Position: PhD researcher
Email: larissa.macedocruzdeoliveira@ucc.ie | Twitter: @LarissaMacedoCO
Biography
Larissa is a PhD student with interests in seabed mapping, GIS and image analysis. Larissa obtained her Bachelor in Geology from Universidade Federal de Sergipe in 2019 and a technical degree in Information Technology from Instituto Federal de Sergipe in 2018, Brazil. She has worked as an undergraduate researcher in Palaeontology of Cretaceous marine environments, Coastal Sedimentology and Hydrogeology. In 2019, Larissa joined the Marine Geology Research Group project as an MSc by Research student in the MMMonKey_Pro project with the research “Advancing seabed mapping techniques for deep-water habitat classification in Submarine Canyons” (ASMaT). In 2020, Larissa obtained a scholarship award from the Government of Ireland Postgraduate Scholarship to further develop her current research as a PhD in UCC. She is working under the supervision of Dr Aaron Lim, Professor Andy Wheeler and Professor Luis Conti (Brazil).
Research Project
Larissa’s project focuses on advancing seabed mapping techniques for deep-water habitat classification in Submarine Canyons. She is currently working on the application of novel and existing multiscale mapping methods for 3D images to further understand CWC features in the Porcupine Bank Canyon (PBC), NE Atlantic. The key aims of Larissa`s research are to develop a 3D imaging classification workflow for deep-water habits as well as determining the appropriate mapping scale for different research objectives in Cold Water Coral habitats. For that, Larissa utilises a set of 3D models reconstructed from ROV’s high-resolution video recording with Structure-from-Motion (SfM) and combines different image processing techniques into a framework to analyse 2D and 3D data deliverables and losses.
Cruises
CE20011 – Systematic Monitoring Survey of the Moira Mound Chain (SyMonS_MoM) (Day-shift scientist) – Upcoming
DY108-109 – RRS Discovery cruise to the Darwin Mounds, Rockall Bank and Rockall Trough (Scientist representative for Ireland)
CE19014 – Monitoring Changes in Submarine Canyon Coral Habitats II (Night shift scientist)
CE19008 – Monitoring Changes in Submarine Canyon Coral Habitats I (Night shift scientist)
Awards
2020 Government of Ireland Postgraduate Scholarship
2020 Irish Geological Research Meeting – Honourable mention (Poster Presentation)
2020 Eurofleets + Floating University RV Celtic Voyager – €300 of travel reimbursement
2019 Eurofleets + AUV Workshop/ Training – €350 of travel reimbursement
2014 Science without Borders Scholarship (CsF) – CAPES – 1-year full-scholarship for Geology undergraduate programme in University College Cork
Coverage/Outreach
2020 – Deep-Sea Life Issue 15: Online Deep-Sea Life Issue 15
2020 – Student video testimonial for College of Science, Engineering and Food Science – Link: “International MSc Marine Geology student experience in UCC and UCC student support during COVID-19”
2019 – Blog contributions to the CLASS project (NOC, UK) during DY108-109 RRS Discovery Expedition
Small and beautiful: macrofauna
Small and beautiful: macrofauna | Climate-Linked Atlantic Sector Science
BioCam | Climate-Linked Atlantic Sector Science
2019 Eureka Summer Camps – ‘Science for Kids’ – Geology Lab instructor
2018 – 1st Brazil Ireland Research Event – Guest speaker for Agri-food/Environment/Marine Science thematic area. Brazil Ireland Partners in Excellence – HEA-BIPEX
Publications
de Oliveira, L.M.C., Stefano, P.H.P., Vedana, L.A. et al. A hydrogeological impact survey on the largest onshore oil field in Brazil: physicochemical and total petroleum hydrocarbon (TPH) analyses in the south of Japaratuba River Basin, Sergipe. Environ Earth Sci 79, 383 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12665-020-09121-0 (Bachelor Thesis)
