PAVING THE WAVES
FEATURED PRESENTERS

Dredging for Sustainable Infrastructure
Keywords: Dredging, Sustainability, Environment, Water Infrastructure, Stakeholders
René Kolman | International Association of Dredging Companies
Polite Laboyrie | Central Dredging Association
Lessons Learned from Floating Infrastructure Projects
Keywords: Infrastructure, Data Center, Water Treatment, Battery Storage, Housing
Jagmeet Khangura | Black & Veatch Corporation
Jason Haney | Black & Veatch Corporation
Floating Modular Housing to Address Demand and Affordability
Keywords: Modular, Housing, Coastal, Affordable, Resilient
Jagmeet Khangura | Black & Veatch Corporation
Jason Haney | Black & Veatch Corporation
To live as seafarers on floating villages
Keywords: Way of life, Seafarers, Floating villages, Sea life, Awareness, User Experience
Nicolas Bessec | Floating Villages
Floating Architecture and conversion of offshore structures: a chronical of Knud E. Hansen designs
Keywords: Buoyant structures, Naval design, Sustainability, Conversion, Hospitality
Carmelo Cascino | Knud E. Hansen
Francesca Arini | Knud E. Hansen
Floating cities and equitable grafting onto marine ecosystems
Keywords: Floating city, Ecosystem graft, Environmental benefits, Design principles, Climate refugia
Ioana Corina Giurgiu | Sea Cities Lab, Cities Research Institute, Griffith University
Building Floating Aquaculture Farms with Expanded Polystyrene in Singapore
Keywords: Aquaculture, FlexBase, Polystyrene, Singapore, VLFS
Dominic Kang | Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, National University of Singapore
Paul Ong | Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, National University of Singapore
Jan Roël | FlexBase BV
Nuclear Reactor Barge for Sustainable Energy Production
Keywords: nuclear, floating nuclear power plant, molten salt reactor, modularity, power barge
Mateusz Pater | Seaborg Technologies
Understanding the stability assessment of floating buildings
Keywords: stability, building, floating object
Artur Karczewski | Faculty of Ocean Engineering and Ship Technology, Gdansk University of Technology
Floating solar: Hide from storm, float for sun
Keywords: Floating, solar, hide, innovative, watermanagement
Johan Bakker | Waterschap Rivierenland / Innosolco
Low-cost utility scale offshore energy storage
Keywords: Energy, storage, offshore, economical, desalination
Rohit Fenn | Sterling College
Richard Dygert | SUNY Albany
Mike McDermott | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Plan B "Floating Cities with Humancracy"
Keywords: Codex, Traject hierarchy, Monetary, Sea containers, Host Country
Ronald Sikking | utopist.nl
The relevance of Climate adaptation platforms for floating urbanisation and nature-based solutions. Casestudy: Java, Indonesia
Keywords: Climate adapation platform, ClimateScan, Floating structures, Nature-based Solutions
Floris C. Boogaard | Hanze University of Applied Sciences, Deltares
Henny Pratiwi Adi | Sultan Agung Islamic University Civil Engineering Department
Slamet Imam Wahyudi | Civil Engineering Department Sultan Agung Islamic University
Rui L. P. de Lima | Indymo, MARE Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre
Eric Boer | Hanze University of Applied Sciences
Pond Urbanism: Floating urban districts on shallow coastal groundwater
Keywords: groundwater, sea level rise, flood adaptation, coastal ecosystems, urban planning
Kristina Hill | University of California
Greg Henderson | ArxPax Labs Inc
Floating neighborhoods in subsiding areas – is it feasible?
