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Miles Pebody is a pioneering researcher in marine robotics and autonomous underwater systems, whose career spans nearly three decades of innovation in ocean exploration technology. Based at the National Oceanography Centre (NOC), he has made foundational contributions to the design, navigation, and control of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs), particularly for deployment in some of Earth's most challenging environments. Pebody's most influential work includes the design of Autosub 2000 Under Ice, a work-class AUV engineered to explore ice-covered polar seas that are critical to understanding global climate systems. His research has advanced multi-platform Guidance, Navigation and Control (GNC) architectures that harmonise diverse marine robotic platforms — from AUVs to underwater gliders — under unified operational frameworks. He has also contributed significantly to obstacle avoidance systems and standardised onboard control software, enabling safer and more capable autonomous ocean missions. His involvement in the OCEANIDS programme reflects his broader vision for next-generation maritime autonomous systems capable of long-range, long-endurance deployments in extreme conditions. With work accumulating nearly 60 citations across key publications, and early roots in adaptive behaviour architectures dating to 1995, Pebody represents a rare blend of foundational theory and applied ocean engineering leadership.