WEBINAR - EU Horizon 2020 BUGWRIGHT2: Overcoming Regulatory Barriers for Service Robotics in an Ocea

WORLD MARITIME UNIVERSITY (WMU) - SASAKAWA GLOBAL OCEAN INSTITUTE (GOI)

WEBINAR INFORMATION EU HORIZON 2020 BUGWRIGHT2: OVERCOMING REGULATORY BARRIERS FOR SERVICE ROBOTICS IN AN OCEAN INDUSTRY CONTEXT Date: Wednesday 1 December, 2021 Time: 10:00am to 11:30pm GMT (11:00-12:30 CET) Venue: Online Webinar via Zoom Registration is required via this link: https://wmu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_B6iiMGbFTeaP0JSIYUeVkg

This project has received funding from t he European Union´ s Horizon 2020 research and innovat ion program m e under t he Grant Agreem ent No. 871260

WEBINAR INFORMATION WEBINAR DESCRIPTION The content of this Webinar is derived from the European Union Horizon 2020 Programme Funded Autonomous Robotic Inspection and Maintenance on Ship Hulls. The principal objective of BUGWRIGHT2 is to bridge the gap between the current and desired capabilities of service robotics, i.e., micro aerial vehicles, magnetic crawlers and remotely operated vehicles, through the development and demonstration of an adaptable autonomous robotic solution for servicing outer hulls of bulk carriers.

To this end, the task of the World Maritime University-Sasakawa Global Ocean Institute (GOI) revolves around the development of a techno-regulatory blueprint taking into account the state-of-play at the international level; selected jurisdictions (US, Canada, Norway, Netherlands, China and Singapore) as well as the European Union regional level. The presentation seeks to provide first-hand insight into important results gathered by the GOI BUGWRIGHT2 research team.

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WEBINAR PROGRAMME Wednesday 1 December, 2021 Online via Zoom, all times in GMT

10:00 - 10:10 GMT -

Introductory Remarks

Fredrik Haag, Head, Office for the London Convention/Protocol and Ocean Affairs, Marine Environment Division, International Maritime Organization (IMO)

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Professor Ronán Long, Director, WMU-Sasakawa Global Ocean Institute, WMU

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BUGWRIGHT2 Team Presentation

Dr. Tafsir Matin Johansson, Principal Investigator, Associate Research Officer, WMU-Sasakawa Global Ocean Institute -

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Dr. Aspasia Pastra, Postdoctoral Fellow, WMU-Sasakawa Global Ocean Institute -

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Topic: National Comparative Analysis (15 Minutes)

Dr. Ríán Derrig, Postdoctoral Fellow, WMU-Sasakawa Global Ocean Institute -

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Topic: International-arrangements Analysis (15 Minutes)

Topic: European Union Analysis (15 Minutes)

Dr. Tafsir Matin Johansson, Principal Investigator, Associate Research Officer, WMU-Sasakawa Global Ocean Institute -

Topic: Regulatory Blueprint Synoptic Overview (15 Minutes)

11:10 - 11:30 GMT

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Q & A and Discussion (20 Minutes)

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PROJECT PUBLICATIONS AND MATERIAL PUBLICATIONS -

Alexandropoulou, V., Johansson, T., Kontaxaki, V., Pastra, A., and Dalaklis, D. (2021 in press) ?Maritime Remote Inspection Technology in Hull Survey & Inspection: A Synopsis of Liability Issues from a European Union Context?, Journal of International Maritime Safety, Environmental Affairs and Shipping (Taylor & Francis)

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Johansson, T. (2021) Advances in Robotics and Autonomous Systems for Hull Inspection and Maintenance in ?Emerging Technology and the Law of the Sea? (James Kraska and Young-Kil Park, eds.), Cambridge University Press

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Johansson, T.; Dalaklis, D.; Pastra (2021) ?Maritime Robotics and Autonomous Systems Operations: Exploring Pathways for Overcoming International Techno-Regulatory Data Barriers?, 9 Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 594 (open access: https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1312/9/6/594)

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Johansson, T.; Long, R.; and Dalaklis, D. (2019) The Role of WMU-Sasakawa Global Ocean Institute in the Era of Big Data, Vol. 14(4) The Journal of Ocean Technology

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Long, R. (2021) Striking an Equitable Balance under the Biodiversity Agreement: The Elusive Case of New Technologies, Marine Genetic Resources and the Global-South in ?Emerging Technology and the Law of the Sea? (James Kraska and Young-Kil Park, eds.), Cambridge University Press

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Pastra, A., Schauffel, N., Ellwart, T. and Johansson, T., (in press: available September 2022) " Building a Trust Ecosystem for Remote Technologies in Ship Hull Inspections", Journal of Law, Innovation and Technology, Vol. 14 (2), (Taylor & Francis).

