| Nautical Science; Marine Navigation; Current Practical Applications, Developments and Deployments of PNT Systems |
| Safety and Security of Maritime Shipping; Safety at Sea |
| Sea Transport and Transportation Technology; Technological Advances in Maritime Transportation |
| Technology Development in Maritime and Ocean Engineering |
| Safety and Environment Protection at Sea; Health, Safety and Environment Protection Policy |
| Recent Trends and Future Perspectives for Shipping |
| Essential Geodesic based Trajectories in Navigation: Loxodrome (Rhumb Line), Orthodrome (Great Circle) and Geodesic Line |
| Geometry of Navigation; Computational Geometry in Navigation and Path Planning |
| Geodesy; Geodetic and Land Surveying; Geodetic Systems; World Geodetic System WGS-84 |
| Hydrography; Sea Surveying; Hydrographic Survey Method and Equipment |
| Marine Cartography; Chart Projections; Chart Datum; Coastal and Ocean Mapping |
| Geodetic and Hydrographical Support of Human Activity at Sea |
| Geospatial Sciences; Geographic Information Systems; GIS Technology; Geomatics and GIS in Maritime Applications |
| Spatial Data Analysis; 3D Mapping; Virtual and Augmented Reality |
| Geovisualization; Animated and Dynamic Cartography; Generalization and Multi-Scale Representation |
| Application of Integrated Interactive Media to Mapping and Visualizing Geographical Information |
| Spatial Planning of Maritime Areas; Maritime Spatial Planning Directive; Marine Protected Areas |
| Remote Sensing Applications in Marine Science and Technology |
| Virtual Geographic Environments (VGE); Earth Information Science; Earth Observation; Geophysics |
| Marine Digital Terrain Model; Marine Digital Elevation Model; Numerical Maps |
| Electronic Chart Display and Information System (ECDIS); Electronic Chart System (ECS) |
| Navigational Charts: ENC, RNC, DNC, SNC; Nautical Charts Production |
| Inland, Sea-River, River and Pilot Navigation Systems; Inland Shipping; Inland Waterways |
| Presentation of Navigation-related Information; User Interface |
| Routeing of Ships and Associated Protected Measures; Ship Reporting; Traffic Separation Schemes (TSS) |
| Route Planning and Route Monitoring; Passage Plan; Shipping Lane |
| Integrated Navigational Systems INS, Integrated Bridge Systems IBS |
| Multisensor Integration; NMEA; Communication Between Marine Electronics |
| Alternate Navigation Technologies; Inertial Navigation; Indoor and Multi-Sensor Navigation; Urban Navigation; Personal Navigation |
| Orienteering; Inertial Systems for Positioning & Orientation; Multisensor PNT: Optical Processing, Sensor Fusion, Multiconstellation GNSS, etc |
| Autonomous Navigation (Car, Boat, UAV, USV, UMV, ASV); Maritime Drones: Flying, Swimming and Diving |
| e-Navigation Concept; Strategy for the Development and Implementation of e-Navigation |
| Satellite Navigation Systems (GNSS, GPS, GLONASS, Beidou and Galileo); GNSS Vulnerability |
| GNSS Ground Based Augmentation Systems (GBAS); Space Based Augmentation Systems (SBAS); Satellite Geodesy |
| GNSS Interference, Jamming and Spoofing; Next Generation GNSS |
| GNSS Training, Awareness and Promotion; Multi-GNSS Receivers and Emerging Navigation Satellite Systems |
| GNSS Meteorology; Space Weather and Atmospheric Effects on GNSS |
| Integration of Satellite Navigation, Geospatial Information Management and Wireless Communication Systems |
| Time in Navigation; Atomic Clocks and Timing Applications |
| Celestial/Astro Navigation; Nautical Almanac; Celestial Navigation and Piloting Calculator |
| Nautical Equipment, Appliances, Tools, Instruments and Accessories; Marine Converters and Calculators |
| Magnetic Compass; Mechanical, Fiber Optic and Ring Laser Gyro Compasses |
| Radio Frequency Technology; Radio Based Navigational Systems; Radio Navigation |
| Challenges of Space Navigation; Navigating in Deep Space; Spacecraft Traveling |
| Determining the Position of a Vessel; Position Fixing; Accuracy and Precision |
