(Development of WISE Program to foster AI Professionals
for Marine Industries)

Report on Completion of Internship at Institute of Environmental Informatics of IDEA Consultants, Inc. (NODA, Course of Maritime Technology and Logistics)

　

I conducted a three-day internship from September 25 to 27 at Institute of Environmental Informatics of IDEA Consultants, Inc.

During the internship, I was first introduced to the in-house training that is being conducted as part of the company's efforts to utilize AI within the company, as well as the goals to be achieved through the use of AI. As a theme to be implemented during the period, the interns worked on the development of an image processing method to remove marine snow from images taken underwater by using NN-based models. We were shown how to create a model in a short time using LLM and were able to experience the improvement in productivity through the use of generative AI. By creating and training data using images actually taken underwater, we were able to confirm that this model was effective to some extent in removing marine snow.

Through this internship, I felt the difference in the attitude of actually utilizing AI as a business as opposed to research and utilization of AI in universities. this internship was a valuable experience for me as AI technology is rapidly evolving and is expected to be utilized in the real world. I would like to take this opportunity to thank Institute of Environmental Informatics of IDEA Consultants, Inc. for accepting our internship.

NODA, 2nd year student,  Course of Maritime Technology and Logistics