Batet, G.; Sarria, D.; Ramon, A.; Gomariz, S.; Manuel Lopez, J.; Navarro, J.; Company, J.B.; del Rio, J.; Masmitja, I. (2025) Bidirectional acoustic tag for marine biotelemetry, system design and implementation. IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement. DOI: doi: 10.1109/TIM.2025.3588999

Masmitja, I.; Palomeras, N.; Toma, D.; Bahamon, N.; Carandell, M.; García del Arco, J.; Chatzievangelou, D.; Real, M.; Sánchez-Márquez, A.; Batet, G.; Vial, P.; Bonin-Font, F.; Muntaner, C.; Hurtós, N.; López, J.; Ripoll, A.; de Arcas, G.; Gomariz, S.; Katija, K.; Aguzzi, J.; Carreras, M.; del-Rio, J.; Navarro, J.; Company, J.B. (2025) Interconnected robotic platforms inform deep-sea ecological restoration trends. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 219: 118314. [link]

Gallici, M.; Fellows, M.; Ellis, B.; Pou, B.; Masmitja, I.; Foerster, J.N.; Martin, M. (2025) Simplifying Deep Temporal Difference Learning. The Thirteenth International Conference on Learning Representations (ICLR), as Spotlight. arXiv:2407.04811. [link]

Barnard, K.; Daniels, J.; Roberts, P.L.D.; Orenstein, E.C.; Masmitja, I.; Takahashi, J.; Woodward, B.; Katija, K. (2024) DeepSTARia: enabling autonomous, targeted observations of ocean life in the deep sea. Front. Mar. Sci. 11:1357879. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2024.1357879 [link]

Masmitja, I.; et al. (2023) Dynamic robotic tracking of underwater targets using reinforcement learning. Science Robotics. 8, eade7811. [link]

Aguzzi, J.; Vigo, M.; Bahamon, N.; Masmitja, I.; Chatzievangelou, D.; Robinson, N. J.; Jónasson, J. P.; Sánchez-Márquez, A.; Navarro, J.; Company, J. B. (2023) Burrow emergence rhythms of deep-water Mediterranean Norway lobsters (Nephrops norvegicus) revealed by acoustic telemetry. Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries, 1573-5184, 10.1007/s11160-023-09787-2 [link]. 

Aguzzi, J.; et al. (2022) Advancing fishery-independent stock assessments for the Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus) with new monitoring technologies. Frontiers in Marine Science, 9, 10.3389/fmars.2022.969071.

Aguzzi J.; Navarro J.; Grinyo J.; Masmitja I.; Bahamon N.; García J.A.; Vigo M.; Recasens L.; Chatzievangelou D.; Robinson N.; Falahzadeh A.; Del Río J.; Gomariz S.; Carreras M.; Palomeras N.; Ridao-Rodriguez P.; Oliver G.; Manuel López J.; Picardi G.; Company J.B. (2022) Towards monitoring and recovery of fishery-impacted species in deep-sea marine ecosystems: a joint effort between biology and technology within the BITER, PLOME and LIFE-ECOREST actions. 19 pp. On-Line. ICES. 2022. Working Group on Nephrops Surveys (WGNEPS; outputs from 2021)  [link]

Masmitja, I.; Navarro, J.; Gomariz, S.; Aguzzi, J.; Kieft, B.; O’Reilly, T.; Katija, K.; Bouvet, P.J.; Fannjiang, C.; Vigo, M.; Puig, P.; Alcocer, A.; Vallicrosa, G.; Palomeras, N.; Carreras, M.; del Rio, J.; Company, J.B. (2021) Autonomous Underwater Vehicles for Tracking Deep-Sea Fish Resources. Campus Diagonal-Besòs Research Newsletter [Link]

Vigo, M.; Navarro, J.; Masmitja, I.; Aguzzi, J.; García, J.A.; Rotllant, G.; Bahamón, N.; Company, J.B. (2021) Spatial ecology of Norway lobster Nephrops norvegicus in Mediterranean deep-water environments: implications for designing no-take marine reserves. Marine Ecology Progress Series - MEPS, 674:173-188. IF: 2.824 [Full text]

Masmitja, I.; Navarro, J.; Gomariz, S.; Aguzzi, J.; Kieft, B.; O’Reilly, T.; Katija, K.; Bouvet, P.J.; Fannjiang, C.; Vigo, M.; Puig, P.; Alcocer, A.; Vallicrosa, G.; Palomeras, N.; Carreras, M.; del Rio, J.; Company, J.B. (2020) Mobile robotic platforms for the acoustic tracking of deep-sea demersal fishery resources. Science Robotics, eabc3701. IF: 23.748  [Full text] [Summary] [Abstract] [TOC]

Del-Rio, J.; Nogueras, M.; Toma, D.M.; Martínez, E.; Artero-Delgado, C.; Bghiel, I.; Martinez, M.; Cadena, J.; Garcia-Benadi, A.; Sarria, D.; Aguzzi, J.; Masmitja, I.; Carandell, M.; Olive, J.; Gomariz, S.; Santamaria, P.; Manuel, A. (2020) Obsea: A Decadal Balance for a Cabled Observatory Deployment, in IEEE Access, vol. 8, pp. 33163-33177. IF: 4.098 

