PROGRAMME

Joongwon Kim is a marine system and shipbuilding engineer with 18 years of experience in ship design and engineering. He earned a Bachelor's in marine system engineering from Korea Maritime and Ocean University and a Master’s in Mechanical Engineering from Yonsei University. His career includes roles as a first engineer on merchant vessels and a leadership position at Hanwha Ocean (formerly DSME). Joongwon's research focuses on simulation-driven sustainability assessment and system integration in shipbuilding. His doctoral work creates a sustainability framework for shipyards by combining Discrete Event Simulation (DES), digital twin concepts, and lifecycle assessment (LCA) aligned with ISO and EN standards. His research centres on cradle-to-gate carbon accounting in shipbuilding, KPI-ESG integration, and performance models for smart shipyards. He has created simulation models for carbon emissions and analysed regulatory impacts on maritime stakeholders. By linking process modelling with environmental indicators, Joongwon aims to develop a digital framework connecting design, manufacturing, and sustainability. Through his naval architecture PhD, he seeks to advance lifecycle sustainability methods and help transform maritime and shipbuilding industries into data-driven, carbon-conscious, and integrated operations.

Prof. Young-Myung Choi is an Associate Professor in the Department of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering at Pusan National University, Korea. He received his BSc and MSc degrees in Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering from Pusan National University, and his PhD in Fluid Mechanics from LHEEA, École Centrale de Nantes, France.

Before joining Pusan National University, he worked as a project-based researcher at KRISO in Daejeon, Korea, and as a research engineer in hydrodynamics at Bureau Veritas in Paris, France. His research interests include marine hydrodynamics, offshore floating structures, underwater vehicles, fluid–structure interaction, and high-fidelity numerical simulations.

Dr. Taehwan Joung currently serves as principal researcher of the International Maritime Research Division at the Korea Research Institute of Ships and Ocean Engineering (KRISO).  He also holds the position of the vice president of SEANRI (Scientists and Engineers’ Association of National Research Institutes in ROK) since January 2025.  
He earned his bachelor's degree (1990-1997), master's degree (1998-2000) and Ph.D. degree (2000-2005) from the Department of Naval Architecture at Chungnam National University, Republic of Korea, with a specialization in Ships and Ocean structures.
Dr. Joung has a variety of experience before he joined KRISO in 2016.  He has had an experience in Korea, Japan, Australia and Norway as a researcher or a post-doctoral research scholar for the last twenty-five years (2000-2024).  During his time in Korea (KRISO and Pusan National University), Japan (RIAM and Kyusyu University), Australia (Flinders University) and Norway (SINTEF-Ocean/MARINTEK), he has endeavoured for developing enhancement of ships and underwater vehicles’ performance by using structural and Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) analysis tools.  Dr. Joung is a rare person who holds two Ph. D degrees in different fields - structural and CFD analysis area.     

Dr Kim currently works for Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) as an associate professor, and he is responsible for several lectures and research projects in innovative marine solutions, like autonomous ships and green ships. Prior to current position, he worked for University of South-Eastern Norway (USN) as an associate professor for four and a half years and for Norwegian University of Science and Technologies (NTNU) as a postdoctoral research fellow for two and a half years after obtaining his doctoral degree in maritime safety at the same university. He started his professional career at SAMSUNG Heavy Industries in South Korea as a naval architect. For seven years, he was involved with a large number of research and shipbuilding projects. He obtained this master and bachelor degrees in naval architecture and ocean engineering at Seoul National University in South Korea. He is currently a director of academic services of the Europe-Korea Marine and Ocean Engineering Association (EKMOA).

Dongkyu Shin is a senior researcher at HD KSOE (Korea Shipbuilding and Offshore Engineering), currently dispatched to HD Hyundai Europe R&D Center (HD-ERC) in Düsseldorf, Germany. 
He received his B.Eng., M.Eng., and Ph.D. from KAIST (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology), specializing in structural analysis. Prior to joining HD KSOE in 2013, he held post-doctoral positions at KAIST and Rice University. 
At HD KSOE, he served as a team leader from 2019 to 2024 before being dispatched to HD-ERC. He is currently working on fostering collaborative R&D activities between HD Hyundai and European partners in the areas of green shipping, ship electrification, and digitalization. 
He is a member of the Europe-Korea Marine and Ocean Engineers Association (EKMOA). 

Dr Yongwon Lee is a Senior Specialist in Hydrodynamics at Lloyd’s Register. He joined the marine industry over 30 years ago. He obtained a BSc and an MSc in Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering at Pusan National University, and a PhD in Marine Technology at Newcastle University. He joined Lloyd’s Register in 2007. Before his appointment at LR, he was working for Daewoo Heavy Industries, Pusan National University and Newcastle University. Dr Lee has carried out various projects of design, research, development, consulting, appraisal and technical investigation in marine and offshore. He is a maritime safety and technical expertise provider. He was the founder and the president of the Europe-Korea Marine and Ocean Engineers Association.

Dr. Seung-Yoon Han is a senior research scientist in Ocean Engineering at École Centrale Nantes (ECN). He obtained a BSc and an MSc in Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering at Pusan National University. He earned his Ph.D. in Fluid Mechanics in 2024 from ECN as part of the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions ITN project, FLOAWER (EU H2020), which is dedicated to floating offshore wind turbines. Currently, he is involved in Horizon Europe project, FLOATFARM, where his contribution focuses on the hydroelastic response of floating structures and shared mooring systems for the floating wind.

Ms. Yoon Choi is a PhD student and Research Assistant at the University of Strathclyde. She holds a BSc in Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering from Pusan National University and an MSc in the same field from the University of Strathclyde.
Her research focuses on developing a comprehensive framework for reliability assessment and dynamic risk modeling of alternative fuel systems in the maritime sector, with a particular focus on hydrogen bunkering systems. 
She is a member of the Korean Scientists and Engineers Association in the UK (KSEAUK) and the Europe-Korea Marine and Ocean Engineers Association (EKMOA).

Dr. Paul Lee is a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Marine Technology (IMT) at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU). His current research focuses on the risk awareness and explainability of AI agents for the safe navigation of autonomous ships. His research areas include, but are not limited to, deep reinforcement learning, deep learning, risk assessment, and safety. He obtained his PhD at the University of Strathclyde on the topic of safe e-navigation and collision avoidance of autonomous ships, and his MEng at the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA) on the topic of drag reduction through microbubble lubrication.