| Navigational Infrastructure; AtoN; Virtual Aids to Navigation |
| Precise Point Positioning (PPP); Location-Based Services (LBS) |
| Real-Time Locating System (RTLS); Ranging and Angulating; Multilateration (MLAT) |
| Dynamic Carrier Allocation Techniques; Localization Techniques |
| Automation Aspects in Transport and Navigation; Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics |
| Techniques, Algorithms and Methods in Navigation; Aviation, Marine, Land and Inland Water Applications |
| Maritime Casualties, Ship Safety, Maritime Risk, Safety Culture; Risks Posed by, or to, Tracking or Sensing Systems and Platforms |
| Ships and Port Operations; Facilities and Cargo Handling; Port Engineering; Safety of Port Operations |
| Status and Role of Sea Ports in Transport Corridors |
| Dangerous and Hazardous Goods; IMDG Code; Globally Harmonised System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS) |
| Containerization; Container Shipping, Vessels and Terminals |
| LNG Fuel, Transport, Vessels, Terminals, Containers, Stations |
| Hydrotechnics; Hydrotechnical Structures |
| Ocean, Coast and Offshore Infrastructure and Engineering |
| Marine Industry; Ocean, Coast, Offshore and Ship Technology; Offshore Surveying |
| Offshore Energy, Gas and Oil; Renewable Ocean Energy; Green Energy Logistics |
| Automation, Robotics, Underwater Technology and Offshore Constructions |
| New Marine Vehicles, Constructions, Structures and Equipment |
| Maritime Traffic Engineering; Traffic Analysis and Control |
| Organization and Management of Vessel Traffic; Pilotage |
| Systems of Control, Guidance and Monitoring of Traffic, VTS, VTMS, VTMIS |
| Ship Manoeuvring in Shallow and Confined Water; Ship to Ship Interaction |
| Naval Hydrodynamics and Manoeuvrability of Ships |
| Ship Dynamics, Stability and Control of Ships |
| Modeling of the Ship Dynamics; Numerical Simulation of Ship Motion |
| Ship Motion; Degrees of Freedom; Numerical Modelling of Propulsion, Control and Ship Motions in 6 Degrees of Freedom |
| Steering of the Ship Motion; Steering Control Systems; Autopilot Systems |
| Ship Stability and Seakeeping; Static and Dynamic Stability Criteria |
| Sea Wave Theory; Ocean Wave Modeling; Computational Fluid Dynamics |
| Hydraulic Phenomena: Flow in Channels, Maritime Flows, Tides and Waves; Sedimentology in Rivers, Estuaries and Coastal Waters |
| Global Ocean Ecosystem Dynamics; Marine Ecosystem Monitoring |
| Deploying Positioning, Sensor and Navigation Systems in Sectors such as Autonomy, Smart Infrastructure, Medical Care, Disabilities, Indoor Tracking, Agritech |
| Water Resources, Hydrology and Hydraulic Engineering; Physical, Chemical, Biological, Geological and Technical Oceanology |
| Mechanical Engineering; Ship Propulsion; Controllable Pitch Propeller (CPP) and Fixed Pitch Propeller (FPP) |
| Applied Mechanics and Mechanical Automation; Machinery & Control; Diagnostics of Marine Engineering |
| Vessel Efficiency and Fuel Management; Energy Monitoring; Energy Efficiency Measures for International Shipping |
| Anti-Corrosion for Maritime Industries; Smart Coatings for Materials Protection |
| Structural Health Monitoring; Stress and Fatigue Analysis |
| Structural Life Extension for Offshore Installations and Marine Vessels Masterclass |
| Navy and Warship Technology; Defense, Security & Military News |
| Naval Weapon; Naval Warfare; Naval Technology |
| Shipbuilding Industry; Shipyards; Ship Repair Yards; Recycling of Ships; Industrial Restructuring |
| Marine and Offshore System Design |
| Naval Architecture; Ship Construction and Design |
| Mathematics and Computers in Naval Engineering |
| Tactical Navigation for Military Vehicles |
| Leadership, Management, Command and Control; The Responsibility of Leadership in Command |
| Maritime English, SMCP; Communications in the Multinational Shipping Industry |
| Radiolocation; Ground-based, Ship-borne and Airborne Radar Systems |