Aguzzi, J.; Flexas, M.M.; Flögel, S.; Lo Iacono, C.; Tangherlini, M.; Costa, C.; Marini, S.; Bahamon, N.; Martini, S.; Fanelli, e.; Danovaro, R.; Stefanni, S.; Thomsen, L.; Riccobene, G.; Hildebrandt, M.; Masmitja, I.; Del Rio, J.; Clark, E.B.; Weiss, P.; Klesh, A.T.; Schodlok, M.P. (2020) Exo-oceans exploration with deep-sea sensor- and platform technologies. Astrobiology 20:7, 897-915. ISSN 1531-1074. IF: 3.768

Masmitja, I.; Gomariz, S.; Del Rio, J.; Kieft, B.; O'Reilly, T.C.; Bouvet, P.; Aguzzi, J. (2019) Range-only single-beacon tracking of underwater targets from an autonomous vehicle: from theory to practice. IEEE Access. ISSN 0278-3649. IF: 4.098

Masmitja, I.; Gomariz, S.; Del Rio, J.; Kieft, B.; O'Reilly, T.C.; Bouvet, P.; Aguzzi, J. (2018) Optimal path shape for range-only underwater target localization using a Wave Glider. International journal of robotics research (IJRR). ISSN 0278-3649 pp. 1 – 16. IF: 6.134

Toma, D.M.; Masmitja, I.; Del Rio, J.; Martinez, E.; Artero, C.; Casale, A.; Figoli, A.; Pinzani, D.; Cervantes, P.; Ruiz, P.; Memè, S.; Delory, E. (2018) Smart embedded passive acoustic devices for real-time hydroacoustic surveys. Measurement. 125, pp. 592 – 605. ISSN 0263-2241. IF: 2.791

Masmitja, I.; González, J.; Galarza, C.; Gomariz, S.; Aguzzi, J.; Del Rio, J. (2018) New vectorial propulsion system and trajectory control designs for improved AUV mission autonomy. Sensors. 18 - 4, 1241, pp. 1 - 26. Switzerland. Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI), Sensors. ISSN 1424-8220. IF: 3.031. 

Gomariz, S; Masmitja, I; Gonzalez, J; Masmitja, G; Prat, J. (2014) GUANAY-II: an autonomous underwater vehicle for vertical/horizontal sampling. Journal of marine science and Technology. ISSN: 0948-4280. IF: 1.845. 

Masmitja, I; Gonzalez, J;  Masmitja, G; Gomariz, S; del Rio, J. (2014) Power System of the Guanay II AUV”. ACTA IMEKO. ISSN: 2221-870X. 

14 publications in Instrumentation Viewpoint. ISSN: 1697-2562. Since 2010

Batet, G.; Sarria, D.; Gomariz, S.; Masmitja, I.; del Rio, J. (2025). On biotelemetry's bidirectional acoustic tag. Forum Acusticum Euronoise, June 23-26, Malaga, Spain. 

Batet, G.; del Rio, J.; Sarria, D.; Gomariz, S.; Masmitja, I. (2025). Assessing a USBL-BTAG scheme to implement full bidirectional tagging deployment. IEEE OCEANS 2025, June 16-19, Brest, France.

Armajach, J.; Carandell, M.; de la Vega, C.; del Rio, J.; Aguzzi, J.; Masmitja, I. (2025). Geolocation and Tracking of Pop-Up Buoys using ADALM-PLUTO Software-Defined Radio on a BlueBoat Unmanned Surface Vessel. IEEE OCEANS 2025 as Student Poster Competition, June 16-19, Brest, France.

de la Vega, C.; Armajach, J.; Masmitja, I.; del Rio, J.; Carandell, M. (2025) Compression and Segmentation Methods on Argos-Based Image Transmission for Environmental Seafloor Monitoring. IEEE OCEANS 2025 as Student Poster Competition, June 16-19, Brest, France.

Armajach, J.; Carandell, M.; de la Vega, C.; del Rio, J.; Aguzzi, J.; Masmitja, I. (2025). Employing ADALM-PLUTO Software Defined Radio for the positioning and tracking of Pop-up buoys on a BlueBoat Unmanned Surface Vessel. Marine Technology Workshop (MARTECH), Gipuzkoa, Spain.

Picardi, G.; Chatzievangelou, D.; Clavel-Henry, M.; Francescangeli, M.; Masmitja, I.; Quevedo, J.; Grinyo, J.; Bahamon, N.; Company, J.B.; Carandell, M.; Nogueras, M.; Toma, D.M.; Martinez, E.; del Rio, J.; Chatzidorous, E.; Papaelias, M.; Aguzzi, J.; (2025). From mobile and fixed monitoring platforms to the Digital Twin of the Ocean: synergies and impacts of the three European project DIGI4ECO, SUN-BIO, and MERLIN. Marine Technology Workshop (MARTECH), Gipuzkoa, Spain.

Gallici, M.; Fellows, M.; Ellis, B.; Pou, B.; Masmitja, I.; Foerster, J.N.; Martin, M. (2025). Simplifying Deep Temporal Difference Learning. The Thirteenth International Conference on Learning Representations (ICLR), as Spotlight. April 24-28, Singapore.

