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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

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On thermal infrared remote sensing of plastic pollution in natural waters

Lonneke Goddijn-Murphy, Benjamin Williamson

17/9/2019 | Article | DOI: 10.3390/rs11182159

On the Information Advantage of Sidescan Sonar Three-Frequency Colour over Greyscale Imagery

Duncan Tamsett, Jason McIlvenny, James Baxter, Pauulo Gois, Benjamin Williamson

16/8/2019 | Article | DOI: 10.3390/jmse7080276

Acoustic Characterization of Sensors used for Marine Environmental Monitoring

Emma Cotter, Paul Murphy, Christopher Bassett, Benjamin Williamson, Brian Polagye

1/7/2019 | Article | DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2019.04.079

Fish distributions in a tidal channel indicate the behavioural impact of a marine renewable energy installation Tidal stream energy Environmental impact Fish behaviour Tidal flow

Shaun Fraser, Benjamin J. Williamson, Vladimir Nikora, Beth E. Scott

1/11/2018 | Article | DOI: 10.1016/j.egyr.2018.01.008

Multisensor Acoustic Tracking of Fish and Seabird Behavior Around Tidal Turbine Structures in Scotland

Benjamin J. Williamson, Shaun Fraser, Philippe Blondel, Paul S. Bell, James Waggitt, Beth E. Scott

/10/2017 | Article | DOI: 10.1109/JOE.2016.2637179

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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