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Stream 1
Tuesday 5 November
10am – 10.15am
Introduction from the Chairs
10.35am – 10.55am
Keynote: Rear Admiral Rachel Durbin, Head of Navy Engineering Royal Australian Navy
3.20pm – 3.45pm
Optimization of Propulsion Layout & Energy Management System for Future Marine Powertrains using Co-Design
4.30pm – 4.55pm
Charting the Course: Navigating the Royal Navy's Autonomous Challenge with Synthetic assurance.
4.55pm – 5.20pm
Analysis of the application of existing seaworthiness requirements to autonomous and remotely operated vessels used by the Australian Defence maritime regulated community
Wednesday 6 November
9.15am – 9.35am
CDRE (E) Flos Program Director International Maritime Materiel Collaboration
9.55am – 10.15am
Keynote: Sarah Kenny, MBE, Chief Executive, BMT
11am – 11.25am
Margins – their use as Key Performance Indicators when Designing and Building Warships
11.25am – 11.50am
Should Royal Navy Ships Designed for Optional Crewing Only Enable Humans to Survive, or Also Enable Them to Thrive?
11.50am – 12.15pm
Enhancing Unmanned Surface Vessel Design in Response to Evolving Global Conflicts: A Circular Economy Approach
1.55pm – 2.20pm
The impact of physics-based 3D modelling of a surface vessel in a simulated sea acceptance trial environment on design reviews
2.20pm – 2.45pm
Comparative Analysis of AI-Based Optimisation Techniques for a Conceptual Frigate Hullform Design
3.55pm – 4.20pm
Evaluating Hydrofoil Resistance Components from RANS and Lifting Line Fluid Simulations
4.20pm – 4.45pm
Energy saving by drag reduction for auv design using passive flow technique
Thursday 7 November
9am – 9.25am
“Lean” - Reducing costs as competition for resources grow - Predictive Maintenance
9.25am – 9.50am
Leveraging Artificial Intelligence for Smart Predictive Maintenance and Enhanced Sea Worthiness of Ships
9.50am – 10.15am
Towards a data-driven naval maintenance organisation: the importance of a social roadmap
11am – 11.25am
The use of Unmanned Aircraft Systems in Naval Marine industry to improve safety, efficiency and quality of engineering survey and inspections
11.25am – 11.50am
Enhancing Predictive Maintenance in the Maritime Industry with Unsupervised Learning
11.50am – 12.15pm
Digital twin simulation model of hull-propeller-engine interactions for ship condition monitoring in irregular sea navigation
Stream 2
Tuesday 5 November
10am – 10.15am
Introduction from the Chairs
10.35am – 10.55am
Keynote: Rear Admiral Rachel Durbin, Head of Navy Engineering Royal Australian Navy
2.30pm – 2.55pm
A revised Operating Model for the Marine Engineering General Service to improve the lived experience of Surface Fleet Marine Engineers.
4.30pm – 4.55pm
Application of Quantum Technology for Generation of Green Solar Hydrogen from Sea Water for Naval Applications
4.55pm – 5.20pm
Liquid organic hydrogen carrier and hydrogen internal combustion engine ship system integration
Wednesday 6 November
9.15am – 9.35am
CDRE (E) Flos Program Director International Maritime Materiel Collaboration
9.55am – 10.15am
Keynote: Sarah Kenny, MBE, Chief Executive, BMT
11am – 11.25am
Dynamic Power Behavior of a Nuclear Power Plant integrated in Naval Vessels
11.25am – 11.50am
Molten Salt Reactors: Current Technology Status and the Challenges for Maritime Applications
1.55pm – 2.20pm
‘Alternative Fuels’ or ‘Koolaid’?: Maintaining Focus and Perspective When Considering Options for Future Naval Fuels
2.20pm – 2.45pm
Charting a Greener Course: A Review of Mature Technologies for Lowering Vessel GHG Emission
3.55pm – 4.20pm
Optimizing Fuel Management for Halifax Class Frigates: Leveraging Sensor Data for Enhanced Efficiency
Thursday 7 November
9am – 9.25am
The new wave of efficiency - Next generation high efficiency propulsion concept
11am – 11.25am
Experimental and modelling studies on HVO-methanol mixtures separation for superyachts applications
11.50am – 12.15pm
Hybrid turbocharging for alternatively fueled internal combustion engines in naval applications
Stream 3
Tuesday 5 November
10am – 10.15am
Introduction from the Chairs
10.35am – 10.55am
Keynote: Rear Admiral Rachel Durbin, Head of Navy Engineering Royal Australian Navy
12pm – 12.25pm
A structured simulation framework to validate marine collision avoidance algorithms