Company, J.B.; Aguzzi, J.; Bahamon, N.; Navarro, J.; Sala-Coromina, J.; Grinyó, J.; Clavel-Henry, M.; Blanco, M.; Chatzievangelou, D.; Galimany, E.; López, M.; Masmitja, I.; García, J.A.; Ribera-Altimir, J.; Vigo, M.; Lombarte, A.; Recasens, L. (2024). Solutions for the conservation and recovery of deep-sea ecosystems in the north-western Mediterranean Sea: no-take reserves and technologically-advanced monitoring. IX International Symposium on Marine Sciences (ISMS). July 10-12, Valencia, Spain.

Papaelias, M.; Hayati, F.; Roshanmanesh, S.; Fernando, G.; Gee, M.; Zhang, Z.; Hlatky, M.; Aguzzi, J.; Picardi, G.; Masmitja, I.; Chatzievangelou, D.; Bahamon, N.; Grinyo, J.; Robinson, N.; Clavel-Henry, M.; Company, J.B.; Del Rio, J.; Francescangeli, M.; Toma, D.M.; Carandell, M.; Martinez, E.; Chatzidouros, E.; Karakitsiou, M.; Constanttinou, L.; Chronakis, A.; Garcia Marquez, F.P.; Segovia Ramirez, I.; Bernalte Sanchez, P.J.; Katsaounis, G.; Grigoropoulos, G. (2024). SUNBIO: Towards widespread implementation of wave energy converters.  IEEE International conference on industrial engineering and engineering management (IEEM), December 15-18, Bangkok, Thailand.

Sánchez-Márquez, A.; Masmitja, I.; Vigo, M.; Aguzzi, J.; Bahamon, N.; García, J.A.; Company, J.B.; Navarro, J. (2024). Spatial ecology and daily activity behavior of two predators and one of their prey in a deep-sea environment. The fourth ETN symposium, October 16-18, Palma de Mallorca, Spain

Francescangeli, M.; Chatzievangelou, D.; Llorach-Tio, G.; Castellicchio, A.; Del Rio, J; Mihai toma, D.; Picardi, G.; Masmitja, I.; Clavel-Henry, M.; Ribera-Altimir, J.; Pujol Baucells, M.; Gravilovic, A.; Baric, O.; Cukrov, N.; Berry, A.; Chatzidouros, E.; Company, J.B.; Bahamon, N.; Quevedo, J.; Grinyó, J.; Robinson, J.N.; Aguzzi, J. (2024) The OBSEA demo-site within the DIGI4ECO project. 32nd European Inland Fisheries and Aquaculture Advisory Commission (EIFAAC) International Symposium, October 7-11, Pula, Croatia

Masmitja, I.; Martin, M.; Gallici, M.; Aguzzi, J.; Company, J.B.; Navarro, J. (2024) How did an autonomous vehicle learn the optimal path to track underwater targets? Fisheries Science Seminar - Artificial Intelligence, September 25, Brussels, Belgium. 

Batet, G.; Sarria, D.; Real, M.; Gomariz, S.; del Rio, J.; Palomeras, N.; Masmitja, I. (2024). Testing autonomous underwater vehicle compatibility with bidirectional acoustic tags for biotelemetry. IEEE 20th International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering (CASE). August 28 - September 1, Bari, Italy.

Company, J.B.; Aguzzi, J.; Bahamon, N.; Navarro, J.; Sala-Coromina, J.; Grinyó, J.; Clavel-Henry, M.; Blanco, M.; Chatzievangelou, D.; Galimany, E.; López, M.; Masmitja, I.; García, J.A.; Ribera-Altimir, J.; Vigo, M.; Lombarte, A.; Recasens, L. (2024). Solutions for the conservation and recovery of deep-sea ecosystems in the north-western Mediterranean Sea: no-take reserves and technologically-advanced monitoring. IX International Symposium on Marine Sciences, July 10-12, Valencia, Spain.

Gee, M.; Aguzzi, J.; Picardi, G.; Masmitja, I.; et al. (2024). Technical challenges in achieving widespread implementation of wave energy converter systems and future directions. 77th IIW annual assembly and international conference on welding and joining, July 7-12, Rhodes, Greece.

Batet, G.; Masmitja, I.; Sarrià, D.; Gomariz, S.; del Rio, J. (2024). First approach to bidirectional acoustic tag’s software. PPM modulation and threshold demodulation scheme. Marine Technology Workshop (Martech), June 6-7, Palma, Spain.

Ripoll, A.R.; López, J.M.; de Arcas, G.; Pavón, I.; Asensio, C.; Gomariz, S.; Sarria, D.; Masmitja, I. (2024). Firmware implementation for a bidirectional acoustic tag. Marine Technology Workshop (Martech), June 6-7, Palma, Spain. 

Barnard, K.; Daniels, J.; Roberts, P.L.D.; Orenstein, E.C.; Masmitja, I.; Takahashi, J.; Woodward, B.; Katija, K. (2024). DeepSTARIA: Enabling autonomous, targeted observations of ocean life in the deep sea. ASLO Ocean Sciences Meeting, February 18-23, New Orleans, LA. [link]

Masmitja, I.; Navarro, J. (2023). Artificial intelligence models applied to the tracking of marine vehicles (and organisms) with machine learning methodologies. ICM-CRM Meeting, New bridges between marine sciences and mathematics, 2-10 november, Barcelona. [link]

Orenstein EC, Roberts PLD, Hobson B, Masmitja I, Ruhl H, Sherman A, Katija K. “Autonomous detection and sampling of marine biological features with the Chiton imaging system.” Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting. August 2023. Portland, OR [link] 

Batet, G.; Sarrià, D.; Nogueras, M.; gomariz, S.; del Rio, J.; Masmitja, I. (2023). Modular acoustic platform to develop underwater bidirectional tags. Marine Technology Workshop (Martech), June 19-20, Valencia, Spain.

