For several reasons, it may happen that some material relevant to STAB & ISSW is not, or cannot, be published within the proceedings.
At the moment there is not yet any additional material associated with STAB/ISSW.
Chairman:
Prof. Naoya Umeda (Osaka University)
Members:
Dr. Vadim L. Belenky (David Taylor Model Basin)
Mr. Hendrik Bruhns (Herbert Software Solutions)
Prof. Gabriele Bulian (University of Trieste)
Prof. Alexander B. Degtyarev (St. Petersburg State University)
Dr. Jan Otto de Kat (American Bureau of Shipping)
Prof. Toru Katayama (Osaka Prefecture University)
Prof. Dimitrios Konovessis (University of Strathclyde)
Prof. Ning Ma (Shanghai Jiao Tong University)
Mr. Alessandro Maccari (RINA)
Prof. Luis Perez-Rojas (Universidad Politécnica de Madrid)
Mr. William S. Peters (U.S. Coast Guard)
Dr. Pierre Sames (DNV)
Prof. Kostas Spyrou (National Technical University of Athens)
Prof. Dracos Vassalos (University of Strathclyde)
Dr. Frans van Walree (Maritime Research Institute Netherlands)
Role of the International Standing Committee
Tasks:
(i) To be responsible for deciding the location and frequency of STAB Conferences and of the International Ship Stability Workshops (ISSW).
(ii) To offer suggestions and agree the makeup of the National Committee and appoint the Chair of that Committee.
(iii) To set out the terms of reference for the National Committee, in discussion with that Committee, including the broad technical content of the event.
(iv) To assist the National Committee with the selection of papers.
(v) To provide support to the National Committee, by way of suggesting speakers/exhibitors.
(vi) To have a consultative role in setting of fees for the conference.
(vii) To interact with and provide guidance to the Stability R&D Committee as appropriate.
Constitution:
(viii) The International Standing Committee shall comprise about 15 internationally recognized active specialists in the field and shall elect its own Chair. Regional aspects shall be considered when selecting the members of the International Standing Committee.
(ix) The Committee shall see that new members are elected during each STAB Conference by all delegates to that Conference. Existing members may stand for re-election.
(x) The Committee may invite the Chair of the National Committee for the duration of the existence of that Committee, plus one additional Member for the nation hosting the STAB event, preferably a member of the National Committee.
(xi) The Committee shall elect its own Chair with election during each STAB event. The Chair may not stand for re-election more than once.
Click here to see the list of present members of STAB International Standing Committee.
(updated March 2022)
Dr. Manolis Angelou (National Technical University of Athens, NTUA)
Dr. Igor Bačkalov (Development Centre for Ship Technology and Transport Systems, DST)
Dr. Ermina Begovic (University of Naples Federico II)
Dr. Evangelos Boulougouris (University of Strathclyde)
Mr. Nicolas Carette (Maritime Research Institute Netherlands, MARIN)
Mr. Jakub Cichowicz (Aqualis Braemar)
Dr. Eleftheria Eliopoulou (National Technical University of Athens, NTUA)
Dr. Luis Guarin (Brookes Bell LLP)
Dr. Hirotada Hashimoto (Osaka Prefecture University)
Dr. Tomasz Hinz (Deltamarin Ltd. / Aalto University)
Dr. Andrzej Jasionowski (Braemar Shipping Services PLC)
Dr. Kristian B. Karolius (DNV)
Mr. Jean-François Leguen (DGA Hydrodynamics)
Dr. Teemu Manderbacka (VTT Ltd.)
Mr. Akihiko Matsuda (National Research Institute of Fisheries Engineering, NRIFE)
Dr. Leigh McCue (George Mason University)
Dr. Marcos Míguez González (University of A Coruña)
Dr. Nicola Petacco (University of Genoa)
Dr. Claudio Alexis Rodríguez Castillo (Federal University of Rio de Janeiro)
Dr. Pekka Ruponen (NAPA Ltd.)
