HALLO formed and began research efforts in 2019. Since then, we’ve been working on several objectives that work towards developing the real-time whale forecasting system in the Salish Sea.

Team photo – November 2024
Researchers
Dr. Ruth Joy, Principal Investigator
- School of Environmental Science, Simon Fraser University
Dr. Mike Dowd
- Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Dalhousie University
Fabio Frazao
- Department of Computer Science, Dalhousie University
Dr. Bruno Padovese
- School of Environmental Science, Simon Fraser University
Teng-Wei Lim
- School of Environmental Science, Simon Fraser University
Dr. Peter Thompson
- School of Environmental Science, Simon Fraser University
Dr. Oliver Kirsebom
- Open Ocean Robotics
Dr. Scott Viers
- OrcaSound Collective, Beam Reach Marine Science and Sustainability School
Dr. Val Viers
- OrcaSound Collective, Beam Reach Marine Science and Sustainability School
Dr. Dave Campbell
- School of Mathematics and Statistics, Carleton University
Collaborators
SMRU Consulting
- Jason Wood
JASCO Applied Sciences
- Jennifer Wladichuk, April Houweling, David Hannay
Ocean Networks Canada
- Jasper Kanes
Saturna Island Marine Research and Education Society (SIMRES)
- Dr. Martin Wale
Digital Research Alliance of Canada
- Jillian Anderson, Andrei Vassilenko, Ishan Sahay, Dr. Alireza Ensan
Previous Researchers
Dr. Paul Nguyen Hong Duc
- School of Mathematics and Statistics, Carleton University
- School of Computing Science, Simon Fraser University