Masmitja, I.; Martin, M.; O'Reilly, T.; Palomeras, N.; Katija, K.; Navarro, J. (2023). Platform-portable reinforcement learning methods to localize underwater targets. IEEE OCEANS - Limerick, 5-8 June, Ireland.

Batet, G.; Masmitja, I.; Sarria, D.; Gomariz, S.; del Rio, J. (2023). Engineering a testbed for bidirectional acoustic tag development. IEEE OCEANS - Limerick, 5-8 June, Ireland.

Gallici, M.; Martin, M.; Masmitja, I. (2023). TransfQMix: Transformers for Leveraging the Graph Structure of Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning Problems. The 22nd International Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems, May 29 – June 2. London, UK [Full Text].

Francescangeli, M.; et al., (2022). Underwater camera photos with manual tagging of fish species at OBSEA seafloor observatory from 2013 to 2014. PANGAEA dataset: https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.946149.

Aguzzi, J.; et al. (2022). A new approach to use marine robotic networks for ecosystem monitoring and management: The PLOME Project. 4th Marine Imaging Workshop (MIW), October 3-6, 2022. Brest, France.

Masmitja, I.; Martin, M.; Katija, K.; Gomariz, S.; Navarro, J. (2022). A reinforcement learning path planning approach for range-only underwater target localization with autonomous vehicles. IEEE 18th International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering (CASE), August 20-24, 2022. Mexico City, Mexico [Full Text]

Masmitja, I.; Martin, M.; Katija, K.; Gomariz, S.; Navarro, J. (2022). A reinforcement learning approach for underwater target tracking optimization. Ocean Sciences Meeting (OSM), February 24 - March 4, 2022, Online.

Masmitja, I.; Corregidor, D.; López, J.M.; Martinez, E.; Navarro, J.; Gomariz, S. (2021). Miniaturised bidirectional acoustic tag to enhance marine animal tracking studies. IEEE - I2MTC. May 17, 2021, Virtual Conference

Corregidor, D.; Masmitja, I.; López, J.M.; Gomariz, S.; Navarro, J.; de Arcas, G. (2021). Analysis and initial design of bidirectional acoustic tag modulation schemes and communication protocol. IEEE - I2MTC. May 17, 2021, Virtual Conference

Vigo, M.; Navarro, J.; Masmitja, I.; García, J.A.; Bahamón Rivera, Nixon; Rotllant, G.; Aguzzi, J.; Company, J.B. (2020) Movement patterns of Norway lobsters in deep-sea Mediterranean habitats: useful information to design marine protected areas. Abstracts volume Workshop on Marine Reserves (REMAR 2020). pp.: 19 ~ 20.

Martinez, E.; Masmitja, I.; Garcia-Benadí, A.; Toma, D.M.; Gomariz, S.; Del Rio, J. (2020) OBSEA: an acoustic-enabled observatory for underwater noise monitoring, sound source localization and tracking. EMSO Conference.

Aguzzi, J.; Navarro, J.; Bahamón Rivera, Nixon; García, J.; Rotllant, G.; Gomariz, S.; Masmitja, I.; Carreras, M.; Del Rio, J.; Company, J.B. (2019) Creel fishing and acoustic tracking trials in the No-Take zone off Palamós-Roses (Northwester Mediterranean Sea) at 350-420 m depth. ICES. 2020. Working group on nephrops survey (WGNEPS; outputs from 2019). ICES Scientific Reports Vol. 2, issue 16. International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES). pp.: 7 ~ 10

Del Rio, J.; Nogueras, M.; Toma, D.M.; Martinez, E.; Masmitja, I.; Carandell, M.; Gomariz, S.; Olive, J. (2019) Obsea, ten years of coastal ocean monitoring and test site observatory. AGU 100 Fall Meeting 2019.

Masmitja, I.; Gomariz, S.; Del Rio, J.; Aguzzi, J. (2019) Obsea: a test site to develop marine ecosystems monitoring techniques by acoustic devices. IMEKO TC-19 International Workshop on Metrology for the Sea Genoa, Italy, October 3-5, 2019. pp.: 151 ~ 155

Masmitja, I.; Gomariz, S.; Del Rio, J.; Bouvet, P.; Aguzzi, J. (2019). Area-only method for underwater object racking using autonomous vehicles. OCEANS - MTS/IEEE Marseille. June 17, 2019. Marseille, France

Masmitja, I.; Carandell, M.; Bouvet, P.J.; Aguzzi, J.; Gomariz, S.; and del Rio, J. (2018) Underwater acoustic slant range measurements related to weather and sea state. XXII World Congress of the International Measurement Confederation (IMEKO). Belfast, UK.

