Topics for presentation on the conference and publication include, but are not limited to, the following research and application areas.

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1. Wind Engineering and Renewable Energy
Topic coordinator: Prof. Jasna B. Jakobsen
(jasna.b.jakobsen@uis.no)
- Wind field measurements and modelling
- Wind effects on long-span bridges and other
civil engineering structures
- Wind turbine loads and wind energy production
- Wind and wave action on floating bridges and
offshore wind turbines
- Computational wind engineering
- Structural health monitoring of wind sensitive structures

2. Advanced Computational Methods and Applications
in Marine and Ocean Technology
Topic coordinator: Prof. Muk Chen Ong
(E-mail:muk.c.ong@uis.no)
- Computational fluid dynamics (CFD)
- Fluid-structure interaction
- Marine technology and operations
- Subsea engineering
- Offshore wind energy simulation

3. Computational mechanics and design optimization
Topic coordinator: Prof. Dimitrios Pavlou
(E-mail:dimitrios.g.pavlou@uis.no)
- Finite element methods in offshore system analysis
- Boundary Element Method (BEM)
- Finite volume method (FVM)
- Multi-body dynamics
- Isogeometric analysis
- Computational Fracture Mechanics
- Numerical analysis of FRP materials
- Mechanical system modelling and simulation
- Modelling and analysis of additive manufactured parts
- Topology optimization
- Modelling and performance analysis of discrete
event systems
- Performance improvement of energy convertors
such as wind and wave energy

4. Structural Integrity and Health Monitoring
Topic coordinator: Prof. II Ersdal Gerhard
(E-mail:gerhard.ersdal@uis.no)
- Structural health monitoring and sensor technologies
- Fatigue analysis of offshore systems
- Fatigue-Corrosion interaction
- Fatigue life prediction of engineering structures
- Fatigue Mechanisms of FRP materials
- Fatigue and fracture Mechanics, Mmultiaxial fatigue
- NDT of offshore structures
- Cathodic protection
- Guided waves for quality control
- Pipeline Pigging & Integrity Technology
- Life-extension of offshore structures and remaining
life predictions
- Mesoplasticity of metals under cyclic loads
- Nonlinear structural analysis & design
- Structural degradation
- Damage and integrity assessment
- Structural reliability and safety
- Condition-based maintenance and performance
- Retrofitting, strengthening and repairing
- Inspection and infrastructure management
5. Oil and Gas Field Development in the Cold Climate Region
Topic coordinator: Prof. Ove Tobias Gudmestad
(E-mail:otgudmestad@gmail.com)
- Technical solutions for field development,
including subsea technology
- The physical environment
- Concerns for the clean environment,
including oil spill contingency
- Safety for personnel
- transport solution Technology, including
discussions of LNG transport along the Northern Sea
Route

6. Energy Resources Development in the Arctic
Topic coordinator: Prof. Anatoly Zolotukhin
(E-mail:anatoly.zolotukhin@gmail.com)

- Conceptual and technical solutions for the Oil and
Gas field development
- Transport and logistics, industrial and
environmental safety issues
- Development of hydrocarbon resources
- Alternative resources development

7. Technologies in the Upstream Sector in Oil- and Gas Industry with Emphasis on the High North
Topic coordinator: Prof. Tor H. Hemmingsen
(E-mail:tor.hemmingsen@uis.no)

- Pipeline transport of hydrocarbons