{"id":344,"date":"2018-04-03T07:06:47","date_gmt":"2018-04-03T07:06:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wp\/portfolio-light\/?page_id=344"},"modified":"2026-05-02T18:56:20","modified_gmt":"2026-05-02T18:56:20","slug":"news","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/courses.ocean.mt\/mdlcourse\/index.php\/news\/","title":{"rendered":"Course Programme"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-145nae-51b932efac515d6c5f3fd205adcc3171\">\n.avia-section.av-145nae-51b932efac515d6c5f3fd205adcc3171{\nbackground-repeat:no-repeat;\nbackground-image:url(https:\/\/courses.ocean.mt\/mdlcourse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Diseno-sin-titulo-1-1.png);\nbackground-position:50% 0%;\nbackground-attachment:scroll;\n}\n.avia-section.av-145nae-51b932efac515d6c5f3fd205adcc3171 .av-section-color-overlay{\nopacity:0.6;\nbackground-color:#084a79;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section 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href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/m9jE9cyGO_M?is=J3YSV5EyHuLQgy2f\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">View lecture<\/a><\/p>\n<h4>Key points of the lecture<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Why do we need marine data?<\/li>\n<li>How do we measure and model the sea?<\/li>\n<li>Different types of marine data: physical, biogeochemical, ecological; models; observations (in situ + remote)<\/li>\n<li>What is operational oceanography?<\/li>\n<li>Technologies used to produce marine data<\/li>\n<li>Temporal and spatial constraints in data collection and interpretation; how to measure and interpret data avoiding pitfalls<\/li>\n<li>The value addition chain of data; downstream services and data product delivery<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class='av_toggle_section av-29d6vs-bf0f40a647611fc8cccb19549a3c72ea'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div role=\"tablist\" class=\"single_toggle\" data-tags=\"{All} \"  ><p data-fake-id='#toggle-id-2' class='toggler   '  itemprop=\"headline\"  role='tab' tabindex='0' aria-controls='toggle-id-2'>Reliable oceanographic data sources<span class=\"toggle_icon\"><span class=\"vert_icon\"><\/span><span class=\"hor_icon\"><\/span><\/span><\/p><div id='toggle-id-2' class='toggle_wrap  '  ><div class='toggle_content invers-color '  itemprop=\"text\" ><h4>Reliable oceanographic data sources<\/h4>\n<h4>Met-ocean data sets: climate, reanalysis, forecast and in situ data<\/h4>\n<h4>&#8211; <em>Alfredo Izquierdo Gonzalez<\/em><\/h4>\n<p>LECTURE 2, Thursday 5 March 2026, 5pm \u2013 7pm (Central European Time) <a href=\"https:\/\/courses.ocean.mt\/mdlcourse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2_intro_lecture_izquierdo_2026.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Download presentation<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/3cPSf5E3PcA?is=E1VzYdfLQJA6p-0F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">View lecture<\/a> <strong>Key points of the lecture<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-removefontsize=\"true\" data-originalcomputedfontsize=\"16\">Met-Ocean data types and characteristics<\/li>\n<li data-removefontsize=\"true\" data-originalcomputedfontsize=\"16\">Analysis, reanalysis and climatology<\/li>\n<li data-removefontsize=\"true\" data-originalcomputedfontsize=\"16\">Data sets uncertainty and accuracy<\/li>\n<li data-removefontsize=\"true\" data-originalcomputedfontsize=\"16\">Data sets strengths and limitations<\/li>\n<li data-removefontsize=\"true\" data-originalcomputedfontsize=\"16\">Time and space resolution and coverage<\/li>\n<li data-removefontsize=\"true\" data-originalcomputedfontsize=\"16\">Overview of some data sets<\/li>\n<li data-removefontsize=\"true\" data-originalcomputedfontsize=\"16\">Some CMEMS products description (PHYS and INSITU)<\/li>\n<li data-removefontsize=\"true\" data-originalcomputedfontsize=\"16\">Data lexicon: quality information and product user manual<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class='av_toggle_section av-20ermo-4475d6b33771c6dc6b139f5353d1d2e2'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div role=\"tablist\" class=\"single_toggle\" data-tags=\"{All} \"  ><p data-fake-id='#toggle-id-3' class='toggler   '  itemprop=\"headline\"  role='tab' tabindex='0' aria-controls='toggle-id-3'>Online