Across all sectors, technology is increasingly advertised as a means of improving the safety and effectiveness of specific tasks and operational environments. The maritime industry is no exception. Here, Dr Kate Preston explains why we need to fully understand the complexity maritime pilotage before we can integrate technology like autonomy.
Our first CfAA staff spotlight of 2026 is Dr Tian Gan. Dr Gan joined us last year and has embedded herself in our maritime assurance work. Here, she talks about what led her to the CfAA and why maritime autonomy is an exciting and growing research area.
The CfAA works across domains connecting researchers and industry to move forward the state-of-the-art in safety assurance of autonomous systems. Our priority domains include maritime, health and social care, and automotive.
These sections present all of the research taking place in specific areas, they also highlight cross-domain work. Where possible, the guidance we publish is intentionally developed to be suitable for use in any domain, and so our research examples can often be applied in any sector.
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Centre for Assuring Autonomy
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