Sheng Xu
Job description
This postdoc work will focus on designing and validating adaptive learning functions and models for maritime education and training (MET).
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Research interests
- Adaptive learning functions for maritime education and training
- Reliability, Availability, Maintainability and Safety (RAMS)
- Arctic shipping
- Autonomous ships
Teaching
Taught the master course TMR 4130 "Risk Analysis and Safety Management in Maritime Transportation" at NTNU (2021)
Member of research group
CV
I am a postdoc researcher in the Department of Technology and Safety, UiT. I am involved in designing and validating adaptive learning functions for maritime education and training for the i-MASTER project. In addition, I am interested in shipping safety, Arctic shipping and autonomous ships. Nautical science is my great passion.
Professional background
- Postdoc Researcher in Department of Technology and Safety, Mar. 2024-
- PhD in the Department of Marine Technology, NTNU (including 1 year of teaching assistance)
- MS in Traffic Information Engineering and Control, Wuhan University of Technology
- BS in Nautical Science, Wuhan University of Technology
- Freshman in Information and Computer Science, Wuhan University of Technology
Work experience
- Manager, China Merchants Group, 07/2017-12/2017
- Risk Consultant, Wuhan University of Technology, 07/2013-12/2014
- Cadet/Third officer, Royal Wagenborg, the Netherlands, 08/2012-08/2013
Awards and Memberships:
- One of my research projects on the impact of ice navigation experience on Arctic navigation was awarded "Innovation in Foundational Issues for Risk Assessment and Management" at the prestigious European Conference on Safety and Reliability. (Link: https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=506283044841355&set=a.493116256158034)
- The Best Presentation Award at IEEE International Conference ICTIS 2023 for the publication "Investigating the causes of vessel occupancy in the ice channel in the Baltic Sea using AIS data and Sentinel imagery" (https://www.ntnu.edu/web/marine1/ updates-from-the-arctic-environment-pilot)
- Scholarship for "Arctic Frontiers Emerging Leaders" awarded by the Norwegian Research Council
- Guest editor of Journal Artificial Intelligence and Applications https://ojs.bonviewpress.com/index.php/AIA/CFP_SI_BDAIAMI
Teaching/research assistance
- Taught the master course TMR 4130 "Risk Analysis and Safety Management in Maritime Transportation" (2021)
- Assisted with creating a database of Ocean Space Utilization for the International Ship and Offshore Structures Congress (ISSC) (2022) by reviewing more than 300 projects
- Assisted with writing of the book "Maritime Transportation Safety" (2022)