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Skerry Marine Systems
British developer of autonomous surface and subsea vessels for offshore energy, hydrographic survey and maritime security.
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Dr Priya Raman
Director of Autonomy
Priya Raman joined Skerry in March 2026 as director of autonomy, with responsibility for subsea navigation, the K4 Manta programme and long-duration mission planning.
She spent nine years at the National Oceanography Centre, where she led the navigation team on long-range AUV deployments under Antarctic ice and published widely on terrain-aided navigation without surface fixes.
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“Under ice or under a wind farm, the hard problem is the same: knowing where you are when nothing above you will tell you.”
Dr Priya Raman, Director of Autonomy