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Joongwon Kim is a seasoned marine system and shipbuilding engineer with over 17 years of experience in ship design and marine engineering. He completed his Bachelor's degree in marine system engineering at Korea Maritime and Ocean University and obtained a Master’s in Mechanical Engineering from Yonsei University. Joongwon's professional journey includes significant stints as a first engineer on various merchant vessels, progressing to a leading role at Hanwha Ocean(formerly DSME). His areas of expertise are broad, covering the design of ship propulsion systems, drilling equipment design, electrical system commissioning, and the development of eco-friendly fuel vessels. Joongwon's career is distinguished by his integration of practical engineering skills with advanced research, focusing on the sustainability and efficiency of maritime operations. His research interests include simulation and AI-based shipyard technologies, lifecycle analysis of propulsion systems, and the feasibility of alternative eco-friendly fuels. Currently, Joongwon is pursuing doctoral studies to further deepen his theoretical and practical knowledge, aiming to contribute significantly to the evolution of green practices in the maritime and shipbuilding industry.

Prof.. Jaeyong Lee is an associate professor in the department of naval architecture and ocean engineering at Dong-eui university where he has been a faculty member since 2012. He received B.S. in mechanical engineering from Pusan National University and obtained M.S. and Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from Texas A&M University. After completing his degree, he joined Samsung Heavy Industries, one of the world's largest shipyards, as a senior research engineer in 2007. For 5 years of service, he participated in various kinds of projects such as automation of shipbuilding and offshore structure construction, development of underwater robots, design of offshore drilling systems, etc. His current research interests include station-keeping strategies of offshore structures, path planning for autonomous ships, and cooperation of multi-autonomous surface ships. Recent publications in the field of the session (book, journal paper, conference proceeding, patent, project)

Dr Lee is a charted naval architect and senior specialist in hydrodynamics of Lloyd’s Register. He joined LR in 2007 and before that, he worked for Daewoo Heavy Industries, Pusan National University and Newcastle University. He obtained a BSc and an MSc in naval architecture and ocean engineering at Pusan National University, and a PhD in marine technology at Newcastle University. For 27 years, he has carried out various projects regarding design, research, development, consulting, appraisal, technical investigation, safety, guidance, rules and regulations. He is a maritime safety and technical expertise provider.
In addition, he has conducted many collaborative research and funding programmes. He is a member of committees of international professional bodies as well as a peer reviewer of international engineering and scientific societies. He was the founder and the president of the Europe-Korea Marine and Ocean Engineers Association (EKMOA). His lifetime goal is to work towards a safer and sustainable world to contribute to society and the young, for our future.

Se-Jun joined Lloyd’s Register in 2002 and started the current role 'New Construction Product Manager' in December 2022. In an extensive career with LR, he has worked as a surveyor and project manager in mostly new construction business in Korea and China for various ship types. He also has experience in marine equipment & component survey and existing ship survey. His focus in his current role is to deliver Lloyd’s Register’s vision of ‘working together for a safe, sustainable and thriving ocean economy’, improving the performance, safety and sustainability of their clients’ businesses through LR’s trusted advice, insight and expertise at the new construction stage. Se-Jun is a graduate of Pusan National University in the department of Naval Architect and Ocean Engineering, a Fellow Member of Royal Institution of Naval Architects.

Dr Kim currently works for Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) as an associate professor, and he is responsible for several lectures and research projects in innovative marine solutions, like autonomous ships and green ships. Prior to current position, he worked for University of South-Eastern Norway (USN) as a associate professor for four and a half years and for Norwegian University of Science and Technologies (NTNU) as a postdoctoral research fellow for two and a half years after obtaining his doctoral degree in maritime safety at the same university. He started his professional career at SAMSUNG Heavy Industries in South Korea as a naval architect. For seven years, he was involved with a large number of research and shipbuilding projects. He obtained this master and bachelor degrees in naval architecture and ocean engineering at Seoul National University in South Korea. He is currently a director of academic services of the Europe-Korea Marine and Ocean Engineering Association (EKMOA).