Masmitja, I.; Gomariz, S.; Del Rio, J.; Bouvet, P.; Aguzzi, J. (2018) Underwater multi-target tracking with particle filters. 2018 OCEANS - MTS/IEEE Kobe Techno-Oceans (OTO). May 28, 2018. Kobe, Japan. Citations: 1

Aguzzi, J.; Thomsen, L.; Del Rio, J.; Gomariz, S.; Company, J.B.; Masmitja, I.; Marini, S.; Fanelli, E.; Costa, C.; Olive, J.; Floeghel, S.; Torkelsen, T.; Schwendner, J.; Pfannkuche, O.; Rune, G.O.; Lebris, N. (2018) Fluid and adaptive networks of fixed and mobile robotic platforms for the monitoring of deep-sea ecosystems. ECCWO-2018 - 4th International symposium on the effects of climate change on the world’s oceans. Washington, D.C., USA.

Masmitja, I.; Bouvet, P.; Gomariz, S.; Aguzzi, J.; Del Rio, J. (2017) Underwater mobile target tracking with particle filter using an autonomous vehicle. OCEANS 2017 – Aberdeen. June 19, 2017. Aberdeen, United Kingdom. Citations: 2

Nogueras, M.; Antonijuan, J.; Masmitja, I.; Del Rio, J. (2017) Evaluation of AUV-borne ADCP measurements in different navigation modes. OCEANS 2017 – Aberdeen. June 19, 2017. Aberdeen, United Kingdom

Galarza, C.M.; Masmitja, I.; Prat, J.; Gomariz, S. (2017) Design a vectorial propulsion system for Guanay II AUV. OCEANS 2017 – Aberdeen. June 19, 2017. Aberdeen, United Kingdom

Memè, S.; Delory, E.; Felgines, M.; Pearlman, J.; Pearlman, F.; del Rio, J.; Martinez, E.; Masmitja, I.; Gille, J.; Rolin, J.; Golmen, L.; Hareide, N.R.; Waldmann, C.; Zielinski, O. (2017) NeXOS — Next generation, cost-effective, compact, multifunctional web enabled ocean sensor systems. OCEANS 2017. Anchorage, Alaska. Citations: 3  

Masmitja, I.; Bouvet, P.; Gomariz, S.; Aguzzi, J.; Del Rio, J.; Toma, D.M. (2017) Accuracy and precision studies for range-only underwater target tracking in shallow waters. Proceedings of the TC4 Symposium 2017. Iasi, Romania

Masmitja, I.; Gomariz, S.; Del Rio, J.; Kieft, B.; O'Reilly, T.C. (2016) Range-only underwater target localization: path characterization. Oceans 2016 MTS/IEEE. Monterey, United States of America. Citations: 1

Masmitja, I.; Pallares, O.; Gomariz, S.; Del Rio, J.; O’Reilly, T.; Kieft, B. (2016) Range-only underwater target localization: error characterization. 21st IMEKO TC4 International Symposium. Budapest, Hungary

Galarza, C.M.; Grimau, X.; Masmitja, I.; Prat, J.; Del Rio, J.; Gomariz, S. (2016) Design of the obstacle detection system with the SONAR MK3 on Guanay II AUV. 21st IMEKO TC4 International Symposium. Budapest, Hungary

Galarza, C.M.; Masmitja, I.; Prat, J.; Gomariz, S. (2016) Design of obstacle detection and avoidance system for GUANAY II AUV. 24th Mediterranean Conference on Control and Automation. Athens, Greece. Citations: 4

Del Rio, J.; Sánchez, A.; Rachid, A.; Artero, C.; Masmitja, I.; Toma, D.M.; Moreno, M.; Ruiz, M.; Ochando, M.; Molinero, A.; Vega, J. (2015) The IEEE1451 Std applied to data acquisition systems in the TJ-II nuclear fusion device. IMEKO: XXI World Congress: August 30- September 4.

Masmitja, I.; Del Rio, J.; Damborenea, J.; Conde, A. (2014) Underwater potentiostat for real-time electrochemical corrosion measurements. 2014 IEEE Sensor Systems for a Changing Ocean (SSCO). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). pp.: 1 ~ 4.

Masmitja, I.; Gonzalez, J; Gomariz, S. (2014) Buoyancy model for Guanay II AUV OCEANS ’14 MTS/IEEE Taipei. April 7, 2014. Taipei, Taiwan.

Masmitja, I.; González, J.; Masmitja, G.; Gomariz, S.; Del Rio, J. (2013) Measuring system and power management of the Guanay II AUV. 19th IMEKO TC-4, July 18-19: Symposium Measurements of Electrical Quantities: Barcelona, Spain. 2013.

González, J.; Masmitja, I.; Gomariz, S.; Batlle, C.; Sarria, D.; Del Rio, J. (2013) Mathematical model of the Guanay II AUV. Proceedings OCEANS'13 MTS/IEEE Bergen - The Northern dimension and Challenges.

