Video from the seminar about autonomous vessels

Here you can see our seminar on Autonomous vessels – a higher degree of autonomy for increased safety. 

Part 1 of 3 - from morning to lunch

Part 2 of 3 - afternoon

Part 3 of 3 - afternoon continuing

Programme

09.00 Coffe and registration

10.00 Welcome and introduction -why a higher degree of autonomy for increased safety? - Åsa Burman, Director, Lighthouse

Autonomous vehicles – challenges, possibilities and trends  - Azra Habibovic, senior researcher, Viktoria Swedish ICT

Autonomous safety on vessels - an international overview - Robert Rylander, researcher, Viktoria Swedish ICT and project leader for Lighthouse project on higher degree of autonomy for increased safety

Autonomous safety on vessels - a potential positioning for Swedish shipping industry - Per Stefenson, Marine Standards Advisor, Stena Teknik, Martti Simojoki, Marine Super Intendent, Wallenius

Digital Data Stream: The foundational technology for autonomous ships - Richard Watson, Professor, University of Georgia and Viktoria Swedish ICT

12.00 Lunch

13.00 Presentations on legal, business, operational and technical aspects on higher degree of autonomy for increased safety

Theme: Legal 

Cyber-enabled ships: Implications and risks of the use of shipboard digital technology - Anders Höfnell, Lloyds Register

Safety and Regulations for European Unmanned Maritime Systems - Magnus Örnfelt, Project leader, FMV (Swedish Defence Materiel Administration)

Theme: Business

RESEARCH ON AUTONOMOUS SHIPPING TRANSITION – AAWA and other autonomous development in Finland - Jouni Saarni, Turku School of Economics

So much potential – why the industry need autonomous transformation - Marcus Ejdersten, Director of strategic marketing,MacGregor

Theme: Operational

On the road towards an unmanned bridge: Do we want monitoring or navigating navigators? - Thomas Porathe, Professor, Interaction Design, NTNU

Theme: Technical and information

Safety Qualification of an Autonomous Ship Prototype for Sea Trials - Eetu Heikkilä, VTT Technical Researach Centre of Finland

Technical aspects for remote operated vessels - control loop, sensors, and remote control - Jens-Olof Lindh, Saab Kockums and Robert Rylander, Viktoria Swedish ICT

A navigation equipment maker's perspective - Timo Kostiainen, Head of R&D, Furuno

Flameranger - Technical solutions for automatic fire system - Mattias Eggert, Unifire AB

Panel discussion: What is the next steps for autonomy in shipping? 

• Azra Habibovic
• Anders Höfnell
• Thomas Porathe
• Jouni Saarni
• Martti Simojoki
• Per Stefenson
• Magnus Örnfelt

Panel discussion led by Mikael Hägg, Viktoria Swedish ICT, and Åsa Burman, Lighthouse

16.30 End of conference

16.30-18.00 Afterconference with drinks and snacks