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Browse details of the UDT 2019 agenda, which addressed the theme of TOTAL DEFENCE: UNDERSEA DEFENCE AND SECURITY IN A DETERIORATING GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT

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Conference Opening Remarks

15 mins

09:00 – 09:15

Bert Johansson, Chairman - UDT 2019 Committee

KEYNOTE ADDRESS - Sweden's Total Defence Policy and Strategy

Theatre 1

15 mins

09:15 – 09:30

Jens Nykvist, Chief of Navy - Royal Swedish Navy

PANEL DISCUSSION - Total Defence: Undersea Defence and Security in a Deteriorating Global Environment

Theatre 1

90 mins

09:30 – 11:00

The panel will offer their views on the implications of the conference theme

Herman de Groot, Commanding Officer Submarine Service Netherlands - Royal Netherlands Navy

Frank DiGiovanni, Deputy Director Expeditionary Warfare Division - United States Navy

Odd Werin, Director Naval Systems - FMV

Michael Houghton, Director General Future Submarines - Australian Department of Defence

Exhibition

90 mins

11:00 – 12:30

Lunch & Exhibition

60 mins

12:30 – 13:30

A26: Status update at the end of the detail design phase and the way ahead towards delivery to the Royal Swedish Navy

Theatre 2

30 mins

13:30 – 14:00
- Platform Design
Submarine Design I

Aymeric Bonnaud, Deputy CTO for Submarine, Power & Energy - Naval Group

Fredrik Hellström, Project manager A26 - FMV
CFD simulation of a torpedo swim-out launching

Theatre 4

30 mins

13:30 – 14:00
- Weapon & Payload Systems
Underwater Weapon Development & Payloads

Peter Beerens, Senior Scientist - TNO

Fabian Pecot, R&D Engineer - Sirehna (subsidiary of Naval Group)
Improving submarine array integration for operational performance

Theatre 1

30 mins

13:30 – 14:00
- Sensors & Processing
Sonar Arrays for Improved Operational Capability

Nick Sheppard, Technical Director - Maritime Mission Systems - Thales UK

Edouard Honore, Underwater Detection Specialist - Naval Group

Christophe Lozach, Submarine Sonar Product Manager - Thales
Towards a Safety Argument for Autonomous Systems that Use Machine Learning

Theatre 3

30 mins

13:30 – 14:00
- Unmanned, Remotely Piloted & Autonomous Systems
UXV Risk Management

Alain Maguer, Director Programme - NATO CMRE

Chris Carter, Business Manager - Frazer-Nash Consultancy

Building Scalable Security for Autonomous Systems and Operational Infrastructures

Theatre 3

30 mins

14:00 – 14:30
- Unmanned, Remotely Piloted & Autonomous Systems
UXV Risk Management

Alain Maguer, Director Programme - NATO CMRE

Paul Tingey, Senior Field Application Engineer - Real Time Innovations
Future Towed Arrays: Operational Drivers and Technology Solutions

Theatre 1

30 mins

14:00 – 14:30
- Sensors & Processing
Sonar Arrays for Improved Operational Capability

Nick Sheppard, Technical Director - Maritime Mission Systems - Thales UK

David Prowse, Head of Sonar Department - ATLAS Elektronik UK
Future Underwater Weapon Tactical/Homing Algorithm Optimisation Using Machine Learning

Theatre 4

30 mins

14:00 – 14:30
- Weapon & Payload Systems
Underwater Weapon Development & Payloads

Peter Beerens, Senior Scientist - TNO

Ron Larham, Algorithm Design & Maths Consultant - BAE Systems
System engineering for complex system design

Theatre 2

30 mins

14:00 – 14:30
- Platform Design
Submarine Design I

Aymeric Bonnaud, Deputy CTO for Submarine, Power & Energy - Naval Group

Romain Le Néna, R&D Project Engineer - Naval Group

Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) Towed Array Capability for Unmanned and Small Platforms

Theatre 1

30 mins

14:30 – 15:00
- Sensors & Processing
Sonar Arrays for Improved Operational Capability

Nick Sheppard, Technical Director - Maritime Mission Systems - Thales UK

Chris Tucker, Principal Electronics Engineer - Systems Engineering & Assessment Ltd (SEA)
Heavyweight Torpedoes program - Management of Validation and Qualification process

Theatre 4

30 mins

14:30 – 15:00
- Weapon & Payload Systems
Underwater Weapon Development & Payloads

