MoA Signing between BINUS University and Universitas Jenderal Soedirman
BINUS University and the Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Sciences (FIKP) Universitas Jenderal Soedirman (UNSOED) have established multi-year research and training collaborations. This is marked by the signing of a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) on Wednesday, June 26, 2024, that was held at the UNSOED campus in Purwokerto, Central Java.
The MoA was signed by the Faculty’s Dean, Dr. Endang Hilmi, S.Hut., M.Si., and acknowledged by the Rector of UNSOED, Prof. Dr. Ir. H. Akhmad Sodiq, M.Sc.Agr., IPU., ASEAN Eng., and Prof. Dr. Juneman Abraham, S.Psi., M.Si., as Vice Rector of Research and Technology Transfer of Bina Nusantara University. In this event, BINUS is represented by Prof. Dr. Bens Pardamean as the Head of Bioinformatics and Data Science Research Center (BDSRC).
These collaborations that have been initiated with Dr. Taufik Budhi Pramono, S.Pi., M.Si., will focus on two main topics. Firstly, a bioinformatics approach to uncover insights in Indonesia’s massive fishery and marine data. Secondly, artificial intelligence (AI) training in collaboration with the NVIDIA Deep Learning Institute will strengthen knowledge of AI among UNSOED faculty members and students. In addition, AI research was also conducted on fish counting, fishery acoustics, and mangrove monitoring.