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Syposium: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11

Symposium 1: Offshore Technology

Topic: 1-1 Offshore Platforms

Anil Sablok
anil.sablok@genesisenergies.com
R. Cengiz Ertekin, University of Hawaii
ertekin@hawaii.edu

Topic: 1-2 Station Keeping

Allan Ross Magee, Technology Centre for Offshore and Marine, Singapore (TCOMS)
ceemar@nus.edu.sg
R. Cengiz Ertekin, University of Hawaii
ertekin@hawaii.edu

Topic: 1-3 Hydrodynamics

Tao Longbin, University of Strathclyde
longbin.tao@strath.ac.uk
R. Cengiz Ertekin, University of Hawaii
ertekin@hawaii.edu

Topic: 1-4 Design & Analysis

Olaf J. Waals, MARIN
o.waals@marin.nl
Masoud Hayatdavoodi, Univ. of Dundee
mhayatdavoodi@dundee.ac.uk
R. Cengiz Ertekin, University of Hawaii
ertekin@hawaii.edu

Topic: 1-5 FLNG Technology

Wenhua Zhao, UWA
wenhua.zhao@uwa.edu.au
Marc Cahay
marc.cahay@technipfmc.com
R. Cengiz Ertekin, University of Hawaii
ertekin@hawaii.edu

Topic: 1-6 CFD Modeling Practice & Verification

Zhenjia (Jerry) Huang, Exxonmobil Upstream Research Company
jerry.huang@exxonmobil.com
Jang Kim, Technip
jwkim@technip.com
Guangyu Wu, Chevron
guangyu.wu@chevron.com
R. Cengiz Ertekin, University of Hawaii
ertekin@hawaii.edu

Topic: 1-7 Wave Loading and Motions in Extreme Seas

Nuno Fonseca, MARINTEK
nuno.fonseca@marintek.sintef.no
R. Cengiz Ertekin, University of Hawaii
ertekin@hawaii.edu

Topic: 1-8 Artificial intelligence and neural networks in offshore technology

Denby Morrison, Shell
denbyg.m5106@gmail.com
R. Cengiz Ertekin, University of Hawaii
ertekin@hawaii.edu

Symposium 2: Structures, Safety and Reliability

Topic: 2-1 Abnormal and Extreme Waves

Alexander Babanin, University of Melbourne
a.babanin@unimelb.edu.au
Elzbieta Bitner-Gregersen, DNV GL AS
elzbieta.bitner-gregersen@dnvgl.com
Carlos Guedes Soares, IST-ID
c.guedes.soares@centec.tecnico.ulisboa.pt

Topic: 2-2 Probabilistic and Spectral Wave Models

Felice Arena
arena@unirc.it
Carlos Guedes Soares, IST-ID
c.guedes.soares@centec.tecnico.ulisboa.pt

Topic: 2-3 Probabilistic Response Models

Lance Manuel
lmanuel@mail.utexas.edu
Carlos Guedes Soares, IST-ID
c.guedes.soares@centec.tecnico.ulisboa.pt

Topic: 2-4 Fatigue and Fracture Reliability

Yordan Garbatov
yordan.garbatov@tecnico.ulisboa.pt
Carlos Guedes Soares, IST-ID
c.guedes.soares@centec.tecnico.ulisboa.pt

Topic: 2-5 Reliability of Marine Structures

Carlos Guedes Soares, IST-ID
c.guedes.soares@centec.tecnico.ulisboa.pt

Topic: 2-6 Reliability of Mooring and Riser Systems

Ying Min Low
ceelowym@nus.edu.sg
Luis Sagrilo
sagrilo@coc.ufrj.br
Carlos Guedes Soares, IST-ID
c.guedes.soares@centec.tecnico.ulisboa.pt

