Dr Sefer Anil Gunbeyaz
Chancellor'S Fellow - Senior Lecturer
Naval Architecture, Ocean and Marine Engineering
Personal statement
A Chancellor’s Fellow at the University of Strathclyde's Department of Naval Architecture, Ocean and Marine Engineering, has built an academic foundation with a BSc and MSc from Istanbul Technical University and a PhD from Strathclyde. Specialising in circular economy in the maritime domain, Sefer's research encompasses the circularity of marine assets, end-of-life options and minimising the environmental impact throughout the life cycle. Sefer is also focusing on decarbonisation through facility (shipyards, ports and recycling facilities) design and optimisation through simulation techniques. In addition to his work in circular economy and decarbonisation, Sefer is also focusing on health and safety improvement in shipyards and ship recycling facilities. In addition to academic work, he has contributed to various externally funded projects aimed at sustainable ship recycling practices. Sefer is also developing CPD's and training programs for stakeholders, notably through initiatives like ILO Skills for Prosperity, IMO SENSREC and BoatDIGEST.
Prize And Awards
Publications
- Revitalising traditional cargo shipping : the Indonesia case study
- Ardhi Eka Wahyu, Turan Osman, Kurt Rafet Emek, Gunbeyaz Sefer Anil, Arif Mohammad Sholikhan
- Ocean and Coastal Management Vol 278 (2026)
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2026.108247
- Impact of the learning curve on the production performance of shipyard welding workers
- Tamer S, Okumus D, Fariya S, Gunbeyaz SA, Yildiz G, Ahn S, Barlas B
- Ships and Offshore Structures Vol 21, pp. 458-466 (2026)
- https://doi.org/10.1080/17445302.2024.2430841
- Bridging the gap : a review of simulation approaches in multipurpose Shipyard integrating shipbuilding, repair, and recycling
- Arif Mohammad Sholikhan, Gunbeyaz Sefer Anil, Kurt Rafet Emek, Supomo Heri, Pribadi Triwilaswandio Wuruk
- Ocean Engineering Vol 351 (2026)
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oceaneng.2026.124303
- Shipyard layout simulation using ARENA : a case study
- Tamer Salim, Barlas B, Gunbeyaz S A, Eren S
- Ships and Offshore Structures, pp. 1-18 (2025)
- https://doi.org/10.1080/17445302.2025.2569431
- Technological innovations and sustainable practices in fishing vessels : a systematic literature review
- Utama Danu, Gunbeyaz Sefer A, Turan Osman
- Sustainability Vol 17 (2025)
- https://doi.org/10.3390/su17198667
- Stakeholder perspectives on multipurpose shipyard integration in Indonesia : benefits, challenges, and implementation pathways
- Arif Mohammad S, Gunbeyaz Sefer A, Kurt Rafet E, Supomo Heri
- Sustainability Vol 17 (2025)
- https://doi.org/10.3390/su17188368
Research Interests
My research interests include;
Circular economy in the maritime domain and for offshore structures
Life extension for the maritime assets
Decarbonisation of the shipyards, ship recycling facilities and ports
Design and optimisation of production in ship recycling yards,
Optimisation of shipyards through discrete event simulation,
Design for Recycling of marine assets,
Development of risk-based design for ship recycling yards,
Application of the circular economy approach to marine assets.
Professional Activities
- ISMDN Expert Workshop - UK
- Speaker
- 23/4/2026
- EPSRC Scoping Worskhop (Critical mass)
- Participant
- 30/1/2025
- The extreme robot arm that can chop up a ship
- Interviewee
- 6/12/2023
- Development of a novel integrated value engineering and risk assessment (VENRA) framework for shipyard performance measurement
- Examiner
- 31/10/2023
- Sustainability (Journal)
- Guest editor
- 30/10/2023
- Circular Economy and Sustainability in the maritime industry – opportunities and barriers
- Speaker
- 25/5/2023
Projects
- Integrating Life Cycle Assessment and Circular Economy Principles in Maritime Design
- Gunbeyaz, Sefer Anil (Principal Investigator)
- 01-Jan-2025 - 30-Jan-2026
- Co-creation of the safe decarbonisation Journey for the maritime sector through collaborative research strategies to address the gaps
- Turan, Osman (Principal Investigator) Atlar, Mehmet (Co-investigator) Gunbeyaz, Sefer Anil (Co-investigator) Koksal, Cagatay (Co-investigator) Kurt, Rafet (Co-investigator) Theotokatos, Gerasimos (Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2025 - 31-Jan-2027
- Green Renewable Energy for Efficient Networks: Off-grid Facilities for PORTs (GREENOFFPORT)
- Gunbeyaz, Sefer Anil (Principal Investigator) Dai, David (Co-investigator) Turan, Osman (Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2025 - 31-Jan-2026
- Fingal hotel/vessel structural survey
- Lazakis, Iraklis (Principal Investigator) Gunbeyaz, Sefer Anil (Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2025 - 31-Jan-2025
- Empowering Early Career Researchers to advance maritime decarbonisation in Indonesia (International Science Partnerships Fund Early Career Fellowship)
- Kurt, Rafet (Principal Investigator) Gunbeyaz, Sefer Anil (Co-investigator) Race, Julia (Co-investigator) Turan, Osman (Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2024 - 30-Jan-2026
- Highly Efficient Retrofitted Zero Emissions Coaster
- Turan, Osman (Principal Investigator) Atlar, Mehmet (Co-investigator) Gunbeyaz, Sefer Anil (Co-investigator) Theotokatos, Gerasimos (Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2024 - 31-Jan-2025
Contact
Dr
Sefer Anil
Gunbeyaz
Chancellor'S Fellow - Senior Lecturer
Naval Architecture, Ocean and Marine Engineering
Email: sefer.gunbeyaz@strath.ac.uk
Tel: 548 4782