Peter Beerens, Senior Scientist - TNO

Eric Lescoat, Underwater Systems Designer - Naval Group Underwater Weapons Business Unit
Unmanned Marine Vehicles Motor Fault Classifier Based on Nonlinear Autoregressive with Exogenous

Theatre 3

30 mins

14:30 – 15:00
- Unmanned, Remotely Piloted & Autonomous Systems
UXV Risk Management

Alain Maguer, Director Programme - NATO CMRE

Wathiq Abed, Lecturer - Middle Technical University

Afternoon Break & Exhibition

30 mins

15:00 – 15:30

A method for measuring navigation accuracy of submerged UUVs

Theatre 3

30 mins

15:30 – 16:00
- Unmanned, Remotely Piloted & Autonomous Systems
UXV Mission Planning & Navigation

Jerome Gormley, Director for Undersea Business Development - General Atomics

Thomas Pastore, Engineer/Scientist - Naval Information Warfare Center - Pacific (NIWC-PAC)
How Low Can You Go? Lessons learned attempting to reduce submarine manning

Theatre 2

30 mins

15:30 – 16:00
- Platform Design
Human Factors & Equipment

Ivan Stace, Submarine Capability – SSN Pillar Lead Ministry of Defence - Royal Navy Defence Nuclear Organisation

Alan Felstead, Engineering Delivery Manager – Human Factors and Operability - BAE Systems Submarines
The Swedish next generation Light Weight Torpedo (LWT) system "Torpedsystem 47" (TS47)

Theatre 4

30 mins

15:30 – 16:00
- Weapon & Payload Systems
Underwater Weapon & Payloads Future Solutions

Guy Lanchou, Directeur du Développement - Naval Group

Magnus Lind, Project Manager - FMV
Time-domain beam signals for adaptive beamforming

Theatre 1

30 mins

15:30 – 16:00
- Sensors & Processing
Sonar Beamforming

Peter Beerens, Senior Scientist - TNO

Sebastian Knabe, Senior Systems Engineer - ATLAS ELEKTRONIK GmbH

Deliberative Path Planning for an Autonomous Unmanned Surface Vehicle Performing MCM Operations

Theatre 3

30 mins

16:00 – 16:30
- Unmanned, Remotely Piloted & Autonomous Systems
UXV Mission Planning & Navigation

Jerome Gormley, Director for Undersea Business Development - General Atomics

Ed Rimmer, Software Architect - Thales
Human centred solutions to optimise human performance in the undersea domain

Theatre 2

30 mins

16:00 – 16:30
- Platform Design
Human Factors & Equipment

Ivan Stace, Submarine Capability – SSN Pillar Lead Ministry of Defence - Royal Navy Defence Nuclear Organisation

Siobhan Banks, Professor - University of South Australia

Peter Schumacher, Senior Lecturer - University of South Australia
Prediction and representation of array performance under sensor failure

Theatre 1

30 mins

16:00 – 16:30
- Sensors & Processing
Sonar Beamforming

Peter Beerens, Senior Scientist - TNO

Erdal Mehmetcik, System Engineer - ASELSAN Inc.
RNLN introduces new Torpedo Defence systems on its surface fleet

Theatre 4

30 mins

16:00 – 16:30
- Weapon & Payload Systems
Underwater Weapon & Payloads Future Solutions

Guy Lanchou, Directeur du Développement - Naval Group

Ernest van der Spek, Research Coordinator UWW - Defence Material Organisation

A novel grating lobes suppression method of sparse arrays for acoustic source locating

Theatre 1

30 mins

16:30 – 17:00
- Sensors & Processing
Sonar Beamforming

Peter Beerens, Senior Scientist - TNO

Nan Zou, Assistant Professor - College of Acoustic Engineering, Harbin Engineering University
Approaches to equipment selection in a small SSK and the alternatives

Theatre 2

30 mins

16:30 – 17:00
- Platform Design
Human Factors & Equipment

Ivan Stace, Submarine Capability – SSN Pillar Lead Ministry of Defence - Royal Navy Defence Nuclear Organisation

Matthew Palmer, Senior Naval Engineer - BMT
Modelling and Simulation Tools for Verification and Validation (V&V) of Autonomous Maritime Systems

Theatre 3

30 mins

16:30 – 17:00
- Unmanned, Remotely Piloted & Autonomous Systems
UXV Mission Planning & Navigation