Topic: 2-7 Reliability of Renewable Energy Systems

Zhen Gao
zhen.gao@ntnu.no
Athanasios Kolios
athanasios.kolios@strath.ac.uk
Carlos Guedes Soares, IST-ID
c.guedes.soares@centec.tecnico.ulisboa.pt

Topic: 2-8 Well Integrity and Reliability Assessment

Max Russo
max.russo@kongsberg.com
Carlos Guedes Soares, IST-ID
c.guedes.soares@centec.tecnico.ulisboa.pt

Topic: 2-9 Extreme Loading and Responses

Spyros Hirdaris
spyridon.cheirdaris@aalto.fi
Carlos Guedes Soares, IST-ID
c.guedes.soares@centec.tecnico.ulisboa.pt

Topic: 2-10 Collision and Crashworthiness

Zhiqiang Hu
zhiqiang.hu@ncl.ac.uk
Sören Ehlers, Norwegian University of Science and Technology
ehlers@tuhh.de
Carlos Guedes Soares, IST-ID
c.guedes.soares@centec.tecnico.ulisboa.pt

Topic: 2-11 Ultimate Strength

Masahiko Fujikubo
fujikubo@naoe.eng.osaka-u.ac.jp
Deyu Wang
dywang@sjtu.edu.cn
Carlos Guedes Soares, IST-ID
c.guedes.soares@centec.tecnico.ulisboa.pt

Topic: 2-12 Structural Analysis and Optimization

Jonas Ringsberg, Chalmers University of Technology
jonas.ringsberg@chalmers.se
Paulo Maurício Videiro
paulovideiro@laceo.coppe.ufrj.br
Carlos Guedes Soares, IST-ID
c.guedes.soares@centec.tecnico.ulisboa.pt

Topic: 2-13 Risk Analysis and Management

Marcelo Ramos Martins
mrmartin@usp.br
Ângelo Teixeira
teixeira@centec.tecnico.ulisboa.pt
Carlos Guedes Soares, IST-ID
c.guedes.soares@centec.tecnico.ulisboa.pt

Topic: 2-14 Risk Based Maintenance

Bernt Leira, NTNU
bernt.leira@ntnu.no
Carlos Guedes Soares, IST-ID
c.guedes.soares@centec.tecnico.ulisboa.pt

Topic: 2-15 Safety in Harsh Environments

Faisal Khan
fikhan@mun.ca
Carlos Guedes Soares
c.guedes.soares@centec.tecnico.ulisboa.pt

 

Topic: 2-16 Data-driven Models for Marine Structures

YeongAe Heo, Case Western Reserve University
YaHeo@Case.Edu
Carlos Guedes Soares, IST-ID
c.guedes.soares@centec.tecnico.ulisboa.pt

Symposium 3: Materials Technology

Topic: 3-1 Fracture Assessment - Analysis & Testing

Xin Wang
xin.wang@carleton.ca
Mamdouh Salama, Conocophillips Company
Mamdouh.M.Salama@conocophillips.com

Topic: 3-2 Fatigue Performance and Improvement

Carol Johnston
Carol.Johnston@twi.co.uk
Koji Gotoh, Kushu Univ
gotoh@nams.kyushu-u.ac.jp
Mamdouh Salama, Conocophillips Company
Mamdouh.M.Salama@conocophillips.com

Topic: 3-3 Integrity Assessment and Life Extension

Agnes Marie Horn, DNV GL
agnes.marie.horn@dnvgl.com
Jens Tronskar, Det Norske Veritas Pte Ltd
Jens.P.Tronskar@dnvgl.com
Mamdouh Salama, Conocophillips Company
Mamdouh.M.Salama@conocophillips.com

Topic: 3-4 Environmental Effect on Materials Performance

P. Vargas
PedroVargas@chevron.com
Jens Tronskar, Det Norske Veritas Pte Ltd
Jens.P.Tronskar@dnvgl.com
Mamdouh Salama, Conocophillips Company
Mamdouh.M.Salama@conocophillips.com

