11-05-2026 - Lecture Hall D

Mini-Symposium: Technical talk

Beyond the Calm Water Assumption: Stability, Hydrodynamics, and AI for Safer Ships

dr. inż. Tomasz Hinz

Ships are frequently introduced with simplified design assumptions, but in real-life scenarios, they operate in waves, perform manoeuvres, encounter uncertain navigational conditions, and must remain safe for those on board. In this presentation, I provide a brief introduction to Gdańsk University of Technology and the Institute of Naval Architecture, and an overview of selected ongoing research at the Institute and the Chair of Ship Hydrodynamics and Design.
The focus is on research into ship safety under realistic operating conditions. I discuss work on navigation risk, surf-riding and broaching in following seas, and a possible new stability failure mode associated with evasive manoeuvres. I also demonstrate how AI can support the early-stage assessment of second-generation intact stability criteria and how open-source software can be developed to simulate individuals’ movement on deck.
The talk is intended as a broad overview of research and an invitation to discuss how hydrodynamics, stability, digital tools, and AI can help us design safer ships.