This publication presents selected contributions from the NATO Advanced Training Course (ATC) on Autonomous Sea Navigation, held from 28 September to 4 October 2025 in Batumi, Georgia. The event was held as a hybrid workshop, and brought together researchers, engineers, policymakers, and industry experts to address the challenges and opportunities associated with the deployment of autonomous and semi-autonomous maritime systems. The 11 papers here cover 4 topic groups: those in the first 2 groups analyze general aspects and the technology employed in MASS, while the remainder describe MASS operations and opportunities. Emphasis is placed throughout on the importance of robustness in the on-board technology and resilience of the infrastructure, as well as functionality and monitoring. This approach helped to pinpoint potential threats such as terrorism, cyber-attacks, or natural events, modeling the behavior of critical infrastructure under such threats and exploring adequate means of protection from them.
Autonomous Sea Navigation
Pasquale Daponte
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2026-01-01
Abstract
This publication presents selected contributions from the NATO Advanced Training Course (ATC) on Autonomous Sea Navigation, held from 28 September to 4 October 2025 in Batumi, Georgia. The event was held as a hybrid workshop, and brought together researchers, engineers, policymakers, and industry experts to address the challenges and opportunities associated with the deployment of autonomous and semi-autonomous maritime systems. The 11 papers here cover 4 topic groups: those in the first 2 groups analyze general aspects and the technology employed in MASS, while the remainder describe MASS operations and opportunities. Emphasis is placed throughout on the importance of robustness in the on-board technology and resilience of the infrastructure, as well as functionality and monitoring. This approach helped to pinpoint potential threats such as terrorism, cyber-attacks, or natural events, modeling the behavior of critical infrastructure under such threats and exploring adequate means of protection from them.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
