IWASS
About IWASS
The International Workshop for Autonomous System Safety (IWASS) is a joint effort by the B. John Garrick Institute for the Risk Sciences at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA-GIRS), the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) and the Institute of Industrial Automation and Software Engineering of the University of Stuttgart.
IWASS gathers key experts in autonomous systems safety from industry, academia, and regulators. IWASS aims to identify and propose solutions for common challenges related to safety, reliability, and security (SRS) of autonomous systems from an interdisciplinary and cross-industry perspective.
IWASS envisions a future where autonomous systems enrich human life while upholding the highest safety, reliability, and security standards.
Proceedings available now
The Proceedings of the first International Workshop on Autonomous System Safety can now be downloaded here.
We want to thank all the participants and contributors for the time and effort they have spent on the workshop and the production of the proceedings.
Conclusion of the first International Workshop on Autonomous System Safety
Thanks to all the participants for their active contributions and discussions. The presentations and their abstract can be found here. Work on the workshop proceedings is progressing and they will be available soon.
Objective
The First International Workshop on Autonomous Systems Safety (IWASS) gathers key experts in autonomous systems safety from academia and industry. IWASS aims to identify common challenges related to safety, reliability, and security (SRS) of autonomous systems, covering autonomous maritime, marine, land vehicles, and aerospace systems, and to discuss and propose possible solutions for the identified challenges.
List of Key Topics
- Making the case for autonomous system SRS
- Modeling and analysis methods for assessing autonomous systems SRS
- Human in the loop, risks and benefits
- Dealing with complexity of integrated systems of Software – Hardware – Human
- Safety standards, oversight, regulations, ethics and liability
Program
Monday, March 11th, Room: Øya/Sverresborg
The first day features seven presentations offering perspective on issues raised in the white Paper, and suggesting additional ones. The day concludes with participants selecting three to four topics for in-depth discussion by smaller breakout groups.
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8.30 – 9.00 |
Registration and coffee (In front of the room Øya/Sverresborg) |
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9.00 – 9.30
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Welcome and introduction Arrangements and whitepaper |
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9.30 – 10.00
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Modeling and assessing risks of autonomous systems: Challenges and perspective on solutions |
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10.00 – 10.30 |
The Norwegian maritime authority´s approval process of autonomous ships - Our challenges and guideline |
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10.30 – 11.00 |
Coffee break (in front of Øya/Sverresborg) |
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11.00 – 11.30 |
Qualification of autonomy for risk and regulation - A behavioral approach |
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11.30 – 12.00 |
Industry perspective on the development of autonomous busses - Robustness development |
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12.00 – 12.30 |
Unmanned aerial systems and risk |
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| 12.30 – 13.30 | Lunch | |
| 13.30 – 14.15 | Cybersecurity for autonomous systems – Vulnerabilities and threats Kenneth Titlestad, Sopra Steria, Norway |
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| 14.15 –14.45 | Intelligent machinery systems for autonomous ships Sverre Torben, Rolls Royce Marine, Norway |
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| 14.45 – 15.15 | Trust in autonomy: Cyber-human learning loops Asun Lera St. Clair, DNV GL, Norway |
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| 15.15 – 15.45 | Coffee break (in front of Øya/Sverresborg) | |
| 15.45 – 18.00 | Assembly of discussion groups Plenum discussion |
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Tuesday, March 12th
Day 2 will allow the breakout groups to focus on their assigned topics and prepare for reporting their conclusions to the entire workshop on Day 3.
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8.30 – 9.00 |
Meetup and organization of breakout sessions |
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9.00 – 18.00 |
Breakout discussion sessions |
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10.30 – 11.00 |
Coffee break (in front of breakout rooms) |
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12.30 – 13.30 |
Lunch (Scandic Nidelven Restaurant) |
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13:30 – 14:00 Room: Øya/Sverresborg |
Some recent advances in human-automation interaction design methods and future research directions for safety |
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14:00 – 14:30 |
Game theoretic simulation for verification and validation of autonomous vehicles |
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16.00 – 16.30 |
Coffee break (in front of breakout rooms) |
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20.00 – 22.00 |
Workshop dinner in Troll Restaurant (Only registered participants) |
Wednesday, March 13th, Room: Øya/Sverresborg
The workshop will conclude on Day 3 with reports from the breakout sessions, their discussion, and articulated key results of the workshop.
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8.30 – 12.00 |
Presentation and discussion of results from the breakout sessions |
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10.00 – 10.30 |
Coffee break (in front of Øya/Sverresborg) |
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12.00 – 12.30 |
Conclusion and closing of the workshop |
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12.30 – 13.30 |
Lunch (Scandic Nidelven Restaurant) |
Organizers
Department of Marine Technology
