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International Steering Committee |
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| The 2019 World of Shipping Portugal, an International Research Conference on Maritime Affairs International Steering Committee (IStC) is made up of well-known representatives (hereinafter Members) that have developed a high reputation in shipping, ports and logistics matters, and which are internationally recognized by the industry they serve. It embraces a balanced selection of about 14 Members chosen according to their area of research and work performed and who are the cornerstone of the shipping and ports research network. IStC Members were individually invited 'ad personam' by the Conference Chairman. |
| The IStC function is to provide guidance and assistance to the Local Organising Committee, and contribute to the publicity and promotion of the 2019 World of Shipping Portugal, an International Research Conference on Maritime Affairs. Maintaining the quality of submitted research papers, and an appropriate balance between the interests of researchers and practitioners, are also particularly important goals. |
| The following Members are part of the 2019 World of Shipping Portugal, an International Research Conference on Maritime Affairs International Steering Committee: |
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| Adolf K.Y. Ng, University of Manitoba, Canada |
| Chin-Shan Lu, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China |
| Cláudio Soares, National Agency of Waterborne Transport, Brazil |
| Dong-Wook Song, World Maritime University, Sweden |
| Floriano Pires, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Grace Wang, Texas A&M University, United States of America |
| Harilaos Psaraftis, Technical University of Denmark, Denmark |
| Ilias Visvikis, American University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates |
| Kevin Cullinane, University of Gothenburg, Sweden |
| Masato Shinohara, The University of Fukuchiyama, Japan |
| Mihalis Chasomeris, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa |
| Paul Tae-Woo Lee, Zhejiang University, China |
| Stephen Cahoon, University of Tasmania, Australia |
| Wayne K. Talley, Old Dominion University, United States of America |
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International Scientific Committee |
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| The 2019 World of Shipping Portugal, an International Research Conference on Maritime Affairs International Scientific Committee (IScC) will be made up of Members who are familiar with the blind peer review process, even though new blood is always encouraged and welcomed. To follow a robust procedure, each Member will be asked to review/rank a number of papers. The Local Organising Committee will then compile Members comments and send them to the Authors in order to improve the quality of the work being presented. |
| The Chairman of the 2019 World of Shipping Portugal, an International Research Conference on Maritime Affairs International Scientific Committee is Amélia Loja, Assistant Professor at the Mechanical Engineering Department of the Polytechnic Institute of Lisbon’ Engineering School (ISEL/IPL). |
| The following Members are part of the 2019 World of Shipping Portugal, an International Research Conference on Maritime Affairs International Scientific Committee: |
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| Agata Krystosik-Gromadzińska, West Pomeranian University of Szczecin, Poland |
| Alessio Tei, Newcastle University, United Kingdom |
| Alexandros M. Goulielmos, Business College of Athens, Greece |
| Alkis John Corres, City Law School/ALBA Graduate Business School, Greece |
| Amir Alizadeh, City, University of London, United Kingdom |
| Assunta di Vaio, University of Naples "Parthenope", Italy |
| Bruce Hartman, California State University Maritime, United States of America |
| Cassia Bomer Galvão, Texas A&M University at Galveston, United States of America |
| Cesar Ducruet, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, France |
| Chin-Shan Lu, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China |
| Claudio Ferrari, University of Genova, Italy |
| Dimitrios V. Lyridis, National Technical University of Athens, Greece |
| Dongping Song, University of Liverpool, United Kingdom |
| Evi Plomaritou, Frederick University, Cyprus |
| Francesco Parola, University of Genoa, Italy |
| Ghiorghe Batrinca, Constanta Maritime University, Romania |
| Grace Wang, Texas A&M University Galveston, United States of America |
| Gul Denktas Sakar, Dokuz Eylul University, Turkey |
| Haiying Jia, Norwegian School of Economics, Norway |
| Heather McLaughlin, Coventry University, United Kingdom |
| Hyunmi Jang, Pusan National University, Republic of Korea |
| Irwin Ooi Ui Joo, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia |
| Jose L. Tongzon, Inha University in Tashkent, South Korea and Uzbekistan |
| Kee-hung Lai, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China |
| Lauri Ojala, University of Turku, Finland |
| Lawrence Henesey, Blekinge Institute of Technology, Sweden |
| Lourdes Trujillo, Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain |
| Manolis Kavussanos, Athens University of Economics and Business, Greece |
| Maria de Lourdes Bravo, Faculdade de Economia - Universidade Agostinho Neto, Angola |
