Maritime Autonomous Systems workshop
Event details
We invite colleagues from industry, academia, and government representatives to join us at the inaugural Workshop on Maritime Autonomous Systems, featuring talks, discussion sessions, and a live demonstration. Learn about our cutting-edge research on building safe and trustworthy maritime autonomous systems, and explore opportunities for future collaboration.
Topics include:
- Autonomous underwater vehicles and robotics
- Underwater communication, sensing and navigation
- Maritime applications of AI and Machine Learning
- Safety assurance of maritime autonomous systems
Programme
| 10:30 – 10:45 | Registration and coffee |
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| 10:45 – 11:00 | Welcome and workshop overview |
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Session One: Communication, sensing and navigation |
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| 11:00 – 11:20 | “5G and cell-free MIMO for port automation” - Yi Chu, Institute for Safe Autonomy, University of York |
| 11:20 – 11:45 |
“From pings to position – the role of Doppler velocity logs in subsea positioning” - Nils Coe, Nortek |
| 11:45 – 12:05 |
”Underwater acoustic networks: communication, localisation and navigation” - Nils Morozs, Institute for Safe Autonomy, University of York |
| 12:05 – 12:20 | Discussion session |
| 12:20 – 12:40 | Live demo: underwater acoustic network |
| 12:40 – 13:25 | Lunch and networking |
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Session Two: Underwater Robotics |
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| 13:25 – 13:50 |
“Underwater biomimetic robotics: applications and their challenges” - Mark Post, Institute for Safe Autonomy, University of York |
| 13:50 – 14:15 |
“An introduction to the Marine Autonomous and Robotic Systems Group at the National Oceanography Centre” - Ashley Iceton-Morris, Francesco Fanelli, National Oceanography Centre |
| 14:15 – 14:30 |
Discussion session |
| 14:30 – 14:45 |
Coffee break |
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Session Three: Safety Assurance of Maritime Autonomous Systems |
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| 14:45 – 15:10 |
“Maritime autonomy, are we making progress?” - Bernard Twomey, Kongsberg Marine |
| 15:10 – 15:35 |
“Continuous safety assurance of maritime autonomy” - Tian Gan, Institute for Safe Autonomy, University of York |
| 15:35 – 15:50 |
Discussion session |
| 15:50 – 16:00 |
Closing session & wrap-up |
Download the full agenda (PDF)
Contact nils.morozs@york.ac.uk or tian.gan@york.ac.uk for more information.