Professor Gerasimos Theotokatos

Naval Architecture, Ocean and Marine Engineering

Personal statement

I am the DNV Professor of Safety of Marine Systems at the Maritime Safety Research Centre (MSRC) of the Department of Naval Architecture, Ocean & Marine Engineering at the University of Strathclyde since June 2020. I am the Director of the MSRC, a world-class centre of excellence with a vision to shape the maritime safety, which was established as a significant Industry-University partnership involving the University of Strathclyde, Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines and DNV Classification Society. I graduated from the Department of Mechanical Engineering of the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA) in 1994 and obtained a PhD degree, also from NTUA, in 2001 in the discipline of Marine Engineering. My research focuses on the development of scientific approaches to holistically capture the safety, energy and sustainability interplay of the complex marine systems including cyber-physical and autonomous systems. My research supports the development and use of advanced model-based methods and digital twin tools to address the design of safe, feasible and green alternatives to meet the demanding marine industry requirements, pursuing life-cycle risk and energy management, efficiency improvement, as well as safety and sustainability enhancement.

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Prize And Awards

2020 Denny medal: Recipient; 31/3/2023
Safety 2020 Best Paper Award: Recipient; 21/6/2022
Knowledge Transfer Partnerships Certificate of Excellence: Recipient; 6/1/2022
Knowledge Transfer Partnerships Certificate of Excellence: Recipient; 22/9/2020
Knowledge Transfer Partnerships Certificate of Excellence: Recipient; 22/9/2020

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Publications

Energy management and health monitoring for hybrid ship power plants: Tsoumpris Charalampos, Theotokatos Gerasimos; Journal of Marine Engineering & Technology, pp. 1-18 (2025); https://doi.org/10.1080/20464177.2025.2518782
Numerical investigation of premixed hydrogen combustion in dual-fuel marine engines at high load: Karvounis Panagiotis, Theotokatos Gerasimos, Gu Binteng, Zhou Peilin; International Journal of Hydrogen Energy Vol 144, pp. 239-251 (2025); https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2025.05.360
Performance improvement and emissions reduction of methanol fuelled marine dual-fuel engine with variable compression ratio: Karvounis Panagiotis, Theotokatos Gerasimos; Fuel Processing Technology Vol 272 (2025); https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuproc.2025.108208
Safety analysis of human machine interactions in remotely operated maritime autonomous surface ships: Irsyad Hasbullah Muhammad, Theotokatos Gerasimos; 35th European Safety and Reliability Conference and 33rd Society for Risk Analysis Europe Conference (2025)
Shipping cost feasibility of LNG distribution with multiple island gas power plant destinations: Budiyanto Muhammad Arif, Novrian Gigin Rizki, Riadi Achmad, Putra Gerry Liston, Gunawan , Theotokatos Gerasimos; Frontiers in Energy Research Vol 13 (2025); https://doi.org/10.3389/fenrg.2025.1502518
Parametric investigation of hydrogen-diesel combustion for a marine medium-speed dual fuel engine: Theotokatos Gerasimos, Karvounis Panagiotis; 31st CIMAC World Congress, pp. 1-9 (2025); https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15196753

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Professional Activities

Autonomy and Decarbonisation for Sustainable Maritime Transportation in Indonesia: Keynote/plenary speaker; 11/2/2025
1st International Conference on the Stability and Safety of Ships and Ocean Vehicles (STAB&S) 2021: Chair; 7/6/2021
Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part M: Journal of Engineering for the Maritime Environment (Journal): Editorial board member; 1/6/2020
2nd International Conference on Modelling and Optimisation of Ship Energy Systems (Event): Guest editor; 10/3/2020
2nd International Conference on Modelling and Optimisation of Ship Energy Systems: Organiser; 8/5/2019
Journal of Marine Science and Engineering (Journal): Guest editor; 2019

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Projects

OLDENDORFF SUSTAINABLE SHIPPING RESEARCH CENTRE: Turan, Osman (Principal Investigator) Atlar, Mehmet (Co-investigator) Kurt, Rafet (Co-investigator) Theotokatos, Gerasimos (Co-investigator); 10-Jan-2025 - 09-Jan-2030
Development of AI-Based Digital PlAtform and Service to Enhance Efficiency and Safety for Ships and PORTs (AI-PASSPORT): Jeong, Byongug (Principal Investigator) Jang, Hayoung (Academic) Wang, Haibin (Academic) Theotokatos, Gerasimos (Co-investigator) Zhou, Peilin (Co-investigator); 01-Jan-2024 - 31-Jan-2027
DTP 2224 University of Strathclyde | Gorska, Kaja: Theotokatos, Gerasimos (Principal Investigator) Boulougouris, Evangelos (Co-investigator) Gorska, Kaja (Research Co-investigator); 01-Jan-2024 - 01-Jan-2028
SAfe, ClimAte Reilient Infrastructure (HORIZON-CL5-2023-D6-01) (SAFARI): Boulougouris, Evangelos (Principal Investigator) Konovessis, Dimitrios (Co-investigator) Theotokatos, Gerasimos (Co-investigator); 01-Jan-2024 - 31-Jan-2027
Prognostics and health management for marine engines – A holistic approach integrating digital twins, probabilistic methods and machine learning (WinGD PhD Studentship Award - Ioannis Sklias): Theotokatos, Gerasimos (Principal Investigator); 01-Jan-2024 - 31-Jan-2027
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