Nowadays, there has been a variety of discussions about autonomous vehicles, but most are about cars and planes, so what about ships? Compared to the automotive and aircraft industry, the world took the fully autonomous ferry a bit late. In this brief, we dive into current developments and challenges of autonomous ships.

The societal benefits of autonomous vehicles (AVs) — those that operate fully without a driver — have never been clearer than they are right now. The delivery of essential items, such as medical supplies and food, with limited human contact, would serve us well in the current Coronavirus climate.

The imposed lockdowns are for our ultimate good, as health and safety takes precedence over all other matters. However, at the same time it is important that we don’t let the virus demoralize our spirits and disrupt our lives.

This is an introduction of ROS2 (Robot Operating System 2), including fundamental architecture and features.

Finding an appropriate PhD position requires a lot of time, energy and motivation. Here are some tips that can help you with this goal.

What are Autonomous Systems (AS)? Why do they need to be connected? Why do automotive manufacturers care so much about 5G NR C-V2X and 802.11bd? What are communication tendencies in AS? A light will be shed on these questions in this blog.

This blog explores the life of a legal researcher within the Centre for IT & IP law at KU Leuven.

When you attend a conference or an event you enjoy what others have prepared and do not think that it is just the tip of the iceberg of months of work. This post will uncover the work and preparation leading to the event, giving a different perspective from the previous blog post about the SAS Network Wide Event I (NWE) ...

What is the key challenge to successfully conduct a PhD? Being smart and creative? Having a high level of commitment? Writing a lot of high-quality scientific papers? The answer is simple: No. Here I explain why.

The first conference is a moment of discovery for a researcher, repaying months of hard work, revealing how the academic world works, and generating new ideas for the papers of tomorrow from discussions with peers. A conference is also a place where industry and academia can meet and join forces to solve problems relevant to both worlds.