Keywords: Floating development, Soil Subsidence, Spatial planning, Architecture, Business Case Development
Arend van Woerden | the Municipality of Woerden, Sweco
Olaf Jansen | Balance D’eau
LaunchCenter for Amphibious Construction on a New Lake in a Transforming Region of Opencast Mines
Keywords: Opencast Mine, Future Lake, Artificial Testing Field, Research and Development, Living with Water
Benjamin Casper | Zukunftsagentur Rheinisches Revier GmbH
Numerical Investigation of Hydroelastic Effects on Floating Structures
Keywords: Hydroelasticity, Space@Sea, Floating structure, CFD, CSD
Changqing Jiang | University of Duisburg-Essen
Ould el Moctar | University of Duisburg-Essen
Thomas E. Schellin | University of Duisburg-Essen
Yan Qi | University of Duisburg-Essen
Effects of Clearance between Seabed and Bottom of a VLFS on Hydroelastic responses
Keywords: VLFS, Added-mass, Water depth, Clearance
Tomoki Ikoma | Department of Oceanic Architecture and Engineering, CST, Nihon University
Shoichiro Furuya | Dept. of Oceanic Architecture and Engineering, CST, Nihon University
Yasuhiro Aida | Department of Oceanic Architecture and Engineering, CST, Nihon University
Lei Tan | Department of Oceanic Architecture and Engineering, CST, Nihon University
Design and Engineering of a maintenance hub superstructure
Keywords: Energyhub@Sea · Offshore wind maintenance platform · Energy self-sufficient
Frank Adam | University of Rostock
Peter Dierken | GICON GmbH
Moe Moe Aye | University of Rostock
Falk Wittmann | GICON GmbH
Clemens Schmitt | GICON GmbH
Alexandru Cobzaru | ICEPRONAV Engineering SRL
Design & Engineering of (infra)structure – Installation, Operation, Monitoring & Maintenance (WP5)
Keywords: HLV, towage, offshore installation, mooring system, floating installation
Alexander Jordaens | DEME
Living@Sea: offshore living quarters and floating city urban expansion
Keywords: living at sea, safety & comfort, design concept, social acceptance, business case
Karina Czapiewska | Blue21 BV
The Space@Sea Transport&Logistics Hub: comparison to onshore and reclaimed land expansion
Keywords: Container terminal, modular, optimization, business case, disaster relief.
Dingena Schott | TU Delft, department Maritime and Transport Technology
Ioannis Dafnomilis | TU Delft, department Maritime and Transport Technology
Mark Duinkerken | TU Delft, department Maritime and Transport Technology
Modular Multi-Purpose Floating Structures for Space Creation
Keywords: modular floating structures · connector · hydrodynamics · model test · construction
Jian Dai | Department of Marine Technology, Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Øyvind Hellan | SINTEF Ocean AS
Arnstein Watn | SINTEF/NTNU
Kok Keng Ang | Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, National University of Science and Technology
James Lee | JTC Corporation
Motion Control Strategies for Smart Floating Cranes
Keywords: Motion control, Smart cranes, Floating platform, State feedback control, PD control
Wouter Bentvelsen | TU Delft
Guus Jonathan Gorsse | TU Delft
Niels Bouman | TU Delft
Vincent Bashandy | TU Delft
Vittorio Garofano | TU Delft
Jovana Jovanova | TU Delft
Parametric model for generation and analysis of modular, freeform floating island networks, constructed using flexibly formed Buoycrete.
Keywords: parametric modelling, fabric formwork, Buoycrete, CFD, floating island
Diederik Veenendaal | Summum Engineering
Marco Bovio | LeadingEDGE Marine Engineering
Oscar Sainz Avila | Boskalis
Guido Visch | Boskalis Research and Development
A Study on Stability of Floating Architecture and its Design Methodology
Keywords: Floating house, Sustainable, Natural hazard, Flood house, Climate change
Toshio Nakajima | Waterfront Real Estate Co Ltd
Yuka Saito | Building Department, Design Engineering Division, OIL&GAS PROJECT COMPANY, JGC
Motohiko Umeyama | Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Tokyo Metropolitan University
Numerical simulation of the behavior movement of floating structures
Keywords: water attacks, floating houses, moving ground, numerical simulation, Lusatian Lakeland
Wolfgang Schmidt | Brandenburgische Technische Universität Cottbus-Senftenberg
Peter Strangfeld | Brandenburgische Technische Universität Cottbus-Senftenberg
Eduard Völker | Brandenburgische Technische Universität Cottbus-Senftenberg
Yaraslau Sliavin | Brandenburgische Technische Universität Cottbus-Senftenberg
Design of floating terminals as integrated project for multi-machine systems
