Dr Benjamin Williamson

Principal Investigator in Engineering and Environmental Science

I am interested in using marine and terrestrial sensing applied to environmental science. My research interests include sensor fusion, remote sensing above and under water, computer vision and machine learning, with applications from measuring the environmental and ecological effects of marine renewable energy devices to marine plastic litter. I have a background in smart grids, prior to hydroacoustics and developing subsea multi-sensor platforms to track the interactions of fish, seabirds and marine mammals with marine energy devices. 

Benjamin.Williamson@sams.ac.uk

SAMS Research Outputs

PELAgIO Combined hydrodynamic and ecological assessment at the Seagreen windfarm
Thomas A.F. Comerford, Michelle L. Barnett, Tom Culverhouse, Chloe Turner-Dockery, Beth E. Scott, Benjamin J. Williamson
18/8/2025 | Conference contribution | DOI:
Radar Remote Sensing & Biophysics: Where Seabirds Meet Tidal Hydrodynamics
Amy Jones, Jason McIlvenny, David McCann, Lucy Jayne Mitchell, Benjamin Williamson
8/1/2025 | Poster | DOI:
Potential Exposure of Aquatic Organisms to Dynamic Visual Cues Originating from Aerial Wind Turbine Blades
Benjamin Williamson, Lonneke Goddijn-Murphy, Jason McIlvenny, Alan Youngson
26/11/2024 | Article | DOI: 10.3390/fishes9120482
An Experimental Methodology for Automated Detection of Surface Turbulence Features in Tidal Stream Environments
James Slingsby, Beth E. Scott, Louise Kregting, Jason McIlvenny, Jared Wilson, Fanny Helleux, Benjamin J. Williamson
24/9/2024 | Article | DOI: 10.3390/s24196170
Potential environmental impacts of floating solar photovoltaic systems
Steven Benjamins, Benjamin Williamson, Suzannah-Lynn Billing, Zhiming Yuan, Maurizio Collu, Clive Fox, Laura Hobbs, Elizabeth a. Masden, Elizabeth j. Cottier-Cook, Ben Wilson
1/7/2024 | Article | DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2024.114463

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Harris CB, Benjamins S, van Geel N, White E, Scott B, Williamson BJ (2026) Impacts of large-scale maintenance of a floating offshore wind farm on noise levels and harbour porpoise activity. ICES Journal of Marine Science, 83 (8), fsag150. https://doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fsag150