Capt. Dr. Seyed Vahid Vakili has more than 20 years’ experience in the maritime industry and academia. Before joining WMU, he served in different ocean-going and offshore vessels. He engaged in various Oil and Gas development projects.
Having equally served at sea as Officer/master and university engaged in R&D and teaching, he has demonstrated his significant appetite for effective use of theoretical knowledge in solving day-to-day technical problems. With a strong background on issues of ship safety, environmental protection, and in particular reduction of air emissions, as well as with in-depth knowledge of the principles of the maritime industry in life cycle perspective (design, construction, operation, recycling), along with project-based practical knowledge, he has a proven ability to work as a versatile member of any team within a project environment.
He joined WMU in 2017 and graduated with distinction for MSc degree in Maritime Energy Management (MEM) at the World Maritime University in Malmö, Sweden. He completed his PhD at WMU on improving energy efficiency and reducing air emissions in life cycle perspectives from the maritime industry with a particular focus on maritime land-based infrastructures (shipyards).
His research interest focuses on a holistic, systematic and interdisciplinary approach to reduce air emissions, alternative fuels and improve energy efficiency during the life cycle of ships (design, construction, operation, scrapping) and its interaction with land-based infrastructures such as ports and shipyards. In addition, he is interested in cyber security and also reducing underwater noise pollution from commercial vessels and its link to ships’energy efficiency.
Captain Dr. Vakili has been involved in various projects worldwide and has worked with many national and international maritime organizations such as IMO, UNCTAD, EU, World Bank, classification societies, Transport Canada and MARINA. He is lead author and co-author of several journal articles and conference papers on the topic of maritime decarbonisation and zero-emission (ship, port, shipyards), underwater noise and maritime cybersecurity. His papers have been presented at academic conferences such as International Association of Maritime Economists (IAME) and International Education Conference (INTED) and published in reputed journals such as journal of Cleaner production, international journal of energy research, marine pollution bulletin journal and marine policy journal.
Capt. Dr. Seyed Vahid Vakili has more than 20 years’ experience in the maritime industry and academia. Before joining WMU, he served in different ocean-going and offshore vessels. He engaged in various Oil and Gas development projects.
Having equally served at sea as Officer/master and university engaged in R&D and teaching, he has demonstrated his significant appetite for effective use of theoretical knowledge in solving day-to-day technical problems. With a strong background on issues of ship safety, environmental protection, and in particular reduction of air emissions, as well as with in-depth knowledge of the principles of the maritime industry in life cycle perspective (design, construction, operation, recycling), along with project-based practical knowledge, he has a proven ability to work as a versatile member of any team within a project environment.
He joined WMU in 2017 and graduated with distinction for MSc degree in Maritime Energy Management (MEM) at the World Maritime University in Malmö, Sweden. He completed his PhD at WMU on improving energy efficiency and reducing air emissions in life cycle perspectives from the maritime industry with a particular focus on maritime land-based infrastructures (shipyards).
His research interest focuses on a holistic, systematic and interdisciplinary approach to reduce air emissions, alternative fuels and improve energy efficiency during the life cycle of ships (design, construction, operation, scrapping) and its interaction with land-based infrastructures such as ports and shipyards. In addition, he is interested in cyber security and also reducing underwater noise pollution from commercial vessels and its link to ships’energy efficiency.
Captain Dr. Vakili has been involved in various projects worldwide and has worked with many national and international maritime organizations such as IMO, UNCTAD, EU, World Bank, classification societies, Transport Canada and MARINA. He is lead author and co-author of several journal articles and conference papers on the topic of maritime decarbonisation and zero-emission (ship, port, shipyards), underwater noise and maritime cybersecurity. His papers have been presented at academic conferences such as International Association of Maritime Economists (IAME) and International Education Conference (INTED) and published in reputed journals such as journal of Cleaner production, international journal of energy research, marine pollution bulletin journal and marine policy journal.