Jerome Gormley, Director for Undersea Business Development - General Atomics

Alain Maguer, Director Programme - NATO CMRE
The future Submarine Weapons Stowage Compartment

Theatre 4

30 mins

16:30 – 17:00
- Weapon & Payload Systems
Underwater Weapon & Payloads Future Solutions

Guy Lanchou, Directeur du Développement - Naval Group

Alan Watson, Business Development Manager – Technology - BAE Systems

Steve Richards, Senior Engineering Manager - BAE Systems Submarines

Confusion/dilution countermeasures

Theatre 4

30 mins

17:00 – 17:30
- Weapon & Payload Systems
Underwater Weapon & Payloads Future Solutions

Guy Lanchou, Directeur du Développement - Naval Group

Sébastien Colson, Engineer - Naval Group
Research on Passive Detection Technology of Underwater Target Tone Based on Unmanned Underwater Vehicle

Theatre 1

30 mins

17:00 – 17:30
- Sensors & Processing
Sonar Beamforming

Peter Beerens, Senior Scientist - TNO

Guangpu Zhang, Assistant Professor - College of Acoustic Engineering, Harbin Engineering University
Research on the Path Plan for Searching Acoustic Beacon of Black Box based on AUV

Theatre 3

30 mins

17:00 – 17:30
- Unmanned, Remotely Piloted & Autonomous Systems
UXV Mission Planning & Navigation

Jerome Gormley, Director for Undersea Business Development - General Atomics

Sibo Sun, Assistant Professor - College of Acoustic Engineering, Harbin Engineering University

Artificial intelligence to improve the performance of the Submarine Command Team

Theatre 4

30 mins

09:00 – 09:30
- Operational Drivers & Imperatives
Command & Control

Timothy Vickery, Principal Scientist, Platform Systems Division - DSTL

Paul (Alfie) Bass, Principal Engineering Manager - BAES Systems Submarines

Darrell Jaya-Ratnam, Managing Director - DIEM Analytics Ltd
Combined functionality and need for new tactics for optimized use of AUV-systems

Theatre 3

30 mins

09:00 – 09:30
- Unmanned, Remotely Piloted & Autonomous Systems
UXV Human Machine Interface

Stéphane Jespers, Head of UWW Department - DGA Techniques Navales

Johan Wahren, Project Manager - FMV (Swedish Defence Materiel Administration)
Echo System: machine learning methods for classification of sonar targets

Theatre 1

30 mins

09:00 – 09:30
- Sensors & Processing
Deep Learning for Passive Classification

Peter Don-Duncan, R&D Director - Advansys Solutions Ltd.

Marina Ricci, Head of underwater sensors and vehicles section - Italian Naval Armament Directorate

Nicola Amoroso, Research Fellow - Università degli studi di Bari “A. Moro” & Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare - sez. di Bari

Loredana Bellantuono, Postdoctoral Fellow - University of Bari "Aldo Moro"
Optimisation of platform electromagnetic signatures: latest developments in data modelling and analysis for treatment systems and ranges

Theatre 2

30 mins

09:00 – 09:30
- Platform Design
Detectability & Electromagnetic Signature

Ron Melampy, Business Development - Submarine Communications and Surface Countermeasures - Lockheed Martin

Samantha Davidson, Capability Manager - Ranges - Ultra Electronics

Deep Learning based tonal detection for passive sonar signals

Theatre 1

30 mins

09:30 – 10:00
- Sensors & Processing
Deep Learning for Passive Classification

Peter Don-Duncan, R&D Director - Advansys Solutions Ltd.

Dae-Jin Jung, Senior Researcher - Agency for Defense Development
Evolution of VLF and LF Systems

Theatre 4

30 mins

09:30 – 10:00
- Operational Drivers & Imperatives
Command & Control

Timothy Vickery, Principal Scientist, Platform Systems Division - DSTL

Christian Gast, Area Sales Manager - Hagenuk Marinekommunikation GmbH
Joining humans and robots at the hip, transitioning from command and control to teaming and trust

Theatre 3

30 mins

09:30 – 10:00
- Unmanned, Remotely Piloted & Autonomous Systems
UXV Human Machine Interface

Stéphane Jespers, Head of UWW Department - DGA Techniques Navales

Scott Reed, Head of Engineering - SeeByte
Works Toward Closed Loop Degaussing System on Board New MCM Vessels

Theatre 2

30 mins

09:30 – 10:00
- Platform Design
Detectability & Electromagnetic Signature

Ron Melampy, Business Development - Submarine Communications and Surface Countermeasures - Lockheed Martin

Rafał Namiotko, Director of Technology Development - OBR CTM

Classification of passive sonar data with Deep Learning methods

Theatre 1

30 mins

10:00 – 10:30
- Sensors & Processing
Deep Learning for Passive Classification Capability

Peter Don-Duncan, R&D Director - Advansys Solutions Ltd.