Topic: 3-5 Advances in Materials, Construction & Inspection Technology

Shuwen Wen, Dongguan Centre of Excellence for Advanced Materials
Shuwen.Wen@ceamat.com
Morten Langøy
morten.langoy@ptil.no
Mamdouh Salama, Conocophillips Company
Mamdouh.M.Salama@conocophillips.com

Topic: 3-6 Additive Manufacturing

Xiaozhi Wang, American Bureau of Shipping
xwang@eagle.org
Jan Przydatek
jan.przydatek@lrfoundation.org.uk
Mamdouh Salama, Conocophillips Company
Mamdouh.M.Salama@conocophillips.com

Topic: 3-7 Materials for offshore wind energy application
Mamdouh Salama, Conocophillips Company
Mamdouh.M.Salama@conocophillips.com

Symposium 4: Pipelines, Risers, and Subsea Systems

Topic: 4-1 Flexible Pipes and Umbilicals

Zhimin Tan
Zhimin.Tan@bhge.com
Anh Tuan Do
Anh-Tuan.Do@TechnipFMC.com
Svein Sævik
svein.savik@ntnu.no
Theodoro Netto, Fundacao Coppetec
tanetto@lts.coppe.ufrj.br
Duane DeGeer, IntecSea
duane.degeer@intecsea.com

Topic: 4-2 Rigid Risers

Basim Mekha, Intec Engrg
bmekha@cuneiform-offshore.com
Theodoro Netto, Fundacao Coppetec
tanetto@lts.coppe.ufrj.br
Duane DeGeer, IntecSea
duane.degeer@intecsea.com

Topic: 4-3 Rigid Pipelines

Julian Hallai
julian.hallai@exxonmobil.com
Chris Timms
c.timms@cfertech.com
Theodoro Netto, Fundacao Coppetec
tanetto@lts.coppe.ufrj.br
Duane DeGeer, IntecSea
duane.degeer@intecsea.com

Topic: 4-4 Subsea Structures and Equipment

Daniel Carneiro
Daniel.Carneiro@Woodplc.com
Marcelo Igor De Souza
migor@lts.coppe.ufrj.br
Theodoro Netto, Fundacao Coppetec
tanetto@lts.coppe.ufrj.br
Duane DeGeer, IntecSea
duane.degeer@intecsea.com

Topic: 4-5 Flow Assurance

Richard Gunn
Richard_Gunn@TCEnergy.com
Veerendhar Ponagandla
Veerendhar.Ponagandla@Intecsea.com
Theodoro Netto, Fundacao Coppetec
tanetto@lts.coppe.ufrj.br
Duane DeGeer, IntecSea
duane.degeer@intecsea.com

Symposium 5: Ocean Space Utilization

Topic: 5-1 New Concepts for Ocean Space Utilization

Yasunori Nihei
nihei@marine.osakafu-u.ac.jp
Tomoki Ikoma, Nihon University
ikoma.tomoki@nihon-u.ac.jp
Dominique Roddier
roddier@minifloat.com

Topic: 5-2 Aquaculture and Related Technology

Tomoki Ikoma, Nihon University
ikoma.tomoki@nihon-u.ac.jp
Dominique Roddier
roddier@minifloat.com

Topic: 5-3 Deepsea Mining and Ocean Resources

Sotaro Masanobu, National Maritime Research Institute of Japan
masanobu@nmri.go.jp
Tomoki Ikoma, Nihon University
ikoma.tomoki@nihon-u.ac.jp
Dominique Roddier
roddier@minifloat.com

Topic: 5-4 Underwater Development and Technology

Tomoya Inoue, JAMSTEC
inouet@jamstec.go.jp
Tomoki Ikoma, Nihon University
ikoma.tomoki@nihon-u.ac.jp
Dominique Roddier
roddier@minifloat.com

