Paul D. Sclavounos is Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. His research interests include the hydrodynamics and design of ships, oil & gas offshore platforms, floating wind turbines wave energy converters, machine learning, financial derivatives and risk management in the crude oil, shipping and energy sectors. He has been a Georg Weinblum Memorial Lecturer, Keynote Speaker at Offshore and Wind Industry Conferences and has served
as an advisor to the US Government, maritime, offshore, yachting and wind energy industries.