Data Portals<span class=\"toggle_icon\"><span class=\"vert_icon\"><\/span><span class=\"hor_icon\"><\/span><\/span><\/p><div id='toggle-id-3' class='toggle_wrap  '  ><div class='toggle_content invers-color '  itemprop=\"text\" ><h4>Online Data Portals &#8211; <em>Adam Gauci<\/em><\/h4>\n<p>LECTURE 3, Monday 9 March 2026, 5pm \u2013 7pm (Central European Time) <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/EHsyDZhutCs?feature=shared\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">View lecture<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/courses.ocean.mt\/mdlcourse\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Online-Data-Portals.pdf\">Download presentation<\/a><\/p>\n<h4>Key points of the lecture<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>What oceanographic data is freely available? How can this be accessed?<\/li>\n<li>Demonstration of professional online data interfaces to visualise in near-real-time ocean data products<\/li>\n<li>Portals from where numeric data derived from in-situ measurements, remote sensing, and forecasting models, can be downloaded<\/li>\n<li>Demonstration of visualisation software including Panoply, the Sentinel Application Toolbox (SNAP), and QGIS, that can be used to process downloaded data<\/li>\n<li>Simple data processing techniques to added-value products (such as colour composites, vegetation and water quality indices, etc\u2026)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class='av_toggle_section av-1wudps-08ab3bb3ccc27c588a8d7ce380b1ca1c'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div role=\"tablist\" class=\"single_toggle\" data-tags=\"{All} \"  ><p data-fake-id='#toggle-id-4' class='toggler   '  itemprop=\"headline\"  role='tab' tabindex='0' aria-controls='toggle-id-4'>Introduction to Operational Modelling<span class=\"toggle_icon\"><span class=\"vert_icon\"><\/span><span class=\"hor_icon\"><\/span><\/span><\/p><div id='toggle-id-4' class='toggle_wrap  '  ><div class='toggle_content invers-color '  itemprop=\"text\" ><h4>Introduction to Operational Modelling &#8211; <em>Fl\u00e1vio Martins<\/em><\/h4>\n<p>LECTURE 4, Thursday 12 March 2026, 5pm \u2013 7pm (Central European Time) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=2KiO5xx_6V0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">View lecture<\/a><\/p>\n<h4>Key points of the lecture<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>What is a model?<\/li>\n<li>Transport of a property: Eulerian vs Lagrangian<\/li>\n<li>Discretisation in space and time<\/li>\n<li>Model limitations<\/li>\n<li>Initial and boundary conditions<\/li>\n<li>Downscaling<\/li>\n<li>Types of models<\/li>\n<li>Operational modelling cycle<\/li>\n<li>Data assimilation, analysis and reanalysis<\/li>\n<li>Model validation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class='av_toggle_section av-1p9c8o-43159770c08b9223728b751977a2cab4'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div role=\"tablist\" class=\"single_toggle\" data-tags=\"{All} \"  ><p data-fake-id='#toggle-id-5' class='toggler   '  itemprop=\"headline\"  role='tab' tabindex='0' aria-controls='toggle-id-5'>An introduction to Europe\u2019s in situ open data service by the European Marine Observation Data Network (EMODnet)<span class=\"toggle_icon\"><span class=\"vert_icon\"><\/span><span class=\"hor_icon\"><\/span><\/span><\/p><div id='toggle-id-5' class='toggle_wrap  '  ><div class='toggle_content invers-color '  itemprop=\"text\" ><h4>An introduction to Europe\u2019s\u00a0<i>in situ\u00a0<\/i>open data service by the European Marine Observation Data Network (EMODnet) &#8211;<em> Conor Delaney<\/em><\/h4>\n<p>LECTURE 5, Monday 16\u00a0 March 2026, 5pm \u2013 7pm, (Central European Time) <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/d9LUDK_HvdM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">View lecture<\/a><\/p>\n<h4>Key points of the lecture<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Data management tools, principles and technologies deployed by EMODnet<\/li>\n<li>DCO Data Sharing, Decade&#8217;s Data and Information Strategy and related initiatives<\/li>\n<li>Supporting the EU Digital of the Ocean project through faster access to marine data.