Scientists from the METU Northern Cyprus campus have developed a system that detects sea turtles that come to the island’s beaches and lays eggs using an artificial intelligence-powered UAV, and informs volunteers to protect them.
MET North Cyprus Campus, computer engineering teacher prof. Dr. Yeliz Yeshilada, Computer Engineering Lecturer Prof. Dr. Enver Ever, Lecturer in Electrical and Electronics Engineering Assoc.
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Yeshilada explained that they conducted interdisciplinary design studies at METU’s North Cyprus campus and added a project-based course to the curriculum where engineering students from different fields could work together.
In this context, Yeşilada stated that they are implementing a project on sea turtles that swim to the beaches during certain periods
TRNC to lay eggs: “Usually volunteers have to physically scan the beach to protect these turtles. As part of the project, we developed a machine learning-based system that automatically notifies when turtles come to the beach,” she said.
