Dimitrios Pavlou is Professor of Mechanics at University of Stavanger in Norway, and Elected Academician of the Norwegian Academy of Technological Sciences. He has had over twenty-five years of teaching and research experience in the fields of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Fracture Mechanics, Finite and Boundary Elements, Structural Dynamics, Anisotropic Materials, and their applications in Engineering Structures. He is the recipient of the 2022 Hojjat Adeli Award for Innovation in Computing, the most prestigious award in computational mechanics. He is also associate editor of five high-impact journals in civil and aerospace engineering and member of the editorial board of seven more ones. His research goal is to improve the structural safety and reliability of large structures using advanced numerical methods and algorithms.
Dr. José A.F.O. Correia is a Researcher of CONSTRUCT (Institute of R&D in Structures and Construction) and INEGI (Institute ofScience and Innovation in Mechanical and Industrial Engineering) of the University of Porto (Portugal), and a Guest Teacher at the Engineering Structures Department of the Civil Engineering and Geosciences Faculty of the Delft University of Technology (Netherlands). Additionally, José A.F.O. Correia has some honorary positions attributed by institutions of world reference: - Adjunct Professor at the Xi'an Jiaotong University (China); - Guest Professor at São Paulo State University (Brazil); among others. His research interests are on structural integrity, fatigue and fracture of engineering materials and structures.
Tiago Fazeres-Ferradosa is an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto (Dept. of Civil Eng.) and researcher of the Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research (CIIMAR). He is currently responsible for the R&D unit Offshore Structures & Foundations at the Research Group of Hydraulic Structures and Marine Energy. His research portfolio includes several R&D projects related to offshore engineering and marine renewable energy research. He is also the President of the Specialized Commission Water and Energy of APRH, member at the Leadership Team of IAHR's Europe Division and an awarded researcher in the domains of Civil Engineering, Hydraulics, Offshore and Maritime Engineering and marine renewable energy research. He is also the President of the Specialized Commission Water and Energy of APRH and member at the Leadership Team of IAHR's Europe Division.
Ove Tobias Gudmestad is Professor Emeritus of Marine Technology at University of Stavanger, Adjunct Professor Emeritus of Cold Climate Engineering at UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø and Adjunct Professor of Maritime Technology at Western Norway University of Applied Science, Haugesund, Norway. He is an Elected Academician of the Norwegian Academy of Technological Sciences and of the Norwegian Scientific Academy of Polar Research. Prior to (and in parallel with) his academic career, he worked as technology advisor in the maritime industry. Through his career he has been involved in the development of national and international standards. His research interests are related to safe offshore structures and the effects of cold climate on engineered facilities. He has supervised more than 250 Master thesis and more than 35 PhD students (as main or co- advisor).
Sudath C. Siriwardane is a Professor of Structural Engineering at the University of Stavanger in Norway. With approximately thirteen years of teaching experience, he specializes in lecturing on topics such as steel structures, plasticity theory, nonlinear analysis, and structural design. His primary research focus revolves around the fatigue behavior of steel structures, structural integrity, and the buckling of thin-walled structures. He has authored more than 75 papers in international journals and conference proceedings, and he is leading research projects.
Hirpa G. Lemu is Professor of Mechanical Design Engineering at University of Stavanger, Norway. He has over 25 years of teaching and research experience. He is serving as reviewer of many journals published under Springer Nature, Elsevier, MDPI and others. He is also serving as Editor of journals such as Simulation Modelling Practice and theory, and conference proceedings. Professor Lemu’s current research focus include additive manufacturing technologies, composite materials of natural fibers, design optimization, healthcare technologies, tools for topology optimization.
Gerhard Ersdal is Professor ?? of Life Extension of Offshore Structures at University of Stavanger, Norway, with over 30 years’ experience in offshore and marine engineering. He has had a special interest in existing structures and particularly the safety of older structures for most of his career. He has extensive experience