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class='av_toggle_section av-1nec7c-bff8631e9ec9d01909c791a17c1bda8f'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div role=\"tablist\" class=\"single_toggle\" data-tags=\"{All} \"  ><p data-fake-id='#toggle-id-6' class='toggler   '  itemprop=\"headline\"  role='tab' tabindex='0' aria-controls='toggle-id-6'>Accessing and transforming data<span class=\"toggle_icon\"><span class=\"vert_icon\"><\/span><span class=\"hor_icon\"><\/span><\/span><\/p><div id='toggle-id-6' class='toggle_wrap  '  ><div class='toggle_content invers-color '  itemprop=\"text\" ><h4>Accessing and transforming data &#8211; <i>Giuseppe Aulicino<\/i><\/h4>\n<p>LECTURE 6, Thursday 19 March 2026, 5pm \u2013 7pm (Central European Time) <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/9NxthnnDUys?feature=shared\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">View lecture<\/a><\/p>\n<h4>Key points of the lecture<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Brief introduction to web scraping and API<\/li>\n<li>Brief introduction to data wrangling<\/li>\n<li>Interacting with data servers part 1 (openDAP)<\/li>\n<li>Introduction to cloud storage and cloud computing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class='av_toggle_section av-1gocs8-92d1bbaf78e58e5b06be94666d8a737c'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div role=\"tablist\" class=\"single_toggle\" data-tags=\"{All} \"  ><p data-fake-id='#toggle-id-7' class='toggler   '  itemprop=\"headline\"  role='tab' tabindex='0' aria-controls='toggle-id-7'>Fundamentals and examples of marine data analysis<span class=\"toggle_icon\"><span class=\"vert_icon\"><\/span><span class=\"hor_icon\"><\/span><\/span><\/p><div id='toggle-id-7' class='toggle_wrap  '  ><div class='toggle_content invers-color '  itemprop=\"text\" ><h4>Fundamentals and examples of marine data analysis &#8211; <em>Carlos Rom\u00e1n Casc\u00f3n<\/em><\/h4>\n<p>LECTURE 7, Monday 23 March 2026, 5pm &#8211; 7pm, (Central European Time)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/6DGFyeGfVfg?is=ONnHZJoelnzeSZpH\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">View Lecture<\/a><\/p>\n<h4>Key points of the lecture<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Instrumentation and sampling characteristics<\/li>\n<li>Data analysis: basic statistics, climatological assessments, anomalies, correlation<\/li>\n<li>Spatial analysis of data<\/li>\n<li>Time series analysis: Fourier, harmonic, spectral and wavelet analysis<\/li>\n<li>Some examples of marine data analysis<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class='av_toggle_section av-1278r4-cdef1853b4ef120fc23e3e4280ef8807'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div role=\"tablist\" class=\"single_toggle\" data-tags=\"{All} \"  ><p data-fake-id='#toggle-id-8' class='toggler   '  itemprop=\"headline\"  role='tab' tabindex='0' aria-controls='toggle-id-8'>Managing and Processing (Big) Scientific Data<span class=\"toggle_icon\"><span class=\"vert_icon\"><\/span><span class=\"hor_icon\"><\/span><\/span><\/p><div id='toggle-id-8' class='toggle_wrap  '  ><div class='toggle_content invers-color '  itemprop=\"text\" ><h4>Managing and Processing (Big) Scientific Data &#8211; <em>Peer Kr\u00f6ger, Daniyal Kazempour<\/em><\/h4>\n<p>LECTURE 8, Thursday 26 March 2026, 5pm &#8211; 7pm, (Central European Time)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/wJVxxWcul1o\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">View lecture<\/a><\/p>\n<h4>Key points of the lecture<\/h4>\n<p><b>Managing (Big) Scientific Data<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>IT tools and systems<\/li>\n<li>Relational Database Management Systems\n<ul>\n<li>Data model<\/li>\n<li>Basic properties of transactions in RDMS<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Geo-Information systems\n<ul>\n<li>Spatial, temporal, and spatio-temporal data models<\/li>\n<li>NoSQL Databases<\/li>\n<li>Data models<\/li>\n<li>Cap-theorem (consistency and availability)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Processing (Big) Scientific Data<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Data Preprocessing<\/li>\n<li>Overview on Distributed Data Processing\n<ul>\n<li>Hadoop, map-reduce<\/li>\n<li>Spark<\/li>\n<li>Flink<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class='av_toggle_section av-xp5vk-191377f1c84138915e0677dfe0fe8bd5'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div