Principal Scientist, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Delhi, India & Visiting professor, Dalhousie University
Ocean sustainability; emerging technology and blue economy; scientometric; sustainable Development Goals; Life cycle analysis; Patent informatics
Professor
Associate Scientific Director of the MEOPAR NCE
To assess risks associated with maritime shipping often requires measures and modelling of the degree of activity, nature of the activity, and types of impacts from the activity. So a lot of his work is based on vessel activity measurements through AIS (automatic Identification System), LRIT (Long range identification and tracking of ships), fishing vessel activity, and surveys about recreational boating. This basis allows the development of exposure measures, trends and spatial distribution of the various types of traffic. From this, risks can be deduced. Recent projects include developing an improved risk model of ship oil spills to determine zones of greatest risk depending on the degree of exposure, and the effects of extreme weather on fishing safety, and optimal resource allocation for Search & Rescue. Other studies concern shipping in the arctic, including a network model of feasible routes accounting for ice, land and bathymetry and a forecast of northern traffic in the future based on a wide range of drivers. The impact of a major disruption to shipping and ports (from an earthquake say), and how to improve emergency response planning is the subject of another ongoing study. Dr. Pelot has published over 50 journal articles and produced more than 100 technical reports.
Associate Professor
Canada Research Chair in
Risk Management and Resource Optimization for Marine Industries
Dr. Goerlandt’s research interests cover risk and safety engineering and management for marine industries, authorities, and associated stakeholders. Current applications focus on risks to coastal communities due to shipping disruptions caused by major natural hazards, maritime emergency preparedness and response risk management, organizational risk and safety management, safety and environmental sustainability of Arctic shipping, and safety and risks of maritime autonomous surface ships. Furthermore, he is interested in fundamental issues in risk and safety science, including the structure and development of key concepts, theories, and methods. In particular, he is interested in the validity and effectiveness of safety and risk analysis methods.
Faculty: Industrial Engineering
Program: PhD
Ph.D. Student
Department of Industrial Engineering, Dalhousie University
Dalhousie University
Dalhousie University
MASc Student in Industrial Engineering
MASc Student in Industrial Engineering
MASc Student in Industrial Engineering
Research Group: Maritime Risk and Safety
Faculty of Engineering
Dalhousie University
Memorial University of Newfoundland
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