FMRI-WORKSHOP PROGRAMME

Tues 24th June, Offsite

  • 19:00 – Networking Icebreaker at Pier One 135 W Hoe Road, Plymouth, PL1 3DE

     

Weds 25th June, Plymouth Marine Laboratory
  • 09:00-09:30 Registration
  • 09:30-10:35 Presentations: What are the opportunities that coastal autonomy offers and why are these important?

NCCA Welcome & Objectives (Leigh Storey, FMRI & Matthew Palmer, NCCA)

Statutory monitoring: goals, constraints and opportunities. (Rohan Allen, Defra & Mark Inall, ScotGov)

Science applications for coastal research infrastructure. (Speaker TBC) 

Panel Q&A (15min)

  • 10:35-10:45 Breakout Framing
  • 10:45-11:05 Break
  • 11:05-12:15 What are the requirements for the use of coastal autonomy in:
  1. Topic 1: Species monitoring
  2. Topic 2: Habitat monitoring
  3. Topic 3: Environmental monitoring
  4. Topic 4: Discovery science
  • 12:15-13:15 Networking Lunch
  • 13:15-13:30 Rapporteurs Present Back
  • 13:30-14:35 Presentations (15min x3, 20min panel Q&A)

Technical challenges and opportunities in coastal autonomy (Alex Nimmo-Smith, University of Plymouth)

What are the commercial challenges and opportunities of innovation in coastal autonomy (Jonathan Walker, Innovate UK)

Introduction to the Marine Autonomy Assurance Testbed (MAAT) and requirements for assurance (Andre Burgess, National Physical Laboratory)

Panel Q&A (20min)

  • 14:35-14:40 Breakout Framing
  • 14:40-16:00 Developing a roadmap for coastal autonomy: how do we approach the challenges in:
  1. Platform technologies.
  2. Command-control and navigation.
  3. Data technologies.
  4. Capacity building.
  5. Knowledge and skills.
  • 16:00-16:15 Rapporteurs Present Back
  • 16:15-16:30 Wrap-Up