Project Tags: Sustainability

Communications-aware distributed deep reinforcement learning in multi-robot teams for underwater inspection tasks

Mobile multi-robot systems (MMRS) can effectively provide automated services in a number of scenarios of practical interest featuring large regions of operations, multiple tasks to be executed over extended time…

Teams of Aquatic/Aerial Robots for Marine Environmental Monitoring (TARMEM)

The general goal is to develop planning, coordination and communication tools for the distributed control of a team of aerial and aquatic robots for time-extended monitoring of marine environments. Ultimately,…

Plant Uptake of Pollutants of Emerging Concern During Use of Reclaimed Water in Greenhouse Hydroponic Systems

Qatar has insufficient water resources and poor soil conditions. Sustainable development is contingent on Qatar’s ability to achieve reasonable water and food security. Qatar currently relies heavily on food imports…

Use of Novel Water Treatment Methods for Inland Desalination of Brackish Groundwater in Qatar

Groundwater is a major water source for agriculture in Qatar. Exponential increases in groundwater withdrawal and imbalances between utilization and recharge are threatening the quantity and water quality of existing…

Sustainable bioplastics production from industrial wastewaters using photosynthetic microbial production of polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs)

Plastics, due to their light weight, low cost and ease of processing have become the material of the 21st century, but this tremendous growth has also resulted in many environmental…

Using bacteriophages as biomonitoring tools for water quality measurements

Water security and sustainability in Qatar is a critical issue. The only source of drinking water is the desalinated seawater from the Arabian Gulf. The storage capacity for emergency use…

Biological conversion of fuel synthesis process water to single cell protein for aquaculture feed using purple phototrophic bacteria

Qatar has limited freshwater resources and arable land. As a result, fisheries have long played an important role in sustaining the nutritional requirements of Qatar’s population. Under Qatar’s rapid industrial…

Conservation and Biodiversity in Qatar: Surveying Awareness and Attitudes toward Qatari Fauna

Qatar is home to an impressive variety of unique terrestrial and marine animals, and the number of identified species in the region continues to grow. Current estimates claim 1,955 species,…