Over 120 delegates from industry, academia and the Canadian armed forces attended the UBC Marine Systems Initiative workshop on 15th March 2019 at UBC. This full-day event was the inaugural industry workshop for the recently announced Marine Systems Initiative that will focus on electrical and systems engineering aspects of naval architecture and marine engineering in collaboration with a consortium of industry partners. Guest speakers included Rear-Admiral C. P. Donovan from the Royal Canadian Navy, Major Andrea MacEachern from the Canadian Armed Forces, and Dr. John W. Rockway who retired from U.S. Navy SPAWAR. Mark Oakes from Alion Science and Technology, Pascal Pelletier from L3 MAPPS, Dan McGreer from Vard Marine and Robert Louie from Vard Electro provided industry perspectives. UBC researchers were on hand to participate in the discussion and provide their perspectives.
“The thing that impressed me was the fact that we all have common challenges for the industry,” said Robert Louie from VARD. This was echoed by Rear-Admiral Donavan from RCN, saying “these are exactly the things that we are trying to understand, pursuing and questioning in the Royal Canadian Navy.”
Presentations from the event are available for download here:
Introduction
UBC Marine Systems Initiative _ Dave Michelson, UBC
Keynote 1 – Challenges of Canada’s Shipbuilding & Marine Sector
Session 1 - Shipboard Power Systems
Session 2 – Shipboard Communications & EMC
Shipboard Electromagnetic Compatibility _ Mark Oakes, Alion
Shipboard Personal Wireless Communications _ Dave Michelson, UBC
Keynote 2 – The Role of Electrical Engineers in Ship Design
The Role of Electrical Engineers in Ship Design _ John W. Rockway
Session 3 - Shipboard Environment and Human Factors
Shipboard Environment and Human Factors _ Andrea MacEachern, RCN
Designing for People _ Karon MacLean, UBC
Session 4 – Shipboard Computing and Controls
Cybersecurity and Dependable Software _ Pascal Pelletier, L3 MAPPS