MARINA VICENS-MIQUEL

GRADUATE RESEARCH ASSISTANT AT CONRAD BLUCHER INSTITUTE AND AI2ES

DEEP LEARNING, COASTAL AI, REMOTE SENSING



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MARINA VICENS-MIQUEL

Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi (TAMUCC)

Department of Computing Sciences

mvicensmiquel@islander.tamucc.edu

EDUCATION

Ph.D.
Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi, expected 2025
Geospatial Computer Science Ph.D. Program            Current GPA: 3.9
B.S.
Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi, May 2020
Double Major: Computer Science, Mathematics
Magna Cum Laude

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

2020-Current
NSF AI Institute: Artificial Intelligence for Environmental Sciences (AI2ES)
Graduate Research Assistant, Conrad Blucher Institute at TAMUCC
Research in Wet/Dry Shoreline GeoDetection using Deep Learning, and
Water Level and Inundation Prediction using Deep Learning
2020
Research Intern at Lone Star UAS Center (LSUASC)
Research in UAV Damage Assessment using Deep Learning
2019
COSC Capstone Research Project
Constructed a Deep Learning Neural Network for Detecting Logo Images
with Over 99% Accuracy

PUBLICATIONS

2022
Vicens-Miquel, Marina; Medrano, Antonio; Tissot, Philippe; Kamangir, Hamid; Starek, Michael. A Deep Learning Based Method to Delineate the Wet/Dry Shoreline and Compute its Elevation Using High-Resolution UAS Imagery. Remote Sensing MDPI. 14(23), 5990. DOI: 10.3390/rs14235990.
2022
Vicens-Miquel, Marina; Medrano, Antonio; Tissot, Philippe; Kamangir, Hamid; Starek, Michael. Deep Learning Automatic Detection of the Wet/Dry Shoreline at Fish Pass,Texas. 2022 International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 17-22, 2022. DOI: 10.1109/IGARSS46834.2022.9884633.
2018
Rahnemoonfar, Maryam; Robin, Murphy; Vicens-Miquel, Marina; Dobbs, Dugan; Adams, Ashton. Flooded Area Detection from UAV Images Based on Densely Connected Recurrent Neural Networks. International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS), Valencia, Spain, July 22-27. DOI: 10.1109/IGARSS.2018.8517946.