Topic: 5-5 Floating Systems for Renewable Energy

Motohiko Murai, Yokohama National University
m-murai@ynu.ac.jp
Tomoki Ikoma, Nihon University
ikoma.tomoki@nihon-u.ac.jp
Dominique Roddier
roddier@minifloat.com

Topic: 5-6 High Tide and Tsunamis

Koichi Masuda
masuda.koichi@nihon-u.ac.jp
Tomoki Ikoma, Nihon University
ikoma.tomoki@nihon-u.ac.jp
Dominique Roddier
roddier@minifloat.com

Topic: 5-7 Environmental Assessment for Marine Renewable Energy

Daisuke Kitazawa, The University of Tokyo
dkita@iis.u-tokyo.ac.jp
Tomoki Ikoma, Nihon University
ikoma.tomoki@nihon-u.ac.jp
Dominique Roddier
roddier@minifloat.com

Topic: 5-8 Utilization of Seawater

Tomoki Ikoma, Nihon University
ikoma.tomoki@nihon-u.ac.jp
Dominique Roddier
roddier@minifloat.com

Topic: 5-9 Coastal Zone Utilizatio

Tomoki Ikoma, Nihon University
ikoma.tomoki@nihon-u.ac.jp
Dominique Roddier
roddier@minifloat.com

Topic: 5-10 Very Large Floating Structure

Kazuhiro Iijima
iijima@naoe.eng.osaka-u.ac.jp
Tomoki Ikoma, Nihon University
ikoma.tomoki@nihon-u.ac.jp
Dominique Roddier
roddier@minifloat.com

Topic: 5-11 Marine Spatial Planning and Marine Environment

Shigeru Tabeta, The University of Tokyo
tabeta@k.u-tokyo.ac.jp
Tomoki Ikoma, Nihon University
ikoma.tomoki@nihon-u.ac.jp
Dominique Roddier
roddier@minifloat.com

Symposium 6: Ocean Engineering

Topic: 6-1 Computational Mechanics and Design Applications

Antonio Carlos Fernandes
acfernandes@oceanica.ufrj.br
Solomon Yim, Oregon State University
solomon.yim@oregonstate.edu

Topic: 6-2 Coastal Engineering

Antonio Carlos Fernandes
acfernandes@oceanica.ufrj.br
Solomon Yim, Oregon State University
solomon.yim@oregonstate.edu

Topic: 6-3 Fluid-Structure, Multi-body and Wave-body Interaction

Antonio Carlos Fernandes
acfernandes@oceanica.ufrj.br
Solomon Yim, Oregon State University
solomon.yim@oregonstate.edu

Topic: 6-4 Marine Engineering and Technology

Antonio Carlos Fernandes
acfernandes@oceanica.ufrj.br
Solomon Yim, Oregon State University
solomon.yim@oregonstate.edu

Topic: 6-5 Marine Hydrodynamics

Antonio Carlos Fernandes
acfernandes@oceanica.ufrj.br
Solomon Yim, Oregon State University
solomon.yim@oregonstate.edu

Topic: 6-6 Marine Environment and Very Large Structures

Antonio Carlos Fernandes
acfernandes@oceanica.ufrj.br
Solomon Yim, Oregon State University
solomon.yim@oregonstate.edu

Topic: 6-7 Metocean

Antonio Carlos Fernandes
acfernandes@oceanica.ufrj.br
Solomon Yim, Oregon State University
solomon.yim@oregonstate.edu

Topic: 6-8 Model Tests

Antonio Carlos Fernandes
acfernandes@oceanica.ufrj.br
Solomon Yim, Oregon State University
solomon.yim@oregonstate.edu

Topic: 6-9 Offshore Industry: Aquaculture, Mining, etc.

