Conference Program

DAY 1 - Tuesday, September 23rd 

  • 14:15-18:00: Short Course for students (ROOM A)
  • 20:00-00:00: Ice-breaking party

DAY 2 - Wednesday, September 24th (MAIN HALL Conference on Applied Coastal Research)

  • 8:30 – 9:30: Registration
  • 9:30 – 10:00: Welcome Speech
    • Prof. Dalibor Carević; University of Zagreb
    • Prof. Marijana Pećarević, University of Dubrovnik
    • Prof. Roberto Tomasicchio, University of Salento
    • Prof. Yalcin Yuksel, Yildiz Technical University
  • 10:00 – 10:45: Keynote Speaker I - Prof. Nobuhisa Kobayashi "Coastal sand, microplastics, and stone interactions" 
  • 10:45 – 11:15: Coffee Break
  • 11:15 – 13:00: Session 1 "Coastal Morphodynamics, Plastics Transport & Shoreline Change" 
    • "Enhancing Coastal Zone Management Through Multispectral 3D Mapping and Numerical Modelling: The Detect Project" Larissa Macedo Cruz de Oliveira, Kevin Walsh, Jennifer Keenahen, Aaron Lim
    • "Estimation of Ripple Characteristics and Bedload Fluxes From Sonar Data and Numerical Modeling" M. Said Parlak, B. Umut Ayhan, Tarandeep S. Kalra, Ilgar Safak
    • "Impact of Surface Wave Asymmetry on the Transport Direction of Plastic Pellets With Different Densities" Barbara Stachurska
    • "Vulnerability Assessment of Storm-Induced Shoreline Change Through the Integration of Earth Observation Data" Gianfranco Di Pietro, Gaetano Ortolano, Rosaria Ester Musumeci
    • "Storm-Induced Morphodynamics on Croatian Artificial Pocket Beach" Hanna Miličević, Dalibor Carević, Damjan Bujak, Goran Lončar
    • "Overall Shoreline Change Analysis Along the Coast of Ghana for an Integrated Sediment Management" Daiki Tsujio, Yoshimitsu Tajima, Lianhui Wu, Donatus Angnuureng
    • "Long-Term Coastline Evolution: A Hybrid One-Line Model Approach for Urban Shorelines" Sotia Demetriade, Dimitris Stagonas
  • 13:00 – 14:00: Lunch
  • 14:00 – 14:45: Keynote Speaker II - Prof. Marcel van Gent "Recent research and new challenges in designing climate-adaptive coastal structures" 
  • 14:45 – 16:00: Session 2 "Coastal Structures, Ports, Harbours and Waterways"
    • "CFD Modeling of Wave-Induced Forces on a Berm Breakwater Crown Wall" Mustafa Erdogan, Baris Ufuk Senturk, Cuneyt Baykal, Hasan Gokhan Guler
    • "Influence of Spectral Cutoff Frequency on Armor Stability in Shallow Water"  Giulio Scaravaglione, Marcel R. A. van Gent, Jeffrey A. Melby, Alessandra Saponieri
    • "Optimization Under Uncertainty for Mound Breakwaters Facing Climate Change" Damjan Bujak, Dalibor Carević, Goran Lončar
    • "Hydraulic Behavior of Tandem Breakwaters" Umutcan Inal, Merve Karakas, Yalcin Yuksel, Cihan Sahin, Esin CeviK
  • 16:00 – 16:20: Coffee Break
  • 16:20 – 17:30: Session 3 "Coastal Structures, Ports, Harbours and Waterways"
    • "Scour Phenomena Near a Detached Low-Crested Rubble-Mound Breakwater" Francisco Pinto, Paulo Rosa-Santos, Javier Lopez Lara, José Victor Ramos
    • "Numerical Investigation of Pore Pressure Distribution Inside a Rubble Mound Breakwater" Alessandro Imbò, Giulio Scaravaglione, Alessandra Saponieri
