Dissemination Platform

The WAPPAC competition results will be announced and disseminated through a dedicated session at an international conference. Top-ranking competitors will be invited to submit conference papers describing their entries, control strategy development, and present their work during the special session. The WAPPAC development team at COER will also present an overall paper outlining the simulation platform, competition organization, submission evaluation, and the competition results 🎉.

Potential host conferences include:

  • European Control Conference (ECC), June 2027

  • IEEE Conference on Control Technology and Applications (CCTA), August 2027

  • International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering (OMAE), June 2027

  • International Society of Offshore and Polar Engineers (ISOPE), June 2027

Selected competitors will be requested to submit abstracts and papers in line with the indicative conference deadlines listed below:

Conference

Provisional Conference Date

Submission Dates

ECC

June 2027

Papers due previous October

CCTA

August 2027

Papers due February same year

OMAE

June 2027

Abstract due previous October

ISOPE

June 2027

Abstract due previous October

DISCLAIMER: These dates are indicative only, based on previous conference schedules.