environment

A Comprehensive Perception and Decision-making Pipeline for Autonomous Surface Vehicle Navigation in Aquatic Environments

Mingi Jeong, Research Assistant, Computer Science, Dartmouth College, USA

Mar 10, 12:00 - 13:00

B3 L5 R5220

Autonomous Surface Vehicle Collision Avoidance environment

This talk addresses the challenges hindering widespread adoption of Autonomous Surface Vehicles (ASV), focusing on safety and robustness, and presents perception and decision-making frameworks, including LiDAR-based obstacle detection, adaptive collision avoidance, and ASV deployment for water quality monitoring, concluding with open problems for future research.

Challenges and opportunities for Satellite Spectrum/Orbit Access (ITU and the International Regulatory Environment)

Prof. Yvon Henri, International Telecom Union, Geneva, Switzerland

May 24, 16:00 - 18:00

KAUST

satellite communication orbit access environment

Noting that the trend of development and utilization of small satellite technologies is a global phenomenon, and it is expected to bring benefits to the entire world, including both developed and developing economies, this talk goes over different spectrum & orbit access issues related to the development and deployment of these small satellite networks.