Use AI on a real coastal management problem from your own work, in two days online with a small group of practitioners.
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Get in touchAI tools can draft a report in minutes, summarise a hundred submissions and find patterns in monitoring data. They also write fluent text that is wrong, and coastal decisions are hard to undo.
This course is about using AI on coastal work with care. Over two days you learn what current tools can and cannot do, see examples from coastal practice and work on a real problem you bring from your own job.
You design a solution with a small group of peers who face the same constraints: approved tools, data rules and public scrutiny. You leave with that design and three checks to apply before anyone acts on an AI output.
The course is for people who manage, assess or advise on coastal hazards, including:
No programming or AI experience is needed. Bring a real problem from your work and your knowledge of where it gets stuck.
Problems participants bring
Most problems sit in the daily work of coastal management. Examples include:
You do not need a proposed solution. Part of the course is working out which approach is worth trying.
How far each design gets depends on the problem, the data and the tools your organisation allows.
Day 1
Learn what current AI can do, see it applied to coastal work and define the problem you will work on.
Day 2
Move from tools to systems, design your solution and test it against the three checks.
Mornings are mostly teaching and demonstrations. Afternoons are practical work in small breakout rooms.
Dr Marcello Sano
Founder and instructor, Apter
Marcello works across coastal systems, hazards, risk and adaptation, with research and practical work in machine learning and AI. He designed and delivered the AI in Emergency Management course with PSN Academy and the AI build day in Coastal Resilience Level II.
Two days online to put AI to work on a real coastal problem, with checks you can defend.
9–10 February 2027, Online. Register your interest for programme and registration updates.
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The most rewarding part was engaging with the other participants. I came away understanding coastal hazards from perspectives beyond my own, and seeing the range of solutions to erosion and inundation being applied across Australia.
Both levels were valuable for my professional development, and just as much for the network I now have with others working in coastal management.
A really worthwhile course. Working through coastal resilience in a practical way, alongside people from right across the coastal space, gave me perspectives I had not had before. I have already found myself drawing on those discussions in my own work.
We were deeply impressed by this comprehensive and practical course. It provided essential knowledge that we hope to implement in our national forecasting strategies. Thank you for your valuable guidance and support.
I came back to this course after five or six years and was glad I did. It was engaging and thoughtfully delivered, and left me with renewed knowledge and fresh insight into practical coastal management.
A highly useful introduction to coastal processes and the options for erosion mitigation. Experienced professionals and real case studies made the basics of coastline management clear. I would strongly recommend it to anyone building their knowledge of how the coastal sector works in practice.
An incredibly rewarding experience. The course gave me valuable knowledge, meaningful connections and a fresh perspective that I will carry forward in my work and beyond. If you have the opportunity, I would absolutely encourage you to do it.
An excellent opportunity to network with like-minded professionals and learn from leading experts. I have taken back a wealth of knowledge to my council and made contacts that will support my work into the future.
An eye-opening and transformative experience. The Coastal Resilience Short Course reshaped how I approach coastal planning — moving beyond technical fixes to embrace systems thinking, meaningful community engagement, and long-term adaptation. I left the course with practical tools, renewed clarity, and a stronger sense of purpose in my role.
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