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Schofield, C; van de Poll, R. and Andersen, N. (2021) New Ways to Draw Lines in the Sand and Sea: Emerging Technology and Maritime Boundary Dispute Resolution ?Emerging Technology and the Law of the Sea? (James Kraska and Young-Kil Park, eds.), Cambridge University Press

FOR YOUR AVAILABILITY -

WMU Bugwright2 Website here

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Bugwright2 Consortium Website here

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WMU Project Brochure here

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GOI Website here

WMU Website here

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BIOGRAPHIES Professor Ronán Long Director, WMU-Sasakawa Global Ocean Institute Professor Ronán Long is the Director of the WMU-Sasakawa Global Ocean Institute at the World Maritime University (WMU), Malmö, Sweden, and holds the Nippon Foundation Professorial Chair in Ocean Governance and the Law of the Sea. He leads a world class team of specialists that are undertaking a diverse range of projects on land-to-ocean leadership, climate change and the Law of the Sea, BBNJ, marine debris and Sargassum in the eastern Caribbean, robotics and AI in the maritime domain, as well as women empowerment for the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development. He is the author/co-editor of 14 books and over 100 scholarly articles on oceans law and policy. He read for his PhD at the School of Law Trinity College Dublin, he has been a Senior Visiting Scholar-in-Residence at the University of California, Berkeley, and a Visiting Scholar at the ?Centre for Oceans Law and Policy' at the University of Virginia. Additionally, Professor Long teaches on the Law of the Sea programme at Harvard Law School. Prior to his academic career, he was a permanent staff member at the European Commission and undertook over 40 missions on behalf of the European Institutions to the Member States of the European Union, the United States of America, Canada, Central America as well as to African countries. During his previous career in the Irish Naval Service, he won an academic prize at Britannia Royal Naval College and held a number of appointments ashore and afloat, including membership of the Navy?s elite diving unit. As a keen yachtsman, he has represented Ireland at the top competitive level in offshore racing. Ronán is passionate about the law of the sea, conservation and global sustainability, as well as the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

Professor Clive Schofield Head of Research, WMU-Sasakawa Global Ocean Institute Professor Clive Schofield is Head of Research at the World Maritime University-Sasakawa Global Ocean Institute in Malmö, Sweden, a Visiting Professor with the Australian Centre for Ocean Resources and Security (ANCORS), University of Wollongong (UOW), Australia, a Distinguished Fellow of the Law of the Sea Institute at the Law School of the University of California Berkeley and teaches on the Law of the Sea programme at Harvard Law School.

His research interests relate to international boundaries and particularly maritime boundary delimitation and marine jurisdictional issues on which he has published over 200 scholarly publications. Clive is an International Hydrographic Office (IHO)-nominated Observer on the Advisory Board on the Law of the Sea (ABLOS) and is a member of the International Law Association?s Committee on International Law and Sea Level Rise. He has also been actively involved in the peaceful settlement of boundary and territory disputes by providing advice to governments engaged in boundary negotiations and in dispute settlement.