Dr. Seong-Gil Kang, born in 1968, currently holds the position of Director of the International Maritime Research Division at the Korea Research Institute of Ships and Ocean Engineering (KRISO). He also serves as the Director of NOWPAP MERRAC (Marine Environmental Emergency Preparedness and Response Regional Activity Centre of the Northwest Pacific Action Plan), a UNEP Regional Sea Programme hosted and operated by KRISO since 2000. 
He earned his bachelor's degree (1986-1991), master's degree (1991-1993) and Ph.D. degree (1993-2000) from the Department of Oceanography at Seoul National University, Republic of Korea, with a specialization in marine benthic ecology.
Having joined KRISO in 2000, he has accumulated over 20 years of professional experience in the field of marine environmental science and engineering. His expertise encompasses marine pollution assessment, oil spill response, and carbon storage in offshore sediment. He has authored more than 70 scientific papers and has participated in around 170 projects. Additionally, since 2008, he has been serving as the Director of NOWPAP MERRAC, leading regional collaborative activities in the field of marine pollution response among the governments of China, Japan, South Korea and Russia. 

Dr Hayoung Jang completed his PhD of Marine Engineering at the Department of Naval Architecture, Ocean and Marine Engineering, the University of Strathclyde. Prior to the appointment, he worked as a ship engineer for three years at Haeyoung shipping Co., Ltd. The experience of numerous machine maintenance and operation on merchant ships which are two Roll-on/roll-off ships is capable of being not only suggest more practically and efficiently what is necessary for the upcoming change of future ships, but also allow review of various possibilities. He has been involved in R&D projects on ship life cycle technology, new and renewable energy risk assessment. He presently serves as the director of general affair of Europe-Korea Marine and Ocean Engineers Association (EKMOA).

Dr. Mingyu Kim had worked for Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. Ltd. as a research engineer at their Research Institute. In 2008, he moved to the Preliminary Ship Design Department of the Shipbuilding Division at Hyundai as a naval architect.
In 2014 he was awarded a PhD for his work in hydrodynamics and CFD from the University of Ulsan, Korea. After 2014 he had worked as a Research Associate at the University of Strathclyde in UK. Since 2019, he has been working as the Director at Korea Maritime Cooperation Center (KMC).
He has a wide-ranging research interest, mainly in hydrodynamics, ship design and maritime policy and strategy. They include technical aspects of preliminary ship design, numerical simulations, model testing, hydrodynamic performance of ships, renewable energy, and international safety and environmental rules and regulations.

Since 2018, Lukas Kistner has worked as a researcher with an electrical engineering background, specializing in ship power system configurations and techno-economic analyses. He earned his Dr.-Ing. doctorate in 2023 from Leibniz Universität Hannover, Germany. His research encompasses hybrid powertrain design optimization, control strategies, economic and environmental assessments, various fuel cell technologies, and synthetic fuels. In 2024, Lukas became a senior researcher and research project manager at the HD Hyundai Europe R&D Center, a venture founded in April 2023 to enhance the HD Hyundai/HD KSOE research network.

Injun Yang is currently studying as a PhD student at Department of Naval Architecture, Ocean and Marine Engineering, University of Strathclyde and he is working as a Research Assistant on SAFeCRAFT funded by UKRI. He has dual Master's degrees from the Korea-UK Global Education Program for Offshore Plant, which was funded by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy of South Korea. He has carried out various research of hydrodynamics and added resistance of ships, wave run-up simulation on offshore structures, and numerical simulation for wave energy converter.
He is a member of the Korean Scientist and Engineers Association in the UK (KSEAUK) and is a director of finance of the Europe-Korea Marine and Ocean Engineers Association (EKMOA).

2018 ~ PRESENT, PRINCIPAL RESEARCHER, KOMERI
2008 ~ 2018 PRINCIPAL RESEARCHER,  SAMSUNG HEAVY INDUSTRIES