The SMI Forum 2022 shines the spotlight on research and development (R&D) in harnessing the power of data, digitalisation and artificial intelligence (AI) to make new business insights, better informed decisions, and drive efficiencies for the shipping and port sectors. The accelerated pace of digitalisation is rapidly transforming the maritime landscape, with more and more shipping and port operations embracing state-of-the-art digital platforms and solutions. What is the global landscape and use cases in the applications of digitalisation and AI? How can novel applications in other industries be translated to our maritime sector? What are our researchers in the maritime R&D ecosystem working on? These are some of the thought provoking issues that will be presented, discussed and explored at the SMI Forum this year. Some highlights of the Forum include a keynote presentation by SMI’s Distinguished Visitor Mr Steve Nouri, founder of AI4Diveristy, a distinguished panel discussion on the topic, announcements of major fundings for our local R&D ecosystem, new research collaborations and initiatives. Through a showcase of research projects, international and local maritime researchers will present and share ongoing R&D efforts in AI and digitalisation that can automate processes and operations, improve environmental performance and strengthen the resilience of the maritime supply chain. For more information on the event and the programme, please refer to: SMI Forum 2022   PROGRAMME 9.00am – 10.00am SMI Forum Registration Morning Coffee and Tea 10.00am – 10.15am Welcome Address Mr Wong Weng Sun Chairman, Singapore Maritime Institute 10.15am – 10.30am SMI Year in Review Mr Tan Cheng Peng Executive Director, Singapore Maritime Institute 10.30am – 10.45am Keynote Presentation: AI the Almighty Mr Steve Nouri Founder, AI4Diversity; Chief AI Evangelist, Wand; and SMI Distinguished Visitor 10.45am – 11.00am From AI ethics to AI governance Dr Matti Mäntymäki Associate Professor of Information Systems Turku School of Economics, University of Turku, Finland 11.00am – 11.20am Opening Address by Guest-of-Honour Mr Chee Hong Tat Senior Minister of State Ministry of Transport and Ministry of Finance 11.20am – 11.45am Signing Ceremonies 11.45am – 12.45pm Panel Discussion Moderator: Associate Professor Carol Hargreaves, Director, Data Analytics Consulting Centre, National University of Singapore Panellists: • Mr Steve Nouri, Founder, AI4Diversity • Professor Ric Parker, Special Advisor, A*STAR; Former Chief Technology Officer, Rolls-Royce Group • Mr Sean Fernback, President, Wärtsilä Voyage and Executive Vice President, Wärtsilä Corporation • Professor Chen Tsuhan, Deputy President, Research and Technology, Distinguished Professor, National University of Singapore; Chief Scientist, AI Singapore • Professor Lim Keng Hui, Assistant Chief Executive, Science & Engineering Research Council, A*STAR • Mr Kenneth Lim, Assistant Chief Executive (Industry & Transformation), Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore 2.15pm – 4.55pm Research Presentations Modelling of digital twin for mega container port with hybrid DES formalism Dr Li Haobin Co-Director Centre of Excellence in Modelling and Simulation for Next Generation Ports Digitalisation and smart technologies: Impact on ship design and operations Ms Chen Yingying Research Engineer Centre of Excellence for Autonomous & Remotely Operated Vessels Dr Bhushan Taskar Scientist Centre of Excellence for Autonomous & Remotely Operated Vessels Maritime Informatics - a contributor for a high performing and sustainable maritime industry Dr Mikael Lind (Adjunct) Professor in Maritime Informatics Senior Strategic Research Advisor, Safety and Transport Research Institutes of Sweden (RISE) Maritime Safety – Coupling Next Gen Technology with Talent Mr Daniel Zhang Centre Director Centre of Excellence in Maritime Safety Situational awareness for autonomous surface vehicles: Practical experiences and reflections Associate Professor Edmund Førland Brekke Department of Engineering Cybernetics Norwegian University of Science & Technology Data-driven analysis on energy and emission performance of harbour craft in Singapore port water Dr Xiao Zengqi Research Fellow Maritime Energy and Sustainable Development Centre of Excellence Maritime AI Programme Dr Qin Zheng Department Director (Systems Science) Institute of High Performance Computing, A*STAR Maritime Cybersecurity: Guidelines and Testbeds Professor Zhou Jianying Co-Director iTrust, Singapore University of Technology & Design An Engineering-Data Driven Digital Twin - Digitaland@Tuas Dr Darren Chian Associate Professor and Director of the Centre for Soft Ground Engineering, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering National University of Singapore 4.55pm Closing Remarks Mr Tan Cheng Peng Executive Director, Singapore Maritime Institute