AMT Programme
CONFERENCE DETAILS
ICE BREAKER: Tuesday 28 OCTOBER 2025, FRASERS RESTAURANT, KINGS PARK
1730-2030 Join us for an evening of networking, delicious bites, and stunning city views
Welcome Address: TBC
DAY 1 – Wednesday 29th Oct 2025
PARMELIA HILTON PERTH (Argyle Ballroom)
0830-0915 Registration/Coffee
0915-0930 Introduction by SUT Chair
0930-1000 Keynote – TBC, Royal Australian Navy
1000-1025 Remote and Autonomous Systems Upskilling
Phil Wells, Cyan Renewables
1025-1100 MORNING TEA
1100-1125 Enabling True Underwater Autonomy Through Advanced Optical Sensing and Real-Time Vslam
Andrew Douglas, Voyis
1125-1150 A Modular Framework for Multi-Sensor Edge Processing to Advance Autonomous Maritime Survey Operations
Luke Whitehead, Cathx Ocean
1150-1215 ORCA crawler for Hull Inspections
Stephan Freychet,TSC SUBSEA
1215-1315 LUNCH
1315-1340 Achieving vessel-free subsea inspection and intervention: the resident drone daily operations
Joel Weston, Saipem
1340-1405 Remote Subsea Operations: Integrated Positioning, Communication, and Recovery of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles
Mark Roberts & Spencer Collins, Kongsberg Discovery
1405-1430 Revolutionizing Navigation for Small Robotic Vehicles
Aidan Thorn, Sonardyne
1430-1500 AFTERNOON TEA
1500-1525 Hydrus Micro AUV: Taking the Data Revolution Underwater
Stephanie Qiu, Advanced Navigation
1525-1550 Towards large scale, persistent, UUV operations
Ben Hollings, Blue Ocean Marine Tech Systems
1550-1600 Closing remarks
1600-1730 DAY 1 SUNDOWNER DRINKS (Parmelia Hilton)
DAY 2 – Thursday 30th Oct 2025
PARMELIA HILTON PERTH (Argyle Ballroom)
0845-0900 Tea & Coffee
0900-0910 Day 2 Introduction
0910-0935 Machine Learning Guidelines developed by Bureau Veritas Marine and Offshore (NI692)
Ric Barbiellini, Bureau Veritas M&O
0935-1000 Uncrewed Surface Vessels: Enabling Scalable Capability under Real-World Constraints
Fergus Hudson, Austal Limited
1000-1025 Software-Defined Autonomy: Utilising Horizontal Integration to Scale Remote and Autonomous Maritime Operation
Peter Baker, Greenroom Robotics
1025-1100 MORNING TEA
1100-1125 Pioneering Remote Operations: From Proven Performance to Future Frontiers
Ben Fell, Fugro
1125-1150 Reach Remote Pilot Transitions from Pilot to Operations
Paul Kennedy, REACH Subsea
1150-1215 USV Fremantle 01: Operationalising Autonomous Hydrography for the Australian Coastline
Charles Collins, EGS Australia
1215-1315 LUNCH
1315-1340 Enabling Multi-Day Long-Range Autonomy for USV Fremantle 01: Design, Compliance, and Operational Strategies
Pierre-Louis Constant, Oceanomatics
1340-1405 Growth and Development of USV Applications in Australia: An XOCEAN Perspective
Peter Batri, XOCEAN
1405-1430 Established Unmanned Surface Vessels: A Shallow-Water Hydrographic Multibeam Survey Case Study
Kris Matthews, Unique Group
1430-1500 AFTERNOON TEA
1500-1525 Acoustic and Environmental Monitoring using Gliders
Craig McPherson, JASCO Applied Sciences (Australia)
1525-1550 Information as a Service – A new data model to facilitate ocean research
Nick Rozenauers, Ocius Technology Ltd and BMT
1550-1600 Closing remarks
1600-1745 CONFERENCE CLOSING DRINKS (Parmelia Hilton)