Dr. Arun Kr Dev, a Naval Architect, Marine and Offshore Engineer, holds the current position of Associate Professor and Director of Postgraduate Studies at Newcastle University in Singapore (NUiS). He is responsible for teaching and research in the field of Naval Architecture, Marine and Offshore Technology. His previous experiences include working in the Keppel Group in marine technology development. He also worked at Singapore Maritime Academy (SMA), Singapore Polytechnic (SP) and University Technology Malaysia (UTM). Dr Dev is a Fellow of SNAME, RINA, IMarEST, EI, SNAMES and IEB. He has published more than 100 technical articles and papers in international journals, seminars and conferences respectively.
Makaraksha Saha is a graduate in Naval Architecture & Marine Engineering (1977) and post-graduate in Industrial and Production Engineering (1987) from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), Dhaka, Bangladesh. From 1977-2012, he worked in shipyards in various positions involving Shipbuilding and Ship Repairing. Since 2014, he is working as a Owner’s Representative (Technical Advisor) overseeing the design and construction of Platform Supply Vessels (PSVs) and Anchor Handling Tug and Towing Supply Vessels (AHTSVs). Mr. Saha is a Fellow of IEB, RINA and SNAMES, Member of IMarEST, SNAME, ASNE, IISE, IEI, IES, ORSS.
George began his career as a shipyard apprentice, gaining a BSc in Naval Architecture during this time. His early career was project managing shipyard developments mainly in North East England. He spent three years managing shipbuilding research and development at British shipbuilders, followed by work in a major international consultancy, advising private and public shipbuilders and governments. He became Technical Director and also completed an MBA. George ran his own shipyard consulting company, also developing management information software for shipbuilding and shiprepair. He joined Newcastle University, where he was awarded a chair as Professor of Shiprepair and Conversion, retiring in 2012. George remains active in teaching and consultancy in shipbuilding and repairing.