González, J.; Masmitja, I.; Gomariz, S.; Molino, E.; Del Rio, J.; Manuel, A.; Busquets, J.; Guerrero, A.; Lopez, F.; Carreras, M.; Ribas, D.; Carrera, A.; Candela, C.; Ridao, P.; Sousa, J.; Calado, P.; Pintó Fusalba, Josep; Sousa, A.; Martins, R.; Borrajo, D.; Olaya, A.; Garau, B.; González, I.; Torres, S.; Rajan, R.; McCann, M.; Gilabert, J. (2012) AUV based multi-vehicle collaboration: Salinity studies in Mar Menor coastal lagoon. Book of Abstracts: IFAC Workshop on Navigation, Guidance and Control of Underwater Vehicles. 2012. pp.: 287 ~ 292.

González, J.; Masmitja, I.; Masmitja, G.; Prats, J.; Gomariz, S. (2011) Desarrollo de un vehículo de observación oceanográfica autónomo. Robot 2011: Robótica experimental: 28-29 Noviembre 2011, Escuela Superior de Ingenieros de la Universidad de Sevilla, España: libro de actas. Escuela Superior de Ingenieros de la Universidad de Sevilla. pp.: 295 ~ 301.

Gomariz, S.; González, J.; Arbos, A.; Masmitja, I.; Masmitja, G.; Prat, J. (2011) Design and construction of the GUANAY-II autonomous underwater vehicle. Proceedings of the OCEANS 2011 SANTANDER conference and exhibition. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).

Masmitja, I.; Masmitja, G.; González, J.; Shariat, S.; Gomariz, S. (2010) Development of a control system for an autonomous underwater vehicle. Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Conference.

EDF - #(TBD) AVALON: UnderwAter optical wireless communication network architecture empowered by adVanced opticAl materiaLs for sea bOrder protection and deep-sea exploratioN. Ivan Masmitja (ICM). 01/01/2025 - 30/12/2029. 3.994.552,51€ 

Horizon Europe (HORIZON) - #(TBD) MERLIN: Demonstration of long-endurance intelligent multi-purpose autonomous vehicles for marine applications. Mayorkinos Papaelias. Task 4.1 leader: Ivan Masmitja. (TBD). 7.946.786,25€

Horizon Europe (HORIZON) - #101112883 DIGI4ECO: Digital Twin-sustained 4D ecological monitoring of restoration in fishery depleted areas. Jacopo Aguzzi (ICM), WP4 Leader: Ivan Masmitja. 01/04/2024 - 30/03/2028. 9.489.597,5€

PID2020-114732RB-C31, BITER: Esfuerzo conjunto entre biologia y tecnologia para monitorear y recuperar especies y ecosistemas impactados por la pesca: cponectividad espacial e indicadores ecologicos. Joan Navarro (ICM) and Joan Baptista Company (ICM). 01/09/2021 - 31/08/2025. 223.850,00€

H2020-MSCA-IF-2019-GA893089, AIforUTracking: Artificial intelligent methods for underwater target tracking. European commission, Horizon 2020 Framework Program. Joan Navarro (ICM) and Kakani Katija (MBARI). 01/03/2021 – 31/09/2023. 226.801,76€

RTI2018-095112-B-I00, SASES: Sistemas Acústicos Submarinos para la monitorizacion del comportamiento especial de ESpecies. Ministerio de ciencia, innovación y universidades. Spartacus Gomariz (UPC). 01/01/2019 – 31/12/2021. 99.950,00€

H2020-776825, MELOA: Multi-purpose/Multi-sensor Extra Light Oceanography Apparatus. European Commission’s Horizon 2020 research and Innovation programme. Joaquin del Rio (UPC). 01/12/2017 – 28/02/2021. 4.694.845,00 €

2017 SGR 371, Sistemes d'Adquisició Remota de dades i Tractament de la Informació en el Medi Marí (SARTI - MAR) AGAUR. Agència de Gestió d'Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca. Joaquin Del Rio. (UPC). 01/01/2017-31/12/2019. 18.000,00 €

H2020 654410, JERICO-NEXT: Joint European Research Infrastructure network for Coastal Observatory – Novel European eXpertise for coastal observatories. Long term underwater localization in extreme conditions. European Commission. Konstantin Kebkal. (Evologics). 01/10/2017-01/06/2018. 9.999.282,00 €

CTM2015-68804-REDT, MarInTech: Red temática. Ministerio de economia y competitividad. Spartacus Gomariz (UPC). 01/12/2015 – 20/11/2017.

FP7 OCEAN 614102, NeXOS: Next Generation Web-Enabled Sensors for the Monitoring of a Changing Ocean. European Union’s Seventh Programme for research, technological development and demonstration. Joaquin del Rio (UPC). 01/10/2013 – 30/09/2017. 5.900.720,00 €

FP7 312463, FixO3: Fixed Point Open Ocean Observatories Network. European Union Seventh Framework Programme. Joaquin del Rio (UPC). 01/11/2013 – 01/12/2017. 7.000.000,00 €

Graduated with a first class honours BS in Telecommunications Engineering in Electrical Systems. Polytechnic University of Catalonia (UPC), 2010

Awarded with a UPC grant for the BS thesis in Telecommunications Engineering in Electrical Systems. Polytechnic University of Catalonia (UPC), 2010

Graduated with a first class honours MS in Electrical Engineering. Polytechnic University of Catalonia (UPC), 2013

Awarded with a LEAR Corporation grant for a first class MS in Electrical Engineering. UPC), Polytechnic University of Catalonia (UPC), 2013

Finalist in a Student Poster Competition OCEANS’14 MTS/IEEE Conference. Taipei, 2014

