Where and when
June 19, Thursday · 11:00 @Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Istituto di Ingegneria del Mare, Bulgarelli Hall, Via di Vallerano 139, 00128 Roma
Abstract
Large language models (LLMs) are perhaps the most disruptive form of artificial intelligence, fundamentally changing how humans access the vast body of knowledge available on the internet. LLMs have already begun to impact engineering and science, and we are only starting to understand their potential to help address the complex challenges we face as a society. This talk focuses on how language models can prescribe dangerous ocean wave conditions that produce the largest responses, which can then be analyzed using state-ofthe-art computational fluid dynamics simulations. The new language model, called GenWave, will be introduced, and examples will be provided demonstrating its capabilities for predicting extreme waves, parametric roll, and the loads experienced on a ventilatingship propeller during an emergency crashback maneuver.
Short bio
Kevin Maki is Professor of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering (NA&ME) and the Director of the Aaron Friedman Marine Hydrodynamics Laboratory at the University of Michigan. His research interests include numerical and experimental naval hydrodynamics, hydroelasticity, and marine renewable energy. In 2007 and 2009, he served as a Summer Faculty Fellow at the Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division, supported by the Office of Naval Research, and has also been a Visiting Professor at the Italian Ship Model Basin.
His research is funded by the Office of Naval Research, Ford Motor Company, NAVSEA, and the American Bureau of Shipping. He teaches courses in naval hydrodynamics as well as the design of sailing yachts and high-speed craft. Professor Maki is an Associate Member of SNAME.