Talicia Pillay

Job Title

Applied Scientist

Site

Southampton

Biography

Benthic habitat mapping specialist with a PhD in Oceanography, combining machine learning and hydroacoustic techniques to deliver solutions across offshore wind, oil & gas, and blue carbon sectors.

Committee Memberships

Neurodiversity Group - Southampton

Projects

BORA Triggerfish Habitat Mapping Project (2023)

Future states of the global Coastal ocean: Understanding for Solutions (FOCUS) (2023)

Optimising Environmental Monitoring (2024)

Autonomous Techniques for anthropogenic Structure Ecological Assessment (AT-SEA) (2024)

CFLOOR Exploring the Hidden Carbon Cost of Bottom Trawling in UK Shelf Sea (2025)

Benthic Characterisation of Offshore Wind Farms (BenCh) (2025)

Debmarine Namibia Benthic Habitat Map and Residual Impact Assessment (2025)
JNCC DY200 The Canyons MCZ DY200 Drop Camera & AUV Data Analysis (2026)