Finalist in a Student Poster Competition SEA TECH WEEK – SSCO/IEEE Conference. Brest, 2014

Finalist in a Student Poster Competition OCEANS’18 MTS/IEEE Conference. Kobe, 2018

Finalist in a Student Poster Competition OCEANS’19 MTS/IEEE Conference. Marseille, 2019

Special Doctoral Award (promotion 2019-2020) by the UPC School of Doctorate, 2022

FULBRIGHT - CSIC Fellowship, FULBR24046. Multi-agent reinforcement learning deployment tests at MBARI, California. 25/08/2025 - 14/12/2025. 16.800€

JAE Intro 2024, JAEINT24_EX_0408, Joan Armajach Riera. 1/10/2024 - 30/04/2025. 3.600€ 

Ramón y Cajal contract, RYC2022-038056-I: Autonomous vehicles research with novel machine learning techniques. MCIU/AEI/10.13039/501100011033 and FSE+. 1/2/2024-1/2/2029. 278.959,05€. 

Margarita Salas para la formación de jóvenes doctores 2021. Ministerio de Universidades, Gobierno de España. 70.700,00€. Rejected 

Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions Individual Fellowships (MSCA-IF): Global Fellowship (GF). European Commission, research executive agency. 01/03/2021 – 31/09/2023 (Moss Landing, California, United States of America – Barcelona, Spain). 226.801,76 €

Postdoctoral research grant, SASES Project. Ministerio de ciencia, innovación y universidades. 06/03/2020 – 31/03/2021. 23.400 €

Mobility grant “Beca d’investigació de l’obra social de La Caixa per a la mobilitat”. Foundation Obra Social “La Caixa”, Spain. 14/05/2018 – 30/06/2018 (Moss Landing, California, United States of America). 4.000,00 €

Mobility grant “Beca d’investigació de l’obra social de La Caixa per a la mobilitat”. Foundation Obra Social “La Caixa”, Spain. 19/06/2017 – 30/07/2017 (Brest, France). 2.000,00 €

Research scholarship winner for PhD studies. Polytechnic University of Catalonia. 2016 – 2018. 49.266,00 €

Ministry of Economy and Finance grant for technical support (Subprograma Personal Técnico de Apoyo - PTA). Polytechnic University of Catalonia – SARTI Research group. 25/06/2013 – 31/12/2016. 53.495,91 €

Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI), Moss Landing, United States of America. 24/08/2025 – 14/12/2025. FULBRIGHT fellowship.

Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI), Moss Landing, United States of America. 01/06/2021 – 30/06/2022. AIforUTracking.

Universitat de Girona (UdG), ViCOROB research group, Girona, Spain. 01/03/2021 – 31/05/2021. AIforUTracking.

Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI), Moss Landing, United States of America. 14/05/2018 – 30/06/2018. Refine and evaluate acoustic-range-only methods for tracking moving targets from a moving platform.

Institut supérieur de l'électronique et du numérique (ISEN), Brest, France. 19/06/2017 – 30/07/2017. Underwater mobile target localization and tracking: - Algorithms - Laboratory tests – Sea tests

Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI), Moss Landing, United States of America. 12/06/2016 – 31/07/2016. Underwater target localization methods using a Wave Glider

Reviewer - Science Robotics, journal, 2024-2025

EQA, International project reviewer, 2024

Agencia Estatal de Investigación (AEI) - JdC Reviewer, 2024

Reviewer - Scientific Reports, journal, 2023

Topic Editor - Target Tracking, Guidance, and Navigation for Autonomous Systems. MDPI, journal. 2022 [link]

Reviewer - Global change Biology, journal. 2022

Guest Editor - Special Issue: Sustainable Development of Our Oceans and Coastal Zones through AI and Remote Sensing. Remote Sensing, journal. 2022

Review Board – UPC, Spain. 2021

Tethys LRAUV Operator Training Workshop. MBARI, Moos Landing, CA. 10/12/2021 [link]

Machine Learning on Monterey Bay (one day workshop/meeting co-sponsored by AAII, MBARI, the Naval Postgraduate School, and NOAA) [link]

Deep Reinforcement Learning Nanodegree - UDACITY Nanodegree Program (February 2021) [link]

6.86x: Machine Learning with Python-From Linear Models to Deep Learning - a course of study offered by MITx, an online learning initiative of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (December 2020) [link]

PLOCAN Glider School. Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands (PLOCAN) – Spain. 17/11/ 2014. PLOCAN Consortium

Summer School on Distributed Date of Conference Acquisition Systems. Vilanova i la Geltrú – Spain. 15/07/2013. Polytechnic University of Catalonia

Pre-Degree in Design and Development of Electrical Products. Ripoll - Spain

2005-2007. Eduard Soler Foundation (FES)

Seminar: School of Data Science Series talk. Marine science, automation, and robotics. Localize and track underwater objects: from autonomous vehicles to marine animals. The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, China. February 19, 2025.

Seminar: IFROS Day. ICM vision and projects related to ocean science for a healthy planet. June 18, 2024. Universitat de Girona, Girona, Spain.

High-level event: Digital Ocean Forum #3. EU MISSIONS Restore our ocean and waters. June 13, 2024. Brussels.

