Bilde av Xu, Sheng
Bilde av Xu, Sheng
Postdoktor Department of Technology and Safety sheng.xu@uit.no +4777660490 You can find me here

Sheng Xu


Job description

This postdoc work will focus on designing and validating adaptive learning functions and models for maritime education and training (MET). 


  • Sheng Xu, Ekaterina Kim :
    A Bayesian network model for estimating the combined risk in Northeast Passage escort operations
    Ocean Engineering 2025 FULLTEKST / ARKIV / DOI
  • Yaqing Shu, Hailong Cui, Lan Song, Langxiong Gan, Sheng Xu, Jie Wu et al.:
    Influence of sea ice on ship routes and speed along the Arctic Northeast Passage
    Ocean and Coastal Management 2024 DOI
  • Xue Yang, T. Zhou, X.Y. Zhou, W.J. Zhang, C.R. Mu, Sheng Xu :
    A framework to identify failure scenarios in the control mode transition process for autonomous ships with dynamic autonomy
    Ocean and Coastal Management 2024 DOI
  • Chana Sinsabvarodom, Bernt Johan Leira, Knut Vilhelm Høyland, Arvid Næss, Ilija Samardžija, Wei Chai et al.:
    On Statistical Features of Ice Loads on Fixed and Floating Offshore Structures
    Journal of Marine Science and Engineering (JMSE) 2024 ARKIV / DOI
  • Xue Yang, Z.Y. Lin, Wenjun Zhang, Sheng Xu, Mingyang Zhang, Z.D. Wu et al.:
    Review of risk assessment for navigational safety and supported decisions in arctic waters
    Ocean and Coastal Management 2023 DOI
  • Xue Yang, Jingkai Zhi, Wenjun Zhang, Sheng Xu, Xiangkun Meng :
    A Novel Data-Driven Prediction Framework for Ship Navigation Accidents in the Arctic Region
    Journal of Marine Science and Engineering (JMSE) 2023 ARKIV / DOI
  • Xue Yang, Yawei Zhu, Tao Zhou, Sheng Xu, Wenjun Zhang, Xiangyu Zhou et al.:
    Integrating Software FMEA and STPA to Develop a Bayesian Network-Based Software Risk Model for Autonomous Ships
    Journal of Marine Science and Engineering (JMSE) 2023 ARKIV / DOI
  • Sheng Xu, Ekaterina Kim :
    Hybrid causal logic model for estimating the probability of an icebreaker–ship collision in an ice channel during an escort operation along the Northeast Passage
    Ocean Engineering 2023 FULLTEKST / ARKIV / DOI
  • Sheng Xu, Ekaterina Kim, Nabil Panchi :
    Investigating the causes of vessel besetting in the ice channel in the Baltic Sea using AIS data and Sentinel imagery
    International Conference on Transportation Information and Safety (ICTIS) 2023 DOI
  • Xue Yang, Jingkai Zhi, Wenjun Zhang, Xiangyu Zhou, Sheng Xu, Bing Han et al.:
    Current status and trends of ship navigation risk assessment in the Arctic
    Journal of Dalian maritime university 2023 DOI
  • Sheng Xu, Ekaterina Kim, Stein Haugen, Mingyang Zhang :
    A Bayesian network risk model for predicting ship besetting in ice during convoy operations along the Northern Sea Route
    Reliability Engineering & System Safety 2022 ARKIV / DOI
  • Sheng Xu, Ekaterina Kim, Stein Haugen :
    Impact of the ice navigation experience on the determination of CPT for BN model focusing on Arctic navigation
    Research Publishing Services 2022 DATA / FULLTEKST / DOI
  • Lei Liu, Mingyang Zhang, Yue Hu, Wei Zhu, Sheng Xu, Qing Yu :
    A probabilistic analytics method to identify striking ship of ship-buoy contact at coastal waters
    Ocean Engineering 2022 DOI
  • Sheng Xu, Ekaterina Kim, Stein Haugen :
    Review and comparison of existing risk analysis models applied within shipping in ice-covered waters
    Safety Science 2021 ARKIV / DOI
  • Nabil Panchi, Ekaterina Kim, Sheng Xu :
    Do vessels remain within their operational limitations in ice? Analyzing the risks of vessels operating in the Kara Sea region using POLARIS
    The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) 2020 ARKIV / SAMMENDRAG / DOI
  • Nabil Panchi, Ekaterina Kim, Sheng Xu :
    Do vessels remain within their operational limitations in ice? Analyzing the risks of vessels operating in the Kara Sea region using POLARIS
    2020

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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)



    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)