USVA Seminar – Resilient USVs for securing critical infrastructure
Welcome to the USVA project seminar focusing on autonomous maritime solutions and resilience in protecting critical infrastructure! The seminar will cover how uncrewed surface vessels (USVs) can safeguard underwater cables, wind farms, and ports, as well as solutions for autonomous navigation when GPS is jammed or unavailable.
MILLOIN
10.12.2025
MISSÄ
Visitor Centre Joki, Turku, Finland

Main Themes
- Resilient Connectivity: How USVs maintain communication and navigation in challenging conditions, such as GPS jamming.
- Maritime Security: Protecting critical infrastructure with autonomous systems – featuring perspectives from USVA project partners and experts.
- Live Demo & Networking: Practical demonstrations and opportunities to explore technologies and network with industry professionals.
Draft Schedule, will be updated
8:30–9:00: Registration and light breakfast
9:00–11:00: Session 1 – Maritime Security / Protecting Critical Infrastructure
11:00–12:00: Lunch, networking, and demonstrations
12:00–14:00: Session 2 – Resilient Connectivity: Ensuring USV Communications
14:00–15:00: Demo session and coffee
- Hands-on technology demonstrations, opportunities to test solutions, and discussions with experts
Meals and Demos
- Lunch will be served from 11:00 to 12:00
- Demo sessions will be available during the light breakfast 8:30 to 9:00, lunch 11:00 to 12:00 and 14:00 onwards.
General Theme
This seminar brings together the USVA, SignalSafe, RoboSea, SeDate, and other leading projects and experts in autonomous maritime technology and infrastructure protection.
Throughout the day, you will discover the latest innovations and discuss their application in your own organization.
For more information about the projects, access the following links:
https://www.digitaldefence.fi/watching-the-baltic/
https://www.turkuamk.fi/en/project/signalsafe-safer-and-more-efficient-maritime-navigation/
https://www.turkuamk.fi/en/project/development-of-waterway-transport-with-automation-and-ai-robosea/
https://www.turkuamk.fi/en/project/sedate-a-secure-data-platform-for-business-development/
Don’t miss this opportunity to stay at the forefront of securing maritime critical infrastructure!
There may still come slight changes into the programme.
Registration to the seminar latest 3.12.2025: https://link.webropol.com/ep/usvaseminar