Keywords: Integrated project, Design, Floating terminal, Port equipment
Jovana Jovanova | TU Delft, Mechanical, Maritime and Materials Engineering
Wouter van den Bos | TU Delft, Mechanical, Maritime and Materials Engineering
Dingena Schott | TU Delft, Mechanical, Maritime and Materials Engineering
Mega Floating City “Green Float”; Concept and Technology innovations
Keywords: mega floating city, Green Float, zero carbon & emission
Masaki Takeuchi | SHIMIZU CORPORATION
Ikuo Yoshida | SHIMIZU CORPORATION
Floatopolis – Global Strategies for Floating Design
Keywords: Architecture, Floating, Amphibious, Global, Design
Rob Newman | Floatopolis
Michael Mitchell | Floatopolis
Architectural Design Guideline for Sustainable Floating Houses and Floating Settlements in Vietnam
Keywords: Guideline, Floating houses, Floating settlements, Floating villages, Sustainability
Thi Thu Trang Nguyen | BTU Cottbus
Aquaculture in Multiple Use of Space for Island Clean Autonomy
Keywords: Offshore, Aquaculture, Multi-Use, Renewable Energy, Food Security
Zoe J. Fletcher | AquaBioTech Group
F-STES: Floating seasonal thermal energy storage and thermal potential of lakes
Keywords: Seasonal thermal energy storage, Renewable energy, F-STES, floating settlement
Eduard Voelker | Department of Building Physics & Building Technology Brandenburg Technical University
Vasiliy Glazov | Heat-and-Mass Exchange Processes and Installations National Research University MPEI
Wolfgang Schmidt | BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg
Yield assessment of innovative floating bifacial photovoltaic solutions for in-land water areas
Keywords: Photovoltaic (PV) system, Bifacial floating PV, reflector, Sun tracker, In-land waterway
Hesan Ziar¹, Tim Stark ², Bjorn Prudon ³, Vicky Lin ⁵, Bart Roeffen ⁵, Dennis Heijkoop ⁴, Elias Garcia Goma ², Julen Garro Extebarria ², Furkan Fatih Sönmez ², Ignacio Narvaez Alavez ², Daniel van Tilborg ⁴, Peter van der Linde ⁴, Hein van Laar ⁴, Andres Calcabrini ², Rudi Santbergen ², and Olindo Isabella ².
(1) AquaBioTech Group (2) Delft University of Technology (3) Waterschap Rivierenland (4) Hakkers B.V (5) Blue21
Floating Rice Fields, the quest for solutions to combat drought floods and rising sea levels
Keywords: Drought, Flood, Salinity, Climate-resilient, Sub-sea water storage
Soon Heng, Lim | Society of Floating Solutions (Singapore)
Design of Havfarm 1
Keywords: Aquaculture, Very-Large-Floating-Structures, Steel, Fatigue, Hydroelasticity
Emiel Mobron | 7Waves AS
Torgeir Torgersen | NSK Ship Design
Suji Zhu | 7Waves AS
John Riis | 7Waves AS
Morten Bye | 7Waves AS
Eco-sustainable prefabricated modular floating structures as a touristic solution for protected inland water areas
Keywords: inland waters, water tourism, floating objects, floating hotel
Svetlana Mojić Džakula | Salt&Water design studio
The climate crisis and the rise of floating infrastructure
Keywords: Future-proof Architecture; Floating solutions; Resilience; Adaptability; Sustainability.
Marthijn Pool | Space & Matter
STREETS THROUGH THE SEA: Public space in and on water
Keywords: Aquaculture, Very-Large-Floating-Structures, Steel, Fatigue, Hydroelasticity
Francesca Dal Cin | formaurbis LAB,CIAUD, Lisbon School of Architecture, Universidade de Lisboa
Fransje Hooimeijer | Environmental Technology and Design, TU Delft
Spatial & Amphibious Cities: an imaginary vision linked to the existing world
Keywords: spatial, amphibious, sea, planning, idea
Giovanna Rossato | Floating & Amphibious Urban Architect and Researcher
The ephemerality of floating islands as an element for the design of water-adaptive infrastructures
Keywords: Ephemerality, Architecture, Floating Islands, Water-Adaptive Design
Despina Linaraki | Cities Research Institute, Sea Cities, Griffith University
Eco-engineering for Climate Change – Floating to the Future
Keywords: Ecological engineering, Bioprotection, Floating infrastructure, Ecological Footprint, Bio-Enhancing Concrete
Tomer Hadary | SeArc Ecological Marine Consulting
Shimrit Perkol-Finkel | ECOncrete
Ido Sella | ECOncrete
Jorge Gutiérrez Martínez | ECOncrete
Assessing the influence of floating constructions on water quality and ecology
Keywords: Water Quality, Ecology, Environmental Impacts, Floating structures, Monitoring tools, Aquatic drones
Rui L. P. de Lima | Indymo, MARE
Floris C. Boogaard | Hanze University of Applied Sciences, Deltares, Indymo
Vladislav Sazonov | Indymo, Witteveen en Bos
