Dr David Dai
Senior Lecturer
Naval Architecture, Ocean and Marine Engineering
Personal statement
Dr Saishuai (David) Dai has been a research assistant (2015-2016), then a research associate (2016-2020) and then a research fellow (2020-2023) in the Department of Naval Architecture, Ocean and Marine Engineering at the University of Strathclyde at Glasgow. Since 2023, Dr Dai has taken on the role of the director of the Kelvin Hydrodynamics Laboratory and a lecturership in the department.
Dr Dai's research mainly focuses on hydrodynamics tank testing and CFD simulations of hydrodynamics problems, including but not limited to offshore renewable energy (wind, wave, tidal), conventional floating structures (floating/fixed oil&gas platforms) and offshore vessels.
Prize And Awards
- Honorable Mention for the 2022 Vice Admiral E. L. Cochrane Award
- Recipient
- 23/6/2022
Publications
- Wave energy conversion and attenuation of a floating composite-stiffness carpet as a flexible WEC-breakwater hybrid system
- Cheng Yong, Zhang Xinxin, Dai Saishuai, Yuan Zhiming, Incecik Atilla, Li Mingxin
- Energy Conversion and Management Vol 365 (2026)
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2026.121787
- Hydrodynamic responses of a novel spar-type floating offshore wind turbine : experiments and modelling
- Terrero-Gonzalez Alicia, Dai Saishuai, Neilson Richard, Kapitaniak Marcin
- ASME 2026 45th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore and Arctic Engineering (2026)
- https://doi.org/10.1115/omae2026-178856
- Physics-informed neural network framework for ship roll motion prediction with adaptive loss balancing
- Hu Lifen, Mu Xinyu, Liu Jie, Dai Saishuai, Bi Junying, Gao Yufan, Yang Shenhao
- Journal of Marine Science and Engineering Vol 14 (2026)
- https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse14181731
- ALS-induced propeller air ingestion and its effects on ship propulsive performance
- Min Gyeongseo, Atlar Mehmet, Dai Saishuai, Kim Daejeong, Song Soonseok
- Ocean Engineering Vol 367 (2026)
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oceaneng.2026.128079
- Investigation of turbulent skin friction behaviour over coated, biofouled, and laser-cleaned marine surfaces
- Bordbar Amir, Georgoulas Konstantinos, Nazemian Amin, Aung Myo Zin, Tadros Mina, Savitski Vasili, Gardner Andrew, Dai David, Boulougouris Evangelos
- Journal of Marine Science and Engineering Vol 14 (2026)
- https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse14171599
- CFD-MoorDyn coupling analysis for mooring line failure events of parked floating offshore wind turbine (FOWT)
- Do Younguk, Min Gyeongseo, Yun Haechan, Kim Kangmin, Jung Keounghyun, Dai Saishuai, Kim Daejeong, Choung Joonmo, Song Soonseok
- Ocean Engineering Vol 363 (2026)
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oceaneng.2026.126703
Teaching
NM978: Physical Testing of Offshore Renewable Energy Systems.
NM423: Seakeeping and Manoeuvring.
NM522/969: Renewable Marine Energy Systems.
IDCORE CDT: Fluids and Structures.
Professional Activities
- Facility Showcase Event
- Participant
- 20/5/2025
- Strategic Themes: EPSRC Critical Mass Programmes to Drive a Sustainable Future
- Participant
- 30/1/2025
- EPSRC Scoping Worskhop (Critical mass)
- Participant
- 30/1/2025
- Renewable Energy (Journal)
- Peer reviewer
- 11/1/2024
- 50 primary school pupils
- Host
- 2/11/2023
- Applied Sciences (Journal)
- Peer reviewer
- 2023
Projects
- Triton anchor structural analysis
- Li, Shen (Principal Investigator) Brennan, Feargal (Co-investigator) Dai, David (Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2026 - 31-Jan-2026
- Mull Kelp Farm Wave Attenuation Study
- Rodriguez Castillo, Claudio Alexis (Principal Investigator) Collu, Maurizio (Co-investigator) Dai, David (Co-investigator)
- 30-Jan-2026 - 29-Jan-2027
- Survivability of Floating Offshore Solar Farms under Extreme Weather Conditions (International Joint Project)
- Yuan, Zhiming (Principal Investigator) Dai, David (Co-investigator) Incecik, Atilla (Co-investigator) Terziev, Momchil (Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2026 - 29-Jan-2028
- Sub-physical round robin testing for a 15MW semi-submersible floating offshore wind platform
- Dai, David (Principal Investigator) Collu, Maurizio (Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2025 - 31-Jan-2026
- Analysis for a wave energy converter
- Dai, David (Principal Investigator) Incecik, Atilla (Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2025 - 31-Jan-2029
- FTLP+
- Dai, David (Principal Investigator) Collu, Maurizio (Co-investigator) Rodriguez Castillo, Claudio Alexis (Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2025 - 30-Jan-2026
Contact
Dr
David
Dai
Senior Lecturer
Naval Architecture, Ocean and Marine Engineering
Email: saishuai.dai@strath.ac.uk
Tel: 330 2650