Symposium: 1st Korera-Spain Oceanographic Symposium on Integrated Technology Exchange for Marine Environmental Monitoring. Underwater target tracking with autonomous vehicles and reinforcement learning. Korea Institute of Ocean Science & Technology (KIOST). May 16-17, 2024. Busan, South Korea 

Seminar: Catedra de estudios marítimos -pesca y ciencia- organized by Universitat de Girona. The use of fishing no-take zones on the Catalan coast: the case of the Norway lobster. January 25, 2023. Palamós, Spain. 

Seminar: Universidad Politécnica de Madrid - Ingeniería y Sistemas de Telecomunicación. Máster en Ingenieria Acústica. Utilización de señales acústias para la localización de objetivos subacuáticos. 2017-2022,  Vilanova i la Geltrú, Barcelona, Spain.

Seminar: University of Washington – Paul g. Allen School of computer science and engineering. Acoustic tracking by networked moored hydrophones and underwater vehicles in Nephrops no take zones, 12/01/2021, Seattle - WA, USA [link] [video]

PhD Mentor. Antoni Sánchez Márquez: Ecología del movimiento de especies demersales en el contexto de una red de reservas marinas de profundidad en el Mediterráneo Noroccidental. Doctoral programme in biodiversity. Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain

PhD Mentor. Gerard Batet Xaus: Methodologies and technologies for real-time monitoring and tracking of underwater species. Doctoral programme in Electronic Engineering. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Spain.

PhD Mentor. Matteo Gallici: Multi-agent reinforcement learning. Doctoral programme in Artificial Intelligence. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Spain.

Undergraduate Research Mentor. Bachelor's theses: Design of an underwater acoustic vision system. Oriol Solé Font. Bachelor’s degree in industrial electronics and automatic control engineering.  Polytechnic University of Catalonia (UPC), 01/07/2019, Barcelona, Spain

Undergraduate Research Mentor. Bachelor's theses: Design of an acoustic underwater modem. Óscar Fernández Vila. Bachelor’s degree in industrial electronics and automatic control engineering.  Polytechnic University of Catalonia (UPC), 01/07/2019, Barcelona, Spain

Undergraduate Research Mentor. Bachelor's theses: Design of an AUV’s control system. Gerard Bonavida Vila. Bachelor’s degree in industrial electronics and automatic control engineering.  Polytechnic University of Catalonia (UPC), 01/02/2018, Barcelona, Spain

Teaching assistant, Laboratory of electronic systems. Polytechnic University of Catalonia (UPC). 19/02/2019 – 31/07/2019 and 19/02/2018 – 31/07/2018, Barcelona, Spain

Teaching assistant, Laboratory of electronic technology. Polytechnic University of Catalonia (UPC). 19/02/2019 – 31/07/2019, Barcelona, Spain

Research cruise with R/V Sarmiento de Gamboa. BITER project in Barcelona, Spain. (December 4-8, 2023)

Wave Glider deployment and recovery expeditions on R/V Paragon in Monterey Bay, MBARI, CA (2016 and 2018)

Acoustics measurements on pontoon offshore instrument at SEA TEST BASE, Brest, France (Jul 2017)

Marine Electromagnetics measurements with MAPPEM Geophysics in Gran Canaria Island, Atlantic Ocean, Spain (Oct 2015)

SCUVA operational maintenance of the OBSEA underwater observatory in Vilanova i la Geltrú, Spain (2013 - present)

AUV based multi-vehicle collaboration: salinity studies in Mar Menor coastal lagoon, Cartagena, Spain (Nov 2011) 

IEEE Young Professionals (2018 - present)

IEEE Membership (2016 - present)

IEEE Oceanic Engineering Society Membership (2016 - present)

Research Network “Tecnoterra: Group for the technological development of remote acquisition systems applied to Earth Sciences.”  (2015 - present)

Interview: Nick Klenske - "Results in Brief" section of the European Commission’s CORDIS website, New algorithms enable the use of adaptive autonomous underwater vehicles (09/02/2024)

Interview: Natalia Ponjoan - El País, Cómo rescatar un submarino: un reto para la tecnología actual que sí lograron los espías de la CIA hace 50 años (07/10/2023)

Interview: Antonio Fernández - "Españoles en la Mar" - Radio y Televisión Española (RTVE), El uso de la robótica submarina como herramienta en la investigación oceanográfica ya es una realidad (01/09/2023) 

Newsletter: ScienceDaily, Reinforcement learning allows underwater robots to locate and track objects underwater. (28/07/2023)

Interview: Valentina Raffio - El Periódico, Un escuadrón de robots submarinos con inteligencia artificial vigilan los ecosistemas del Mediterráneo. (28/07/2023)

Newsletter ICM: Elena Martínez,  Ivan Masmitja: "Underwater robotics allows us to bring a scientific laboratory to the site where the action happens" (30/01/2023) 

Underwater Robotics lab: Interview (03/06/2021)

Titulación para actividades subacuaticodeportivas – Buceador de 2ª clase (Generalitat de Catalunya Departament d’Agricultura Ramaderia, Pesca i Alimentació)

Science of Diving (SSI - 2020)

Commercial diving Surface Supplied to 30m (Oceanos - 2018)

Diver stress & rescue (SSI - 2016)

Advanced Open Water Diver (IDEA - 2014)