Christoffer Brax, Research Engineer - Saab AB
Optimising the design and functionality of submarine controls rooms from a sociotechnical systems perspective

Theatre 4

30 mins

10:00 – 10:30
- Operational Drivers & Imperatives
Command & Control

Timothy Vickery, Principal Scientist, Platform Systems Division - DSTL

Aaron Roberts, Senior Research Fellow - University of Southampton
STL Overview of Deperming Ranges

Theatre 2

30 mins

10:00 – 10:30
- Platform Design
Detectability & Electromagnetic Signature

Ron Melampy, Business Development - Submarine Communications and Surface Countermeasures - Lockheed Martin

Sezgin Kama, Sales Management - STL Systems AG
Trust in Automation: how this is shaped by the human operator and the underwater domain

Theatre 3

30 mins

10:00 – 10:30
- Unmanned, Remotely Piloted & Autonomous Systems
UXV Human Machine Interface

Stéphane Jespers, Head of UWW Department - DGA Techniques Navales

Paul (Alfie) Bass, Principal Engineering Manager - BAES Systems Submarines

Darrell Jaya-Ratnam, Managing Director - DIEM Analytics Ltd

Megan Field, PhD Researcher, Human Interface Technologies Team - University of Birmingham

Morning Break & Exhibition

30 mins

10:30 – 11:00

Big vs medium sized AUVs from a defence perspective

Theatre 3

30 mins

11:00 – 11:30
- Unmanned, Remotely Piloted & Autonomous Systems
UXV Toolboxes

Simon Colby, Chief Technical Authority - Mine Warfare and Unmanned Systems - BAE Systems

Thomas Ljungqvist, Director Business Development & Strategy - Saab Dynamics Underwater Systems
Improved design and manufacturing of low frequency broadband underwater transducers

Theatre 1

30 mins

11:00 – 11:30
- Sensors & Processing
Underwater Sensing Technology Developments

Sue Metcalff, Chief Technology Officer, Head of MOD Research and Advice Division - ATLAS ELEKTRONIK UK Ltd

Andreas Behringer - University of Amsterdam
Managing Underwater Design

Theatre 2

30 mins

11:00 – 11:30
- Platform Design
Submarine Design II

Ivan Stace, Submarine Capability – SSN Pillar Lead Ministry of Defence - Royal Navy Defence Nuclear Organisation

Nigel Whybrow, Future Submarines & Technology Director - Babcock International Group
Submarine Fleet Performance – ASC’s Collins Experience

Theatre 4

30 mins

11:00 – 11:30
- Operational Drivers & Imperatives
Current Submarines: Improving Future Availability

Jeff Owen, AtebTec Ltd - Consultant

Martin Edwards, General Manager Maritime Services Group - ASC Pty Ltd

Mid-Life Upgrade of the Swedish Gotland Class submarines - Adaptations securing capability today as well as transition onto the A26 submarines

Theatre 4

30 mins

11:30 – 12:00
- Operational Drivers & Imperatives
Current Submarines: Improving Future Availability

Jeff Owen, AtebTec Ltd - Consultant

Hans Egonsson, Program Manager - FMV
Performance Assessment of MCM Toolbox

Theatre 3

30 mins

11:30 – 12:00
- Unmanned, Remotely Piloted & Autonomous Systems
UXV Toolboxes

Simon Colby, Chief Technical Authority - Mine Warfare and Unmanned Systems - BAE Systems

Jérôme Habonneau, R&D Engineer - Thales DMS SAS
Textured Ceramics: The Next Generation of High Performance Transducer Materials

Theatre 1

30 mins

11:30 – 12:00
- Sensors & Processing
Underwater Sensing Technology Developments

Sue Metcalff, Chief Technology Officer, Head of MOD Research and Advice Division - ATLAS ELEKTRONIK UK Ltd

Niru Somayajula, CEO - Sensor Technology Ltd
The Coastguard Submarine: Covert Maritime Security

