المملكة: The largest in the world .. “Kaost” launches a leading model to accelerate the restoration of coral reefs

King Abdullah University of Science and Technology «Kaost) has announced the start of developing the first model of its kind of artificial intelligence technology in the field of restoration and protection of coral reefs in a milestone scientific step that paves the way to change the rules of environmental preservation, as part of the Caust initiative to revive the coral people“ Kcri ”, which is the largest in the world.
The project, which covers a naval space of 100 hectares, aims to accelerate restoration operations through advanced digital tools that allow scientists immediate simulation of the behavior of the marine ecosystem and the prediction of reefs to withstand climate changes, especially high temperatures, which enhances their ability to withstand and grow.

Intelligent restoration

In this context, Caust is cooperating with Digilab to develop artificial intelligence technologies for monitoring the marine environment.
The Digilaab platform on artificial intelligence will be integrated within the restoration processes, to provide scientists with advanced analysis capabilities that include computer vision and optimal locations of sensors, which reduces environmental monitoring time from only two to two weeks, and improves data collection efficiency and accuracy.
A giant twin version will also be managed by 22 Betabayte via the Digilaba «Chatreef» platform, allowing the Cost team to monitor the coral ecosystem and extract vital data related to problems such as algae growth and spread of diseases, in order to make accurate decisions based on data.

Reviving the coral people

The Kaust initiative aims to cultivate two million corals by 2030, through a coral incubator that produces hundreds of thousands annually, and the developed artificial intelligence tools in cooperation with Digilaba are a decisive factor to achieve this goal, by accelerating the coral reefs and improving the distribution of sensors.
Professor Dave Sujet, director of the Caust initiative to revive coral reefs, stressed that this cooperation will enable the university to “employ the latest technologies of artificial intelligence to monitor coral reefs in actual time and direct the restoration strategies with unprecedented efficiency, which may cause a fundamental shift in environmental preservation efforts in the world.”

This partnership is seen as a new global model for coral reefs, highlighting how artificial intelligence can become a central tool in sustainability efforts, and provides expandable solutions that can be adapted and applied in other regions around the world to protect marine ecosystems from deterioration.