MEDIA ADVISORY: October 16, 2013 UPSV Demonstration

University of Hawai‘i Unmanned Port Security Vessel Demonstration and Business Development Announcement

WHAT:  A live demonstration of the UH’s Unmanned Port Security Vessel (UPSV) technology and business partnership announcement.

WHO:  Dr. Margot Edwards, Director of the Department of Homeland Security’s Center of Excellence for Island, Maritime and Extreme Environment Security (CIMES), and Dr. Brian Bingham, UPSV Project Co-Director

WHEN:   Wednesday, October 16, 2013, 10:00-11:30 a.m. HST

WHERE:  UH Marine Center, Snug Harbor (Pier 45), 1 Sand Island Access Road, Honolulu, Hawaii   96819

HOW MEDIA CAN ATTEND:  Let security know you are there for the UPSV demonstration and you will be directed to parking for the event.

DETAILS:  The University of Hawai‘i’s Unmanned Port Security Vessel (UPSV) is a robotic platform designed to support maritime missions in harbor and port environments including infrastructure inspection and incident response and recovery, and harbor surveillance.  Rapidly deployable, the vessel can be used to map the seafloor in high resolution, photograph critical infrastructure below and above the waterline, detect chemical leaks or spills, and relay real-time video—all at the same time.  This made-in-Hawaii technology can provide critical decision support to first-responders and other maritime security personnel around the world.  Interest in UH’s UPSV technology has led to a business development agreement with a global innovation leader.

ABOUT THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI‘I SYSTEM

Established in 1907 and fully accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, the University of Hawai‘i is the state’s sole public system of higher education. The UH System provides an array of undergraduate, graduate, and professional degrees and community programs on 10 campuses and through educational, training, and research centers across the state. UH enrolls more than 55,000 students from Hawai‘i, the U.S. mainland, and around the world. For more information, visit www.hawaii.edu.

ABOUT THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI‘I INNOVATION INITIATIVE  (HI²)

The University of Hawai‘i is working in partnership with the community to build a $1-billion annual research enterprise in Hawaii, creating thousands of jobs and a thriving economy.  More information about the University of Hawai‘i Innovation Initiative is available online at http://hawaii.edu/innovation.

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