| Marine Radar; Radar Equipment; FMCW, SAR/RAR, ARPA, EPA, ATA; Radar Transponders |
| Rules of the Road, Colregs and Anti-Collision; Accident Reconstruction |
| Ship Domain - A Criterion of Navigational Safety Assessment |
| Ship Handling and Manoeuvring |
| Automatic Identification System (AIS); Long Range Identification and Tracking (LRIT) |
| Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR); Tracking Systems |
| Mobile Vehicle Tracking and Monitoring |
| Electronic Log Book; Voyage Data Recorder VDR, S-VDR; Black Box |
| Safety, Security and Emergency in Transportation; Cyber Security Vulnerabilities; Risks to Infrastructure and Industries |
| Marine Salvage; Maritime Search and Rescue (SAR); Search And Rescue Satellite Aided Tracking (SARSAT) System |
| Survival in Maritime Disasters; Survival Data Analysis |
| Piracy and Armed Robbery; Maritime Terrorism |
| Life-Saving Service; Life-Saving Appliances (LSA) |
| Bridge Team Management (BTM); Bridge Resource Management (BRM) |
| Human Factors, Marine Accidents, Human Errors |
| Ballast Water Management; Ballast Water Treatment (BWT) Solutions |
| Sea Pollution and Environmental Protection; Protection of Water Resource |
| Marine Environmental Science; Chemical Science |
| Crew Resource Management, Safe Manning, Stress and Fatigue |
| Maritime Employment and Competitiveness; Seafarers’ Work, Family Life; Globalisation, Seafarer Health and Safety |
| Global Maritime Situational Awareness; Maritime Domain Awareness |
| Marine Resource Assessment, Natural Resource Management |
| Navigational Systems - the End User Experience |
| Modelling and Simulation of Marine Systems |
| Marine Simulation; Full Mission Bridge; Navigational Simulator |
| International Standards and Regulations |
| Standardization of Navigational Terminology |
| Maritime Education and Training (MET); IMO Model Courses Validation; STCW Implementation |
| Frontiers in Educational Methods; Computer-Based Assessments in Seafaring Training; Computer Based Training (CBT); e-Learning |
| Web Technologies for Open Access to Maritime Learning and Education; Smart and Virtual Learning Systems |
| History of Marine Cartography and Historical Cartography; Historical Nautical Charts |
| New Researches in the History of Navigation; Navigation in Ancient Times |
| The History of Maritime Technology; Historic Maritime Vessels |
| Marine Archaeology; Underwater Research |
| Marine and Coastal Geography; Martine GIS; Ocean Informatics |
| Tides and Tidal Currents; Tides and Tide Prediction; Ocean Surface Currents |
| Meteorology and Nautical Oceanography |
| Weather Routing, Marine Weather Forecast; Route Optimization |
| Ocean Disaster Assessment and Prevention; Heavy Weather |
| Climatology; Climate Change; Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences |
| Tropical Cyclones and Impact of Extreme Storms |
| Geohazards (Volcano Eruptions, Landslides, Floods, Earthquakes, Tsunami Waves) |
| Polar Research, Safe and Sustainable Traffic in Ice/Winter Conditions; Arctic Navigation; Ice Navigation |
| Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM); |
| Marine & Coastal Protected Areas; Particularly Sensitive Sea Area (PSSA) |
| Marine Biology, Ecology, Behaviour of Marine Animals; Biological, Animal, Human, Cognitive Navigation, and Quantum Technologies |
| Fisheries & Aquaculture; Fish Farming; Fishing Industry |
| Marine Leisure Industry; Water-Based Tourism, Sport, Leisure and Recreation |
| Nautical Tourism and Yachting; Small & Pleasure Crafts |
| UNCLOS, Delimitation of Maritime Boundaries, EEZ |
| Advanced Maritime Policy and Governance; Maritime Administration |
| Maritime Law, Insurance and Arbitration; International Maritime Conventions and Codes |
| Communication, Electrical, Electronic and Control Engineering |
| Information and Communication Technology |
| Computer Engineering; Digital System Design; Computer Applications in Maritime Engineering |
