Room: 5-314
Speaker Name:
Patrick Ryan
Affiliation:
Sr. Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, American Bureau of Shipping
Abstract:
Digitalization is being implemented in shipping and offshore energy in many ways. Regardless of the implementation, the driver of digital change in our very traditional industry had always been operational efficiency, and it had a deliberate pace balanced by risk. Today, there is a green energy transition taking place in maritime that is creating rapid changes in ship design, shipbuilding, vessel operation, training and beyond – and this is creating a new driver in digital technology adoption within the shipping community. The American Bureau of Shipping is following the changes in both Decarbonization and Digitalization, and the resulting increases in pace of technical adoption in the industry. This seminar will review these technologies and how they support the green energy transition. As a case study, the importance of digitalization in engineering and ship design will be covered in depth, with a focus on digital design tools, product lifecycle management, the role of multi-physics modeling and simulation in concept exploration, the role of artificial intelligence in engineering analysis, and the use of advanced visualization technologies on the deckplate of a shipyard. The presentation will wrap with a forecast of digital technology adoption into the future.
Biography:
Ryan is responsible for ABS’ technology research and development, digital product development, engineering software organizations, and seven Global Technology Centers. Ryan is known for his vision and energy in digitizing maritime engineering and is leading ABS and our global clients through their digitalization of class in engineering, plan review and beyond. His team has the unique responsibility to help shipowners, designers and builders bring their plans into the digital world, and to lead the development of new technologies that will support sustainability objectives. His team also supports the increasingly pivotal role of engineering and technology in the global energy transition and the rapid digitization of the maritime industry — all while never deviating from the ABS mission of making the world a safer place and minimizing the impact on the environment. Throughout his career as a naval architect, Ryan has always been focused on cutting-edge technologies around ships and shipbuilding. For 21 years prior to joining ABS, he was in various ship design, program management and engineering leadership roles at the largest shipyard in the U.S. Ryan has authored seven U.S. and international patents on industrial augmented reality technology and is the recipient of the prestigious Doug Ensor Award for his leadership and work in Naval hydrodynamics. In 2017, Smart Industry Magazine named him one of the “Top 50” Digital Innovators in Smart Manufacturing. He graduated from Virginia Tech with a bachelor’s degree in aerospace and ocean engineering, and master’s in ocean engineering.
He currently sits on the University of Michigan’s College of Engineering Leadership Advisory Board (LAB), as well as Virginia Tech’s Kevin T. Crofton Department of Aerospace and Ocean Engineering Advisory Board, in addition to multiple Houston-area, non-profit volunteer boards.