MarineLabs is a vertically integrated Data-as-a-Service company that designs, builds, deploys, and maintains a fleet of sensor nodes and cloud services to provision weather data, 360-degree images, and insights to subscribers in near real-time.

Their technology stack includes ocean-hardened flotation, mechanical enclosures and sensor platforms, embedded electronics and firmware, and an extensive cloud infrastructure to monitor and manage the sensor network and provide data ingestion, processing, and presentation via a web-based UI called CoastAware.

Aside from providing a way to view observed coastal weather data and forecasts online, CoastAware generates added value through features and integrations that serve the needs of our users in ports and terminals in safely managing maritime operations in coastal waters.

Michael will provide an overview of the suite of MarineLabs technologies that operate 24/7/365 to enhance marine safety and climate resilience, with some emphasis on the cloud-based architecture and services he and his team have built over the past few years.

Michael is a software engineer, product owner, and project manager. He holds a BASc in Electrical Engineering + Physics, an MASc in Mechanical Engineering, and an MSc in Computer Science.

He spent 10 years in real-time instrument software design and high-performance computing for astronomical instrumentation at NASA’s JPL and Caltech, followed by the European Southern Observatory, and National Research Council of Canada.

He then shifted focus to working in energy systems and climate — helping found an IoT high-efficiency LED lighting and building automation company, and leveraged grid computing for hydrological modeling at the Pacific Climate Impacts Consortium before joining MarineLabs shortly after its inception.

He built much of the software stack himself in the early years and has since grown a team of 7 talented developers that now do most of that work..