Theatre 2

30 mins

11:30 – 12:00
- Platform Design
Submarine Design II

Ivan Stace, Submarine Capability – SSN Pillar Lead Ministry of Defence - Royal Navy Defence Nuclear Organisation

Alex Walchester, Naval Architect - BMT

Extended Q&A

Theatre 4

30 mins

12:00 – 12:30
- Operational Drivers & Imperatives
Current Submarines: Improving Future Availability

Jeff Owen, AtebTec Ltd - Consultant

Hans Egonsson, Program Manager - FMV

Martin Edwards, General Manager Maritime Services Group - ASC Pty Ltd

Stuart Whiley, CEO and Managing Director - ASC Pty Ltd
MCM planning and evaluation for a UxV Toolbox in a variable mine threat and environment

Theatre 3

30 mins

12:00 – 12:30
- Unmanned, Remotely Piloted & Autonomous Systems
UXV Toolboxes

Simon Colby, Chief Technical Authority - Mine Warfare and Unmanned Systems - BAE Systems

Richard Brothers, Senior Expert - ATLAS Elektronik UK
Shallow and infinite water manoeuvering of submarines: integration of CFD in the design process

Theatre 2

30 mins

12:00 – 12:30
- Platform Design
Submarine Design II

Ivan Stace, Submarine Capability – SSN Pillar Lead Ministry of Defence - Royal Navy Defence Nuclear Organisation

François Pétillon, Hydrodynamic Engineer - Naval Group
The Suitability of Quantum Magnetometers for Defence Applications

Theatre 1

30 mins

12:00 – 12:30
- Sensors & Processing
Underwater Sensing Technology Developments

Sue Metcalff, Chief Technology Officer, Head of MOD Research and Advice Division - ATLAS ELEKTRONIK UK Ltd

Andrew Bond, Technical Specialist - Thales UK

Lunch & Exhibition

60 mins

12:30 – 13:30

KEYNOTE - The underwater domain: a vital national interest

Theatre 1

30 mins

13:30 – 14:00

Swedish Armed Forces Panel

Anders Järn, Director Underwater Warfare Department - Defence Materiel Administration, FMV

Odd Werin, Director Naval Systems - FMV

KEYNOTE: Operational aspects on UXV´s

Theatre 1

30 mins

14:00 – 14:30

Swedish Armed Forces Panel

Anders Järn, Director Underwater Warfare Department - Defence Materiel Administration, FMV

Fredrik Lindén, Head of Training and Personnel - Swedish Navy Staff

KEYNOTE - SMaRC: Swedish Maritime Robotics Centre

Theatre 1

30 mins

14:30 – 15:00

Swedish Armed Forces Panel

Anders Järn, Director Underwater Warfare Department - Defence Materiel Administration, FMV

Ivan Stenius, Associate Professor, Centre for Naval Architecture, Department of Aeronautical and Vehicle Engineering - KTH Royal Institute of Technology

Afternoon Break & Exhibition

30 mins

15:00 – 15:30

A business case approach for maritime mine countermeasures capability replacement

Theatre 3

30 mins

15:30 – 16:00
- Unmanned, Remotely Piloted & Autonomous Systems
Unmanned MCM

Jerome Gormley, Director for Undersea Business Development - General Atomics

Robbert van Vossen, Senior Scientist - TNO
Are you serious? - How can serious games and abstract simulations be useful when conducting security sensitive research?

Theatre 4

30 mins

15:30 – 16:00
- Operational Drivers & Imperatives
Exploiting Information: the Human Interface

Matthew Gleed, Consultant Technologist - BAE Systems Submarines

Christopher Fenton, Software Development Technician - University of Southampton
Lithium Ion Battery, Opportunities and Challenges for Submarines

Theatre 2

30 mins

15:30 – 16:00
- Platform Design
Energy & Propulsion

Andreas Grunicke, Product Manager PMU – Operating Unit Submarines - thyssenkrupp Marine Systems

Anders Wikström, Senior System Engineer - Saab Kockums
Multiple-Input-Multiple-Output (MIMO-) High-Resolution Monostatic Sonar for Target Detection

Theatre 1

30 mins

15:30 – 16:00
- Sensors & Processing
High-Frequency Active Sonars

Erland Sangfelt, Program Manager for Underwater Technology - FOI

Tim Claussen, System Engineer - Wartsila ELAC Nautik GmbHÂ

A Vision of the Future: Evaluating the Benefits Afforded by Optronics

Theatre 4

30 mins

16:00 – 16:30
- Operational Drivers & Imperatives
Exploiting Information: the Human Interface