    • "Combined Experimental and Numerical Approaches to Assess Mooring Line Tension and Floating Object Dynamics" Veljko Srzić, Tea Pažanin, Fanito Pletikosić, Vibor Grčić, Duje Kalajžić
    • "Efficient Modelling of Wave Transmission Due to Floating Breakwaters" Anastasios Metallinos, Andreas Papadimitriou, Michalis Chondros
  • 17:30 - 18:30 Poster Session
    • "Analyzing Spills in the Port of Genoa: Hydrodynamic and Contaminant Transport for Mete-Ocean Scenarios" Mattia Scovenna, Francesco de Leo, German Aragon Caminero, Ana Julia Abascal Santillana, Giovanni Besio
    • "A Practical Approach in Wave Run-Up Modeling With a 3D Numerical Wave Model" Hanna Miličević, Damjan Bujak, Dalibor Carević, Goran Lončar
    • "CFD Simulation of a Submarine Landslide Based on Non-Newtonian Rheology" Alexander T. Hanke, Hans Bihs, Widar Weizhi Wang, Nils Goseberg
    • "Changing Capacity of Beaches of Kusadasi, Turkiye Considering Sea Level Rise" Ghazal Khodkar, Gulizar Ozyurt Tarakcioglu
    • "Ecological Impacts, Conservation and Management of Croatia's Gravel Beaches: Insights From Natural and Artificial Habitats" Maximilian Wagner, Duje Kalajžić, Čedomir Benac, Els De Keyzer, Pascal Hablützel, Marcelo Kovačić, Hannes Svardal, Igor Ružić
    • "Application of Remote Sensing in the Design and Monitoring of Coastal Structures" Ivona Petković, N. Šuput, Ivan Žigo, Nino Krvavica, Igor Ružić
    • "Experimental Investigation of Tsunami Interaction With an Embankment Structure" M. Utku Ogur, H. Anil Ari Guner, Yalcin Yuksel
    • "From Hard Engineering to Resilient Seafronts: Coastal Redesign in Italy and France" Andrea Pedroncini, Fabrice Gouaud
    • "Innovative Technologies in Modern Ports: The Power of Artificial Intelligence" Christina Tsaimou, Vasiliki Tsoukala
    • "Integrating Open-Source Data for Beach Monitoring and Countermeasures Planning: Insights From the ClimBeach Project" Ružica Rumenović, Morena Galešić Divić, Toni Kekez, Veljko Srzić
    • "Long-Term Analysis of Wave Climate and Shoreline Changes Along the Central Gulf of Thailand: A Case Study of Samut Songkhram Province, Thailand" Trika Agnestasia Tarigan, Sangam Shrestha
    • "Natural Hazard Events in Mediterranean Areas: A Multi-Hazard and Multi-Level Analysis" Giuseppe Barbaro, Francesca Minniti, Giandomenico Foti, Daniela D’Agostino, Giuseppe Bombino
    • "Probabilistic Tsunami Hazard Assessment of Submarine Landslides in the Marmara Sea" Tomoya Kurihara, Ceren Özer Sözdinler, Ahmet Cevdet Yalciner, Toshitaka Baba, Taro Arikawa
    • "Resilient Shores: Strategic Shoreline Management for Sustainable Coastal Protection Indian Scenario" – Mridula G Murali, Sai Ganesh Veeravalli, Satya Kiran Raju Alluri, M. V. Ramana Murthy
    • "The Role of the Wave Spectral Analysis to Understand the Mediterranean Sea Marine Climate Evolution" Emanuele Ingrassia, Gabriele Nardone, Marco Picone, Giuseppe Ciraolo, Carlo Lo Re
    • "Wave Energy Transformation Induced by Hexagonal 'SeaHive' Structures to Be Used as a Base for Coral Outplanting" Katie Simi, Brian Haus, Milan Curcic, Leigh Provost, Leora Wilson
    • "Wavemotion Effects in Microplastic Sedimentation" Giovanni Passalacqua, Imen Chebbi, Claudio Iuppa, Carla Faraci

