PRADS 2019 in YOKOHAMA, JAPAN
Back in 1977, the first PRADS was held in Tokyocelebrating the 80th anniversary of the Society of Naval
Architects of Japan. After 42 years of many successfultriennial symposia, the 14th symposium will be held inJapan again in Yokohama in September 2019.
Yokohama, located just south of Tokyo, is the second
largest city in Japan by population. The city has been
Japan’s major gateway for international transportation andcommunication. Yokohama is also a center of excellence
for shipbuilding and offshore engineering, with manyleading universities, research institutes and shipping
companies. Yokohama is also a tourists’ destination withexcellent accessibility from all over the world.
Respecting the traditions of the past successful PRADS
symposia, the Organizing Committee welcomes all toparticipate in PRADS Symposium in Yokohama, sharing
new, interdisciplinary, integrated research achievements.
Whether you are a naval architect or a researcher, weencourage you to submit papers and deliver presentations.
Let’s make PRADS 2019 in Yokohama another successwith a lasting legacy.

PARTICIPATION in PRADS 2019
If you are interested in participating in PRADS 2019,Yokohama, please complete the one-page abstract andsubmit it to the PRADS 2019 web-site (Seehttps://prads2019.jp/). The official language of PRADS
conference is English. The full papers will be peerreviewed before acceptance, and the qualified final
proceedings will be published from Springer Nature inbook and electronic formats.

SECRETARIAT
Prof. Yasumi Kawamura, Dept. of Systems Design for
Ocean-Space, Yokohama National University, 79-5
Tokiwadai, Hodogaya-ku, Yokohama, 240-8501, Japan
Contact: secretary＠prads2019.jp Fax: +81-45-339-4099
Website: https://prads2019.jp/

VENUE & ACCESSIBILITYPACIFICO YOKOHAMA
http://www.pacifico.co.jp/

AIRPORT
Haneda International Airport→Yokohama: 24min.
Narita International Airport→Yokohama: 90min.

First Announcement

CALL FOR PAPERS

https://prads2019.jp/

The 14th International Symposium on
Practical Design of Ships and Other
Floating Structures
September 22-26, 2019,
PACIFICO Yokohama, JapanIMPORTANT DATESSTANDING COMMITTEE

September 28th, 2018 – Deadline for Abstract Submission
November 30th, 2018 – Acceptance of Abstract
March 15th, 2019 – Deadline for Full Paper Submission
May 10th, 2019 – Acceptance of Paper
June 7th, 2019 – Deadline for Final Paper Submission
June 7th, 2019 – Early Bird Registration
22-26 September 2019 – PRADS 2019 Yokohama

Prof. Seizo Motora (Honorary Chairman, Japan)
Prof. Yasumi Kawamura (Chairman, Yokohama NationalUniversity, Japan)
Prof. Tetsuo Okada (Chairman of PRADS 2019,Yokohama National University, Japan)
Prof. Alan J Murphy (Newcastle University, UnitedKingdom)
Dr. Bas Buchner (Maritime Research Institute,Netherlands)
Prof. Enrico Rizzuto (University of Naples, Italy)
Dr. Ge (George) Wang (SeastelUSA, USA)
Prof. Ilson P. Pasqualino (Federal University of Rio deJaneiro, Brazil)
Prof. Patrick Kaeding (University of Rostock, Germany)Dr. Quentin Derbanne (BUREAU VERITAS, France)
Prof. Seung-Hee Lee (Inha University, Republic of Korea)
Prof. Sverre Steen (Norwegian University of Science andTechnology, Norway)
Assoc. Prof. Ulrik D. Nielsen (Technical University ofDenmark, Denmark)Dr. Xiaoming Cheng (China Ship Scientific ResearchCentre, China)

SOCIAL EVENTS
nd22 Sep. Welcome Reception
23rd Sep. Reception
24th Sep. Technical Tour
25th Sep. Banquet
Accompanying Persons’ TourTOPICS of PRADS 2019
Marine Safety, IMO GBS, IACS CSR
Energy Efficiency, Energy Saving Devices
Emission control, Alternative Fuels
Design and Construction
Commercial and Navy Ships, LNG/LPG/CNG Ships
FPSO, SPAR, TLP, Semisubmersible and Mono-column
Platforms
Renewable Energy (Wind, Wave, Tide, Current, etc.)
Subsea Equipment Design and Installation
Environment and Loads
Hydrodynamics, CFD, Hull Form Optimization
Stability
Maneuvering and Propulsion
Strength, Fatigue, Corrosion
Vibration and Noise
Materials and Sandwich Structures
Risk and Reliability
Monitoring and Detection
Risers and Vortex Induced Vibration
Structural Integrity Management
Full 3D CAD Application
Collision, Grounding, Fire, Blast, Rapid Responses

LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
Prof. Tetsuo Okada, Chairman, Yokohama National
University, Japan
Prof. Katsuyuki Suzuki, Vice Chairman, University ofTokyo, Japan
Prof. Yasumi Kawamura, Vice Chairman, Yokohama
National University, Japan
Assoc. Prof. Daisuke Yanagihara, Kyushu University,Japan
Prof. Kazuhiro Aoyama, University of Tokyo, Japan
Assoc. Prof. Kazuhiro Iijima, Osaka University, Japan
Mr. Kentaro Kobayashi, Japan Society of Naval Architects
and Ocean Engineers, Japan
Prof. Koji Gotoh, Kyushu University, Japan
Prof. Kunihiro Hamada, Hiroshima University, Japan
Assoc. Prof. Motohiko Murai, Yokohama National
University, Japan

Prof. Takanori Hino, Yokohama National University, Japan
Dr. Tsutomu Fukui, ClassNK, Japan
Dr. Yasuhira Yamada, National Maritime ResearchInstitute, Japan
Prof. Yasuyuki Toda, Osaka University, Japan
Assoc. Prof. Yoshiaki Hirakawa, Yokohama National
University, Japan
Prof. Yukitaka Yasuzawa, Kyushu University, JapanPREVIOUS PRADS SYMPOSIAPRADS (PRActical Design of Ships and other floatingstructures) aims at international exchange of new
knowledge and achievements with regard to design,
research and development of ships and other floating
structures. PRADS is held every three years:
1st 1977 Tokyo
2nd 1983 Tokyo and Seoul
3rd 1987 Trondheim
4th 1989 Varna
5th 1992 Newcastle upon Tyne
6th 1995 Seoul
7th 1998 Hague
8th 2001 Shanghai
9th 2004 Lübeck
10th 2007 Houston
11th 2010 Rio de Janeiro
12th 2013 Changwon
13th 2016 Copenhagen

PRADS 1977 in Tokyo