Maxime Ferrera
Research Scientist, Ifremer, Underwater Robotics Lab
Ifremer, Underwater Robotics Lab
La Seyne-sur-Mer, France
I am a research scientist in the Underwater Robotics Lab at Ifremer, in La Seyne-sur-Mer. I work on robotics perception and computer vision.
Before joining Ifremer, I was a postdoctoral researcher at ONERA, the French Aerospace Lab, working on visual SLAM. I did my PhD at ONERA and LIRMM on vision-based localization and 3D mapping for underwater robots.
My research lies at the intersection of computer vision and underwater robotics. I work on visual localization, SLAM and 3D reconstruction, as well as sensor fusion and image restoration, with a particular interest in the challenging conditions encountered underwater. I am also interested in releasing datasets and open-source tools that support research in the field.
News
| Oct 30, 2026 | Our paper “Photogrammetry-Aware Next-Best-View Planning for Autonomous Underwater 3D Reconstruction” has been accepted at OCEANS 2026. |
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| Mar 18, 2024 | Our paper “SUCRe: Leveraging Scene Structure for Underwater Color Restoration” has been presented at 3DV 2024. (project page, paper, code) |
| Jun 05, 2023 | Our paper “Vision-based 3D Reconstruction for Deep-Sea Environments: Practical Use for Surveys and Inspection” has been presented at OCEANS 2023 Limerick. (paper) |
| May 15, 2023 | Our journal paper “Eiffel Tower: A Deep-Sea Underwater Dataset for Long-Term Visual Localization” has been accepted in the International Journal of Robotics Research. (dataset, paper) |
| May 06, 2023 | Our journal paper “Underwater 3D Reconstruction from Video or Still Imagery: Matisse and 3DMetrics Processing and Exploitation Software” has been published in the Journal of Marine Science and Engineering. (paper) |