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IOW research uses AI and drones to improve early warning systems for Vibrio bacteria in the Baltic Sea

On the beach at Warnemünde during one of the drone test flights aimed at improving the Vibrio early warning system (from right to left): Laurenz Walden, Madhusmita Dash, and Janet Pissulla from the IOW
On the beach at Warnemünde during one of the drone test flights aimed at improving the Vibrio early warning system (from right to left): Laurenz Walden, Madhusmita Dash, and Janet Pissulla from the IOW (Photo: Daniel Herlemann, IOW)

The presence of the marine bacterium Vibrio vulnificus, which is potentially dangerous to humans, can now be predicted up to five weeks in advance in the Baltic Sea using artificial intelligence (AI). A research team led by the IOW reached this conclusion by combining high-resolution environmental, satellite, and microbiome data in an AI-based analysis. The study, recently published in “Water Research,” shows that this approach allows for a much more precise identification of risk periods than was previously possible. Furthermore, the IOW is testing an AI-supported drone measurement program for local Vibrio warning systems.

 

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