AISS - Autonomous Inland and Short Sea Shipping Conference
Background and Topics
The Autonomous Inland and Short Sea Shipping Conference was established in 2019 as an annual conference. The conference promotes technical and scientific exchange among industry, academia and authorities in the fields of autonomous inland and short sea shipping as well as port logistics, smart waterborne logistics and related subjects. Contributions related to autonomous shipping, on-board assistance systems, sensor technology, recognition, regulations, test areas, smart port systems, port automation, traffic planning, traffic simulation and optimisation, system control, etc. are very welcome.
Organizing committee
The conference is organized by University of Duisburg-Essen (UDE), Development Centre for Ship Technology and Transport Systems e.V. (DST) and RWTH Aachen.Support is provided by the Chambers of Commerce in the Ruhr Region.
Claudia O’Donoghue, UDE (administration)
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dirk Abel, RWTH Aachen
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Bettar el Moctar, UDE
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dr. h.c. Dieter Schramm, UDE
Dr.-Ing. Rupert Henn, DST
Dr.-Ing. Frédéric Kracht, UDE
Dr.-Ing. Jens Neugebauer, UDE
Dr.-Ing. Jan Oberhagemann, DST
Cyril Alias M.Sc., DST
Tim Reuscher, M.Sc., RWTH Aachen
The organisation of the conference is divided into a local organisation team and a general committee team.
The local organisation team manages the conference venue, including accommodations and hotel recommendations as well as traveling advices. The team is led by one of the general committee team members.
The general committee team, on the other hand, arranges the paper review process, registration, the agenda preparation and manages external contacts and the committee's representation, which also includes the website.
For more information see the conference website.