Matthew Gleed, Consultant Technologist - BAE Systems Submarines

Kiome Pope, Experimental Support Technician - University of Southampton
Image-based change detection to reduce false alarms in the Vision1200 synthetic aperture sonar

Theatre 1

30 mins

16:00 – 16:30
- Sensors & Processing
High-Frequency Active Sonars

Erland Sangfelt, Program Manager for Underwater Technology - FOI

Carsten Erdmann, Development Engineer - ATLAS ELEKTRONIK GmbH
Lithium-ion Battery System for U212NFS

Theatre 2

30 mins

16:00 – 16:30
- Platform Design
Energy & Propulsion

Andreas Grunicke, Product Manager PMU – Operating Unit Submarines - thyssenkrupp Marine Systems

Vincenzo Pennino, Submarines Support Division - Head of Submarines Propulsion and Power Plants Section - Directorate of Naval Armaments/ITALIAN NAVY
UMIS – Unmanned Maritime Integrated System

Theatre 3

30 mins

16:00 – 16:30
- Unmanned, Remotely Piloted & Autonomous Systems
Unmanned MCM

Jerome Gormley, Director for Undersea Business Development - General Atomics

Marc Pinto, Scientific Advisor - ECAGROUP

Riccardo Caponi, Export Sales Manager - ECA SA

Design of a Fully Electric (Battery/Fuel Cell) Submarine and Its Performance Compared to a Conventional Diesel-Electric Submarine

Theatre 2

30 mins

16:30 – 17:00
- Platform Design
Energy & Propulsion

Andreas Grunicke, Product Manager PMU – Operating Unit Submarines - thyssenkrupp Marine Systems

Sven Los, Naval Architect - Nevesbu b.v.
Enhancing Sonar resolution through smart signal processing

Theatre 1

30 mins

16:30 – 17:00
- Sensors & Processing
High-Frequency Active Sonars

Erland Sangfelt, Program Manager for Underwater Technology - FOI

Andreas Gällström, Specialist - Saab Dynamics
Exploiting performance measures from advanced SAS systems for autonomous MCM operations

Theatre 3

30 mins

16:30 – 17:00
- Unmanned, Remotely Piloted & Autonomous Systems
Unmanned MCM

Jerome Gormley, Director for Undersea Business Development - General Atomics

Torstein Olsmo Sæbø, Research Manager - Norwegian Defence Research Establishment (FFI)
From lenses and mirrors to advanced cameras and image processing, the new optronic system for the Royal Swedish submarines

Theatre 4

30 mins

16:30 – 17:00
- Operational Drivers & Imperatives
Exploiting Information: the Human Interface

Matthew Gleed, Consultant Technologist - BAE Systems Submarines

Anders Folbert, System Manager - FMV

A Novel Sonar and TMA Interface: Do Operators Get the GIST?

Theatre 4

30 mins

17:00 – 17:30
- Operational Drivers & Imperatives
Exploiting Information: the Human Interface

Matthew Gleed, Consultant Technologist - BAE Systems Submarines

Daniel Fay, Software Development Technician - University of Southampton
Hydrogen: a future vision from the underwater domain

Theatre 2

30 mins

17:00 – 17:30
- Platform Design
Energy & Propulsion

Andreas Grunicke, Product Manager PMU – Operating Unit Submarines - thyssenkrupp Marine Systems

Fabio Nicoletti, "Engineering and Safety Office Technical Project Analysis and Safety Branch – Head, R&D Submarine Electrical Plants" - Italian Navy General Staff, Submarines Department
Sciamano Concept Study

Theatre 3

30 mins

17:00 – 17:30
- Unmanned, Remotely Piloted & Autonomous Systems
Unmanned MCM

Jerome Gormley, Director for Undersea Business Development - General Atomics

Fernando Cerutti, Consultant - Fincantieri

PANEL DISCUSSION - AI: Security and Insecurity in Underwater Defence

Theatre 1

60 mins

09:00 – 10:00

In the context of the conference theme the panel will explore how we approach AI with reference to a “Total Defence” construct

Heiko Borchert, Security Analyst and Managing Director - Borchert Consulting & Research AG