DAY 3 - Thursday, September 25th (MAIN HALL Conference on Applied Coastal Research)

  • 9:00 – 9:45: Keynote Speaker III - Prof. Harshinie Karunarathna "Computational coastal modelling within the AI frontiers"
  • 9:45 – 10:45: Session 4 "AI in Coastal Engineering"
    • "An Early Warning System for Coastal Flood Prediction Using Hydrodynamic Modelling and Artificial Intelligence" Ahmad I. K. Alkharoubi, Massimiliano Marino, Luca Cavallaro, Enrico Foti, Rosaria Ester Musumeci
    • "Machine Learning in Operational Forecast Systems for Ports" Liliana Pinheiro, Ana Zózimo, Dinush Baddavidana, Juan Hervas, Conceição Fortes
    • "Effectiveness of VR Evacuation Training for Tsunami Preparedness" Rena Naito, Taro Arikawa
    • "Tsunami Detection via Run-Up Height Time-Series Extracted From CCTV Footage" Tomoki Shirai, Taro Arikawa
  • 10:45 – 11:15: Coffee Break
  • 11:15 – 12:15: Lectio Magistralis "Coastal adaptation by combining conventional and nature based solutions" – Honouring Prof. Agustín Sánchez-Arcilla
    • Short abstract: The challenges of coastal and harbour engineering to adapt infrastructures and ecosystems under future conditions are steadily growing. The talk will review how increasing climate and human pressures pose tough site-specific constraints to the combination of conventional and nature based solutions. The need for engineering in both cases, to achieve an efficient adaptation under future climate scenarios, will  be discussed, followed by a short presentation of adaptation pathways developed for actual beaches and ports. The talk will end with some conclusions on how numerical and hydraulic models can help to steer such climatic adaptation.
  • 12:15 – 13:00: Session 5 "Implementing Nature-Based Solutions for Coastal Resilience"
    • "From Concept to Action: Implementing Nature-Based Solutions for Coastal Resilience in NW England" Suzana Ilic, Carl Green, Serena Pollastri, Elanor Brown, Nicola Parkinson, Joseph Earl, Alex Bleasdale, Vassil Karloukovski, Charlotte Evans
    • "Numerical Modeling of Vegetation Effects on Cross-Shore Morphology Evolution" Theofanis Karambas
    • "Assessment of Nature-Based Solutions for Flood Risk Reduction in Lower Kamchia" Valeri Penchev, Philip Penchev, Shirin Shukrieva
  • 13:00 – 14:00: Lunch
  • 14:00 – 14:45: Keynote Speaker IV - Dr. Stephan Gollasch & Dr. Matej David "The Ballast Water Management Convention Fully in Force Since a Year - What Can We Expect?" 
  • 14:45 – 16:15: Session 6 "Port Environmental Management, Ballast-Water Modelling & Coastal Hydrodynamics"
    • "Port Monitoring to Prevent the Loss of Biodiversity" Romina Kraus
    • "Predicting HAOP Secondary Spread From Ballast Water Using ABM–HD Models: Applications to Ploče and Rijeka Ports" Tin Kulić, Goran Lončar, Dalibor Carević, Romina Kraus, Marijana Pećarević, Karlo Maškarić, Darija Vukić Lušić, Renato Ivče
    • "An Integrated Approach to Coastal Protection of Vulnerable Areas: The Case of Shipwreck Beach" Vasiliki Tsoukala, Andreas Papadimitriou, Panagiotis Sartampakos, Anastasios Metallinos, Athanasios Ziros, Vereniki Mazaraki, Michalis Chondros
    • "Response of the Neretva Coastal Aquifer System to Tidal Forcing Under Active Seawater Intrusion" Iva Aljinović, Veljko Srzić, Jadran Čarija
    • "Diapycnal Mixing in Coastal Areas" Ashis Karthika, Seyedreza Hasheminejad, Luca Chiapponi, Sandro Longo
    • "Sponsor1" Sponsor1
  • 16:15 – 16:45: Coffee Break
  • 16:45 – 18:00: Session 7 "Coastal Hazards and Risks" 
    • "Coastal Flooding Hazards in Southern Sweden: A Copula-Based Approach for Joint Wave and Water Level" Antonio Raylton Rodrigues Bendô, Elisa Ragno, Bas Hofland, Caroline Hallin, Björn Almström, Alessandro Antonini
    • "Joint Occurrence of Extreme Storm Surge and Sea Waves Along the Croatian Coast" Nino Krvavica, Marta Marija Gržić, Rojhat Erguven, Ivona Petković
    • "Development of a Coastal Flooding Vulnerability Index: The Case of Alfios River Mouth, Greece" Andreas Papadimitriou, Anastasios Metallinos, Michalis Chondros, Vasiliki Tsoukala
    • "Bottom-Up Approach for Flooding Risk Assessment in Coastal Areas" Elisa Leone, Antonio Francone, Agostino Lauria, Samuele De Bartolo, Waleed Hamza, Giuseppe Roberto Tomasicchio
    • "An Experimental Study on Wind-Wave Interactions for the Design of NICHE" Pedro Lomonaco, Jacob Plumb
    • "Global Assessment of Tsunami and Storm Wave Sizes Using Coastal Boulders" Masashi Watanae, Taro Arikawa
    • "Coastal Vulnerability and Beach Erosion in Havišće Bay: Impacts of Urbanization and Climate Change" Matea Zupičić, Igor Ružić, Josip Peranić, Martina Vivoda Prodan, Željko Arbanas, Mirko Francioni
  • 20:30 – 00:00: Social Dinner

DAY 4 - Friday, September 26th (MAIN HALL Conference on Applied Coastal Research)

