Lokukaluge Prasad Perera is a Professor in Maritime Technology at UiT The Arctic University of Norway and also a Senior Research Scientist in Smart Data at SINTEF Digital, with research interests in Maritime and Offshore Systems/Technologies, Instrumentation, Extreme Data, Advanced-Data Analytics & Life Cycle Cost Analysis, Digital Twin & Blockchains, Energy Efficiency, Emission Reduction, & Renewable Energy, Autonomous Navigation, Safety, Risk, and Trustworthiness.