Prof. Takis Varelas
Danaos – Research Center, Greece

Title: Implementing the digital twin of intelligence in shipping 4.0

Abstract: In this session indicative implemented solutions which deployed onboard at Danaos using enhanced AI toolkit will be presented. Furthermore our knowledge from participation in related EU-funded Research and Innovation projects will be presented to demonstrate the transformative potential of artificial intelligence in the maritime sector. The session will be focused on: Energy efficiency improvement, anomaly detection, carbon footprint minimization with the lens of machine learning, deep learning, gray-box modeling, ANN and Internet of Things (IoT) infrastructure. Improving autonomy, inspection, maintenance and safety using drones and crawlers Integration of ML-OR enhancing conventional models by data-driven adaptability with structure optimization rigor combination.

BIO: Majored in chemistry, data metrics, operational research, information and management science. Takis was a Professor of AI and MIS in Technical University of Crete (85-96), Technical manager of Unisystems (76-85), CIO at Thenamaris (87-2004) and since 2004 is the Danaos Research Center Director. He is scientific coordinator or package leader in 40+ EU research projects, author of four books and 100+ papers, guest speaker in workshops and invited lecturer from universities globally. . 1st in Panhellenic entrance examinations in 1968 he is also winner of “1ST Greece Innovates!” competition (2011) and the highest distinction in operation research Franz Edelman award (2012),laureate of homonymous academy