industry
Monika Kosecka: The Potential of Passive Acoustic Monitoring in Fish Studies
Register via: https://t.co/345bzqIc0A

[Ben Thomas @BenBillThomas]

@AlexaJThomas @PlymUni @nicwootty Congratulations Alexa! A wonderful result and you absolutely deserve it!

[Ben Thomas @BenBillThomas]

Here's my attempt at an example submission for the @acoustics_ac_uk @sigunderwater 'Research Soundings' early career competition. You have until 10 December!

[UKAN SIG Underwater Acoustics @sigunderwater]

The deadline has been extended to the 10th December for our Research Soundings early career competition!
Submit your 30 second audio clip along with up to 150 words of description to be in with a chance of winning a share of the £1000 prize money!
https://t.co/RVWox8eiqm

[Alan Hunter @DrAlanHunter]

"A picture might be worth a thousand words but a sound could be worth a thousand pounds!": submit a 30s audio clip relating to your research for the @sigunderwater @acoustics_ac_uk PhD Symposium and you could win a prize of £500, £300, or £200. Please retweet.

[Ben Thomas @BenBillThomas]

The @acoustics_ac_uk @sigunderwater is hosting an @EarlyCareerUKAN 'Research Soundings' competition! Submit 30 seconds of sound and 150 words of description, for a chance to win a share of £1000 prize money!

[UKAN SIG Underwater Acoustics @sigunderwater]

Competition time! Submit 30 seconds of sound about your work along with up to 150 words to be in with a shot of winning up to £500!
https://t.co/RVWox8eiqm

[Ben Thomas @BenBillThomas]

@Jimbo_Rand @Miele_GB A couple of years ago the @Miele_GB dishwasher that served my family 20-odd years finally gave up on me. I had hoped to repair it myself, but eventually resorted to calling in the professionals. Ended up replacing it with another Miele and crossing fingers it lasts 20+ years too!

[Ben Thomas @BenBillThomas]

Today's UKAN Underwater Acoustics webinar is at 2pm - we have 2 presentations about exciting new work in underwater acoustic transducers.

[UKAN SIG Underwater Acoustics @sigunderwater]

Join us for tomorrow's UKAN+ Underwater Acoustics SIG webinar at 2pm, on the theme of underwater acoustic transducers. More information and registration at
https://t.co/vwVUAjKfVH

[Ben Thomas @BenBillThomas]

@powellds This is going to blow your mind: If you're using Windows 10/11, you can use clipboard history. Put 'Clipboard Settings' into the search bar, turn on 'Clipboard History' and then you can Ctrl+C multiple times, and Win+V lets you choose which Ctrl+C to paste!
♥️ your podcasts btw

[Ben Thomas @BenBillThomas]

Just moved the last of my data off the @BathHPC Balena system before its impending retirement. It has served us well! I have been trying out the new @Azure cloud-based system this week and it seems great... I just hope I am this positive once the billing system is implemented!

[Ben Thomas @BenBillThomas]

Join us this Thursday @ 2pm for the @acoustics_ac_uk @sigunderwater monthly webinar! We're talking ocean observation using acoustics, gliders, signal processing and its implementation on FPGAs.

[UKAN SIG Underwater Acoustics @sigunderwater]

UKAN+ Underwater Acoustics Monthly Webinars are back! On Thursday 30th September at 2-3pm, we'll be discussing signal processing for underwater acoustic monitoring from low-power platforms e.g. gliders. More info at https://t.co/43rD8vwb7y
Register at: https://t.co/FipxtWxIp7

[Ben Thomas @BenBillThomas]

TLDR: New paper alert!
Available from IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering https://t.co/vSAXCQQ8W1
And open access version from @researchgate https://t.co/iqfo04pbSg

[Ben Thomas @BenBillThomas]

Good news! 🥳 My latest paper with @DrAlanHunter is now available at https://t.co/vSAXCQQ8W1
We describe and mitigate three sources of along-track micronavigation bias for synthetic aperture sonar (SAS) systems, enabling improved navigation of autonomous underwater vehicles. 👇

[Ben Thomas @BenBillThomas]

These developments represent an important step towards fusing micronavigation estimates into autonomous underwater vehicle navigation systems, which will enable higher accuracy underwater navigation, allowing longer underwater transits and improved geolocation of seafloor images.