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MARINA VICENS-MIQUEL
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi (TAMUCC)
Department of Computing Sciences
mvicensmiquel@islander.tamucc.edu
EDUCATION
Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi, expected 2025
Geospatial Computer Science Ph.D. Program Current GPA: 3.9
Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi, May 2020
Double Major: Computer Science, Mathematics
Magna Cum Laude
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
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
Research Intern at Lone Star UAS Center (LSUASC)
Research in UAV Damage Assessment using Deep Learning
COSC Capstone Research Project
Constructed a Deep Learning Neural Network for Detecting Logo Images
with Over 99% Accuracy
PUBLICATIONS
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
TAMUCC International Presidential Graduate Research Scholarship ($4,000)
TAMUCC College of S&E Graduate Research Scholarship ($1,000)
TAMUCC College of Engineering Graduate Research Scholarship ($1,041.67)
TAMUCC Geospatial Engineering Graduate Research Scholarship ($500)
AGU Outstanding Student Presentation Awards (OSPA) recipient ($250)
TAMUCC International Presidential Graduate Research Scholarship ($4,000)
TAMUCC College of S&E Graduate Research Scholarship ($2,000)
TAMUCC Geospatial Engineering Graduate Research Scholarship ($600)
TAMUCC International Presidential Graduate Research Scholarship ($3,141)
TAMUCC College of S&E Graduate Research Scholarship ($1,000)
TAMUCC Division of Research and Innovation Student Research
Competition Award ($800)
TAMUCC Geospatial Engineering Graduate Research Scholarship ($1,000)
Athletic Department 5th Year Scholarship ($10,312.49)
Ruth A. Campbell School Endowed Scholarship ($500)
Evening Post Pub Co.–KRIS TV Scholarship ($500)
Exxon USA Found Scholarship ($500)
M Collins UG Scholarship ($8,400)
6-time Dean’s List Recipient
8-time Athletic Department Academic Roll Recognition
3-time Scholar Student-Athlete