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#UMS2019
Europe’s Leading Maritime Robotics Conference
8th-9th
MAY
2019
CONFERENCE CHAIRMAN:
Rear Admiral (Ret’d) Anthony Rix, Former Flag
Officer Sea Training, Royal Navy
EXPERT MILITARY AND TECHNICAL SPEAKERS:
Commodore Mike Knott, Assistant Chief of Staff
Maritime Capability, Royal Navy
Captain Gary Hesling, Captain HM/Hydrographer
of the Navy, Royal Navy
Captain Piotr Szymak, Director of Institute of
Electrical Engineering and Automatics,
Polish Naval Academy
Commander Sean Trevethan, Fleet Robotics
Officer, Royal Navy
Commander Andreas Muller, Chief Planning
Officer, Naval Air Arm, German Navy
Commander Roman Antoniewicz, Director of
Maritime Domain Awareness and C4ISR,
Canadian Forces
Commander Yvo Jaenen, Deputy Commander
MCM and Operational Commander North Sea
Unmanned Communications Trials, Belgian Navy
Senior Lieutenant (N) Mikko Viljainen, Senior
Researcher, Finnish Naval Academy
Mr Alexander Gabriëlse, Senior Scientist
Underwater Technology, Defence Materiel
Organisation
Dr. Andrea Munafo, Senior Robotic Systems and
Software Engineer, UK National Oceanography
Centre
Dr. John R. Potter, Former Principal Strategic
Development Officer, NATO CMRE
Unmanned
Maritime
Systems
Technology
BENEFITS OF ATTENDING:
• Hear the very latest from senior naval officers on the latest
advancements in unmanned and autonomous technology
• Listen to comprehensive briefings on anti-submarine
warfare, mine countermeasures, fixed wing and rotary aerial
unmanned systems, unmanned platform updates, and
technological innovation in the Naval sphere
• Learn about the latest developments within unmanned
underwater vehicles (UUVs), unmanned aerial vehicles
(UAVs) and unmanned surface vehicles (USVs)
• Explore the ways in which interoperability between nations
and departments will maximise asset development within
maritime forces going forward
• Meet and network with military and industry decision makers
in unmanned systems
NEW FOR 2019:
• New nations including Canada, Poland, Belgium and more!
• New topics including Biomimetic Autonomous Systems,
Verification and Validation of Unmanned Systems, Rotary
and Fixed Wing Aerial Platforms for ISR, Autonomous
Underwater Communications and much more!
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UNMANNED MARITIME SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY
Day One | Wednesday 8th May 2019 www.umsconference.com
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8.30 Registration Coffee
8.50 Chairman’s Opening Remarks
Rear Admiral (Ret’d) Anthony Rix, Former Flag Officer Sea Training,
Royal Navy
HOST NATION KEYNOTE BRIEFINGS
9.00 Unmanned and Autonomous Systems and the Future of Royal
Navy Capabilities and Power Projection
• Evolving with the changing nature of naval warfare, addressing
complex new threats and developing effective technology and
strategies to counter these threats
• Autonomy as a force multiplier: Extending the Royal Navy’s global
reach and operational capacity
• Integrating unmanned systems into the surface fleet, and increasing
the use of unmanned systems in traditional naval operations
• The role of autonomous systems in the carrier strike group, and the
potential for UAVs to revolutionise carrier operations
• Maintaining Royal Navy thought leadership in an increasingly
information and technology driven world
Commodore Mike Knott, Assistant Chief of Staff Maritime Capability,
Royal Navy
9.40 Delivering the Next Generation of Royal Navy Assets to Enable
Effective Operational Capability into the 21st Century
• Future plans for robotic and autonomous development after the
Royal Navy’s Unmanned Warrior exercises
• Identifying operational shortfalls in order to plan effectively for future
unmanned capabilities
• Key trends in unmanned technology – considering the design,
functions and capabilities of autonomous systems to ensure they
meet the mission demands of the future
• Maximising operational effectiveness by integrating unmanned
surface vehicles, unmanned underwater vehicles, and UAV’s into
one network
Commander Sean Trevethan, Fleet Robotics Officer, Royal Navy
10.20 Session Reserved for Gold Sponsor
11.00 Morning Coffee
UNMANNED ISR
11.30 Driving Royal Canadian Navy ISTAR Capabilities through Holistic New
Unmanned and Autonomous Capabilities
