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Speaker: Dr Michele Fiorini CEng, Chairman of The IET Italy Network

About this event

The movement of goods by sea has supported world commerce for centuries, giving rise to a need for ships to navigate safely and efficiently in all waters.

However global shipping and the movement of goods by sea have seen substantial changes during the last decade, in terms of both the sheer number and dimensions of ships in an increasingly interconnected global  economy and the ever-raising public demand for adequate monitoring and surveillance of sea traffic in  different areas. Also maritime security operations became priority after the terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001.These operations cross many geographic borders, political boundaries and legal jurisdictions, with the consequence  that the traditional traffic management instruments and measures, are no longer sufficient to satisfy the needs  and requirements of the maritime domain.

The talk will set the technical scenario for e-Navigation and explain the challenges being faced and the progress  made to date. The expected developments in this field will be presented whilst highlighting the rationale behind  the decisions already taken and their implications upon architecture.

About the speaker

Michele Fiorini PhD CEng (MIET'02, SMIEEE'07) is principal engineer at SELEX - Sistemi Integrati, a Finmeccanica company, in Rome, Italy and member of the architecture technical working group (WG5) e-Navigation committee at the International Association of marine aids to navigation and Lighthouse Authorities (IALA-AISM). He is chairman of IET Italy.