Contact Peter Spayne
Background
Pete Spayne is a Weapon Engineer in the Royal Navy, majoring on underwater mine disposal systems. He studied Autonomous systems at BEng and explored weaponising high powered ultrasound to agitate submerged explosives at MSc with Staffs Uni. He is a PhD student researching the intricacies of assuring the safe deployment of lethal autonomous weapon systems at Cranfield University.
Research opportunities
LAWS, AI, Automation, Explosives Engineering, AUV, Underwater systems
Current activities
PhD Research
Publications
Articles In Journals
- Spayne P, Lacey L, Cahillane M & Saddington A. (2024). Operating itself safely: merging the concepts of ‘safe to operate’ and ‘operate safely’ for lethal autonomous weapons systems containing artificial intelligence. Defence Studies, ahead-of-print(ahead-of-print)
- Spayne P. (2023). What Does Trust Mean in the Context of Lethal Autonomous Weapon Systems. RUSI Defence Systems, 25(1)
