The National Technical University of Athens (NTUA) was founded in 1837 and is one of the most prestigious educational institutions of Greece in the field of technology, and has contributed unceasingly to the country’s scientific, technical and economic development since its foundation. In the academic community, apart from its high-level educational role, NTUA promotes high- standard scientific research. Through its various laboratories, NTUA has participated in various research programs funded either by its own resources, the General Secretariat for Research and Technology, other public bodies, the European Commission or by private institutions in several countries, under the necessary academic conditions.
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Grigoris Grigoropoulos
Professor of Ship and Marine Hydrodynamics and director of the respective laboratory at the School of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering (SNAME) of the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA). He joined the academic staff of NTUA in 1992.
His major fields of specialization are: Ship Hydrodynamics, Experimental Procedures and Measurements, Design of high speed craft and sailing yachts, Design and construction of fishing vessels, Computer Aided Design, Optimization using Bio-memetic methods and Development of Decision Support Systems for Shipping Industry. He was also involved in national and international projects for the energy recovery from wind and waves (INTRICATE), as well as sea plants (MATISSE).
He is Fellow of SNAME and RINA and Member of STG. He served as Chairman of the Greek Section (2004-06) and Regional Vice-President of SNAME (2005-09). His scientific and educational work encompasses:
- 95 publications in Intl. Journals and peer-reviewed Conferences
- 11 contributions to books.
- 300 technical reports of the Lab. for Ship and Marine Hydrodynamics of NTUA,
- Participation in more than 60 National and International projects
- Member of Intl. committees, reviewer, and member of the editorial board of scientific journals.
He served as Managing Director of Kavala Shipyards Ltd building of wooden and GRP boats (1988-91), as a member of the EC of ELOT (2006-08) and as vice-chairman of the supervisory Board of the Body of Sworn-in Valuers (2009-17), chairing it (2011-13). He also served as the Dean of the S of the School of Naval Architecture & Marine Engineering of NTUA (2017-20)
Nikolaos P. Ventikos
Nikolaos P. Ventikos is a Professor in the Laboratory for Maritime Transport at the School of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering (NA&ME) of the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA), Greece. He is also the Head of the Maritime Risk Group (MRG). His expertise is in marine safety; risk analysis/assessment and risk engineering; human factors and human reliability; Crew-Centred design; lifecycle analysis and design; resilience engineering; technology assessment; maritime security; ship recycling; maritime sustainability; safety analysis; data mining, and probabilistic risk modelling. During his presence at NTUA, he has participated in several major research projects in the areas of fleet/ship generated pollution, environmental protection and antipollution operations, marine safety, maritime transport and systems, marine salvage, safety analysis and technology assessment. He has coordinated the project of Green Footprint of Maritime Transport (Envishipping) and has also participated in and coordinated the Supporting EU’s Freight Transport Logistics Action Plan on Green Corridors Issues (SuperGreen) project. Dr Ventikos was awarded the G.P. Livanos Grand Prize on Environmental Issues sponsored by the Hellenic Nautical Chamber (2000), his Ph.D. dissertation was nominee for the Environmental Award sponsored by the Union of Greek Shipowners (2002) and he is an active faculty member of the Laboratory for Maritime Transport of NTUA, which was awarded the Lloyd’s List Greek Shipping Award for the Piraeus International Centre (2008) and the Lloyd’s List Greek Shipping Award on Achievement in Safety or Environmental Protection (2010). He has published significant parts of his work in peer reviewed journals, and he has given over 100 presentations and lectures at various international scientific conferences and symposia with topics relevant to his expertise.