Dynamics and Control of Mechanical Systems in Offshore Engineering

electromechanical systems, flexible marine riser, subsea installation, HDDs, robotic manipulators, and general nonlinear systems. He also provides technical consultancy to industrial and government agencies.

Dr Bernard Voon Ee How received the Ph.D. and B.Eng. (Hons) degrees, both in electrical and computer engineering (ECE) from the NUS in 2010 and 2005 respectively. He is currently Research Engineer with Keppel Offshore and Marine Technology Center (KOMtech) where he is heading the Control group. He is executive member of the IEEE Oceanic Engineering Society, Singapore Chapter since 2010. He was Research Fellow with the Centre for Offshore Research and Engineering (CORE), Department of Civil Engineering (CE), NUS, 2010.  For the entire duration of his PhD candidature at the Department of ECE, he was concurrently employed as a Research Engineer at the CORE, CE, NUS. He was a recipient of the Training Attachment Program funding by the Economic Development Board (EDB) of Singapore under the Oil & Gas and Offshore Engineering Technologies program. He worked 5 months offshore on pipe laying barge DB 60, J. Ray McDermott in Tierra del Fuego, Argentina in 2004.

Professor Yoo Sang Choo is the Lloyd's Register Educational Trust Chair Professor and Director (Research), CORE at National University of Singapore. He is Immediate Past President of The Institute of Marine Engineering Science & Technology (IMarEST) from March 2009. The Institute was established in London in 1889, and is the leading international membership body and learned society for marine professionals, with over 15,000 members worldwide. He worked on structural behaviour of deepsea production systems before joining VO Offshore (U.K.) to design floating and fixed offshore structures. He returned to Singapore in 1984 and worked for McDermott South East Asia on the design, analysis and installation of offshore platforms. He joined the National University of Singapore in 1987, and served as Director of CAE/CAD/CAM Centre from 1995 to 1999.

He served in many international scientific/technical committees and organized conferences and workshops. He is a Past President of the Singapore Structural Steel Society (SSSS). He is member of IIW Sub-commission XV-E: Tubular Structures, and Chairman of Singapore Mirror Committee for ISO TC67 SC7 for offshore structures. He is a member of Standing Committee in International Ship and Offshore Structures Congress. He is a recipient of various recognitions, including Lifetime Achievement Award-Maritime Academics, ISOPE Awards, Stanley Gray Award, IES Prestigious Engineering Achievement Award, James Watt Medal and Stanley Gray Medal. He is Honorary Fellow of SSSS, Fellow of IMarEST and the Royal Institution of Naval Architects, Chartered Engineer (in UK) and Professional Engineer (in Singapore). He has served as technical consultant in major offshore projects, and led or participated in international joint industry projects.