Workshops

AQ²UASIM v2 — Simulators for Maritime Applications

IROS 2026  |  October 1st, 2026  |  David L. Lawrence Convention Center, Pittsburgh, USA

AQ²UASIM: Advancing Quantitative and QUAlitative SIMulators for marine applications v2 continues the effort to lower the barriers to entry in underwater robotics by promoting realistic, open-source simulators for designing, testing, and optimizing control strategies, autonomy stacks, and software architectures.

This edition is endorsed as an official activity of the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development.

Organizing committee: Michele Grimaldi, Dr. Ignacio Carlucho, Dr. Markus Buchholz, Jungseok Hong, Dr. Mabel Zhang, Sebastian Realpe Rua, Dr. Fausto Ferreira, Sumer Tuncay, Carter Noh, Carlo Cernicchiaro, Tony Jacob, and Hayat Rajani. Steering committee: Dr. Maria Koskinopoulou, Dr. Nuno Gracias, and Prof. Yvan R. Petillot.

ICRA 2025 Workshop — Simulators for Maritime Applications

ICRA 2025  |  Atlanta, USA

This workshop aimed to encourage innovative research into simulation environments that provide enough realism to be invaluable for system design, risk assessment, and performance optimization in maritime and underwater robotics.

Organizing committee: Michele Grimaldi, Dr. Ignacio Carlucho, Dr. Markus Buchholz, Dr. Mabel Zhang, Se Dr. Fausto Ferreira, Steering committee: Dr. Maria Koskinopoulou, Prof. Yvan R. Petillot.