Professor Iraklis Lazakis
Naval Architecture, Ocean and Marine Engineering
Personal statement
I joined the Dpt of Naval Architecture, Ocean and Marine Engineering (NAOME) at the University of 海角论坛 in 2007 as a phd researcher while starting my academic career in 2011 (currently Reader of Maritime Operations and Maintenance). I principally teach Analysis tools for marine design, Principles of Marine design and production, System availability and maintenance, asset and risk management in addition to Offshore renewables subjects such as marine operations, maintenance and reliability, systems condition monitoring project management.
The above mentioned areas also reflect my key research and knowledge exchange interests which include among others ship operations, systems maintenance and reliability, ship systems condition monitoring, risk analysis tools and methodologies, system criticality assessment, shipyard manufacturing and productivity, asset management, wind-wave-tidal energy devices installation, operation and maintenance.
I am also currently involved in key departmental and Faculty-wide positions. In all the above activities my role is to support the NAOME nd university scope and interests as well as helping colleagues in achieving greater success in research funding applications, academic publications and knowledge exchange activities.
Prize And Awards
- Recipient
- 16/10/2024
- Recipient
- 26/7/2023
- Recipient
- 29/9/2022
- Recipient
- 6/1/2022
- Recipient
- 22/9/2020
- Recipient
- 22/9/2020
Qualifications
Esteem
O&M session champion/chair in Taiwan and Japan for the EPSRC-funded EPENET (Edinburgh-Pacific Partnership of Excellence in New Energy Technologies) project, workshops and events held in Hsinchu (Taiwan) and Kyoto (Japan) at the beginning of March 2013
ISSC committee IV.2 member 2012-2015. The International Ships and offshore Structures Congress is a prestigious event held every three years. It is a forum for the exchange of information by experts undertaking and applying marine structural research. The aim of the ISSC is to further understanding in the various disciplines underpinning marine structural design, production and operation through internationally collaborative endeavours.
ISSC 2012 committee observer
Laureate of the Edelman awards 2012. The Franz Edelman competition attests to the contributions of operations research and analytics in both the profit and non-profit sectors. The purpose of the Franz Edelman competition is to bring forward, recognize and reward outstanding examples of operations research, management science and advanced analytics in practice in the world
Publications
- Polaki Vedanjali, Velasco-Gallego Christian, ,
- Ocean Engineering Vol 367 (2026)
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- Applied Energy Vol 426 (2026)
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- Energy Conversion and Management Vol 366 (2026)
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- Journal of Marine Science and Engineering Vol 14 (2026)
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- Journal of Cleaner Production Vol 567 (2026)
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- Innovations in Maritime Technology and Engineering 8th International Conference on Maritime Technology and Engineering, pp. 1113-1121 (2026)
Teaching
Since my appointment at the Dpt of Naval Architecture, Ocean and Marine Engineering at the听University of 海角论坛 i have been teaching the following modules/subjects:
Undergaduate level
Analysis tools for marine design,听Principles of Marine design and production,听System availability and maintenance
Postgraduate level
System availability and maintenance
Industrial Doctoral Centre for Offshore renewables (IDCORE): marine operations, maintenance and reliability, systems condition monitoring, project management
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I am also currently supervising a number of undergraduate, postgraduate and Phd students regarding their individual projects/thesis, acting as lead supervisor on subjects such as: systems maintenance and reliability, ship systems condition monitoring, risk analysis, criticality assessment, shipyard manufacturing and productivity, asset management, wind-wave-tidal energy devices, renewable projects operation and maintenance, project management.
Professional Activities
- Speaker
- 24/6/2026
- Speaker
- 21/4/2026
- Speaker
- 7/1/2026
- Participant
- 17/1/2025
- Examiner
- 22/5/2023
- Recipient
- 14/4/2023
Projects
- Lazakis, Iraklis (Principal Investigator) Ahmed, Yaseen (Researcher) Elkafas, Ahmed Gamal Hamed (Researcher)
- 01-Jan-2026 - 30-Jan-2029
- Elkafas, Ahmed Gamal Hamed (Principal Investigator) Lazakis, Iraklis (Co-investigator)
- TWIN-POWER aims to develop an advanced digital twin and optimization platform to support design and operation of sustainable power and propulsion systems for UK and global fleets. The project integrates deep learning鈥揵ased digital twin, trained on high-frequency operational data, to generate time-dependent power demand and fuel consumption profiles under realistic operating conditions. These outputs feed MATLAB-based multi-criteria feasibility platform evaluating innovative power technologies against technical, economic, environmental, and regulatory criteria. A time-dependent optimization framework then identifies optimal hybrid power system configurations and operational strategies. TWIN-POWER enables data-driven, stakeholder-informed decisions to improve performance, fuel optimal use, and decarbonisation outcomes.
- 01-Jan-2026 - 31-Jan-2026
- Ahmed, Yaseen (Principal Investigator) Lazakis, Iraklis (Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2025 - 30-Jan-2025
- Lazakis, Iraklis (Principal Investigator) Gunbeyaz, Sefer Anil (Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2025 - 31-Jan-2025
- Aktas, Batuhan (Principal Investigator) Dai, David (Co-investigator) Lazakis, Iraklis (Co-investigator)
- 31-Jan-2025 - 31-Jan-2026
- Lazakis, Iraklis (Principal Investigator)
- Scottish EPSRC IAA cross-institutional funding (
- 02-Jan-2024 - 30-Jan-2025
Contact
Professor
Iraklis
Lazakis
Naval Architecture, Ocean and Marine Engineering
Email: iraklis.lazakis@strath.ac.uk
Tel: 548 3070