Special Session 7 Title: Advancements in Maritime Safety and Sustainability
Short description
of the proposed topic:
The maritime industry is
at the cusp of a major
transformation driven by
digitalization and the
adoption of artificial
intelligence (AI)
technologies. Maritime
operations, which have
long been characterized
by complex safety
challenges and
environmental concerns,
are now experiencing a
paradigm shift through
digital transformation.
This special session
focuses on how digital
technologies and AI are
reshaping maritime
operations by improving
safety, efficiency, and
sustainability. By
embracing these
innovations, the
maritime sector is
better equipped to
address a wide range of
challenges—including
operational safety under
diverse and dynamic
conditions, energy
efficiency, real-time
decision-making, and
global competitiveness.
Applications span from
coastal traffic
monitoring to complex
deep-sea operations and
increasingly extend to
high-latitude and polar
routes, where extreme
environments demand
enhanced risk
prediction, resilient
system design, and
intelligent support
systems.
Short Biography of Organizers:
Dr.
Li Zhou is now leading
the technological
innovation team of
Arctic engineering in
Shanghai Jiao Tong
University as a full
professor. He got a PhD
degree from Norwegian
University of Science
and Technology with
major in marine
technology. He worked in
Aker Solutions as
project manager in Oslo
from 2013 to 2017. The
research interest of
team covers polar ship
and intelligent ship. He
has published more than
150 academic papers and
authorized more than 30
patents. He is now in
charge of a national key
program on heavy
icebreaker funded by
Ministry of S&T of
China. He was awarded as
Chinese young talent
since 2023.
Dr.
Xue Yang is an Associate
Professor at the College
of Navigation, Dalian
Maritime University. She
graduated from the
Norwegian University of
Science and Technology
and has been a visiting
scholar at the
University of
California, Los Angeles.
She worked in Safetec in
Norway as senior
consultant in Trondheim
from 2019 to 2020. Her
research focuses on the
navigational safety of
autonomous ships, risk
assessment and
decision-making, and
human-machine
collaborative risk
identification. She is
currently leading or
participating in more
than ten research
projects, including
projects funded by the
National Natural Science
Foundation of China and
the National Key R&D
Program. Dr. Yang has
published over 30 papers
as the first or
corresponding author in
high-impact journals
both domestically and
internationally.
Dr.
Xinjian Wang is an
Associate Professor in
Nautical Science at
Navigation College of
Dalian Maritime
University, China. He
possesses extensive
research expertise in
the maritime safety
modelling, marine
accident analysis, and
human evacuation from
passenger ships, with a
distinguished
publication record in
reputable journals, such
as Transportation
Research Part C/E, and
Reliability Engineering
& System Safety. He
actively contributes to
the maritime research
community, serving as
the Handling Editor of
Maritime Education and
Research, Editorial
Board Member of Journal
of Marine Engineering &
Technology, Guest Editor
of Frontiers in Marine
Science and Journal of
Marine Science and
Engineering, and
currently as a Reviewer
for more than 30
journals. He has
proficiency in leading
and managing research
projects, including
funds from the Royal
Society, IAMU, APEC,
NSFC, etc.
Submission channel: https://confsys.iconf.org/submission/iccoe2025 (please choose the correct special session title when you submit)
Submission deadline: July 05, 2025
Conference email: iccoe@ieet.ac.cn (when you meet any question during submission)