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BIOGRAPHIES Dr. Tafsir Matin Johansson Principal Investigator and Associate Research Officer, WMU-Sasakawa Global Ocean Institute Dr. Tafsir Matin Johansson is an Associate Research Officer at the WMU-Sasakawa Global Ocean Institute in Malmö, Sweden. Prior to joining the WMU-Sasakawa-Global Ocean Institute, Tafsir served as Research Associate at the World Maritime University (WMU) where he has held office since 2013. Tafsir is a policy analyst with a Ph.D. in Maritime Affairs from WMU, an LLM in Maritime Law from the University of Lund, Sweden, and an LLB from the University of Chittagong, Bangladesh. Dr. Johansson has led research teams and worked proactively on regulatory development projects funded by Transport Canada (Government of Canada) since 2014 in diverse areas under Canada?s Oceans Protection Plan, e.g., oil spill intervention, abandoned vessels and derelicts, ISPS Code, marine medical certificate for seafarers, and aquaculture of salmonids. The work for Transport Canada mirrors noteworthy and significant developments within the European Union. Tafsir continues to develop research proposals under the supervision of the Canadian Chair of WMU. Dr. Johansson has published extensively in the field of ocean governance, corporate social responsibility, international law and environmental law. He co-authored his first book (with former Associate Academic Dean of WMU, Patrick Donner) that deals with the Arctic legal regime with a specific highlight on ?stakeholder theory?. In 2018, Tafsir co-edited a book (with Dr. Lawrence Hildebrand and Dr. Lawson Brigham) titled ?Sustainable Shipping in a Changing Arctic?. His key area of interest lies in developing policy briefs for government officials as well as applying ?legal theory research? and ?expository research? to determine the efficiency and effectiveness of national laws in dealing with contentious issues in the maritime and ocean domain.

Dr. Aspasia Pastra Postdoctoral Fellow, WMU-Sasakawa Global Ocean Institute Dr. Aspasia Pastra has been appointed as a Postdoctoral Fellow & Maritime Policy Analyst at the WMU-Sasakawa Global Ocean Institute in Sweden. Before joining the BUGWRIGHT2 team as Postdoctoral Fellow, Dr. Pastra worked as Research Associate at WMU, involved in various Transport Canada and European Union funded state-of-the-art regulatory development projects. Prior to joining WMU, she worked in Greek shipping companies/organizations for two decades as an internal auditor and maritime researcher.

She has also participated in the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) and Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) of the IMO as part of the Greek delegation. She holds a B.Sc. degree in Public Administration from the Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences in Athens and an MBA from Cardiff University in the UK. She was also granted a scholarship from HELMEPA, in memory of the ship-owner George P. Livanos, for the World Maritime University in Sweden. After obtaining her MSc in Maritime Administration, Dr. Pastra received a PhD in Corporate Governance from Brunel University in London. Her expertise lies in maritime policy and governance, ocean technology, environmental management and shipping management.

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BIOGRAPHIES Dr. Ríán Derrig Postdoctoral Fellow, WMU-Sasakawa Global Ocean Institute Ríán Derrig is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the WMU-Sasakawa Global Ocean Institute, where his research on the BUGWRIGHT2 project examines the legal regulation of AI and autonomous robots in the shipping sector. He was previously a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Center for Global Constitutionalism of the WZB Berlin Social Science Center where he undertook a project focused on the influence of changing paradigms of psychological theory on twentieth century international law. Ríán defended his doctoral thesis, ?Educating American Modernists: The Origins of the New Haven School?, at the European University Institute in September 2019. He was awarded the 2018 Young Scholar Prize of the European Society of International Law and the 2020 Antonio Cassese Prize for his work on the New Haven School. Ríán holds an LL.B. in Law and Political Science from Trinity College Dublin, and an LL.M. from the London School of Economics and Political Science. He has previously been a Visiting Researcher at Yale Law School and has taught feminist legal theory at Trinity College Dublin and the EUI.

Elnaz Barjandi Project Engagement Officer, WMU-Sasakawa Global Ocean Institute Elnaz Barjandi is Project Engagement and Implementation Officer at the WMU-Sasakawa Global Ocean Institute. She supports the Institute?s operational delivery and implementation of research programmes/projects as per the WMU Ocean Research Agenda. Elnaz coordinates the Institute?s outreach, conferences and events, and respective donor reporting.

Prior to joining WMU, Elnaz worked at the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Denmark, as Operational, Administrative & Finance support at the Office of Information Technology and Management (OIMT). She supported the general operations, and coordinated the ICT and Green Energy service delivery to UNDP Country offices world wide.

Elnaz has a BSc. and MSc. in International Business and Politics from Copenhagen Business School (CBS), and attained knowledge in economics, international development as well as operations and management in organisations, leading people and processes with focus on sustainability. She is an alumni of the Rhodes Academy of Ocean Law and Policy 2019, as well as recipient of H.M. King Carl XVI Gustaf?s Foundation?s Value-based Leadership Diploma 2014 and Fulbright?s European Student Leaders Scholarship 2008. Elnaz academic and professional experiences have heightened her knowledge for sustainable development, international diplomacy and strategy, ocean governance, as well as capacity building, organisation and leadership for human empowerment and equality.

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