The Consortium
There are over 40 people working across the UK-MaRes Hub, including the Director, Co-Directors, Co-Investigators, Researchers, Technicians and Professional Service Staff, all passionate about driving forward the research and innovation needed to create meaningful change across the sector. See below to find out more about the people involved.
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Dr Asefe Forghani
Research Fellow for Leading Co-innovation Methodology & Maritime Decarbonisation
Asefe is a creative researcher suitably conversant with mathematical modelling and optimisation and related computer and programming skills (especially C++, Julia, CPLEX, Gurobi, and AnyLogic) and a passionate commitment to lifelong learning
She has over 10 years of academic and industrial experience in operational research, optimisation, mathematical modelling and developing heuristic algorithms
Asefe’s PhD is in Industrial Engineering, Thesis: An integrated energy-aware framework for production and maintenance scheduling of slurry ball mills in tile industry, Evaluation: Excellent, Award Date: Mar 2023
Professor Ying Xie
Professor of Supply Chain Analytics Logistics, Procurement and Supply Chain Management at Cranfield University
Ying Xie specialises in data analysis, machine learning models, transport decarbonization, and logistics modelling and simulation. Her work supports stakeholders in the maritime sector by accelerating transition towards decarbonisation through upscaling the adoption of clean energy and improving operational efficiency.
She is the Co-I for several related EPSRC funded projects, contributing to the decarbonisation of transport. Her accomplishments include the creation of an AI driven decision making tool, which could improve operational efficiency and resilience at the Port of Felixstowe. She leads the Co-Innovation methodology and impacts group in the EPSRC funded UK National Clean Maritime Hub. She also leads the academic and research activities in the EPSRC CDT in Net Zero Aviation.