Antonio Carlos Fernandes
acfernandes@oceanica.ufrj.br
Solomon Yim, Oregon State University
solomon.yim@oregonstate.edu

Topic: 6-10 Offshore Industry: Structures and Design

Antonio Carlos Fernandes
acfernandes@oceanica.ufrj.br
Solomon Yim, Oregon State University
solomon.yim@oregonstate.edu

Topic: 6-11 Ocean Engineering Technology

Antonio Carlos Fernandes
acfernandes@oceanica.ufrj.br
Solomon Yim, Oregon State University
solomon.yim@oregonstate.edu

Topic: 6-12 Ocean Measurement and Data Interpretation

Antonio Carlos Fernandes
acfernandes@oceanica.ufrj.br
Solomon Yim, Oregon State University
solomon.yim@oregonstate.edu

Topic: 6-13 Ship Hydromechanics

Antonio Carlos Fernandes
acfernandes@oceanica.ufrj.br
Solomon Yim, Oregon State University
solomon.yim@oregonstate.edu

Topic: 6-14 Towed and Undersea Cables and Pipes, Mooring, and Buoy Technology

Antonio Carlos Fernandes
acfernandes@oceanica.ufrj.br
Solomon Yim, Oregon State University
solomon.yim@oregonstate.edu

Topic: 6-15 Underwater Vehicles and Design Technology

Antonio Carlos Fernandes
acfernandes@oceanica.ufrj.br
Solomon Yim, Oregon State University
solomon.yim@oregonstate.edu

Topic: 6-16 Unsteady Hydrodynamics, Vibrations, Acoustics and Propulsion

Antonio Carlos Fernandes
acfernandes@oceanica.ufrj.br
Solomon Yim, Oregon State University
solomon.yim@oregonstate.edu

Topic: 6-17 Wave Mechanics and Wave Effects

Antonio Carlos Fernandes
acfernandes@oceanica.ufrj.br
Solomon Yim, Oregon State University
solomon.yim@oregonstate.edu

Symposium 7: Polar and Arctic Sciences and Technology

Topic: 7-1 Arctic Frontier Regions

Walter Kuehnlein
wk@a2o.xyz

Topic: 7-2 Arctic Sea Transportation

Walter Kuehnlein
wk@a2o.xyz

Topic: 7-3 Structures in Ice

Walter Kuehnlein
wk@a2o.xyz

Topic: 7-4 Vessels in Ice

Walter Kuehnlein
wk@a2o.xyz

Topic: 7-5 Ice Model Tests

Walter Kuehnlein
wk@a2o.xyz

Topic: 7-6 Numerical Ice Modeling

Walter Kuehnlein
wk@a2o.xyz

Symposium 8: CFD, VIV & FSI

Topic: 8-1 Ship & Floating Systems

Yiannis Constantinides, Chevron
ycon@chevron.com
Owen Oakley
ohoakley@gmail.com
Samuel Holmes
samuel_holmes@redwingengineering.com
Stephen Cosgrove
scosgrove@altair.com

Topic: 8-2 Free Surface Flows

Yiannis Constantinides, Chevron
ycon@chevron.com
Owen Oakley
ohoakley@gmail.com
Hans Bihs
hans.bihs@ntnu.no

Topic: 8-3 Advance Computation

Yiannis Constantinides, Chevron
ycon@chevron.com
Owen Oakley
ohoakley@gmail.com
Rajeev Jaiman
rjaiman@mech.ubc.ca
Guilherme Vaz
guilherme.vaz@wavec.org

Topic: 8-4 Risers, Pipelines & VIV

Yiannis Constantinides, Chevron
ycon@chevron.com
Owen Oakley
ohoakley@gmail.com
Michael Tognarelli
Michael.Tognarelli@bp.com
Jie Wu
Jie.Wu@sintef.no
Shixiao Fu
shixiao.fu@sjtu.edu.cn

Topic: 8-5 Internal Flows

Yiannis Constantinides, Chevron
ycon@chevron.com
Owen Oakley
ohoakley@gmail.com
Narakorn Srinil
Narakorn.Srinil@newcastle.ac.uk
Madhusuden Agrawal
Madhusuden.Agrawal@bp.com