| Mário Júlio Batista Simões Teles, Orthodrome, Portugal |
| Michele Acciaro, Kühne Logistics University, Germany |
| Mihalis Chasomeris, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Republic of South Africa |
| Nikitas Nikitakos, University of the Aegean, Greece |
| Okan Duru, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore |
| Paul Tae-Woo Lee, Zhejiang University, China |
| Pedro Antão, Glintt, Portugal |
| Peggy Shu-Ling Chen, University of Tasmania, Australia |
| Pierre Cariou, Kedge Business School, France |
| Ricardo J Sanchez, Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina & United Nations ECLAC, Argentina |
| Rui Carlos Botter, University of São Paulo, Brazil |
| Ruth Banomyong, Thammasat University, Thailand |
| Soner Esmer, Dokuz Eylul University, Turkey |
| Stephen Pettit, Cardiff University, United Kingdom |
| Stratos Papadimitriou, University of Piraeus, Greece |
| Taih-Cherng Lirn, National Taiwan Ocean University, Taiwan |
| Thierry Vanelslander, University of Antwerp, Belgium |
| Tsz Leung Yip, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China |
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About the International Scientific Committee Chairman |
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| Amélia Loja has received her PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the Technical University of Lisbon (IST) in 2006, and she is presently Assistant Professor at the Mechanical Engineering Department of the Polytechnic Institute of Lisbon’ Engineering School (ISEL/IPL), and Integrated Researcher of the Mechanical Engineering Institute (IDMEC/IST). Her academic background integrates a BSc with honours in Marine Engineering in 1992 by the Portuguese Nautical School and a BSc in Computer Science in 1994. Her MSc degree in Mechanical Engineering was also conferred by the Technical University of Lisbon in 1995. |
| Until the present date, she has supervised/co-supervised more than 20 MSc and PhD theses and is currently involved in 6 supervisions. These theses cover scientific areas such as Mechanical, Civil and Biomedical Engineering. Her scientific publications can be summarized as: 3 thesis, 4 book chapters, 38 journal papers, 56 international conferences papers, 12 national conferences papers. Editor of 10 abstract books and journal special issues. She has already received 2 research prizes and she is co-author of 3 awarded research papers. |
| Amélia Loja is also Chairperson of the European Community on Computational Methods in Applied Sciences (ECCOMAS) thematic conference SYMCOMP (International Conference on Numerical and Symbolic Computation: Developments and Applications) and since 2017, she has been invited by the European Commission to evaluate H2020 proposals in different subjects related to her competences. |
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IScC Members Expertise Areas Online Survey |
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| In order to facilitate the 2019 World of Shipping Portugal, an International Research Conference on Maritime Affairs Paper Review Process, please fill in the IScC Members Expertise Areas Online Survey. Thank you for your cooperation! |
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Conference Review Procedure |
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| The World of Shipping Portugal review procedure adopts a two-stage approach. |
| The first stage involves the revision of Abstracts. All Authors will be notified about the decision made and Authors of accepted Abstracts will be invited to submit Full Papers. In this regard, Full Papers need to demonstrate scholarly quality as evaluated on the strength of the methodology used, on the quality/depth of the theoretical background, and on the quality/depth of the analysis and related discussion. The second stage relates to the revision of the submitted Full Papers. All Authors will be notified about the decision made and Authors of accepted Full Papers will be asked to incorporate all Reviewers’ comments. |
| Allocation of Abstract / Full papers to be reviewed will be made according to Reviewers’ expertise areas. The World of Shipping Portugal review procedure uses a “blind review” process where the Authors are not revealed to the Reviewers. |
| Finally, a set of criteria’s has been identified according to the type of revision performed. |
| To submit the Revisions of Abstracts and Full Papers please follow the link below. |
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Local Organising Committee |
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| The 2019 World of Shipping Portugal, an International Research Conference on Maritime Affairs Local Organising Committee is responsible for handling all administrative, organisational and financial tasks related with the preparation, execution and closure of the conference. |
| The 2019 WoSPortugal LOC is made up of: |
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Ana Cristina Paixão Casaca (Chairman and Conference Organiser, Portugal) |
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Amélia Loja (IScC Chairman and Assistant Professor at the Polytechnic Institute of Lisbon’ Engineering School, Portugal) |
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Maria de Lourdes Bravo (Auxilary Professor at University Agostinho Neto, Angola) |
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