role=\"tablist\" class=\"single_toggle\" data-tags=\"{All} \"  ><p data-fake-id='#toggle-id-9' class='toggler   '  itemprop=\"headline\"  role='tab' tabindex='0' aria-controls='toggle-id-9'>Introduction to learning algorithms, neural networks and clustering<span class=\"toggle_icon\"><span class=\"vert_icon\"><\/span><span class=\"hor_icon\"><\/span><\/span><\/p><div id='toggle-id-9' class='toggle_wrap  '  ><div class='toggle_content invers-color '  itemprop=\"text\" ><h4>Introduction to learning algorithms, neural networks and clustering &#8211; <em>Hrvoje Kalini\u0107<\/em><\/h4>\n<p>LECTURE 9, Monday 30 March 2026, 5pm \u2013 7pm (Central European Summer Time)<\/p>\n<h4>Key points of the lecture<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>What is unsupervised learning?<\/li>\n<li>Distinction between clustering and classification<\/li>\n<li>Cluster properties and basic approaches to cluster analysis<\/li>\n<li>Examples of some algorithm and applications<\/li>\n<li>What is supervised learning?<\/li>\n<li>Distinction between classification and regression problem<\/li>\n<li>Learning algorithms and why are the introduced<\/li>\n<li>Learning as an optimization problem. Gradient descent. Local optimum<\/li>\n<li>Linear separability and complexity of neural network architecture<\/li>\n<li>Simple (shallow) neural network implementation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class='av_toggle_section av-p7tlc-569de12752f4771f42dd9b94cd8f3938'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div role=\"tablist\" class=\"single_toggle\" data-tags=\"{All} \"  ><p data-fake-id='#toggle-id-10' class='toggler   '  itemprop=\"headline\"  role='tab' tabindex='0' aria-controls='toggle-id-10'>Applying AI to Oceanography: case studies<span class=\"toggle_icon\"><span class=\"vert_icon\"><\/span><span class=\"hor_icon\"><\/span><\/span><\/p><div id='toggle-id-10' class='toggle_wrap  '  ><div class='toggle_content invers-color '  itemprop=\"text\" ><h4>Applying AI to Oceanography: case studies &#8211; <em><span class=\"il\">Aleksandra<\/span>\u00a0Dudkowska<\/em><\/h4>\n<p>LECTURE 10, Thursday 02 April 2026, 5pm &#8211; 7pm, (Central European Summer Time)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=h6OrXZIyg3A\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">View Lecture<\/a><\/p>\n<h4>Key points of the lecture<\/h4>\n<p>Case studies and demonstration of the different AI\/ML models used in Oceanography<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class='av_toggle_section av-6rmbs-0ff9236546409292c81f4266528d5039'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div role=\"tablist\" class=\"single_toggle\" data-tags=\"{All} \"  ><p data-fake-id='#toggle-id-11' class='toggler   '  itemprop=\"headline\"  role='tab' tabindex='0' aria-controls='toggle-id-11'>Introduction to Physical Mobility in Malta<span class=\"toggle_icon\"><span class=\"vert_icon\"><\/span><span class=\"hor_icon\"><\/span><\/span><\/p><div id='toggle-id-11' class='toggle_wrap  '  ><div class='toggle_content invers-color '  itemprop=\"text\" ><h4>Virtual Quiz &amp; Introduction to Physical Mobility in Malta &#8211; <em>Adam Gauci<\/em><\/h4>\n<p>VIRTUAL QUIZ, Monday 13 April 2026, 5pm &#8211; 5:30pm (Central European Summer Time)<\/p>\n<p>INTRO TO PRACTICAL SESSIONS, Monday 13 April 2026, 5:30pm \u2013 6:15pm (Central European Summer Time)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/1JGT9zJU96XmtciWA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Monday 13 April &#8211; Virtual Quiz (click here to start)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSeANABHJUM_IjQREhCJr5Rbs28OhDgBIaoUxbf8BRf34DIxrA\/closedform\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Thursday 16 April &#8211; Virtual Quiz (click here to start)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><\/div><\/p><\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" 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invers-color '  itemprop=\"text\" ><ul>\n<li>13:30 &#8211; 13:50 Malta5D &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/CZV6Ka7YKn72jVjK7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s8\">212, Old Bakery Street, Valletta<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li>14:00 &#8211; 16:00 Treasure Hunt in Valletta<\/li>\n<li>16:00 &#8211; 18:00 Luciano Restaurant &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/b3fEsWdYMLBT5Bmm7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s8\">21, Merchant Street, Valletta<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class='av_toggle_section av-4fbv08-0bd453f09fba09a8f3c89b80e85c559e'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div role=\"tablist\" class=\"single_toggle\" data-tags=\"{All} \"  ><p data-fake-id='#toggle-id-13' class='toggler   '  itemprop=\"headline\"  role='tab' tabindex='0' aria-controls='toggle-id-13'>Monday, 04 May 2026<span class=\"toggle_icon\"><span class=\"vert_icon\"><\/span><span class=\"hor_icon\"><\/span><\/span><\/p><div id='toggle-id-13' class='toggle_wrap  '  ><div class='toggle_content invers-color '  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>09:00-09:10 Welcome and official opening<\/p>\n<p><strong>Prof. Alfred J. Vella\u00a0<\/strong>(Rector, University of Malta)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Prof. Alan Deidun\u00a0<\/strong>(Rector&#8217;s Delegate for SEA-EU, University of Malta)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Prof. Adam Gauci<\/strong> (Course Coordinator, University of Malta)<\/p>\n<p>09:10-12:00 Practical Session 1: Sea-level time series: detecting processes, stationarity and trends <strong>Frano Mati\u0107, Hrvoje Kalini\u0107,<\/strong> (Alfredo Izquierdo, Daniyal Kazempour)<\/p>\n<p>12:00-13:00 Lunch<\/p>\n<p>13:00-14:15 Practical Session 2: Ocean data visualization and analysis with Ocean Data View (ODV) <strong>Aleksandra Cupia\u0142, Daniyal Kazempour,<\/strong> (Jes\u00fas G\u00f3mez-Enri, Tom\u00e1s Fern\u00e1ndez Montblanc)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class='av_toggle_section av-47cni0-11e9592e52805ea21287f5bf9beed524'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div role=\"tablist\" class=\"single_toggle\" data-tags=\"{All} \"  ><p data-fake-id='#toggle-id-14' class='toggler   '  itemprop=\"headline\"  role='tab' tabindex='0' aria-controls='toggle-id-14'>Tuesday, 05 May 2026<span class=\"toggle_icon\"><span class=\"vert_icon\"><\/span><span class=\"hor_icon\"><\/span><\/span><\/p><div id='toggle-id-14' class='toggle_wrap  '  ><div class='toggle_content invers-color '  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>09:00-12:00 Practical Session 3: Oil spill modelling <strong>Fl\u00e1vio Martins<\/strong>, (Jes\u00fas G\u00f3mez-Enri, Tom\u00e1s Fern\u00e1ndez Montblanc, Hrvoje Kalini\u0107)<\/p>\n<p>12:00-13:00 Lunch<\/p>\n<p>13:00-16:00 Practical Session 4: Oil spill detection from space with SENTINEL-1 <strong>Jes\u00fas G\u00f3mez-Enri<\/strong>, (Frano Mati\u0107, Alfredo Izquierdo, Fl\u00e1vio Martins)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class='av_toggle_section av-444b88-d86dac3f53498357d0be62d282f5369a'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div role=\"tablist\" class=\"single_toggle\" data-tags=\"{All} \"  ><p data-fake-id='#toggle-id-15' class='toggler   '  itemprop=\"headline\"  role='tab' tabindex='0' aria-controls='toggle-id-15'>Wednesday, 06 May 2026<span class=\"toggle_icon\"><span class=\"vert_icon\"><\/span><span class=\"hor_icon\"><\/span><\/span><\/p><div id='toggle-id-15' class='toggle_wrap  '  ><div class='toggle_content invers-color '  itemprop=\"text\" ><ul>\n<li><span class=\"s5\">08:00-08:30 &#8211; Transfer from Valletta (<a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/n3nvqqjsXWvnVKGd7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">meeting point<\/a>) to Sliema Ferries<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"s5\">08:30-09:45 &#8211; Boat tour of the <\/span><span class=\"s5\">Marsamxett<\/span><span class=\"s5\"> and Grand Harbour<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"s5\">09:45-10:30 &#8211; Transfer from Rinella to <\/span><span class=\"s5\">Mdina<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"s5\">10:30-12:00 &#8211; Tour of <\/span><span class=\"s5\">Mdina<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"s5\">12:00-12:30 &#8211; Transfer from <\/span><span class=\"s5\">Mdina<\/span><span class=\"s5\"> to Riviera Beach<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"s5\">12:30-13:00 &#8211; Free time at Riviera Beach<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"s5\">13:00-13:30 &#8211; Transfer from Golden Sands to Malta National Aquarium<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"s5\">13:30-15:00 &#8211; Lunch at La Nave<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"s5\">15:00-17:00 &#8211; Tour of the Malta National Aquarium<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"s5\">17:00-17:30 &#8211; Transfer from Malta National Aquarium to Valletta<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class='av_toggle_section av-3toci8-ba5fffda5d691e0bc39e7fa491f98a07'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div role=\"tablist\" class=\"single_toggle\" data-tags=\"{All} \"  ><p data-fake-id='#toggle-id-16' class='toggler   '  itemprop=\"headline\"  role='tab' tabindex='0' aria-controls='toggle-id-16'>Thursday, 07 May 2026<span class=\"toggle_icon\"><span class=\"vert_icon\"><\/span><span class=\"hor_icon\"><\/span><\/span><\/p><div id='toggle-id-16' class='toggle_wrap  '  ><div class='toggle_content invers-color '  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>09:00-12:00 Practical Session 5: AI algorithms in oceanography <strong>Aleksandra Dudkowska, Frano Mati\u0107<\/strong> (Daniyal Kazempour, Aleksandra Cupia\u0142)<\/p>\n<p>12:00-13:00 Lunch<\/p>\n<p>13:00-16:00 Student group work on presentations<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class='av_toggle_section av-3rol68-fd33e2b4e2c39ac31cf73e6e32c5d483'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div role=\"tablist\" class=\"single_toggle\" data-tags=\"{All} \"  ><p data-fake-id='#toggle-id-17' class='toggler   '  itemprop=\"headline\"  role='tab' tabindex='0' aria-controls='toggle-id-17'>Friday, 08 May 2026<span class=\"toggle_icon\"><span class=\"vert_icon\"><\/span><span class=\"hor_icon\"><\/span><\/span><\/p><div id='toggle-id-17' class='toggle_wrap  '  ><div class='toggle_content invers-color '  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>09:00-12:00 Practical Session 6:\u00a0Introduction to sea state and wind wave characterization <strong>Tom\u00e1s Fern\u00e1ndez Montblanc, Alfredo Izquierdo,<\/strong> (Fl\u00e1vio Martins, Hrvoje Kalini\u0107, Aleksandra Cupia\u0142)<\/p>\n<p>12:00-13:00 Lunch<\/p>\n<p>13:00-16:00 Student group work on presentations<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class='av_toggle_section av-3rol68-2-93d1eb8466c951c01dee6c5ee8d0c8e6'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div role=\"tablist\" class=\"single_toggle\" data-tags=\"{All} \"  ><p data-fake-id='#toggle-id-18' class='toggler   '  itemprop=\"headline\"  role='tab' tabindex='0' aria-controls='toggle-id-18'>Saturday, 09 May 2026<span class=\"toggle_icon\"><span class=\"vert_icon\"><\/span><span class=\"hor_icon\"><\/span><\/span><\/p><div id='toggle-id-18' class='toggle_wrap  '  ><div class='toggle_content invers-color '  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>09:00-11:00 Student presentations and assessment<\/p>\n<p>11:00-12:00 Certificate ceremony<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='after_section_4'  class='main_color av_default_container_wrap container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-344'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'><section  class='av_textblock_section av-b9w5c-5aeb1eab92ca191117478d6232b8a515'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><!-- \/wp:post-content --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph -->\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-344","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.ocean.mt\/mdlcourse\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/344","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.ocean.mt\/mdlcourse\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.ocean.mt\/mdlcourse\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/courses.ocean.mt\/mdlcourse\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/courses.ocean.mt\/mdlcourse\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=344"}],"version-history":[{"count":228,"href":"https:\/\/courses.ocean.mt\/mdlcourse\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/344\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2116,"href":"https:\/\/courses.ocean.mt\/mdlcourse\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/344\/revisions\/2116"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.ocean.mt\/mdlcourse\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=344"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}