Professor Evangelos Boulougouris

Head Of Department

Naval Architecture, Ocean and Marine Engineering

Personal statement

An academic and a chartered, professional engineer with an internationally recognized reputation for research and knowledge exchange in naval architecture, ocean and marine engineering. Strong researcher in the field of safety of marine operations and design for safety for more than 28 years, receiving a number of international awards for his work.

He is currently the Head of Department at the Department of Naval Architecture, Ocean and Marine Engineering and a Chair at the Maritime Safety Research Centre, sponsored by RCG and DNV. Co-inventor for a pending patent and PI and Co-I in EU and UK funded research and KE projects. KE project coordinator in UK and for EU-funded training courses.

Very committed to professional institutions through work as Fellow with the Royal Institution of Naval Architects (RINA) in UK and the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers (SNAME) in US and the International Society of Offshore and Polar Engineers (ISOPE). Maximizing the impact as a member of the Royal Institution of Naval Architects’ International Maritime Organisation Standing Committee, he has participated in Ship Design & Construction (SDC) and the International Intercessional correspondence group developing the new regulations for the international shipping. Member of the International Towing Tank Committee (ITTC) Technical Committee on Stability in Waves. Member of the Stability R&D Committee associated with the International Conference on the Stability of Ships and Offshore Structures (STAB). Member of the IMarEST Alternative Fuels from Shipping Special Interest Group and SNAME’s SD-11: Post Incident Safety Assurance Panel.

He has produced more than 200 publications in journals and international peer-reviewed conferences, he is the co-editor of the Proceedings of STAB 2015 and has 6 chapters in books.

Expertise

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Prize And Awards

2020 Denny medal: Recipient; 31/3/2023
SNAME ABS Captain Joseph H. Linnard Prize: Recipient; 29/9/2022
Safety 2020 Best Paper Award: Recipient; 21/6/2022
Honorable Mention for the 2020 Vice Admiral E. L. Cochrane Award: Recipient; 2020
Contributor to HOLISHIP-Winner of Waterborne Category - EU CHAMPIONS of Transport Research in TRA 2014: Recipient; 2014
Greek Technical Innovation Award, Lloyd’s List, December 2009: Recipient; 2009

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Publications

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Publications

Robust decision-making for the reactive collision avoidance of autonomous ships against various perception sensor noise levels: Lee Paul, Theotokatos Gerasimos, Boulougouris Evangelos; Journal of Marine Science and Engineering Vol 12 (2024); https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse12040557
Environmental-economic sustainability of hydrogen and ammonia fuels for short sea shipping operations: Karvounis Panagiotis, Theotokatos Gerasimos, Boulougouris Evangelos; International Journal of Hydrogen Energy Vol 57, pp. 1070-1080 (2024); https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2024.01.058
Alternative evacuation procedures and smart devices' impact assessment for large passenger vessels under severe weather conditions: Stefanou Evangelos, Louvros Panagiotis, Stefanidis Fotios, Boulougouris Evangelos; Sci Vol 6 (2024); https://doi.org/10.3390/sci6010012
Utilizing Machine Learning Tools for calm water resistance prediction and design optimization of a fast catamaran ferry: Nazemian Amin, Boulougouris Evangelos, Aung Myo Zin; Journal of Marine Science and Engineering Vol 12 (2024); https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse12020216
Feasibility study of a large liquified CO2 carrier: Flegkas Aris, Boulougouris Evangelos; 17th Annual Conference of Marine Technology, pp. 1-16 (2023)
Comparative technical-economic evaluation of offshore container port systems: Kurt Ismail, Boulougouris Evangelos, Pachakis Dimitrios; Ships and Offshore Structures Vol 18, pp. 1367-1379 (2023); https://doi.org/10.1080/17445302.2023.2226502

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Research

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Research Interests

Safety of marine operations; Design for safety; Holistic Ship Design; Multi-objective Ship Design optimisation; Survivability of Ships; Vulnerability of ships and offshore structures; Damage Stability; Stability in Waves; New Intact Stability Criteria; Direct assessment of ship stability (damage and intact) in waves; Collision avoidance simulation; Ship evacuation and the impact to safety and security; Alternative Fuels from Shipping; Advanced Marine Vehicles; Crashworthiness of ship structures; Autonomous Ships; Warship design and susceptibility.

Professional Activities

IMO MARINE ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION COMMITTEE 76th Session: Participant; 10/6/2021
Stability and Safety in electric vessels: Organiser; 9/6/2021
Safety in Marine Fuel Cells: Organiser; 8/6/2021
1st International Conference on the Stability and Safety of Ships and Ocean Vehicles (STAB&S) 2021: Chair; 7/6/2021
Suez Canal blockage: how cargo ships like Ever Given became so huge, and why they’re causing problems: Recipient; 1/4/2021
Interview to BBC Breakfast on 29/03/21: Recipient; 29/3/2021

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Projects

Arctic connections - webinar: Robertson, Mark (Principal Investigator) Boulougouris, Evangelos (Co-investigator) Xu, Xue (Co-investigator); 03-Jan-2023 - 29-Jan-2024
Technology Innovation in Defence-platform Energy-efficiency: Turan, Osman (Principal Investigator) Aktas, Batuhan (Co-investigator) Atlar, Mehmet (Co-investigator) Barlow, Euan (Co-investigator) Boulougouris, Evangelos (Co-investigator) Jennett, Kyle (Co-investigator) Paton, Steve (Co-investigator) Revie, Matthew (Co-investigator) Seth, Sampan (Co-investigator) Tapinos, Efstathios (Co-investigator) Theotokatos, Gerasimos (Co-investigator) Walls, Lesley (Co-investigator) Wright, George (Co-investigator); 01-Jan-2023 - 30-Jan-2026
Retrofitting towards climate neutrality (GreenMarine): Lazakis, Iraklis (Principal Investigator) Boulougouris, Evangelos (Co-investigator); 01-Jan-2023 - 31-Jan-2027
Double efficient pilot fuel free ceramic hydrogen combustion engine technology for marine applications: Theotokatos, Gerasimos (Principal Investigator) Boulougouris, Evangelos (Co-investigator); 01-Jan-2023 - 31-Jan-2023
Carnot Marine Vessel APUs - Feasibility Study: Theotokatos, Gerasimos (Principal Investigator) Boulougouris, Evangelos (Co-investigator) Lazakis, Iraklis (Co-investigator); 01-Jan-2021 - 31-Jan-2022
NEPTUNE CMDC: Boulougouris, Evangelos (Principal Investigator) Brennan, Feargal (Co-investigator) Theotokatos, Gerasimos (Co-investigator); 01-Jan-2021 - 31-Jan-2022