“Collaborative Science for Sustainable Maritime Practices in a Changing World”
Kotka Maritime Research Conference #komarec23 will launch a new event to generate dialogue between the academia and other sectors of society, creating rich pictures of the potential pathways to more sustainable maritime practices. The event will provide researchers studying maritime sustainability related themes an opportunity to bring out their results and ideas and discuss with stakeholders whose representatives are invited to act as keynote speakers and commentators.
Conference aims to:
1) map and increase awareness of the ongoing research contributing to sustainable development of maritime practices.
2) discuss about the potential societal implications of the presented studies.
3) identify current and future knowledge needs.
PROGRAM
Day 1 – Wednesday 8.11.2023
11:00 Lunch in Satama Areena (self-funded)
Event hostess
Anna Kiiski, Executive Director, Kotka Maritime Research Centre
12:00 OPENING WORDS
Toni Vanhala, Director, City Development and Communications, City of Kotka
12:10 KEYNOTE SPEECH
Floris Goerlandt, Associate professor, Dalhausie University, Canada
Enhancing Arctic shipping sustainability through transformative risk governance: A Canadian perspective
13:00 Refresment break
13:20 SESSION 1
TOOLS FOR MINIMISING THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF SHIPPING
Chairs of the Session 1
Mats Björkendahl, Finnish Shipowners’ Association
Mia Hytti, Baltic Sea Action Group
Tightening environmental rules change maritime traffic
Tapaninen, U., Otsason, R., Tombak, M-L., Hunt, T., Laasma, A.
GHG emission reduction potential of fuels
Kuusisto, S., Alve, H., Haara, R-M, Rautelin, W.
Analysis of shipping emissions based on the sustainability index
Tanhuanpää, T., Altarriba, E., Rahiala, S.
Existing technologies and scientific advancements to reduce CO2 emissions from ships by retrofitting
Kondratenko, A., Tavakoli, S., Zhang, M., Taimuri, G., Hirdaris, S.
Bayesian meta-analysis model for assessing bioeconomic impacts of oil spills on fisheries
Vikkula, S., Kuikka, S., Mäntyniemi, S.
A decision support model to promote sustainable biofouling management in the Baltic Sea
Luoma, E., Laurila-Pant, M., Altarriba, E., Nevalainen, L., Helle, I., Lehikoinen, A.
15:00 Refresment break
15:30 SESSION 2
INNOVATIVE APPROACHES TO DECISION SUPPORT FOR ENERGY-EFFICIENT WINTER NAVIGATION
Chairs of the Session 2
Helena Orädd, Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency
Eero Hokkanen, Ministry of Transport and Communications
Energy efficiency Optimization for Ice-going ship operations: A focus on optimal power management strategies for Battery electric RoPax ships
Okonkwo, A.
Navigation modes classification using a machine learning method
Liu, C., Musharraf, M., Kulkarni, K.
Enhancing sustainability of Finnish-Swedish Winter Navigation System by intelligent icebreaking assistance
Kondratenko, A., Kulkarni, K., Li, F., Musharraf, M., Hirdaris, S., Kujala, P.
Decision-support for winter navigation operations
Musharraf, M., Kulkarni, K., Liu, C., Kujala, P.
16:45 DAY DIALOGUE SUMMARY
Annukka Lehikoinen, Research Director, Kotka Maritime Research Centre
CLOSING
18:00 Merikotka (KMRC) alumni meeting (requires a separate registration)
19:00 Conference Dinner (requires a separate registration)
Day 2 – Thursday 9.11.2023
Event hostess
Anna Kiiski, Executive Director, Kotka Maritime Research Centre
9:00 Opening
9:05 KEYNOTE SPEECH
Rüdiger Strempel, Executive Secretary, HELCOM
Looking beyond the surface: HELCOM’s contribution to environmentally sustainable sea-based activities
9:45 SESSION 3
SOCIETAL PERSPECTIVES TO SMART SHIPS AND PORTS
Chairs of the Session 3
Päivi Brunou, Mechanical Engineering and Metals Industry Standardization METSTA
Ilkka Rytkölä, Mayer Turku Shipyard
Towards smart regulations: an analysis of the effectiveness of international maritime regulations
Olaniyi, E., Solarte-Vasquez, M. C., Inkinen, T.
The Use of Artificial Intelligence in the Maritime Context: Legal Challenges and Implications for Sustainability
Schütte, B.
An explorative study of anticipatory infrastructural alignment for autonomous shipping
Janasik, N., Luoma, E., Knudsen, M.
Potential of explainable AI in enhancing trust in autonomous vessels – a systematic literature review
Musharraf, M., Ranjan, R., Kulkarni, K.
Analysis of autonomous ships’ impact on the maritime practitioners required skills
Bolbot, V. Methlouthia, O., Chaal, M., Valdez Banda, O., BahooToroody, A., Tsvetkova, A., Hellström, M., Saarni, J., Virtanen, S.
11.10 Refresment break
11:40 SESSION 4
RISK ANALYTICS AND LEARNING TO ENHANCE MARITIME SAFETY
Chairs of the Session 4
Mirka Laurila-Pant, Finnish Transport and Communications Agency
Olli-Pekka Brunila, South-Eastern Finland University of Applied Sciences
Is scientific learning effective enough in maritime risk analysis?
Kuikka, S. & Lu, L.
Real-Time Bayesian Risk Modeling for Maritime Industry: A Hierarchical Approach for Dynamic Risk Estimation and Control
Bolbot, V., Basnet, S., BahooToroody, A., Valdez Banda, O.
Developing Fuzzy Logic Strength of Evidence and Integration for System Risk Management
Lu, L. & Kuikka, S.
Artificial intelligence -based virtual control room
Markkanen, M., Räsänen, J., Kropsu, M. & Partanen, P.
Comparing Low-Fidelity and High-Fidelity simulations from a pedagogical perspective
Salmi, A.
13.10 DAY DIALOGUE SUMMARY
Annukka Lehikoinen, Research Director, Kotka Maritime Research Centre
CLOSING
Lunch in Satama Areena (self-funded)
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