Chris Norwood, Research Leader Acoustic Signature Management - DST - Australia

Joel Brynielsson, Deputy Research Director - FOI

Morning Break & Exhibition

30 mins

10:00 – 10:30

Covert communication using free space optical modems

Theatre 3

30 mins

10:30 – 11:00
- Exploitation of Commercial Technologies
Using Commercial Technologies in Defence Products

Bert Johansson, Chairman - UDT 2019 Committee

Ioseba Tena, Global Business Manager - Sonardyne
Improving availability through cooperation - towards a smarter solution for small navies

Theatre 4

30 mins

10:30 – 11:00
- Operational Drivers & Imperatives
Future Submarines: Operational Availability

Jack Green, Head of Campaigns, Naval Programmes - Leonardo Land & Naval Defence Electronics Division UK

Bernd Arjes, Programme Officer for Submarines - German Navy
Numerical prediction of non-cavitation noise from propeller

Theatre 2

30 mins

10:30 – 11:00
- Platform Design
Platform Detectability - Submarines

Andreas Grunicke, Product Manager PMU – Operating Unit Submarines - thyssenkrupp Marine Systems

Frédérique Chevalier, Hydro-acoustics Engineer - Naval Group
SASSO Program – development of an expendable underwater acoustic array with sensors based on fibre optic technology

Theatre 1

30 mins

10:30 – 11:00
- Sensors & Processing
Optical Sensing and Processing

Geoff Williams, Technical Advisor, Maritime Mission Systems - Thales UK

Walter Cappelli, Heavy Weight Torpedoes Section Leader - Italian Navy Armament Directorate

Vittorio Falcucci, Technical Director - TECNAV Systems

3D Imaging: developments and possibilities

Theatre 1

30 mins

11:00 – 11:30
- Sensors & Processing
Optical Sensing and Processing

Geoff Williams, Technical Advisor, Maritime Mission Systems - Thales UK

Jimmy Jonsson, Image Processing Specialist - SAAB Dynamics AB
Analysis of the vibro-acoustic behavior of a submarine hull on a wide frequency range using experimental and numerical approaches

Theatre 2

30 mins

11:00 – 11:30
- Platform Design
Platform Detectability - Submarines

Andreas Grunicke, Product Manager PMU – Operating Unit Submarines - thyssenkrupp Marine Systems

Valentin Meyer, R&D Engineer in Acoustics - Naval Group
Future Underwater Enablers; learning from other operators within the marine sector

Theatre 3

30 mins

11:00 – 11:30
- Exploitation of Commercial Technologies
Using Commercial Technologies in Defence Products

Bert Johansson, Chairman - UDT 2019 Committee

Matthew Gleed, Consultant Technologist - BAE Systems Submarines

Darryl Newborough, Technical Director - Sonardyne International Ltd
Linking reliability engineering with supportability for enhanced operational availability

Theatre 4

30 mins

11:00 – 11:30
- Operational Drivers & Imperatives
Future Submarines: Operational Availability

Jack Green, Head of Campaigns, Naval Programmes - Leonardo Land & Naval Defence Electronics Division UK

Tomas Ternstrom, Senior Logistics Engineer - Saab Kockums AB

Enhancing ROV/AUV Imagery Using Real-Time Underwater Optical Image Processing

Theatre 1

30 mins

11:30 – 12:00
- Sensors & Processing
Optical Sensing and Processing

Geoff Williams, Technical Advisor, Maritime Mission Systems - Thales UK

Jack Wade, CEO - Zmicro, Inc
Simulation of radar cross section (RCS) of the wake of a submarine at periscope depth

Theatre 2

30 mins

11:30 – 12:00
- Platform Design
Platform Detectability - Submarines

Andreas Grunicke, Product Manager PMU – Operating Unit Submarines - thyssenkrupp Marine Systems

Eric Letouzé, "Whole Warship Performance" Department Manager - Naval Group
SMX31 - Rethinking tomorrow's submarine to face operational challenges in a constrained environment

Theatre 4

30 mins

11:30 – 12:00
- Operational Drivers & Imperatives
Future Submarines: Operational Availability

Jack Green, Head of Campaigns, Naval Programmes - Leonardo Land & Naval Defence Electronics Division UK

Armel De Roeck, Submarine Product Line Manager - Naval Group

Lou Durand, Submarine Naval Architect - Naval Group
The Marriage of Commercial and Military Underwater Systems for the good of Defence

