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

Parametric optimisation of diesel–methanol injection timings of a dual-fuel marine engine operating with high methanol fraction using CFD: Karvounis Panagiotis, Theotokatos Gerasimos; Applied Thermal Engineering Vol 264 (2025); https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2025.125433
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
Parametric investigation of diesel–methanol dual fuel marine engines with port and direct injection: Karvounis Panagiotis, Theotokatos Gerasimos, Patil Chaitanya, Xiang La, Ding Yu; Fuel Vol 381 (2025); https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2024.133441
Progress in hybrid and electric propulsion technologies for fishing vessels : an extensive review and prospects: Ma'arif Samsul, Budiyanto Muhammad Arif, Sunaryo , Theotokatos Gerasimos; Ocean Engineering Vol 316 (2025); https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oceaneng.2024.120017
Data-driven model for marine engine fault diagnosis using in-cylinder pressure signals: Patil Chaitanya, Theotokatos Gerasimos, Tsitsilonis Konstantinos; Journal of Marine Engineering & Technology Vol 24, pp. 70-82 (2025); https://doi.org/10.1080/20464177.2024.2432777
Investigation of logarithmic signatures for feature extraction and application to marine engine fault diagnosis: Patil Chaitanya, Theotokatos Gerasimos, Wu Yue, Lyons Terry; Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence Vol 138 (2024); https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engappai.2024.109299

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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

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
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
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