Prof. Erkan Oterkus

Prof. Erkan Oterkus is a professor in the department of Naval Architecture, Ocean, and Marine Engineering of University of Strathclyde. He is also the director of PeriDynamics Research Centre (PDRC) and the director of Ocean Energy Research Unit (OERU). He received his PhD from University of Arizona, USA and was a researcher at NASA Langley Research Center, USA before joining University of Strathclyde. His research is mainly focused on digital twin systems to improve readiness, safety, and efficiency. His research has been supported by various organizations including The European Union, Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (DSTL), U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory, Samsung Electronics, Lloyd’s Register, Babcock, and QinetiQ. He is the author of numerous publications, books and presented in many conferences oriented with capability building. Prof. Oterkus was a visiting professor at Stanford University (USA), University of Padova (Italy), Otto von Guericke University (Germany) and Nihon University (Japan). Prof. Oterkus supervises several research projects oriented with capability optimization and strategic technical frameworks assessments in Europe, Noth America, Africa, Indo-Pacific and The Middle East.