Session 3 of the IISL Colloquium at IAC 2024 successfully held
adminSLOn 15 October, 15:00 h the third session of the IISL Colloquium was held at the Milan International Convention Centre MICO. The topic of the session was entitled: Artificial Intelligence and Safe Space Communication.
Topic description
At first sight, the use of AI raises legal questions connected with the attributability and liability for space activities; the establishment of fault in the event of damage in outer space then becomes even more complex in the process. However, this is not the full picture: The panel discusses not only the challenges AI brings to the present legal framework for outer space activities, but deliberates the legal steps designed to assist space assets reduce their vulnerability.
Session Chairs and Rapporteur
The session was co-chaired by Dr. Fabio Tronchetti, Northumbria University, United Kingdom; and Dr. Güneş Ünüvar, University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg. Mr. Martin Reynders, German Space Agency, Germany; acted as Rapporteur for the session.
Presented papers
The authors and their topics presented were:
| Presenter | Title |
| Mr. Jonathan Lim; Mr. AJ Link | AI Ethics and Human Rights in Space Activities: Safeguarding Life and Accountability |
| Mr. Stefan-Michael Wedenig | Artificial Intelligence in Outer Space: The Responsibility of the State of the Software Developer under Article VI Outer Space Treaty |
| Ms. Roser Almenar | The protection of AI-based space systems from a data-driven governance perspective |
| Ms. Elina Morozova | Mitigating cyberthreats to space communication systems: operators, users and regulators perspectives |
| Mr. Omkar Chaudhari | Leveraging Outer Space Technology for Climate Change Mitigation: Analyzing the future of AI integration in GNSS for Climate Monitoring |
| Mr. Kamal Ahmadov | Artificial intelligence and safe space communication |
| Ms. Maura Zara | Risk prevention in outer space: the synergistic action of artificial intelligence and space law |
| Mr. Edward Koellner | Navigating the AI Frontier in Space Law and Spectrum Management: Legal Challenges and Technological Solutions |
| Dr. Ioana Bratu | Winner Takes All? Deploying Artificial Intelligence for Military Activities in Outer Space |
| Mr. George Anthony Long | Artificial Intelligence and Asset Protection in the Space Environment |
| Dr. Annachiara Pagano | AI Pioneering the Final Frontier: Navigating legal challenges in Space Exploration |
| Mr. Thomas Graham | From Europe to Europa: implications of the European AI Act for the space industry |