Theatre 3

30 mins

11:30 – 12:00
- Exploitation of Commercial Technologies
Using Commercial Technologies in Defence Products

Bert Johansson, Chairman - UDT 2019 Committee

Chris Lade, Engineering and Defence Sales Manager - Saab Seaeye UK

Lunch & Exhibition

90 mins

12:00 – 13:30

How to provide safety assurance for new and in-service submarines and the challenges it creates

Theatre 2

30 mins

13:30 – 14:00
- Platform Design
Submarine Assurance & Safety

Jeff Owen, AtebTec Ltd - Consultant

Roger Coles, LR Submarine Programme Manager - Lloyds Register Marine & Offshore EMEA

Mike Plaskitt, Consultant - Lloyd’s Register
Improved Capabilities of Submarines Using Multibeam Echo Sounders

Theatre 1

30 mins

13:30 – 14:00
- Sensors & Processing
Active Sonar Techniques

Stéphane Jespers, Head of UWW Department - DGA Techniques Navales

Christian Zwanzig, Senior System Engineer - Wärtsilä ELAC Nautik GmbH
Multistatic underwater protection sonar best patterns for harbour and larger critical environments

Theatre 4

30 mins

13:30 – 14:00
- Sensors & Processing
Deployed & Mobile Sensors

Jörg Hurka, Senior Systems Engineer - ATLAS ELEKTRONIK GmbH

Louis Raillon, Director - Louis Raillon Consulting

Michel Fouquet, Project Manager - Thales DMS France
Technology Trends and Challenges for Superconductor-based Naval Propulsion

Theatre 3

30 mins

13:30 – 14:00
- Exploitation of Commercial Technologies
Technology Trends

Geoff Williams, Technical Advisor, Maritime Mission Systems - Thales UK

Manuel La Rosa Betancourt, Founder & Director - PI Integral Solutions Limited

A passive receiver for exploiting high-frequency broadband acoustic emitters for improved situational awareness

Theatre 4

30 mins

14:00 – 14:30
- Sensors & Processing
Deployed & Mobile Sensors

Jörg Hurka, Senior Systems Engineer - ATLAS ELEKTRONIK GmbH

Alan Sassler, Chief Scientist - Extreme Sonar LLC
False Alarm Reduction for Active Sonars using Deep Learning Architectures

Theatre 1

30 mins

14:00 – 14:30
- Sensors & Processing
Active Sonar Techniques

Stéphane Jespers, Head of UWW Department - DGA Techniques Navales

Matthias Buß, Research Associate - University of Wuppertal
Machine Learning for Monitoring the Condition of Critical Systems

Theatre 2

30 mins

14:00 – 14:30
- Platform Design
Submarine Assurance, Safety & Survivability

Jeff Owen, AtebTec Ltd - Consultant

Ross Dickie, PhD Researcher - Heriot Watt University/MacTaggart Scott
Trends, transitions, and challenges in modern penetrators for UUVs, Sea Floor Systems, Towed arrays, and Submarines

Theatre 3

30 mins

14:00 – 14:30
- Exploitation of Commercial Technologies
Technology Trends

Geoff Williams, Technical Advisor, Maritime Mission Systems - Thales UK

Charles Westerfield, Director of Business Development - AMETEK Subsea Connector Products

Counting the ASW Calories: Maximising Sonar Performance under Weight and Size Constraints

Theatre 4

30 mins

14:30 – 15:00
- Sensors & Processing
Deployed & Mobile Sensors

Jörg Hurka, Senior Systems Engineer - ATLAS ELEKTRONIK GmbH

Ewan McCutcheon, System Design Authority - ATLAS Elektronik UK
Performance Analysis of Coded Waveform Sonar

Theatre 1

30 mins

14:30 – 15:00
- Sensors & Processing
Active Sonar Techniques

Stéphane Jespers, Head of UWW Department - DGA Techniques Navales

Mehmet Can Erdem, Acoustics and Optics Senior System Engineer - METEKSAN DEFENCE A.S.
Platform Design for leading edge AIP submarines

Theatre 2

30 mins

14:30 – 15:00
- Platform Design
Submarine Assurance, Safety & Survivability

Jeff Owen, AtebTec Ltd - Consultant

Eric Nelson, Principal Engineer - Collins Aerospace

Amós Fuentes Mellinas, Project Manager - NAVANTIA

Close of Conference

30 mins

15:00 – 15:30

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