Gerasimos Theotokatos is the DNV Professor of Safety of Marine Systems at the Maritime Safety Research Centre (MSRC) at the Department of Naval Architecture, Ocean, and Marine Engineering (NAOME) of the University of Strathclyde. He has extensive experience, including 25+ years of research in marine systems engineering. He joined the University of Strathclyde as a Lecturer in January 2013. His research focuses on the development of scientific approaches to holistically capture the interplay of safety, energy, and sustainability of complex marine systems, including cyber-physical and autonomous systems, by employing advanced model-based methods and tools for their design and optimization and pursuing life-cycle risk and energy management, efficiency improvements, as well as safety and sustainability enhancements. He is a Fellow of IMarEST and a member of the IMarEST Scottish branch committee responsible for young member early-career professionals.