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Artificial Intelligence and Artificial Intelligence for Aquaculture

Scholarship details

Artificial Intelligence and Artificial Intelligence for Aquaculture
Study levels Degree
Close date Monday, 22 September 2025
Domestic/international Domestic Only

About the scholarship

This large project seeks 5 individual excellent summer scholars from current year-3 and year-4 students in AIML, DATA, COMP/SWEN with AI specialisation to carry out research in data science and AIML for NZ aquaculture industry. The successful scholars/students will use/develop DSAI, machine learning and computer vision algorithms and techniques to support decision-making in NZ aquaculture industry for responding to climate challenge, managing fish disease, improving fish production yields and fish farm sustainably at scale. The students/scholars will be located at VUW, and are expected to generate a paper/prototypes.

Entry requirements

A good background in Python programming and COMP307/309/AIML231/232 is required. A good background in statistics/optimisation would be preferred.