Wednesday, 11 February 2026
The Strathclyde SNAME Student Section held their 9th Annual Symposium at the University in Glasgow.
The theme of this year's Symposium was "Marine Computer Applications involving Human Intelligence (HI) and Artificial Intelligence (AI)".
The programme included both Industry and University presentations and included the following
- Welcome – Leanna Mermygkousi (Chair, SNAME Student Committee)
- "Enhanced Ship Design Optimisation Using AI and Modern Methods" by Fernando Gamboa (BAE Systems)
- "AI-Enabled Safety Learning: Automating Human and Causal Factor Analysis from Accidents to Near Misses" by Hollie Black (University of Strathclyde)
- "AI-enabled digital twin framework for operational optimisation of onboard carbon capture systems" by Ahmad Elkafas (University of Strathclyde)
- "From pilots to Fleet Scale: How AI is actually being adopted in Maritime. and what will it take to deploy it safely" by Jonny Logan (Managing Director, Global Maritime)
- Panel Discussion – Jonny Logan, Leanna Mermygkousi and Prof. Atilla Incecik (University of Strathclyde).