• Outlining the RCN’s plans for integrated unmanned and
autonomous ISTAR capabilities
• Assessing unmanned requirements across the aerial, surface, and
underwater environments
• Current and future platforms to provide greater domain awareness
in littoral and deep-water environments
• Regulatory and operational challenges in developing autonomous
ISTAR capacity
Commander Roman Antoniewicz, Director of Maritime Domain
Awareness and C4ISR, Canadian Forces
12.10 An Update on the Transformation of German Naval ISR Capabilities
Through Rotary Unmanned Aerial Systems in the Maritime Sphere
• Meeting future requirements for the German Navy by embracing
unmanned systems
• Establishing greater maritime domain awareness through
autonomous rotary wing ISR platforms
• Acquiring effective modular rotary wing platforms, for multi-mission
purposes
• Embedding electronic and infrared sensors into unmanned systems,
and benefitting from increased sensory fusion
• Challenges in delivering unmanned capabilities, including payload
size challenges
Commander Andreas Muller, Chief Planning Officer, Naval Air Arm,
German Navy
12.50 Networking Lunch
ST PERSPECTIVES ON SURFACE AND UNDERWATER AUTONOMOUS SYSTEMS
1.50 Session Reserved for Sponsor
2.30 ST Challenges and Opportunities in Transitioning Unmanned Maritime
Systems to Naval Operations
• Assessing the challenges in developing unmanned and autonomous
systems for use in naval operations
• The need for agile design and testing by navies, researchers, and
industry alike in order to exploit unmanned systems
• Research and development into emerging technologies for creating
truly autonomous systems
• Opportunities for new autonomous systems to transform naval
operations, and future ST priorities
Dr. John R. Potter, Former Principal Strategic Development Officer,
NATO CMRE
3.10 Self-Organising Robotic Networks for Ocean Monitoring
• Building autonomous networks for ocean monitoring and data
gathering
• Using networks to build greater domain awareness
• Challenges in developing self-organising networks
• Command and control implications
Dr. Andrea Munafo, Senior Robotic Systems and Software Engineer,
UK National Oceanography Centre
3.50 Afternoon Tea
UNDERWATER COMMUNICATIONS AUTONOMOUS SYSTEMS
4.20 SALSA: Utilising Unmanned Underwater Assets for Communication and
Domain Awareness
• The potential for greater communication and sensor fusion through
unmanned and autonomous underwater platforms
• Assessing current and future sensor payloads available for
underwater assets, combining multiple sensors and communication
nodes
• Challenges in using underwater sensors to aide communication for
submarines and other underwater vehicles
• Implications for anti-submarine warfare: enhancing underwater
domain awareness for better surveillance and tracking
Mr Alexander Gabriëlse, Senior Scientist Underwater Technology,
Defence Materiel Organisation
5.00 Closing Panel Discussion: Integrating Unmanned and Autonomous
Systems into Traditional Naval Operations
Rear Admiral (Ret’d) Anthony Rix, Former Flag Officer Sea Training,
Royal Navy
Commander Sean Trevethan, Fleet Robotics Officer, Royal Navy
Commander Roman Antoniewicz, Director of Maritime Domain
Awareness and C4ISR, Canadian Forces
Commander Yvo Jaenen, Deputy Commander Belgian Navy MCM
service and Operational Commander North Sea Unmanned MCM and
Communications Trials 2016-2017, Belgian Navy
5.40 Chairman’s Closing Remarks and Close of Day One
Rear Admiral (Ret’d) Anthony Rix, Former Flag Officer Sea Training,
Royal Navy

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UNMANNED MARITIME SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY
www.umsconference.com Day Two | Thursday 9th May 2019
8.30 Registration Coffee
8.50 Chairman’s Opening Remarks
Rear Admiral (Ret’d) Anthony Rix, Former Flag Officer Sea Training,
Royal Navy
OPENING KEYNOTE BRIEFINGS
9.00 Integrating Unmanned and Autonomous Systems for More Effective
Hydrography in Support of Royal Navy Activities
• The growing role of unmanned systems in hydrographic missions,
contributing geospatial data in support of RN operations
• Leveraging unmanned surface vehicles and autonomous
underwater vehicles transform mapping, surveying, and other
hydrographic activities
• Harnessing data and sensor fusion to aid ship navigation and
