2nd Autonomous Ship Reality
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About This Virtual Event
As technology continues to push the boundaries of human innovation, the once-futuristic concept of self-navigating vessels has evolved into a tangible reality. Now more than ever, initiatives and research on autonomous ships have been the center of attention in the maritime industry. Autonomous ship technologies offer tremendous saving opportunities with the possibility of reducing future accidents. With autonomous ships not only the crew expenses can be saved also the reduction of the areas reserved for the crew which enables more room for cargo capacity and new technology systems. But the benefits of autonomous systems do not mean that there are no challenges. The Autonomous Ship Reality online series aims to discuss the current state of autonomous ships, exploring both their potential and their challenges.

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Meet The Presenters
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    Nikolaos P. Ventikos
    Assοciate Professor | National Technical University of Athens
    Dr Nikolaos P. Ventikos is an Associate Professor in the Laboratory for Maritime Transport at the School of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering of the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA), Greece. He is the Head of the Maritime Risk Group (MRG). Dr Ventikos’s expertise is in marine safety; risk engineering; (oil) marine pollution; risk-based design for ships and (transport) systems; human reliability (incl. human-centered design); autonomous shipping and operations; marine casualty investigation; systems engineering; resilience engineering; offshore and environmental risk; and statistical and probabilistic modeling. He has published and presented his work in journals such as Marine Pollution Bulletin, Journal of Hazardous Materials, Maritime Policy and Management, Ships and Offshore Structures, Journal of Risk Research, Reliability Engineering & System Safety etc and in more than 125 scientific conferences. Dr Ventikos was awarded the G.P. Livanos Grand Prize on Environmental Issues sponsored by the Hellenic Chamber of Shipping (2000). Dr Ventikos is very fluent in English and French and he has basic knowledge of Arabic.
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    Ørnulf Jan Rødseth
    General Manager | Norwegian Forum for Autonomous Ships
    Mr. Ørnulf Jan Rødseth has an MSc in cybernetics and electronic engineering from 1983. He is a well-known researcher for more than 25 years in maritime information and communication technology. In the last ten years, he has worked mainly with autonomous ship technology and maritime digitalization. He is a senior scientist at SINTEF Ocean and is the general manager in Norwegian Forum for Autonomous Ships (NFAS). He is a member of ISO TC8 and IEC TC80 and regularly meets at IMO as observer for ISO and participates actively in the development of the IMO Compendium and its IMO Reference Data Model.
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    Matthew Maheras
    CIO | Metrostar Management Corp.
    Dr. Matthew Maheras is the Chief Information Officer of Metrostar Management Corp. He holds a PhD in Operational Research from NTUA, and an MBA from Imperial College, London. Dr. Maheras has a wide experience in managing innovative IT projects, typically involving Cloud, IoT and AI, with focus on Cyber Security and Data Privacy.
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    Henrik Jacobsen
    Head of Projects | IHM A/S
    Henrik Jacobsen is Head of Projects at IHM A/S. Henrik has an in-dept knowledge about communication in the maritime segments, and in particular radio communication. Henrik strives to provide the optimal solution for each project with focus on reliability and secure communication within the limitations defined by satellite, LTE or VHF as voice and data carriers. Due to huge experiences in these fields, Henrik is on the forefront of radio communication solutions for autonomous vessels too.
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    Sean T. Pribyl
    Partner | Holland & Knight LLP
    Sean T. Pribyl is a business attorney in Holland & Knight's Washington, D.C., office. Mr. Pribyl focuses his practice on maritime regulatory compliance matters, autonomous transportation and emerging technologies, environmental law, international trade and sanctions, renewable energy, offshore wind/infrastructure projects, marine claims, civil litigation, and white collar criminal law. Mr. Pribyl regularly advises maritime clients operating surface and subsurface autonomous vessels, vehicles, and systems on regulatory compliance, transactional, and international trade/export matters. In addition, Mr. Pribyl handles matters related to vessel/facility operations, marine casualties, maritime security and limitation of liability actions, and advises on offshore energy/wind/infrastructure projects and Jones Act (cabotage) issues. Mr. Pribyl is a Proctor in Admiralty with the Maritime Law Association of the United States where he serves as Chair of the Autonomous Ships and Smart Marine Technology Committee. He also serves as a Senior Advisor to the World Maritime University-Sasakawa Global Ocean Institute European Union’s Horizon 2020 funded project titled Overcoming Regulatory Barriers for Service Robotics in an Ocean Industry Context (BUGWRIGHT2).
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    Terje R. Meisler
    Head of Port Operations | Trondheim Havn IKS
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    Sinikka Hartonen
    Secretary General | One Sea Association
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    Maxim Barkasov
    Lead Expert | a-Navigation Promotion Center MARINET RUT
    Maxim Barkasov is the Leading Expert of the a-Navigation Promotion Centre MARINET RUT. The Center aimed to push high tech technologies for autonomous shipping to international markets, at the same time working for regulatory development to make implementation of autonomous navigation smother and efficiency. Mr. Barkasov had worked as a science worker at the Federal Research Centre for Projects Evaluation and Consulting Services, where his focus was the development of expert system for selection and appraisals of scientist’s projects for financing, and he holds in 2007 a Ph.D degree in Economics. Mr. Barkasov was graduated in Russian Technological University (MIREA) with degree of Management. Last year Mr. Barkasov has represented autonomous navigation in various national and intergovernmental committees including multilateral cooperation and international organizations.
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    Jorge Miguel Lara López
    Innovation & Port Cluster Development | Fundación Valenciaport
    He holds a Business Degree from the University of Valencia, an Official Postgraduate Master's Degree in Economic Internationalisation: Integration and International Trade from the Institute of International Economics of the University of Valencia and a Master's Degree in Port Management and Intermodal Transport from ICADE Business School. In 2010 he works with the Institute of International Economics, belonging to the University of Valencia, and with the Fundación Valenciaport as a R&D assistant in projects related to Short Sea Shipping, Logistics and New Technologies applied to shipping. In September 2014 he joins the Fundación Valenciaport as a member of the Innovation and port cluster Development team. Since 2014, he is mainly focused on sustainability topics, being involved in different projects related to alternative fuels, circular economy ICT and Sea Traffic Management, such as SEAMLESS, H2PORTS, BUNKER LOGIX, EALING, LASTING, YEP-MED, STM, GAINN4MOS, Costa project (use of LNG in maritime transport), LOOP-Ports, B2MoS, MedNet and recently DT4GS (digital twin), etc. He is expert in Cost Benefit Analysis, participating in different proposal for CEF (Connecting Europe Facilities). He has coordinated the first European Union Circular economy project in ports LOOP-Ports funded by EIT Climate-KIC during 2018-2020. Currently is ViceChair of Port & Logistics IRAG (Industrial Research Advisory Group) at Waterborne Technology Platform.
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    BS Group
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