Europe's relationship with the sea has never been more strategically significant, or more in need of autonomous systems capability. From the Baltic and North Sea to the Mediterranean, Black Sea, and Arctic, European navies, coast guards, offshore energy operators, port authorities, maritime insurers, and ocean scientists are grappling with shared challenges that autonomous surface and subsurface systems are uniquely positioned to address. This new track brings the ocean and offshore maritime autonomy community together for dedicated Programming on autonomous surface vessels, offshore energy inspection, maritime domain awareness, port automation, seabed operations, and the evolving international regulatory framework for autonomous ships including COLREGS compliance and the IMO MASS Code.
Keywords: Autonomous surface vessels (USVs/ASVs), offshore energy inspection, wind and oil and gas, maritime domain awareness, Atlantic, Mediterranean, Arctic, Baltic, deep-water oceanographic research, autonomous ocean logistics, port automation, naval surface operations, Arctic maritime routes, marine conservation, maritime cybersecurity, autonomous SAR, vessel traffic management, COLREGS compliance, IMO MASS Code, flag and port state jurisdiction, maritime liability and insurance, UUVs and AUVs, naval industrial base, shipbuilding modernisation, Mediterranean and Black Sea maritime security, hybrid threats, seabed infrastructure resilience, ocean sustainability
