PMCRF: Probabilistic Multimodal Cold Reef Fusion
PMCRF
PMCRF analysis will integrate key environmental variables to support a more targeted modelling approach for the OceanX Science Impact Challenge 2025.
PMCRF Team members
Dr. Mohammad Jahanbakht
Dr Mohammad Jahanbakht is an innovative software engineer with diverse skills and interests from code development and numerical modeling to web programming and cloud technologies, and further to data science and machine intelligence.
Sofie Boggio Sella
Researcher currently pursuing a fully sponsored Master’s by Research at James Cook University, supported by the 2026 Tropical North Queensland Drought Hub Scholarship. My work explores the intersection of science, conservation, and communication, with a focus on protecting marine ecosystems and supporting sustainable ocean futures.
Lily Lewis
Honours researcher and conservationist whose work focuses on geospatial analysis and coral reef restoration. Her research integrates spatial data, ecological monitoring, and conservation planning to better understand reef systems and support effective restoration strategies.
Awards
OceanX Science Impact Challenge
2026
Monaco Ocean Protection Challenge
2026
2025 OceanX Science Impact Challenge Finalist
PMCRF was selected as a finalist in the OceanX 2025 Science Impact Challenge, an international initiative that supports innovative science and technology designed to increase the real-world impact of ocean exploration. The selection recognised the framework’s potential to transform high-resolution marine mapping and environmental data into predictive tools that support long-term conservation planning, ecosystem resilience assessment, and restoration strategy.