The online workshop is to bring stakeholders together discussing the safety assurance for deep learning in robotics.

We will present our recent results on a safety argument framework for underwater vehicles, funded by SOLITUDE Project and ORCA Hub. Our open-source tools developed in our projects will also be released for the community.

We would like to engage attendees with our invited panels to extensively discuss its technical contents, how this may support the regulatory activities and the improvement of the safety and trustworthiness of autonomous underwater vehicles in our society. The panels will come from academia, industry and regulatory agencies.

Agenda

09:30-10:30 Session 1 - Underwater Vehicle and Autonomy (Chair: Dr. Sen Wang, Heriot-Watt University)

Presentation:

Dr. Vibhav Bharti (Solitude Researcher, Heriot-Watt University)

Panelist:

Dr. Chris Sotzing (Head of Digital Technology and Solutions, HonuWorx Ltd)

Dr Alexander Phillips (Head of Marine Autonomous and Robotic Systems Development, National Oceanography Centre)

Dr. Scott Reed (Chief Technology Officer, SeeByte Ltd)

10:30-11:30 Session 2 - Safety Certification and Assurance (Chair: Dr. Xiaowei Huang, University of Liverpool)

Presentation:

Dr. Xingyu Zhao (Solitude Researcher, University of Liverpool)

Panelist:

Prof. Michael Fisher (Professor of Computer Science, University of Manchester)

Prof. Lorenzo Strigini (Professor of Systems Engineering, CityU)

Prof. Robin Bloomfield/Dr. Phillipa Ryan (Adelard LLP)

Prof. Sven Schewe (Professor of Computer Science, University of Liverpool)

11:30-12:30 Session 3 - Regulation and Governance (Chair: Victoria Cox, Dstl)

Each session will be 20 min presentation, 30 min panel discussion and 10 min coffee break.

It is welcome to only join the session(s) interested.

Venue

A Zoom link will be sent later. Please register to keep updated.