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

2023
Vicens-Miquel, Marina; Tissot, Philippe; Medrano, Antonio. Physics-Based Deep Learning Architectures for Water Level Predictions. Oral presentation at the American Association of Geographers Annual Meeting, Denver, CO, USA, March 23-27.
2023
Vicens-Miquel, Marina; Tissot, Philippe; Medrano, Antonio. Artificial Intelligence for Coastal Inundation Predictions. Oral presentation at the Coastal Bend Bays Foundation Coastal Issues Forum, Corpus Christi, TX, USA, March 6.
2023
Pilartes-Congo, Jose; Starek, Michael; Vicens-Miquel, Marina; Tissot, Philippe. Implementation of a ZED 2i Stereo Camera for Frequent and Localized Coastal Mapping. Oral presentation at the 2023 ASPRS Annual Conference at Geo Week, Denver, CO, USA, February 13-15.
2023
Vicens-Miquel, Marina; Medrano, Antonio; Tissot, Philippe; Kamangir, Hamid. Deep Learning Architectures for Water Level Predictions. Oral presentation at the American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting, Denver, CO, USA, January 8-12.
2023
White, Miranda; Tissot, Philippe; Vicens-Miquel, Marina; Marrero, Hector; Duff, Christian; Woodall, Jarett; King, Scott; Williams, John; Colburn, Brian. AI Ensemble Predictions for Cold Stunning Events in the Shallow Laguna Madre. Poster presentation at the American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting, Denver, CO, USA, January 8-12.
2023
Kastl, Matthew; Mahlke, Hugo; Pilartes-Congo, Jose; Vicens-Miquel, Marina; Salazar, Josh; Nguyen, Son; Tissot, Philippe. Pier Mounted Stereo Cameras to Measure Time Series of Total Water Levels. Poster presentation at the American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting, Denver, CO, USA, January 8-12.
2023
Duff, Christian; Woodall, Jarett; Tissot, Philippe; White, Miranda; Vicens-Miquel, Marina. Long Short-Term Memory Predictions of Water Temperature for Cold Stunning Events. Poster presentation at the American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting, Denver, CO, USA, January 8-12.
2023
Marines, Ashley; Ramirez, Dante; Vicens-Miquel, Marina; Tissot, Philippe. Comparison of Machine Learning Models for Prediction of Water Level at Tide Gauge. Poster presentation at the American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting, Denver, CO, USA, January 8-12.
2023
Millien, Judy; Edwards, Davey; Colburn, Katie; Vicens-Miquel, Marina; Pilartes-Congo, Jose; Stephenson, Savannah; Tissot, Philippe. Change Analysis of Time Series of Beach Digital Elevation Models and Shoreline Wet/Dry Lines. Poster presentation at the American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting, Denver, CO, USA, January 8-12.
2023
Colburn, Katie; Tissot, Philippe, Vicens-Miquel, Marina. Comparison of Human Delineated Ocean Beach Wet/Dry Shorelines with AI Predictions. Poster presentation at the American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting, Denver, CO, USA, January 8-12.
2023
Pilartes-Congo, Jose; Vicens-Miquel, Marina; Starek, Michael; Tissot, Philippe. Application of Close-Range Stereophotogrammetry for Predicting Coastal Inundation. Poster presentation at the American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting, Denver, CO, USA, January 8-12.
2022
Vicens-Miquel, Marina; Medrano, Antonio; Tissot, Philippe; Kamangir, Hamid; Starek, Michael. Generalized Model for Wet/Dry Shoreline Detection and Total Water Level Elevation Using Deep Learning. Poster presentation at the AGU Fall Meeting 2022, Chicago, IL, USA, December 12-16.
2022
Pilartes-Congo, Jose; Vicens-Miquel, Marina; Garcia, Isabel; Starek, Michael; Tissot, Philippe. Examining Different Photogrammetry and LiDAR Methodologies for Monitoring Coastal Elevation and Shoreline Changes. Poster presentation at the AGU Fall Meeting 2022, Chicago, IL, USA, December 12-16.
2022
Vicens-Miquel, Marina; Tissot, Philippe; Medrano, Antonio. Deep Learning Architectures to Improve Coastal Water Level Predictions. Oral presentation at the 2022 ASBPA National Coastal Conference, Long Beach, CA, USA, September 13-16.
2022
Vicens-Miquel, Marina; Medrano, Antonio; Tissot, Philippe; Kamangir, Hamid; Starek, Michael. Generalized Model for Wet/Dry Shoreline Detection Using Deep Learning. Poster presentation at the 2022 ASBPA National Coastal Conference, Long Beach, CA, USA, September 13-16.
2022
Pilartes-Congo, José; Vicens-Miquel, Marina; Kastl, Matthew; Starek, Michael; Tissot, Philippe. Monitoring Changes in Shoreline and Coastal Elevation Using a ZED 2i Stereo Camera. Poster presentation at the 2022 ASBPA National Coastal Conference, Long Beach, CA, USA, September 13-16.
2022
Vicens-Miquel, Marina; Medrano, Antonio; Tissot, Philippe; Kamangir, Hamid; Starek, Michael. Deep Learning Automatic Detection of the Wet/Dry Shoreline at Fish Pass, Texas. Oral presentation at the 2022 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, July 17-22.
2022
Vicens-Miquel, Marina; Medrano, Antonio; Tissot, Philippe; Kamangir, Hamid; Starek, Michael. Deep Learning Generalized Model for Wet/Dry Shoreline Detection. Oral presentation at the 2022 Texas Coastal Symposium, Corpus Christi, TX, USA, April 14.
2022
Vicens-Miquel, Marina; Medrano, Antonio; Tissot, Philippe; Kamangir, Hamid; Starek, Michael. Georeferenced AI Wet/Dry Shoreline Detection using UAV Imagery. Oral presentation at the ESRI Imagery and Remote Sensing Summit, Virtual, March 31.
2022
Vicens-Miquel, Marina; Medrano, Antonio; Tissot, Philippe; Kamangir, Hamid; Starek, Michael. Automated Wet/Dry Shoreline Delineation Using Deep Learning. GeoAI and CyberGIS for Advancing Spatial Decision Making. Oral presentation at the American Association of Geographers Annual Meeting, New York, NY, USA, February 25 – March 1.
2022
Vicens-Miquel, Marina; Medrano, Antonio; Tissot, Philippe; Kamangir, Hamid; Starek, Michael. Deep Learning Wet/Dry Shoreline Detection Using UAV Imagery. Oral presentation at the American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting, Houston, TX, USA, January 23-27.
2021
Vicens-Miquel, Marina; Medrano, Antonio; Tissot, Philippe; Kamangir, Hamid; Starek, Michael. Wet/Dry Shoreline Detection Using Deep Learning. Oral presentation at the 2021 ASBPA National Coastal Conference, New Orleans, LA, USA, September 28 – October 1.
2018
Rahnemoonfar, Maryam; Robin, Murphy; Vicens-Miquel, Marina; Dobbs, Dugan; Adams, Ashton. Flooded Area Detection From UAV Images Based on Densely Connected Recurrent Neural Networks. Oral presentation at the 2018 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS), Valencia, Spain, July 22-27.

HONORS AND AWARDS

2022-2023
TAMUCC International Presidential Graduate Research Scholarship ($4,000)
2022-2023
TAMUCC College of S&E Graduate Research Scholarship ($1,000)
2022-2023
TAMUCC College of Engineering Graduate Research Scholarship ($1,041.67)
2022-2023
TAMUCC Geospatial Engineering Graduate Research Scholarship ($500)
2022
AGU Outstanding Student Presentation Awards (OSPA) recipient ($250)
2021-2022
TAMUCC International Presidential Graduate Research Scholarship ($4,000)
2021-2022
TAMUCC College of S&E Graduate Research Scholarship ($2,000)
2021-2022
TAMUCC Geospatial Engineering Graduate Research Scholarship ($600)
2020-2021
TAMUCC International Presidential Graduate Research Scholarship ($3,141)
2020-2021
TAMUCC College of S&E Graduate Research Scholarship ($1,000)
2020-2021
TAMUCC Division of Research and Innovation Student Research
Competition Award ($800)
2020-2021
TAMUCC Geospatial Engineering Graduate Research Scholarship ($1,000)
2019-2020
Athletic Department 5th Year Scholarship ($10,312.49)
2019-2020
Ruth A. Campbell School Endowed Scholarship ($500)
2019-2020
Evening Post Pub Co.–KRIS TV Scholarship ($500)
2019-2020
Exxon USA Found Scholarship ($500)
2018-2019
M Collins UG Scholarship ($8,400)
2015-2020
6-time Dean’s List Recipient
2015-2020
8-time Athletic Department Academic Roll Recognition
2015-2019
3-time Scholar Student-Athlete