| Information Processing and Engineering; Computer Aspects of Technological Change |
| Information Technology and Applications in Maritime Sector |
| Maritime Clouds; Digital Data Exchange; Cloud Computing and Big Data |
| Multimedia, Network & Communication Technology and Application |
| Hybrid System of Satellite Communications Technology |
| Maritime Telecommunications; Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) |
| Wireless Maritime Services and Mobile Technology |
| Signal & Image Processing; Data Transmission, Processing and Analysis |
| Expert Systems in Marine Navigation and Sea Transportation |
| Fuzzy Logic; Artificial Intelligence Technologies; Artificial Neural Network; |
| Decision Support Systems and Artificial Intelligence Methods in Maritime Transport |
| Neuroevolution, Artificial Immune Systems, Reinforcement Learning |
| Telematics in Maritime Transportation; State-of-the-Art Telematics Systems |
| Autonomy in Transport Systems; Modeling of Autonomous Vehicle Operation in Intelligent Transportation Systems |
| Maritime Intelligent Transportation Systems; ITS |
| Smart Vehicles: Connectivity Technologies and ITS Applications |
| Knowledge-Based Intelligent Information and Engineering Systems |
| Intelligent Control System of Ships Dynamic Positioning, DP Technology |
| Autonomous Vehicle Design and Control |
| Acoustic Remote Sensing; Hydroacoustics |
| Sonars; Multibeam Echo Sounders (MBES); Sea-Floor Mapping |
| Underwater Acoustic Measurements: Technologies, Methods and Systems |
| Maritime Sensors, Technology and Infrastructure in Waterside Security |
| Modeling and Numeric Methods in Maritime Industry; Applied Mathematics |
| Cybernetics, Robotics and Automation; Autonomous Marine Operations and Systems |
| Transport Data and Statistics; Statistical Methods & Applications |
| Severity, Probability and Risk of Accidents during Maritime Transport; Maritime Accident Statistics |
| Mathematical Model Applications in the Operation of Vessel and Port Machinery |
| Mathematical Fundamentals of Safety and Dependability, Maintainability of Maritime Objects |
| Quality, Reliability, Risk, Maintenance and Safety Engineering |
| System Availability, Software and Structural Reliability |
| Maritime Safety, Security and Risk Management; Risk and Safety Analysis, Assessment and Prediction |
| Crisis, Emergency, Natural Hazard and Disaster Management |
| International Safety Management Code (ISM Code) |
| Reliability and Safety Methods: HAZOP, HAZID, HRA, FMEA, FSA, FTA, ETA |
| Quality Management; Quality Assurance; Quality Control; Quality Maritime Training |
| Transport Systems: Operation, Management, Control and Maintenance |
| Transportation Planning and Management; Economic, Legal and Social Aspects; Transport Policy |
| Management Information Systems; Maritime Fleet Management Information System |
| Marine Ship Economy; Finance and Insurance; Management and Business Strategy; Customs Duties, Taxes, Freights, Insurance Rates |
| Maritime and International Trade; International Commercial Terms (Incoterms) |
| Impact of Economic Recession on Maritime Transport; Shipping Financial Management |
| Sea Freight and Forwarding; Modes of Shipment |
| Intermodal, Multimodal and Combined Transport |
| Maritime Transport and Logistics Systems; Maritime Economics and Logistics (MEL) |
| Logistics and Supply Chain Management |
| Smart City and Port; Technological, Ecological and Social Challenges; Geo-localities and Cultural Effects; Waterfront Infrastructure |
| Multi-Agent Control for Transport Networks |
| New Maritime Technologies; Application and Evaluation Studies |
| Development of Methods and Criteria for International Standards and Specifications; Classification Rules |
| IMO, IHO, IALA, IEC, ISO, IAIN, IMLA, IMSO, IAME, IAMU, EMSA, ITU, IEEE, RTCM, NMEA, PIANC, EUGIN, RIN and NI Activities |
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