Joe Agate

Joe Agate is a Researcher in the School of Applied Sciences at the University of Brighton, affiliated with the Centre for Environment and Society and the Doctoral College. His doctoral research focuses on leveraging drones and machine learning to monitor salt marsh restoration in the Adur estuary, UK. This interdisciplinary work integrates ecological field studies with advanced geospatial technologies.

Education:

• Doctor of Philosophy, Centre for Environment and Society
• Doctoral College, University of Brighton

Research Interests:

• Drone-based ecological monitoring
• Machine learning applications in environmental science
• Coastal ecosystem dynamics
• Restoration ecology methodologies

Research Output:

• A 2022 conference abstract on the ecological development of a salt marsh restoration site, emphasizing drone imagery analysis and predictive modeling.

Advising & Grants: No formal advisees listed. Funding sources unspecified.

Labs/Teams: Active within the Centre for Environment and Society, collaborating on geospatial and ecological research projects.