12-11-2026 - Lecture Hall H

PostDoc Presentation

Safe and Secure Sensing for Digitalized and Autonomous Vessels

Abhishek Dhyani

Shipping faces a shortage of skilled seafarers that is only expected to grow. At the same time, low water levels make Europe’s inland waterways increasingly hard to navigate in dry seasons. Both trends are pushing vessel navigation towards greater autonomy, to keep shipping efficient, affordable and safe. Vessels are already being digitalized and automated in this direction, and at the core of this shift are onboard sensors, which provide the localization and perception that every bridge function relies on. Yet, sensors are susceptible to faults and adversarial attacks. Real incidents show how this endangers the vessel, its crew, and its surroundings.
This tutorial-style presentation will discuss recent advances enabling safe and secure sensing onboard vessels. It covers the fundamentals of fault and attack diagnosis, as well as control-theoretic methods for ensuring real-time detection and identification of sensor anomalies.