Dr Benjamin Williamson

Principal Investigator in Engineering and Environmental Science

I am interested in using marine and terrestrial sensing applied to environmental science. My research interests include sensor fusion, remote sensing above and under water, computer vision and machine learning, with applications from measuring the environmental and ecological effects of marine renewable energy devices to marine plastic litter. I have a background in smart grids, prior to hydroacoustics and developing subsea multi-sensor platforms to track the interactions of fish, seabirds and marine mammals with marine energy devices. 

Benjamin.Williamson@sams.ac.uk

SAMS Research Outputs

Surface Characterisation of Kolk-Boils within Tidal Stream Environments Using UAV Imagery
James Slingsby, Beth E Scott, Louise T Kregting, Jason McIlvenny, Jared Wilson, Ana Couto, Deon Roos, Marion Yanez, Benjamin Williamson
30/4/2021 | Article | DOI: 10.3390/jmse9050484
The Use of Animal-Borne Biologging and Telemetry Data to Quantify Spatial Overlap of Wildlife with Marine Renewables
Natalie Isaksson, Ian R. Cleasby, Ellie Owen, Benjamin J. Williamson, Jonathan D. R. Houghton, Jared Wilson, Elizabeth A. Masden
2/3/2021 | Article | DOI: 10.3390/jmse9030263
Application of a multibeam echosounder to document changes in animal movement and behaviour around a tidal turbine structure
Benjamin J Williamson, Philippe Blondel, Laura D Williamson, Beth E Scott
28/2/2021 | Article | DOI: 10.1093/icesjms/fsab017
The bigger picture Developing a graphical user interface to process UAV imagery of tidal stream environments
J. Slingsby, B. Scott, L. Kregting, J. McIlvenny, J. Wilson, M. Yanez, B. J. Williamson
//2021 | Conference article | DOI:
Statistical power analysis of seabird monitoring methods in strong tidal streams
Ana Couto, Benjamin J. Williamson, Caitlin Long, Elaine Buck, Ian M. Davies, Beth E. Scott
//2021 | Conference article | DOI:

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Harris CB, Benjamins S, van Geel N, White E, Scott B, Williamson BJ (2026) Impacts of large-scale maintenance of a floating offshore wind farm on noise levels and harbour porpoise activity. ICES Journal of Marine Science, 83 (8), fsag150. https://doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fsag150