12.25pm – 12.50pm
Continuous integration for the development of a COLREG-compliant decision support system
12.50pm – 1.15pm
Comprehensive Approaches to Enhance Maritime Wireless Networks: From Routing Protocols to Delay Tolerant Networking
2.55pm – 3.20pm
Development of a Low Cost Unmanned Surface Vessel for Autonomous Navigation in Shallow Water
3.20pm – 3.45pm
Towards Design of an Autonomous Navigation Framework for Unmanned Surface Vessels using Marine Robotics Unity Simulator
4.30pm – 4.55pm
Energy profiling and planning and multi-objective optimization algorithms comparison performance
4.55pm – 5.20pm
Battery Energy Storage System Sizing Strategy for Naval Vessels through Multi-Objective Optimization
5.20pm – 5.45pm
Optimising and Managing a Mean Value First Principle Model for Hybrid DC Power Supply on Naval Vessels
Wednesday 6 November
9.15am – 9.35am
CDRE (E) Flos Program Director International Maritime Materiel Collaboration
9.55am – 10.15am
Keynote: Sarah Kenny, MBE, Chief Executive, BMT
11am – 11.25am
Enhancing U.S. Naval Power through Energy Supportability and Demand Reduction
11.50am – 12.15pm
DC secondary distribution grids on future naval ships: a comparison with conventional AC distribution systems and their safety aspects
1.30pm – 1.55pm
AI-based Malware Arresting Recommendation System (MARS) for Segregating Malware-Encrypted Files Onboard Naval Assets
1.55pm – 2.20pm
Explainable AI for Robust SAR-based Ship Recognition: Mitigating Vulnerabilities to Adversarial Samples
2.20pm – 2.45pm
Beneath the Surface: a Stealth Cyber Threat to Battery-Operated Submarines in the Digital Age
3.55pm – 4.20pm
Evaluating prime mover technologies for next-generation warship power systems.
4.20pm – 4.45pm
Conceptual Design and Verification of the Power, Propulsion, and Energy System for a Future Surface Combatant
Thursday 7 November
9am – 9.25am
Reinforcement Learning of Neural Network Controllers with Safety Objectives via Reachability Analysis
9.25am – 9.50am
Real-time critical marine infrastructure multi-sensor surveillance via a constrained stochastic coverage algorithm
9.50am – 10.15am
Energy-Efficient Speed Planning Considering Dynamic Environmental Conditions for Inland Vessels
11am – 11.25am
PMS Load Power Regulation for Zonal Secondary DC-Grids Survivability: A Load Priority-Based Approach
11.25am – 11.50am
Investigation on shipboard power quality on Cruise ships under high penetration of power converters
11.50am – 12.15pm
Frequency control and stability of a ship electric power system emulator
Stream 4
Tuesday 5 November
10am – 10.15am
Introduction from the Chairs
10.35am – 10.55am
Keynote: Rear Admiral Rachel Durbin, Head of Navy Engineering Royal Australian Navy
12pm – 12.25pm
A structured simulation framework to validate marine collision avoidance algorithms
12.25pm – 12.50pm
Enhancing Internal Battle Operations Through the Battle Damage Repair Tool
12.50pm – 1.15pm
RESILIENT: Advance a Ship’s HM&E resiliency through contextual information models and innovative ML/AI analytics At-The-Edge
2.55pm – 3.20pm
Hierarchical reconfiguration of MVDC naval shipboard power systems using deep reinforcement learning
3.20pm – 3.45pm
Validation of Power System Control Methodologies using a Microgrid Testbed Employing Low and Medium Voltage (MV) AC and DC Sources
4.55pm – 5.20pm
Is Regulation really the barrier? Exploring the Opportunities and Challenges in Certifying Maritime Systems with Increased Automation and Autonomy.
Wednesday 6 November
9.15am – 9.35am
CDRE (E) Flos Program Director International Maritime Materiel Collaboration
9.55am – 10.15am
Keynote: Sarah Kenny, MBE, Chief Executive, BMT
11.25am – 11.50am
Enhancing remote inspection in ship machinery spaces with telexistence capability
3.30pm – 3.55pm
Supplementing Experience-Based Platform System Reliability Requirements to Network Theory
3.55pm – 4.20pm
A triple-network-layer generative pattern approach for designing high resilience monitored system architectures
Sensor Network Data Recorders: Improving Safety and Incident Analysis in Critical Transport Systems
Thursday 7 November
9.50am – 10.15am
Selecting the Energy Storage Technology for Surface Combatants with DC Power Distribution
11.50am – 12.15pm
State-of-the-art Full-Scale Simulator for Ship Hybrid Power System in a Shuttle Tanker
