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Designing for Autonomy

Overview:

Noblis is pushing autonomous designs forwards in many directions across multiple domains. As PEP26 students prepare your boats for the upcoming two-mile autonomy race, take your designs to the next level by joining this webinar, led by experts, Mr. James O'Hara and Dr. Mohammad Goli. This session will explore how real-world leaders in autonomy testing, validation, and swarm coordination see unmanned systems and how they would design these systems to maximize their usefulness. You’ll learn how to design components for future success, coordinate systems, test/improve craft, and safely operate your craft. These skills that directly translate to your race strategy and future engineering careers. Don’t miss this opportunity to connect with innovators at the forefront of autonomy research and gain insights that could set your team apart on race day and beyond.


Register Today!



 

Date & Time: October 21, 2025 1300-1400 ET
Audience: All program managers, engineers, executives, grant writers, and students interested in engineering maritime systems.
Virtual Course Format: This presentation and discussion will occur in Microsoft Teams. If you do not have Teams, you will be able to view this event in your browser.
Enrollment Fee: FREE!
Professional Development Hours: 1.00 Hour (free for ASNE Members or $40 for nonmembers). Please use the ASNE PDH form and send it to education@navalengineers.org.)
Questions: Please email education@navalengineers.org or call ASNE HQ at (703) 836-6727.


Speakers Biographies

Mr. James O'Hara

Bio coming soon.


Dr. Mohammad Goli

Bio coming soon.

 


Noblis & Autonomy

Noblis is advancing the future of autonomous systems through research that enables unmanned vehicles and machines to move beyond isolated functions toward coordinated, scalable, and self-organizing operations. Noblis develops technologies that enhance collaboration, safety, and trust among autonomous platforms.

A key focus is testing, evaluation, verification, and validation—supported by Noblis’ patented approach to systematically managing earned trust. This process relies on repeatable, real-world encounters where machines coordinate their actions, secured by a **decentralized distributed ledger** that strengthens cybersecurity and operational reliability.

In the realm of collaborative multi-agent systems and swarm autonomy, Noblis’ research enables groups of autonomous systems to communicate, cooperate, and adapt in dynamic environments. These advancements allow for efficient, resilient performance in complex missions such as surveillance, exploration, and defense. As autonomous technologies become more integrated into human environments, Noblis continues to design frameworks that promote safe, predictable, and trustworthy interactions between humans and machines.


 

Professional Development Hours

If you registered for this webinar, you can complete and email the OCT 21 PDH form (Word version) then send it to education@navalengineers.org to receive a certificate.


PD Event Survey (log-in required)

 

Questions, comments, suggestions? Email us at education@navalengineers.org