2019 Workshop on Autonomous Surface Ships

Workshop Dates: November 27 and 28, 2019

Workshop Venue: Convention Centre, Quebec City, Quebec

Final Agenda 

List of Participants/Breakout Groups

Workshop Reports

• Development of Canadian Asset Map and Assessment of Global Competitiveness in the Area of Autonomous Surface Ships

• An Update on Marine R&D, Transport Canada’s Innovation Centre

• Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships – Development Challenges on Domestic and International Fronts

• The Canadian Forum for MASS – Sub-Committee on Test/R&D

• Autonomous Shipping 2019 and Beyond

• Technology for Autonomous Ships

• Regulatory Framework for Autonomous Shipping

• Next-Generation Wireless Communications for Autonomous Surface Ships

• Port Operations with Autonomous Ships

• From Sail to Steam to Bits and Bytes 

• IDEaS

• An Operators Perspective on the Role of Autonomous Technology in our Domestic Trade Today

• Autonomous Lake Freighter – An AI Path to A Sustainable Future

• Overview of Autonomous Shipping Initiatives Worldwide

• Assessment of Capability in Canada in Autonomous Ships

• A Reconfigurable Operations Centre for the Maritime Transport Industries