Hi all,
A reminder for our working group meeting tomorrow!
Here are the details: When: Last Tuesday of each month, 4–5pm EST This month: May 26th, 2026
May agenda: “Introducing the M4P: Multi-Modal Maritime Mesh Protocol” presented by Peter Girard (Poseidon’s Forge)
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An open protocol for delay-tolerant maritime mesh networking
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Architecture and design decisions behind M4P, drawn from real AUV programs
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Q&A and open discussion
A bit about Peter: he’s a software engineer specializing in autonomous underwater vehicles, with 8 years of experience across defense and commercial AUV programs. He’s a founding software engineer and primary architect at Poseidon’s Forge. Previously at L3Harris, he led and architected the software for the first successful AUV torpedo tube launch and recovery demonstrated on a moving submarine. His work spans onboard autonomy, mission planning, multi-vehicle coordination, simulation, operator tooling, and subsea communications, including M4P.
To learn more ahead of time, check out Peter’s intro post: https://forum.oceansoft.org/t/introducing-m4p-an-open-protocol-for-delay-tolerant-maritime-mesh-networking/46
If you haven’t already, take a look at the site: https://ros-maritime.github.io/maritime_robotic_landscape/ and add/edit/contribute if possible!
Meeting Invite Link: Launch Meeting - Zoom
Feel free to reach out on Zulip or here if you have any questions ahead of time.
See you all tomorrow!
Isaac