ISSAV and ESWC 2019: International Seminar on Safety and Security of Autonomous Vessels (ISSAV) and European STAMP Workshop and Conference (ESWC) 2019 Espoo, Finland, September 17-20, 2019

Aalto University is proud to host the 2^nd edition of the International Seminar on Safety and Security of Autonomous Vessels (ISSAV) together with the 7^th edition of the European STAMP Workshop and Conference (ESWC). The ISSAV promotes all aspects of maritime safety and security in the context of autonomous vessels. The seminar focuses on exchanging knowledge about key safety and security challenges and opportunities in the context of autonomous vessels and the autonomous maritime ecosystem. The ESWC focuses on applications and studies related to the Systems-Theoretic Accident Model and Processes (STAMP) which is a relatively new systems-thinking approach to engineering safer systems.

International Seminar on Safety and Security of Autonomous Vessels (ISSAV)

Autonomous vessels have become a topic of high interest for the maritime transport industry. Recent progress in the development of technologies enabling autonomous systems has fostered the idea that autonomous vessels will soon be a reality. However, before the first autonomous vessel can be released into her actual context of operation, it is necessary to ensure that it is safe and secure. The aim of ISSAV is to promote all aspects of maritime safety and security in the context of autonomous vessels. The seminar focuses on exchanging knowledge about key safety and security challenges and opportunities in the context of autonomous vessels and the autonomous maritime ecosystem. The seminar has a special emphasis on:

• The challenges in managing safety and security in the operation of autonomous vessels and the entire ecosystem of an autonomous maritime system.
• Innovative approaches for managing the safety of autonomous vessels, supporting the design, operations and managerial strategies for ensuring the safety in the functioning of the autonomous maritime system.
• Digitalization as technological enabler for efficient safety and security assurance in the context of autonomous shipping.
• Discussion and research on how to standardize safety approaches for autonomous vessels.
• The development of intelligent security strategies for establishing resilient and robust systems for autonomous vessels.
• Safety and security integration in the operative context of autonomous maritime systems.
• Safety aspects of Autonomous shipping in extreme environments.

European STAMP Workshop and Conference (ESWC)

Traditional system safety approaches are being challenged by the introduction of new technology and the increasing complexity of the systems we design, manufacture and operate. STAMP and its associated tools deal with the complexity of systems and provide systematic ways to analyze and assess existing and conceptual systems proactively or detect and illustrate deficiencies revealed through investigations. The ESWC brings together researchers and practitioners who apply, or want to get familiar with, STAMP that is widely used in different sectors such as space, aviation, healthcare, defense, nuclear, railways, infrastructure, maritime and automotive. The conference covers the following topics for presentations:

• Experiences using STPA, STPA-Sec, and CAST.
• Introducing STAMP, STPA, and CAST into large organizations.
• Safety-guided and Security-guided design using STPA and STPA-Sec.
• Using STPA to make decisions.
• Accident/loss analyses.
• Certification and regulatory issues.
• Evaluations and comparisons with traditional techniques.
• Risk management and identifying leading indicators.
• Applications to security and other areas such as workplace safety.
• Safety Management System development and evaluation.
• Tools, processes, and other support for analysis and design using STPA and CAST.
• Management and adoption experiences or challenges.
• Applications to other emergent properties (beyond safety and security).

Submission Guidelines

People from academia and industry are invited to participate in the ISSAV and ESWC 2019 by contributing with a talk or poster. Optionally a full paper may be published along with the talk or poster. All papers must be original and not simultaneously submitted to another journal or conference. 

The required formatting of the abstract and the paper are provided in the templates. 

Abstract Template Download 

• ISSAV
• ESWC

Paper Template Download 

• ISSAV
• ESWC

Submission dates

Abstract:                    By 15th of April 2019

Paper:                        By 31st of July 2019 

Link for submission:    https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=issavandeswc2019 

Committees

ISSAV & ESWC Chair

• Prof. Pentti Kujala
• Dr. Osiris A. Valdez Banda (Co-chair)

Program Committees

ISSAV

• Prof. Pentti Kujala, Aalto University, FI
• Dr. Osiris A. Valdez Banda, Aalto University, FI
• Prof. Spyros E. Hirdaris, Aalto University, FI
• Prof. Pieter van Gelder, Delft University of Technology (TU Delft), NL
• Prof. Rudy Negenborn, Delft University of Technology (TU Delft), NL
• Prof. Jakub Montewka, Gdynia Maritime University, PL
• Dr. Børge Rokseth, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), NO
• Dr. Marilia Ramos, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), NO
• Prof. Floris Goerlandt, Dalhousie University, CA
• TBU

Local Organizing Committee

• Dr. Osiris A. Valdez Banda
• Prof. Pentti Kujala
• Prof. Spyros E. Hirdaris
• M.Sc. Sunil Basnet
• M.Sc. Meriam Chaal
• D.Sc. Ketki Kulkarni
• B.Sc. Sophie Cook

Invited Speakers

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Publication

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Contact

For more informations about paper submission and practicalities, Please contact M.Sc. Sunil Basnet sunil.basnet@aalto.fi

For general informations about the ISSAV & ESWC 2019, Please contact D.Sc. Osiris A. Valdez Banda osiris.valdez.banda@aalto.fi 

Sponsors

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