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April 2012 www.sname.org/sname/mt Dr. Alastair Allen earned a bach-elor of science in physics and a PhD, and has lectured in physics, medical physics, and information technology. He is senior lecturer jointly in the Schools of Engineering and Medical Sciences at the University of Aberdeen. His research interests are in sens- ing, imaging, and embedded systems, and his work on wire- less sensor networks includes energy minimization, secu- rity, and adaptive systems, with applications including subsea and environmental monitor- ing. Allens research in image processing focuses on digi- tal watermarking and image quality metrics. His other work includes distributed computing systems for scientic applica- tions and formal methods for specication of interfaces and embedded systems. Mike Barnett is professor of mari- time safety and head of mari- time research at Warsash Maritime Academy. After a seafaring career, he joined Warsash in 1985 with a masters certicate as a lec- turer in tanker safety. He has been conducting research since 1991, during which time he has directed many externally- funded research projects at national, European, and inter- national levels, in areas relating to the human element. Barnett is an external examiner for two United Kingdom maritime universities and also contrib- utes to a number of national and international industrial working groups on the human element. His research interests include human error and acci- dent cause, and the evaluation of human and organizational behavior in a maritime context. Sean L. Dalton serves as special assistant to National Trans- portation Safety Board Member Robert Sumwalt. Before joining the board in June 2009, Dalton spent more than ten years on Capitol Hill, working as a legis- lative sta member and chief of sta for two members of congress. He is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and is admitted to practice law in the state of North Carolina. He resides in Alexandria, Virginia with his wife and two children. Dr. David Hendry is a member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, and of the Institute of Physics, and is a chartered engineer. He has worked in a range of elds related to elec- tronics and to instrumentation, including the properties of semiconductors, VLSI design and VLSI design tools, appli- cations of neural networks to instrumentation, particularly virtual instruments, and digital holography and its instrumen- tation applications. Hendry is currently engaged in research relating to the applications of laser induced breakdown spectroscopy and electro- magnetic sensing in the subsea environment. Dr. Johannes Kiefer is a lecturer in chem- ical engineering at the University of Aberdeen and a guest professor in the Erlangen Graduate School of Advanced Optical Technologies at the University of Erlangen- Nuremberg, in Germany. His research interests lie in the areas of applying lasers and optical techniques for the characterization of advanced materials and processes. is includes the analysis of mix- tures, multiphase systems, and reactive ows as well as the development of technolo- gies for molecular sensing. For his work, Keifer has received a number of prizes including the WLT award of the German Scientic Society for Laser Technology in 2009. Angela Liliana Lossa Chamorro is the department head of accommodations in the Shipbuilding Business Unit at COTECMAR. During the last 10 years, she has been responsible for the interior design of the vessels designed and built by COTECMAR. Since 2006, she has been the leader of a research program in ergonomics and human factors engineering, implementing the concept of the human element in the eld of ship design in Colombia. e results of this program will be implemented in the design of future generations of ships and have been presented at conferences in this subject area around the world, such as HPAS 2010 in Glasgow, and Human Factors in Ship Design at RINA London 2011. Dr. Richard Neilson is a reader in mechani- cal engineering in the School of Engineering at the University of Aberdeen. He has a back- ground in dynamics and design and has worked extensively with industry, starting with his PhD studies with Rolls-Royce Aeroengines. He has worked on nondestructive testing, and his current research includes inno- vations in underwater cutting. He is currently research direc- tor for the National Subsea Research Institute and lead academic for the subsea work- stream of the Scottish Sensor Systems Centre. Jeom Kee Paik is a professor in the Department of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering at Pusan National University (PNU) in Korea. He earned a bachelor of engineer- ing from PNU in 1981, a master of engineering in 1984, and a doctor of engineering in 1987 from Osaka University in Japan. He is president of the Ship and O shore Research Institute and director of e Lloyds Register Educational Trust (e LRET) Research Centre of Excellence at PNU. LRET is an independent charity working to achieve advances in train- ing and research worldwide. Paik is a fellow of SNAME and of the Royal Institution of Naval Architects, and a member of the (mt) magazine editorial committee. He has authored more than 500 technical papers and several books. (feature contributors)