Dr Iraklis Lazakis, CEng, MBA, FRINA, MSNAME, FHEA is a Reader at the Department of Naval Architecture, Ocean, and Marine Engineering at the University of Strathclyde. He has extensive academic and industry experience working in UK and EU research and marine industry projects. His research interests include ship systems condition monitoring, systems maintenance and reliability, ship operations, risk analysis, shipyard manufacturing and productivity, and asset management.