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

Autonomous shipping – an analysis of the maritime stakeholders perspectives: Theotokatos Gerasimos, Dantas Joao Lucas Dozzi, Polychronidi Georgia, Rentifi Georgia, Molica Colella Marco; WMU Journal of Maritime Affairs (2022); https://doi.org/10.1007/s13437-022-00290-2
Model based analysis of the boil-off gas management and control for LNG fuelled vessels: Kalikatzarakis Miltiadis, Theotokatos Gerasimos, Coraddu Andrea, Sayan Paul, Wong Seng Yew; Energy Vol 251 (2022); https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2022.123872
Automatic traffic scenarios generation for autonomous ships collision avoidance system testing: Bolbot Victor, Gkerekos Christos, Theotokatos Gerasimos, Boulougouris Evangelos; Ocean Engineering Vol 254 (2022); https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oceaneng.2022.111309
A methodology to define risk matrices–application to inland water ways autonomous ships: Bolbot V, Theotokatos G, McCloskey J, Boulougouris E, Vassalos D, Twomey Bernard; International Journal of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering Vol 14 (2022); https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnaoe.2022.100457
A method to identify and rank objects and hazardous interactions affecting autonomous ships navigation: Bolbot Victor, Theotokatos Gerasimos, Wennersberg Lars Andreas; The Journal of Navigation Vol 75, pp. 572-593 (2022); https://doi.org/10.1017/S0373463322000121
Performance and reliability monitoring of ship hybrid power plants: Tsoumpris Charalampos, Theotokatos Gerasimos; Journal of ETA Maritime Science Vol 10, pp. 29-38 (2022); https://doi.org/10.4274/jems.2022.82621

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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

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
FLooding Accident REsponse Flare: Vassalos, Dracos (Principal Investigator) Boulougouris, Evangelos (Co-investigator) Theotokatos, Gerasimos (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-2022

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