Simon Berrow: How do you save a shark you know nothing about?
They're the second-largest fish in the world, they're almost extinct, and we know almost nothing about them. In this talk, Simon Berrow describes the fascinating basking shark ("great fish of the sun" in Irish), and the exceptional -- and wonderfully low-tech -- ways he's learning enough to save them.
Simon Berrow: Where do humpback whales in Ireland come from?
In this talk Dr Simon Berrow presents the Irish Whale and Dolphin Group's study on humpback whales, which are increasing in Irish waters, and his attempts to locate their breeding grounds beyond Ireland. Dr Simon Berrow was a founder member of the Irish Whale and Dolphin Group and is currently their Head of Science. Simon is also a full-time lec...
Simon Che de Boer: Backing up the planet: digitising culture, history, and heritage
Renowned virtual reality content creator and photogrammetrist Simon discusses the potential of emerging digital techniques to create immersive ‘backups’ for culturally significant sites and places. Simon’s real-world encapsulation uses 3D photographic datasets to create ‘being there’ sensations for real-time VFX applications. Building on succes...