8th ICMASS

ICMASS‑ISSS 2025 Presentations

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Key Notes

Dr. Andreas Mues, Director of Engineering, Anschütz GmbH

Steps Towards Commercialising Autonomous Ship Navigation Technology

Dr. Jörg Kaufmann, Head of Maritime Shipping, BSH

Road to Regulation – Development of the IMO MASS Code

Lennart Swoboda, Head of Autonomy, Schulte Group

People‑Centric Autonomy – Approaching MASS‑Degree One to Increase Collaboration and Crew Empowerment

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MASS Technology

Research Questions being addressed

  • How does the MASS-ready port look like?
  • How to ensure cargo and/or passenger safety onboard MASS?
  • How to ensure safety of MASS systems by design?
  • How to qualify safety of MASS technology?
  • Which technical standardisation and harmonisation needs for MASS exist?
  • Which technologies have been suitable for MASS vessels for communication?
  • Which technologies have been suitable for MASS vessels for navigation?
  • Which technologies have been suitable for MASS vessels for propulsion and manoeuvring?
  • Which technologies have been suitable for MASS vessels for remote control?
  • Which technologies have been suitable for MASS vessels for sensing?
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MASS Operations

Research Questions being addressed 

  • How can autonomous decision-making processes be made interpretable for humans?
  • How to enable safe and effective human interaction with MASS system?
  • How to ensure cyber- and physical secure operations of MASS?
  • How to ensure safe operations of MASS?
  • What are the limitations of shore-based intervention to be accepted?
  • What is MASS impact for societal challenges?
  • What is MASS impact on today’s maritime operations?
  • What is the feedback from MASS trials?
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MASS Business

Research Questions being addressed: 

  • How can governments become early adopters?
  • How can the uptake of MASS be incentivised?
  • How would a value chain in which MASS can flourish look like?
  • What is obstructing the implementation of MASS?
  • What is the value of MASS Use Cases e.g for shipping, logistics or offshore?
  • What opportunities are provided by MASS?
  • Where does MASS (re-)vitalise shipbuilding and maritime supply industry?
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Intelligent Ships & Martime Systems

Research Questions being addressed:

  • How can sensor fusion create an accurate situational awareness picture in maritime surroundings?
  • How to make satellite- or terrestrial-based positioning more resilient to enable intelligent vessels?
  • How to optimise navigation and path-planning by modern digital means?
  • What contributions can be made by digital twin methods and ship-shore-integration?
  • Which intelligent aids-to-navigation can improve maritime safety?
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