This event presents an opportunity to find out more about the YMG, meet some of its members, and showcase some of the benefits of engaging with the RIN.

Joseph will introduce the Younger Members’ Group and explain the opportunities the group has to offer. Sepeedeh and Ahmed, members of the YMG, will showcase their recent research and work in the field of navigation. Ed will describe the opportunities to pursue professional registration with the RIN; and Ana will talk about the value of the Journal of Navigation for younger members.

Introduction

Name: Joseph George Walters

Description of talk: I will be introducing the YMG and the benefits the group has to offer. We set up the YMG as part of the RIN's strategy to enable younger members to organise and run a group that meets their needs. We hope for continued engagement from current members as we grow and encourage more young people to join our navigation community.

Biography: I have an MEng in Civil and Environmental Engineering from the University of Nottingham and am currently working towards a PhD in Engineering Surveying and Space Geodesy. My research explores the potential implementation of connected, autonomous and electric vehicles and technologies in rural areas.

Presentations

Name: Sepeedeh Shahbeigi

Description of talk: I will introduce the integrity concept for autonomous vehicles localisation and talk about its importance and briefly about the current challenges. Then, the COVID challenges. (UK went into lockdown as soon as I joined University of Warwick, so I have a lot to talk about it 😊).

Biography: I have a B.Sc. in Aerospace Engineering and M.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering. I joined the Connected Autonomous Vehicles (CAV) Group in February 2020. Since September I am working on Localisation integrity monitoring for autonomous vehicles.


Name: Ahmed Al-Talabany

Description of talk: My PhD is about navigation of blind and partially sighted people. In the first part of the presentation, I will talk about the route choices of blind and partially sighted people in outdoor journeys. In the second part of the presentation, I will talk about how Covid affected my research and my progress.

Biography: An interdisciplinary journey started from BSc in Civil Engineering (2008) then MSc in Engineering Surveying and Geodesy with focus on Intelligent Transportation Systems (2012). Finally, a multidisciplinary PhD looking at using personal data to support navigation of blind and partially sighted people (2021? subject to Covid uncertainties 🙂).

Professional Registration

Name: Edward Curtis

Description of talk: I will be talking about how the RIN is reaching out to universities and students alike. We have been working on a new student and university offer which provides increased value for both parties. I will also be touching on the new corporate partnership the RIN which will connect younger members with large corporates through events such as career fairs and offering mentor support to students who are looking to boost their early career.

Biography: I am the Development Lead at the RIN. I have been at the RIN for one and a half years, my main responsibilities are professional registration and corporate partnership. Creating relationships with the RIN is my key aim, in particular bringing younger people on board. Being vocal and keeping a high level of energy is my way of working.


Journal of Navigation and Navigating Research

Name: Ana Basiri

Description of talk: This talk is mainly about why and how to frame and disseminate your research in the area of navigation. You will hear about the role of the Journal of Navigation in a broader context leading the research in navigation. The vision, plans, standards, and requirements for research papers to be published by the journal are discussed. And you will see some examples of recent research that are published by the Journal of Navigation from some familiar names from the Royal Institute of Navigation.

Biography: Ana Basiri is a Professor and Chair of Geospatial Data Science, a UK Research and Innovation Future Leaders Fellow at the University of Glasgow, and the Editor in Chief of the Journal of Navigation. Ana's research is about developing solutions that consider gaps, unavailability, and errors in data as a useful source of data to make inferences. For example, she models and extracts the 3D map of cities using the patterns of blockage, reflection, and attenuation of the GNSS signals (and other signals of opportunity). Ana leads a team of an interdisciplinary team and collaborates with her projects' partners, including Ordnance Survey GB, Uber, Alan Turing Institute. Her main role as the EiC of Journal of Navigation is to improve even further the quality and impacts of the journal.