Jonas W. Ringsberg is a professor of Marine Structures at the Division of Marine Technology, Department of Mechanics and Maritime Sciences Technology, Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg, Sweden. He received his MSc degree in 1995 and his PhD degree in 2000 from Chalmers University of Technology. Ringsberg is the author/co-author of more than 100 journal papers and 130 conference papers and Associate Editor and member of the Editorial Board of various international journals. He is a Fellow of SNAME and RINA.Carlos Guedes Soares is a Distinguished Professor of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering at Instituto Superior Técnico, University of Lisbon, Portugal. He received his Master and Ocean Engineer degrees from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, in 1976, his PhD degree from the Norwegian Institute of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway, in 1984, and his Doctor of Science degree from the Technical University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal, in 1991. He is also the Scientific Coordinator of the Centre for Marine Technology and Engineering (CENTEC), a research centre of Instituto Superior Técnico that is recognized and funded by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology. He has supervised more than 75 PhD degree students and co-authored more than 900 journal papers. He has been involved in more than 60 international research projects and 20 national projects as well as the organisation of several International Conferences. He is a Fellow of SNAME, RINA, IMarEST, ASME and of the Portuguese Association of Engineers (Ordem dos Engenheiros) where he has held different responsibilities and duties for more than 30 years.

• • Methods and tools for loads and load effects • Methods and tools for strength assessment • Experimental analysis of structures • Materials and fabrication of structures • Methods and tools for structural design and optimization • Structural reliability, safety and environmental protection

Jonas W. Ringsberg is a professor of Marine Structures at the Division of Marine Technology, Department of Mechanics and Maritime Sciences Technology, Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg, Sweden. He received his MSc degree in 1995 and his PhD degree in 2000 from Chalmers University of Technology. Ringsberg is the author/co-author of more than 100 journal papers and 130 conference papers and Associate Editor and member of the Editorial Board of various international journals. He is a Fellow of SNAME and RINA.Carlos Guedes Soares is a Distinguished Professor of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering at Instituto Superior Técnico, University of Lisbon, Portugal. He received his Master and Ocean Engineer degrees from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, in 1976, his PhD degree from the Norwegian Institute of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway, in 1984, and his Doctor of Science degree from the Technical University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal, in 1991. He is also the Scientific Coordinator of the Centre for Marine Technology and Engineering (CENTEC), a research centre of Instituto Superior Técnico that is recognized and funded by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology. He has supervised more than 75 PhD degree students and co-authored more than 900 journal papers. He has been involved in more than 60 international research projects and 20 national projects as well as the organisation of several International Conferences. He is a Fellow of SNAME, RINA, IMarEST, ASME and of the Portuguese Association of Engineers (Ordem dos Engenheiros) where he has held different responsibilities and duties for more than 30 years.

• • Methods and tools for loads and load effects • Methods and tools for strength assessment • Experimental analysis of structures • Materials and fabrication of structures • Methods and tools for structural design and optimization • Structural reliability, safety and environmental protection

Jonas W. Ringsberg is a professor of Marine Structures at the Division of Marine Technology, Department of Mechanics and Maritime Sciences Technology, Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg, Sweden. He received his MSc degree in 1995 and his PhD degree in 2000 from Chalmers University of Technology. Ringsberg is the author/co-author of more than 100 journal papers and 130 conference papers and Associate Editor and member of the Editorial Board of various international journals. He is a Fellow of SNAME and RINA.Carlos Guedes Soares is a Distinguished Professor of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering at Instituto Superior Técnico, University of Lisbon, Portugal. He received his Master and Ocean Engineer degrees from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, in 1976, his PhD degree from the Norwegian Institute of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway, in 1984, and his Doctor of Science degree from the Technical University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal, in 1991. He is also the Scientific Coordinator of the Centre for Marine Technology and Engineering (CENTEC), a research centre of Instituto Superior Técnico that is recognized and funded by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology. He has supervised more than 75 PhD degree students and co-authored more than 900 journal papers. He has been involved in more than 60 international research projects and 20 national projects as well as the organisation of several International Conferences. He is a Fellow of SNAME, RINA, IMarEST, ASME and of the Portuguese Association of Engineers (Ordem dos Engenheiros) where he has held different responsibilities and duties for more than 30 years.

• • Methods and tools for loads and load effects • Methods and tools for strength assessment • Experimental analysis of structures • Materials and fabrication of structures • Methods and tools for structural design and optimization • Structural reliability, safety and environmental protection