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Conference date: November 30 - December 1, 2023   (Note: Conference excursion to Norwegian Oil Museum will be arranged on November 30)

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 Background

The COTech (Computational Methods & Ocean Technology) conference was first organized as part of the research and dissemination activities of the Program Area for Research "COTech - Computational methods in Offshore Technology" at Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Stavanger (UiS) in 2017. The Program Area for Research was founded in 2015 with seven professor, four assoc. professors, two adj. professors and five research (PhD) students as founding members from the department of Mechanical and Structural Engineering and Materials Science (IMBM), whose expertise and competence lies primarily within marine technology, marine operations, design and analysis of mechanical systems, integrity and reliability of offshore structures and mechanical systems. In the ocean and offshore-related engineering areas in particular, numerical computation approach is not only serving as a means to cultivate and realize innovative ideas, but also it is becoming the primary choice to solve complex engineering problems for the harsh and unfriendly environment. Through this Program Area for Research, the group's ambition is to become a center of excellence in marine and offshore technology. 

The last two conferences, 2nd COTech and 3rd COTech, were organized as joint events with OGTech (Oil and Gas Technologies in Cold climate) conference Similar to the 3rd COTech conference, this 4th COTech conference is conducted as part of the dissemination activities of the Institute Strategic Program (ISP) entitled "Computational Methods and Ocean Technology" established under the research activities of the Department of Mechanical and Structural Engineering and Materials Science. This three-year program (2021 - 2023) intends to bring researchers of the department under four selected research areas:

1. Ocean Energy Conversion - installations & dynamic analysis of offshore wind turbines, structural health monitoring, corrosion assisted fatigue, 
    ocean wave energy

2. Aquaculture Technology - efficient farming techniques, advanced numerical modeling and computation, fluid-structure interaction, 
    design effective maintenace programs for auaculture

3. Marine and Subsea Technology - sediment erosion (scour), scour prediction CFD models, strucctural integrity and fatigue life of offshore structures, adaptive control of ROVs in subsea application, predictive maintenace of subsea structures 

4. Innovative Solutions - 3D printing based innovative solutions, inspection drones, augmented reality for maintenance training, ...

 

COTech & OGTech 2021 Group Photo

COTech & OGTech 2019 Group Photo

COTech 2017 Group Photo

COTech 2017 Proceeding (cover page): Get access to articles here: https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1757-899X/276/1/011001