Staff Lead researchers Professor Blair Thornton Professor of Marine Autonomy Research interests seafloor 3D visual reconstruction: development of deep-sea imaging hardware and processing pi… automated interpretation of data: development of AI methods for rapid scalable interpretation… robotics: development of low-cost, long endurance seafloor imaging floats and highly intellig… Connect with Blair Email: B.Thornton@soton.ac.uk Collaborating research institutes, centres and groups In situ and Remote Intelligent Sensing (IRIS) Iris is the world’s only research centre dedicated to developing intelligent, self-powered sensing systems. We operate in some of Earth’s most remote, harsh environments, giving a better understanding of the natural phenomena that occur at the extremes of Earth’s environment. Research outputs