Dr. Martin Schreuder (Chalmers University of Technology)
Dr. Vladimir Shigunov (DNV)
Dr. Daisuke Terada (National Defense Academy)
Dr. Nikolaos Themelis (National Technical University of Athens, NTUA)
Dr. Yannis Tigkas (Streamlined Naval Architects Ltd. )
Mr. Nikolaos Tsakalakis (Alpha Marine Consulting Ltd. )
1) Period June 2011 - July 2012 (Interim Coordination Board):
2) Period July 2012 - December 2012
3) Period December 2012 - June 2015
4) Period June 2015 - September 2018
5) Period September 2018 - June 2021
Scope of the Stability R&D Committee (SRDC)
The Stability R&D Committee (briefly, SRDC) is an international committee created for promoting and supporting research, collaboration and exchange of information in the field of ship stability, particularly among, but not limited to, young individuals.
The SRDC is formed by its Members, who represent the essential core of the committee. Members of the SRDC elect, for representative and organization purposes, a Coordination Board.
The SRDC Members are expected to be individuals actively involved in basic and applied research, regulation developments, or other activities deemed of contribution to the body of knowledge and understanding of the subject of ship stability and safety. In the SRDC the wording "ship stability" is intended in a broad sense, encompassing all those topics which can directly or indirectly affect, or being relevant to, the safety of the ship from the point of view large amplitude motions and/or capsizing.
The principal tasks of the SRDC are:
To attract members who can potentially contribute to the achievement of the SRDC's goals;
To encourage the interest in the science of ship safety and stability, and to promote the dissemination of outcomes from pertinent research studies by all means deemed appropriate (e.g., but not limited to, by promoting participation to STAB conferences and International Ship Stability Workshops, by maintaining the website www.shipstab.org);
To promote technical discussions, exchanging of ideas, collaborative researches, exchange of experimental and simulation data, exploitation of synergies with other fields of scientific endeavours, etc., by all means deemed appropriate (e.g., but not limited to, by organising online forums and data repositories);
To regularly identify and maintain a list of research topics considered to be of importance for the advance of the knowledge in the field of ship stability;
To appropriately interact with the STAB International Standing Committee.
Click here to see the list of present members of Stability R&D Committee.
The International Conference on Stability of Ships and Ocean Vehicles (STAB Conference) was started in 1975 at the initiative of Professor Chengi Kuo from Strathclyde University, Scotland, UK, followed by the Second Conference hosted by Professor S. Motora from the University of Tokyo, Japan, in 1982. The Conference became periodical after that with many Conferences successfully organised afterwards, attracting specialists from all over the world.
As such, the STAB Conference is the most representative professional meeting in the fields of stability and generally safety in the world. From the very beginning, the aims of the Conference were to provide an opportunity for those involved in stability activities, including design, operation, research or regulatory purposes, to discuss the available research findings at an international level, and to establish how these results can be applied in actual usage.
While the STAB Conferences are intended to cover a wide range of issues related to stability of ships and ocean vehicles, since 1995 a series of International Ship Stability Workshops (ISSW) is being held almost annually as specialised events complementary to the STAB Conferences. The Workshops typically focus on particular subjects that are of particular importance and indicative of contemporary developments in the fields of stability and safety.
The STAB Conferences and ISSWs are organised under the auspices of an International Standing Committee, comprising internationally recognised and active specialists in the field from all over the world.
As a result of this long lasting tradition, proceedings of the STAB Conferences and of the ISSWs represent a fundamental and unique source of information and knowledge for all those who are involved, or intend to be involved, in basic and applied research, regulation developments, or other activities deemed of contribution to the body of knowledge and understanding of the subject of ship stability and safety.
Recognising this, the STAB International Standing Committee together with the Stability R&D Committee have considered appropriate to disseminate this information in a free and open way to the community worldwide, by making the procedings of STAB and ISSW freely downloadable.