The evolution of Aquatecture: SeaManta, a floating coral reef
Keywords: Aquatecture· Floating Reef, Marine system design, Aquatic Design, Dive Attraction
Joerg Baumeister | Cities Research Institute, Griffith University
BLUECITY Lab: a climate adaptation amphibious lab
Keywords: Amphibious, carbon-capture technology, Red Hook Brooklyn, net-positive, self-sustaining, ecological restoration
Gita Nandan | Pratt Institute / thread collective
Zehra Kuz | Pratt Institute / Oasis Design Lab
Tim Gilman-Ševčík | RETI Center
Legal framework for sustainable floating city development: a case study of the Netherlands
Keywords: legal framework, floating city development, United Nations Law of the Sea Convention, national law, property law
Fen-Yu Lin | Blue21 B.V
Otto Spijkers | China Institute of Boundary and Ocean Studies (CIBOS) of Wuhan University
Pernille van der Plank| Molengraaff Institute for Private Law, Utrecht University School of Law, Utrecht Centre for Water, Oceans and Sustainability Law
Expectation of Floating Building in Java Indonesia, Case Study in Semarang City
Keywords: Floating Building, Expectation, Flooding, Polder Area
Slamet Imam Wahyudi | Civil Eng., Sultan Agung Islamic University
Henny Pratiwi Adi | Civil Eng., Sultan Agung Islamic University
Jonathan Lekerkerk | Water Management, Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences
Jorge Jansen | Water Management, Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences
Floris C. Boogaard | Hanze University of Applied Sciences, Deltares
Towards an understanding of the stability assessment of floating buildings
Keywords: Stability, Method, Stationary Floating Object
Artur Karczewski | Gdansk University of Technology, Faculty of Ocean Engineering and Ship Technology

PRESENters
Measuring Hydroelastic Deformation of Very Flexible Floating Structures
Keywords: Offshore Floating PV, Digital Image Correlation (DIC), Hydroelasticity, Wave scattering, Very Flexible Floating Structures (VFFS)
Sebastian Schreier | Delft University of Technology, Faculty 3mE, Department M&TT, Section Ship Hydromechanics and Structures
Gunnar Jacobi | Delft University of Technology, Faculty 3mE, Department M&TT, Section Ship Hydromechanics and Structures
Rationale of the Space@Sea modular floating island concept
Keywords: Modular, Floating, Horizon2020, Space@Sea, Demonstration
Maarten Flikkema | MARIN
Space@Sea Business case evaluation
Keywords: living at sea, transport & logistics, energyhub, farming, business case
Martijn Breuls | MOCEAN OFFSHORE BV
Potential benefits of using floating platforms for offshore Aquaculture
Keywords: Aquaculture, offshore, floating platforms
Robbert Jak¹, Marnix Poelman¹, Edward Schram¹, Halvor Mortensen², Kristine Fagerland², Stefan Matthes³, Martin Ecke³, Maggie Skirtun⁴, Sander van den Burg⁴
(1) Wageningen Marine Research (2) Val FoU AS (3) GICON Grossmann Ingenieur Consult GmbH
(4) Wageningen Economic Research
Space@Sea - Next Steps
Keywords: Floating Islands, future research, next steps
William Otto | MARIN
Space@Sea floater technical developments
Keywords: floating multi-purpose island, heuristic design, detailed design, connector design
Ingo Drummen | MARIN
Gerrit Olbert | Institute for Fluid Dynamics and Ship Theory (FDS) Hamburg University of Technology
Martijn Breuls | MOCEAN OFFSHORE BV
The Space@Sea Transport&Logistics Hub: comparison to onshore and reclaimed land expansion
Keywords: Container terminal, modular, optimization, business case, disaster relief.
Dingena Schott | TU Delft, department Maritime and Transport Technology
Ioannis Dafnomilis | TU Delft, department Maritime and Transport Technology
Mark Duinkerken | TU Delft, department Maritime and Transport Technology
Living@Sea: offshore living quarters and floating city urban expansion
Keywords: living at sea, safety & comfort, design concept, social acceptance, business case
Karina Czapiewska | Blue21 BV
Design and Engineering of a maintenance hub superstructure
Keywords: Energyhub@Sea · Offshore wind maintenance platform · Energy self-sufficient
Frank Adam | University of Rostock
Peter Dierken | GICON GmbH
Moe Moe Aye | University of Rostock
Falk Wittmann | GICON GmbH
Clemens Schmitt | GICON GmbH
Alexandru Cobzaru | ICEPRONAV Engineering SRL
Design & Engineering of (infra)structure – Installation, Operation, Monitoring & Maintenance (WP5)
Keywords: HLV, towage, offshore installation, mooring system, floating installation
Alexander Jordaens | DEME