Join EMBRC at Ocean Hackathon® 2025
Ocean Hackathon® is a non-stop, 48-hour innovation sprint where teams develop working prototypes and explore real-world applications using marine data.
Over one weekend, teams collaborate to tackle ocean challenges — and the top team from each city earns a spot at the International Grand Finale in Brest, France, with opportunities to win prizes from Ocean Hackathon’s Ambassadors:
- CEREMA
- IFREMER
- MERCATOR
- METEO France
- SHOM
EMBRC (European Marine Biological Resource Centre) is proud to support two inspiring challenges at Ocean Hackathon 2025:
- PEN03: Tracking Marine Biodiversity – An Interactive Genomics Explorer for Europe (Daniel Kamazawa)
- BRE10: Marine Interoperability – Face the Challenge in the Bay of Morlaix (An Dour)
Both challenges will leverage EMO BON data, among other resources, to develop innovative solutions. Participants will be guided by our EMO BON data coach, Christina Pavloudi, to make the most of these valuable datasets
Christina Pavloudi, our EMO BON data coach
Data Scientist at the EMBRC – European Marine Biological Resource Centre, Christina Pavloudi is a specialist in EMO BON genomic and biodiversity data. She holds a PhD in Marine Sciences and has expertise in microbial ecology, metagenomics, and eDNA metabarcoding. Christina has coordinated international projects and published extensively. At the hackathon, she will guide teams in making the most of EMBRC’s marine data.
Challenge Owner: Daniel Kamazawa
Help Daniel Kamazawa build a web-based tool to safeguard marine life. This challenge aims to create an interactive platform that allows everyone — from citizens to policymakers — to explore marine biodiversity across Europe, using genomic and environmental data.
The Goal:
Develop a front-end prototype that enables users to:
- Visualise species geolocation from EMO BON
- Filter biodiversity indices by time and space
- Track species presence and biodiversity hotspots
- Overlay environmental layers (e.g. temperature, salinity) from EMODnet
- Add human activity layers from Global Fishing Watch
- Compare trends relevant to EOVs, EBVs, and MSFD
Skills Needed:
- Web developer (frontend/backend)
- Data analyst
- Marine biologist
- Genomic data specialist
- Oceanographer
- Biotechnologist
Challenge Owners: An Dour and SAGE Léon Trégor
Join An Dour and SAGE Léon Trégor in developing a digital tool to model microbiological flows (e.g., E. coli, norovirus, micro-pollutants) in coastal waters. The goal is to characterise and prioritise pollution sources and impacts based on weather events, seasons, and human activities.
The Goal:
Prototype a digital/interactive tool that supports:
- Modelling microbiological flows
- Characterising pollution origins
- Prioritising impacts by type, location, and events
Skills Needed:
- Data analyst
- Computer developer
