Hamed Majidiyan has worked in the maritime industry for over 13 years, holding various roles such as pilot, operations manager, surveyor, designer, analyst, and consultant. He earned his bachelor's degree in maritime engineering and a master's degree in naval architecture from the Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch, Tehran, Iran. In addition to academic publications, Hamed has been a visiting researcher at Shanghai Jiao Tong University and an IMarEST Scholar. In 2022, he began his PhD journey at the Centre for Seafaring and Maritime Operations and secured a graduate teaching fellow position at the Centre of Maritime Engineering and Hydrodynamics. Hamed is committed to integrating data science into maritime and ocean engineering, focusing his recent work on applied mathematics and statistics within these fields.