Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference in Ocean Engineering (ICOE2019)
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This book comprises the proceedings of the Fifth International Conference in Ocean Engineering (ICOE2019) focusing on emerging opportunities and challenges in the field of ocean engineering and offshore structures. Some of the themes covered in this volume are offshore structures and deepwater technology, ocean optics & acoustics, ocean renewable energy, marine spatial planning, climate change impacts & disaster risk reduction, etc. The essays are written by leading international experts, making it a valuable resource for researchers and practicing engineers alike.
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Dr. V. Sundar is a Professor in Department of Ocean Engineering, IIT Madras. Prof. Sundar has supervised more than 20 Ph.D. theses. He has about 450 publications in conferences and journals to his credit. He is a member of the editorial board for 10 international journals and has reviewed a number technical papers submitted to peer reviewed journals. He was bestowed with the prestigious honorary doctorate award by University of Wuppertal, Germany. Recognizing his contributions to the field of Coastal Engineering, The International Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research, IAHR, elected him as Chairman of its Asia Pacific division in 2006. His reports on the master plan for the two maritime states, Tamil Nadu and Kerala in connection with coastal protection including the important socio economic aspects and tsunami mitigation measures remain as the basic document for their planning and implementation by the respective state governments.
Dr. S. A. Sannasiraj is a Professor and Head of the Department of Ocean Engineering, IIT Madras. He has more than 100 publications in leading journals and conferences. He received the Indian Maritime Award, Endeavour India Executive award (from Australian Government) and Fulbright Nehru Senior Research fellowship. He works on the area of wind-wave assimilation, experimental modelling of coastal structures and has completed about 50 coastal protection design works in and around India.
Dr. V. Sriram is an Associate Professor in the Department of Ocean Engineering, IIT Madras. He received the prestigious Newton International Fellowship (from the Royal Society, UK) in 2009, Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship (from AvH foundation, Germany) in 2011, DST INSPIRE Faculty Award (from DST) and RJ Garde Research Award (from Indian Society of Hydraulics). He is a Visiting Researcher at City University of London and Visiting Professor at Leibniz Universität Hannover, Germany. He has published more than 60 papers in international journals and conferences. His research work focuses on computational hydrodynamics. He has developed state-of-the-art numerical models applied to ocean engineering, particularly coastal and offshore engineering.
Dr. Manta Devi Nowbuth is an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering, University of Mauritius. She completed a first degree in civil engineering, University of Mauritius in 1988, Master's in Hydrology for Environmental Management at Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, University of London (IC) in 1992, Ph.D. in modelling of groundwater flow through volcanic medium in 1999 at the University of Mauritius and a post doctorate research at the United States Geological Survey Institute in 2004. Her field of expertise is in water resources, covering research on a number of subjects; fluid mechanics, water resources, environmental management and geographical information systems.