 

Symposium 9: Ocean Renewable Energy

Topic: 9-1 Wind Energy

Erin E. Bachynski, MARINTEK
erin.bachynski@ntnu.no
Amy Robertson
Amy.Robertson@nrel.gov
Tonio Sant
tonio.sant@um.edu.mt
Krish Sharman, University of Massachusetts Amherst
ktsharman@asme.org
Charles Smith
ces9@nf.sympatico.ca

Topic: 9-2 Wave Energy

Yi-Hsiang Yu
Yi-Hsiang.Yu@nrel.gov
Kelley Ruehl, Sandia National Laboratories
kmruehl@sandia.gov
Masoud Hayatdavoodi, Univ. of Dundee
mhayatdavoodi@dundee.ac.uk
Krish Sharman, University of Massachusetts Amherst
ktsharman@asme.org
Charles Smith
ces9@nf.sympatico.ca

Topic: 9-3 Current and Tidal Energy

Madjid Karimirad, Queen's University Belfast
madjid.karimirad@qub.ac.uk
Krish Sharman, University of Massachusetts Amherst
ktsharman@asme.org
Charles Smith
ces9@nf.sympatico.ca

Topic: 9-4 Hybrid & Other Forms of Energy

Maurizio Collu
maurizio.collu@strath.ac.uk
Claudie Benoit
claudie.benoit@bureauveritas.com
Krish Sharman, University of Massachusetts Amherst
ktsharman@asme.org
Charles Smith
ces9@nf.sympatico.ca

Topic: 9-5 Enabling Technology and Project Development

Erin E. Bachynski, MARINTEK
erin.bachynski@ntnu.no
Marc Cahay
marc.cahay@technipfmc.com
Amir Nejad, Norwegian University of Science & Technology
Amir.Nejad@ntnu.no
Krish Sharman, University of Massachusetts Amherst
ktsharman@asme.org
Charles Smith
ces9@nf.sympatico.ca

Symposium 11: Petroleum Technology

Topic: 11-1 Well Drilling Technology

Stephen Butt
sdbutt@mun.ca
Mohammad Aziz Rahman
marahman@mun.ca

Topic: 11-2 Well Drilling Fluids and Hydraulics

Arild Saasen
arild.saasen@uis.no
Evren Ozbayoglu
evren-ozbayoglu@utulsa.edu

Topic: 11-3 Managed Pressure Drilling and Well Control

Yuanhang Chen
yuanhangchen@lsu.edu
Kjell Kåre Fjelde
kjell.k.fjelde@uis.no

Topic: 11-4 Data Science Applications in Drilling

Evren Ozbayoglu
evren-ozbayoglu@utulsa.edu

Topic: 11-5 Well Cementing – Theory and Practice

Ian Frigaard
frigaard@math.ubc.ca
Seyed Mohammad Taghavi
seyed-mohammad.taghavi@gch.ulaval.ca

​​​​Topic: 11-6 Well Barrier Integrity

Jan David Ytrehus
jandavid.ytrehus@sintef.no

Topic: 11-7 Permanent Well Abandonment

Mahmoud Khalifeh
mahmoud.khalifeh@uis.no

Topic: 11-8 Petroleum Production Systems & Subsea Operations

Sergio Bordalo
bordalo@unicamp.br
Marcio Yamamoto
marcio_yamamoto@yahoo.com.br
Celso Morooka
morooka@unicamp.br

Topic: 11-9 Multiphase Flow & Flow Assurance 

Mohammad Aziz Rahman
marahman@mun.ca
Stephen Butt
sdbutt@mun.ca

Topic: 11-10 Development of Unconventional Reservoirs

Hadi Belhaj
hadi.belhaj@ku.ac.ae

Topic: 11-11 Enhanced Oil Recovery

Tony Yang
Tony.Yang@uregina.ca

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