Welcome to IFAC CAMS 2027

On behalf of the Laboratory for Underwater Systems and Technologies (LABUST) at the University of Zagreb Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing, and Centre of Excellence MARBLE, together with the IFAC Technical Committee 7.2 on Marine Systems, we warmly invite you to the 17th IFAC Conference on Control Applications in Marine Systems, Robotics and Vehicles (IFAC CAMS 2027) in Šibenik, Croatia.

IFAC CAMS is a premier international forum bringing together researchers, academic experts, industry professionals, and engineers working across the broad fields of marine control systems, maritime autonomous surface ships (MASS), unmanned underwater vehicles (AUVs/ROVs), and marine robotics.

Set along the breathtaking Adriatic coast in Šibenik, IFAC CAMS 2027 offers an ideal environment for exchanging breakthrough ideas, sharing cutting-edge research, and establishing collaborative networks bridging academic research and industry applications.

Technical Scope & Topics of Interest

IFAC CAMS (IFAC TC 7.2) addresses the control, navigation, guidance, and operational safety of surface ships, underwater vehicles, offshore platforms, and marine systems. The conference provides an international platform for presenting state-of-the-art research and field deployments. Researchers are invited to submit contributions within the theoretical, algorithmic, experimental, and applied dimensions of marine automation, including (but not limited to):

  1. Navigation, Guidance & Dynamic Positioning
    • Motion control, dynamic positioning (DP), and position mooring systems
    • Path planning, trajectory tracking, and COLREGs-compliant collision avoidance
    • Sensor fusion, acoustic positioning, multi-sensor navigation, and SLAM in marine environments
  2. Autonomous Vehicles & Marine Robotics
    • Unmanned Surface Vehicles (USVs) and Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships (MASS)
    • Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs), Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROVs), and underwater gliders
    • Biomimetic marine robots, soft robotics, and adaptive underwater manipulators
    • Swarm robotics, cooperative control, and fleet management for heterogeneous marine vehicles
  3. Marine Propulsion, Power & Decarbonization
    • Energy management systems, hybrid/electric propulsion, and fuel cell integration
    • Hydrodynamic modeling, trim/ballast optimization, and energy-efficient route planning
    • Emission reduction and green control technologies for sustainable maritime transport
  4. Offshore Engineering & Underwater Systems
    • Control of floating wind turbines, wave energy converters, and ocean thermal energy platforms
    • Station-keeping, riser dynamics, and tethered system control
    • Subsea manipulation, pipeline inspection, and ocean floor mapping systems
  5. Safety, Security & Digitalization
    • Digital Twins, hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) testing, and simulation platforms
    • Fault detection, isolation, dynamic risk assessment, and health management (PHM)
    • Maritime cybersecurity, resilient control systems, and communication under lossy conditions

IFAC CAMS History

Conference *YearLocation
16th IFAC CAMS2025Wuhan, China
15th IFAC CAMS2024Blacksburg, Virginia, USA
14th IFAC CAMS2022Lyngby, Denmark
13th IFAC CAMS2021Oldenburg, Germany
12th IFAC CAMS2019Daejeon, Korea
11th IFAC CAMS2018Opatija, Croatia
10th IFAC CAMS2016Trondheim, Norway
4th IFAC NGCUV2015Girona, Spain
10th IFAC MCMC2015Copenhagen, Denmark
9th IFAC CAMS2013Osaka, Japan
3rd IFAC NGCUV2012Porto, Portugal
9th IFAC MCMC2012Arenzano, Italy
8th IFAC CAMS2010Rostock, Germany
8th IFAC MCMC2009Guarujá, Brazil
2nd IFAC NGCUV2008Killaloe, Ireland
7th IFAC CAMS2007Bol, Croatia
7th IFAC MCMC2006Lisbon, Portugal
6th IFAC CAMS2004Ancona, Italy
6th IFAC MCMC2003Girona, Spain
1st IFAC NGCUV2003Newport, South Wales, UK
5th IFAC CAMS2001Glasgow, Scotland
5th IFAC MCMC2000Aalborg, Denmark
4th IFAC CAMS1998Fukuoka, Japan
4th IFAC MCMC1997Brijuni, Croatia
3rd IFAC CAMS1995Trondheim, Norway
3rd IFAC MCMC1994Southampton, England, UK
2nd IFAC MCMC1992Southampton, England, UK
2nd IFAC CAMS1992Genoa, Italy
1st IFAC MCMC1990Exeter, England, UK
1st IFAC CAMS1989Lyngby, Denmask
*Following 2015, three closely related conferences—Control Applications in Marine Systems (CAMS), Manoeuvring and Control of Marine Craft (MCMC), and Navigation, Guidance, and Control of Underwater Vehicles (NGCUV)—were merged into the Conference on Control Applications in Marine Systems, Robotics and Vehicles (CAMS, for short).