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.

Prizes and awards

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

Parametric investigation on the performance-emissions trade-off and knocking occurrence of dual fuel engines using CFD: Xiang La, Theotokatos Gerasimos, Ding Yu; Fuel Vol 340 (2023); https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2023.127535
Risk-informed collision avoidance system design for maritime autonomous surface ships: Lee Paul, Theotokatos Gerasimos, Boulougouris Evangelos, Bolbot Victor; Ocean Engineering (2023)
Health assessment framework of marine engines enabled by digital twins: Tsitsilonis Konstantinos-Marios, Theotokatos Gerasimos, Patil Chaitanya, Coraddu Andrea; International Journal of Engine Research (2023); https://doi.org/10.1177/14680874221146835
Safety analysis of a high-pressure fuel gas supply system for LNG fuelled vessels: Milioulis Konstantinos, Bolbot Victor, Theotokatos Gerasimos, Boulougouris Evangelos, Sayan Paul, Chio Kelvin Wen Yong, Lim Wei Siang; Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part M: Journal of Engineering for the Maritime Environment Vol 236, pp. 1025-1046 (2022); https://doi.org/10.1177/14750902221078426
Recent advances in sustainable and safe marine engine operation with alternative fuels: Karvounis Panagiotis, Tsoumpris Charalampos, Boulougouris Evangelos, Theotokatos Gerasimos; Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering Vol 8 (2022); https://doi.org/10.3389/fmech.2022.994942
A health-aware energy management strategy for autonomous ships power plants operation: Tsoumpris Charalampos, Theotokatos Gerasimos; Transport Research Arena 2022 (2022)

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Professional activities

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
Energy : The International Journal (Journal): Guest editor; 2019

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Projects

OWA Vessel Emission Metric Development (VEMD): Lazakis, Iraklis (Principal Investigator) Theotokatos, Gerasimos (Co-investigator); Offshore Wind Association project on vessel emission metric; 06-Jan-2021 - 08-Jan-2022
NEPTUNE CMDC: Boulougouris, Evangelos (Principal Investigator) Brennan, Feargal (Co-investigator) Theotokatos, Gerasimos (Co-investigator); 01-Jan-2021 - 31-Jan-2022
Carnot Marine Vessel APUs - Feasibility Study: Theotokatos, Gerasimos (Principal Investigator) Boulougouris, Evangelos (Co-investigator) Lazakis, Iraklis (Co-investigator); 01-Jan-2021 - 31-Jan-2022
Intelligent marine engines health assessment system based on digital twins and data driven models: Theotokatos, Gerasimos (Principal Investigator) Boulougouris, Evangelos (Co-investigator); 01-Jan-2021 - 30-Jan-2023
Next generation of life Saving applicances and systems for saFE and swift evacuation operations on high capacity PASSenger ships in extreme scenarios and conditions (SafePASS): Boulougouris, Evangelos (Principal Investigator) Theotokatos, Gerasimos (Co-investigator) Vassalos, Dracos (Co-investigator); 01-Jan-2019 - 31-Jan-2022
Autonomous Shipping Initiative for European Waters (AUTOSHIP): Theotokatos, Gerasimos (Principal Investigator) Boulougouris, Evangelos (Co-investigator) Vassalos, Dracos (Co-investigator); 01-Jan-2019 - 30-Jan-2023

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Naval Architecture, Ocean and Marine Engineering
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