  • 9:00 – 9:45: Keynote Speaker V - Prof. Thomas Lykke Andersen "Recent advances in hydraulic model testing techniques"
  • 9:45 – 11:15: Session 8 "Coastal and Offshore Science and Engineering 1"
    • "Neural Network-Based Nonlinear Coastal Wave Forecasting Using Hindcast Data and Phase-Resolving Wave Modeling" Widar Weizhi Wang, Hans Bihs
    • "Modeling of Local Scour Around Circular Structures Using the Open Source CFD Toolbox REEF3D" Tina Ebrahimi, Widar Weizhi Wang, Hans Bihs
    • "Influence of Permeability and Wave Steepness on Wave Forces on Crown Walls" Mads Røge Eldrup, Thomas Lykke Andersen, Jorge Molines, Jørgen Quvang Harck Nørgaard
    • "Damage Evolution Formulation: A New Approach" Rute Lemos, Ana Mendonça, Conceição J.E.M. Fortes, Carolina Martinez, Helder Girão, Tiago Lopes
    • "Application of the OSOM+ Systematic Observation Methodology to Maritime Structures at the Port of Sines" Rui Capitão, Conceição Fortes, Rute Lemos, Maria João Henriques, Luís Gabriel Silva
    • "Numerical Simulation of Ships Accessibility and Safety in Exposed Ports" Liliana Pinheiro, Conceição Fortes, João Santos, Ana Zózimo
  • 11:15 – 11:45: Coffee Break
  • 11:45 – 13:00: Session 9 "Coastal and Offshore Science and Engineering 2"
    • "How Often Does Storm Surge Coincide With High Tide in the Eastern Adriatic Sea?" Marta Marija Gržić, Ivona Petković, Nevenka Ožanić, Nino Krvavica
    • "Numerical Simulation of Floating Object Dynamics in Wave-Driven Environments" Elyas Larkermani, Alexander T. Hanke, Ahmet Soydan, Widar Weizhi Wang, Hans Bihs
    • "Modeling of Diffraction Around Breakwaters Using the Non-Hydrostatic Navier-Stokes Solver REEF3D::NHFLOW" Thomas Becker, Widar Weizhi Wang, Hans Bihs
    • "SpectralWaves.jl: Julia Package for Modelling of Nonlinear Waves Propagating Over Topography" Maciej Paprota
    • "Directional Decomposition of Experimental Data With Nonlinear Short-Crested Waves Using the NL-SORS Method" Sarah Krogh Iversen, Thomas Lykke Andersen, Mads Røge Eldrup
  • 13:00 – 14:00: Lunch
  • 14:00 – 14:45: Keynote Speaker VI - Prof. Conceicao Juana Fortes  "Numerical Modeling of Water Waves in Harbours and Coastal Areas" 
  • 14:45 – 16:00: Session 10 "Wave Agitation & Flow Dynamics"
    • "Experimental Evaluation of Wave Agitation Mitigation Measures at Lampedusa Harbor" Antonio Francone, Elisa Leone, Giuseppe Roberto Tomasicchio
    • "Numerical Assessment of Enhanced Wave Agitation in a Port Due to Failed Breakwaters" Hasan Gokhan Guler
    • "A Study on the Influence of Sea Level Rise on Wave Overtopping and Tranquility in Small Fishery Port" Kyu-Tae Shim, Kyu-Han Kim
    • "Numerical Modelling of Stratified Flow in the Canal Istanbul and the Bosphorus Under the Climate Change Impact" Furkan Altas, Mehmet Ozturk, Cihan Sahin, Yalcin Yuksel, H. Anil Ari Guner, Kadir Orhan, Seyma Nur Terzi
    • "Sponsor2" – Sponsor2
  • 16:00 – 16:30: Coffee Break
  • 16:30 – 18:00: Session 11 "Wave Dynamics & Offshore Renewables"
    • "Comparing Simple Wave Models With Measurements and Sophisticated Models in Semi-Enclosed Seas" Rain Männikus, Tarmo Soomere, Ülo Suursaar
    • "Storms in 1982–2023 in the Caspian Sea" Andrea Giudici, Rain Männikus, Tarmo Soomere
    • "Theory and Modelling of Infragravity Waves" Teodor Vrećica
    • "Experimental Analysis of Riprap Scour Protections for Hybrid Offshore Foundations" João Chambel, Tiago Fazeres-Ferradosa, Pedro Lomonaco, Francisco Taveira-Pinto
    • "Hybrid Wave Energy Converters Based on OWC and Overtopping Mechanisms: Numerical Modelling" Irene Simonetti, Lorenzo Cappietti
    • "Sponsor3" – Sponsor3
  • 18:00 – 18:30: Award Ceremony – Awards for the Most Innovative Contribution, the Best Young Researcher Presentation, and the Best Poster

DAY 5 - Saturday, September 27th

  • 9:00 – 16:00: Optional Excursion to the Pelješac peninsula (including Pelješac bridge 2.4km, pontoon marina Slano, Ston city, and lunch, 60 Euro/person)