Finalist for IEEE-RAS Outstanding WiRA Early Career Contribution Award at ICRA 2026!

I am so honoured to have been named as one of two finalists for the IEEE-RAS Outstanding WiRA Early Career Contribution Award at ICRA 2026, for our paper “Automated Coral Spawn Monitoring for Reef Restoration: The Coral Spawn and Larvae Imaging Camera System (CSLICS)”!

The Outstanding Women in Robotics & Automation (WiRA) Paper Awards recognise and promote the impact of female researchers in robotics and automation at different stages of their careers.

As part of this, my work will be presented in a 3 minute pitch at the IEEE-RAS Women in Robotics and Automation Luncheon.

You can see a recording of my pitch here:

The work will also be presented at a poster session on Wednesday in the main conference.

Acknowledging the many co-authors and collaborators of this work: Dorian Tsai, Christopher A. Brunner, Riki Lamont, F. Mikaela Nordborg, Andrea Severati, Java Terry, Karen Jackel, Matthew Dunbabin, Tobias Fischer, Scarlett Raine.

This work was a collaboration between:

• QUT Centre for Robotics
• Reef Restoration and Adaptation Program
• Australian Institute of Marine Science