increasing RN operational effectiveness
Captain Gary Hesling, Captain HM/Hydrographer of the Navy, Royal Navy
9.40 Research and Development on Biomimetic Underwater Vehicles
• Looking at new and future unmanned vehicles based on living
organisms, and their potential military use
• Current national and combined projects aimed at producing
effective biomimetic unmanned vehicles (BUVs)
• Enhancing propulsion and range through ‘biomimicking’
• Increasing covert ISR capabilities through BUVs
Captain Piotr Szymak, Director of Institute of Electrical Engineering and
Automatics, Polish Naval Academy
10.20 Session Reserved for Sponsor
11.00 Morning Coffee
UNMANNED AUTONOMOUS MCM AND ASW CAPABILITIES
11.30 Incorporating Emerging Unmanned Technologies to Meet US Navy
Operational Demands
• The role of PEO Unmanned and Small Combatants in shaping future
US Navy technologies and to be used in diverse environments
• The future vision for unmanned capabilities for the US Navy, using
autonomous systems for greater ISR, anti-submarine warfare,
hydrography, and kinetic weapon delivery
• Current programmes delivering unmanned platforms into service
such as the Knifefish UUV
• Developing effective Naval open systems architecture combining
multiple platforms and systems
Head of International Programmes, PEO Unmanned Small
Combatants (Subject to Final Confirmation), US Navy
12.10 Session Reserved for Sponsor
12.50 Evolving Approaches to Belgian and Dutch Mine Countermeasure
(MCM) Operations in the Age of Autonomy
• How unmanned maritime systems are changing the traditional
conduct of MCM operations
• Pairing autonomous and human operated systems for a hybrid
approach to MCM operations
• Reducing threat to sailors and operators, enhancing safety whilst
increasing efficiency in mine hunting, sweeping and clearing
• Cooperating with the Netherlands Navy to enhance current MCM
capacities
• Belgian initiatives for Maritime Autonomous Systems for MCM under
the PESCO project
Commander Yvo Jaenen, Deputy Commander Belgian Navy MCM
service and Operational Commander North Sea Unmanned MCM and
Communications Trials 2016-2017, Belgian Navy
1.30 Networking Lunch
VERIFICATION VALIDATION OF UMS
2.30 Panel Discussion: Developing Unmanned and Autonomous Systems
that Meet Naval Mission Requirements
Rear Admiral (Ret’d) Anthony Rix, Former Flag Officer Sea Training,
Royal Navy
Captain Piotr Szymak, Director of Institute of Electrical Engineering and
Automatics, Polish Naval Academy
Senior Lieutenant (N) Mikko Viljainen, Senior Researcher, Finnish Naval
Academy
Dr. Andrea Munafo, Senior Robotic Systems and Software Engineer,
National Oceanography Centre
Dr. John R. Potter, Former Principal Strategic Development Officer,
NATO CMRE
3.10 Verification and Validation of Unmanned Systems for Future Naval
Operations
• Current Finnish research projects aiming to further enhance
unmanned and autonomous capabilities
• Overcoming challenges in verification and validation for
autonomous systems for military operations
• Ensuring autonomous systems are fit for purpose in challenging
mission environments
• New engineering approaches to support multiple payloads suitable
for the mission requirements
Senior Lieutenant (N) Mikko Viljainen, Senior Researcher, Finnish Naval
Academy
3.50 Afternoon Tea
AUTONOMOUS NAVIGATION SYSTEMS
4.20 Developments in Autonomous Navigation for Unmanned Aerial
Vehicles
• Robotic vision-based navigation systems
• Leveraging multi-sensor fusion for more effective navigation
capabilities
• Challenges in developing effective navigation systems for
autonomous systems
Professor Nabil Aouf, Unmanned Autonomous System Subject Matter
Expert, City, University of London
TRAINING SIMULATION FOR UNMANNED SYSTEMS
5.00 A Training and Simulation Perspective on Unmanned and Autonomous
Systems in the Maritime Domain
• Developing new training methods to ensure effective use of
unmanned systems in the maritime environment
• Preparing sailors to work with advanced autonomous systems in
traditional naval operations
• Leveraging unmanned systems to also enhance training methods
Mr. Andy Fawkes, Director, Thinke Company Ltd
5.40 Chairman’s Closing Remarks and Close of Day Two
Rear Admiral (Ret’d) Anthony Rix, Former Flag Officer Sea Training,
Royal Navy

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