Special Issue IWASS' topics

We are glad to announce that the special issue for IWASS will be published in the Journal of Risk and Reliability. Submission for the special issue will open in January 2020.

Papers submitted to this special issue should reflect the focus of the first and second IWASS. They should seek to outline and address the safety, reliability and security challenges of autonomous systems through interdisciplinary approaches. IWASS 2020 will give authors the opportunity to present their ideas to international experts and possibly receive feedback before submitting their full papers to JRR.

Previously submitted material to the proceeding of IWASS 2019 should be substantially extended and contain a significant novel contribution.

Topics with respect to autonomous systems may include, but are not limited to:

Risk and safety assessment methods
Safety and security co-analysis
Validation and verification
Intelligent, risk aware systems
Human factors-based design
Human Reliability
Ethical design and operation
Legal and regulatory aspects of safe operation

Timeline

Submission opens: January 2020.

Deadline for full paper submission: October 1st, 2020

IWASS 2022 to be held in Dublin, Ireland

The 3rd International Workshop on Autonomous System Safety will be hosted together with ESREL at TU Dublin, Ireland on August 28th 2022.

More information on topics and participation can be found on the IWASS 2022 homepage.

The 2nd International Workshop on Autonomous System Safety was hosted digitally by the B. John Garrick Institute for the Risk Sciences at the Unviersity of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).

More information and the proceedings can be found on the IWASS 2022 homepage.

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.

Photo: B. Rokseth

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.

8.30 – 9.00	Registration and coffee (In front of the room Øya/Sverresborg)
9.00 – 9.30	Welcome and introduction Ingrid Bouwer Utne, Dept. of Marine Technology, NTNU, Norway Arrangements and whitepaper Marilia Ramos and Christoph Thieme, Dept. of Marine Technology, NTNU, Norway
9.30 – 10.00	Modeling and assessing risks of autonomous systems: Challenges and perspective on solutions Ali Mosleh, B. John Garrick Institute for the Risk Sciences, University of California Los Angeles, USA
10.00 – 10.30	The Norwegian maritime authority´s approval process of autonomous ships - Our challenges and guideline Nils Haktor Bua, Norwegian Maritime Directorate, Norway
10.30 – 11.00	Coffee break (in front of Øya/Sverresborg)
11.00 – 11.30	Qualification of autonomy for risk and regulation - A behavioral approach Tristan Perez, Boeing Research and Technology, Australia
11.30 – 12.00	Industry perspective on the development of autonomous busses - Robustness development Matthew Minxiang Hu, Haylion Technology, China
12.00 – 12.30	Unmanned aerial systems and risk Adrian Arjornilla, UAS consulting, USA
12.30 – 13.30	Lunch
13.30 – 14.15	Cybersecurity for autonomous systems – Vulnerabilities and threats Kenneth Titlestad, Sopra Steria, Norway
14.15 –14.45	Intelligent machinery systems for autonomous ships Sverre Torben, Rolls Royce Marine, Norway
14.45 – 15.15	Trust in autonomy: Cyber-human learning loops Asun Lera St. Clair, DNV GL, Norway
15.15 – 15.45	Coffee break (in front of Øya/Sverresborg)
15.45 – 18.00	Assembly of discussion groups Plenum discussion

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.

8.30 – 9.00	Meetup and organization of breakout sessions Room: Øya/Sverresborg
9.00 – 18.00	Breakout discussion sessions Rooms: Øya/Sverresborg, Tyholt, Lian, Festningen
10.30 – 11.00	Coffee break (in front of breakout rooms)
12.30 – 13.30	Lunch (Scandic Nidelven Restaurant)
13:30 – 14:00 Room: Øya/Sverresborg	Some recent advances in human-automation interaction design methods and future research directions for safety David Kaber, North Carolina University, USA
14:00 – 14:30 Room: Øya/Sverresborg	Game theoretic simulation for verification and validation of autonomous vehicles Anouck Girard, University of Michigan, USA
16.00 – 16.30	Coffee break (in front of breakout rooms)
20.00 – 22.00	Workshop dinner in Troll Restaurant (Only registered participants) Address: Fosenkaia 4A, Trondheim

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.

8.30 – 12.00	Presentation and discussion of results from the breakout sessions
10.00 – 10.30	Coffee break (in front of Øya/Sverresborg)
12.00 – 12.30	Conclusion and closing of the workshop
12.30 – 13.30	Lunch (Scandic Nidelven Restaurant)

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