Dr. Floris Goerlandt
Assistant Professor
Canada Research Chair in
Risk Management and Resource Optimization for Marine Industries
Degrees
- M.Sc. Engineering, Marine Technology, Ghent University, Belgium. 2005. Cum Laude
- M.Sc. Maritime Sciences, Antwerp University, Belgium. 2006. Summa Cum Laude
- D.Sc. (Tech) Marine Technology, Marine Risk and Safety, Aalto University, Finland. 2015. Cum Laude
Bio
Dr. Floris Goerlandt obtained a degree of Master of Science in Engineering (Marine Technology) from Ghent University in Belgium, and a degree of Master of Science in Maritime Sciences from Antwerp University in Belgium. After a period in the shipping industry, with safety-focused technical and operational assignments in Belgium, Norway, Singapore, China, and Finland, he obtained the degree of Doctor of Science (Tech.) in Marine Technology, with a focus on Maritime Risk and Safety, from Aalto University in Finland.
Following an assignment as a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Catholic University of Leuven (Belgium), a part-time assignment at the Baltic Marine Environment Protection Commission (Finland), and a faculty position as University Lecturer at Aalto University (Finland), he took up the position of Assistant Professor in the Industrial Engineering Department at Dalhousie University. He currently also holds the Canada Research Chair (Tier 2) in Risk Management and Resource Optimization for Marine Industries. In this context, he is co-lead of the Maritime Risk and Safety (MARS) Group, working together with Dr. Ronald Pelot.
Dr. Goerlandt serves on the Editorial Board of the Safety Science journal. He also is an active member of the Society for Risk Analysis and the Working Group on Shipping Impacts in the Marine Environment of the International Council for the Exploration of the Seas. Finally, he contributes to the activities of the Working Group on Waterway Risk Management of the International Association for Aids to Navigation and Lighthouse Authorities.
Research Interests
Dr. Goerlandt’s research interests cover risk and safety engineering and management for marine industries, authorities, and associated stakeholders. Current applications focus on risks to coastal communities due to shipping disruptions caused by major natural hazards, maritime emergency preparedness and response risk management, organizational risk and safety management, safety and environmental sustainability of Arctic shipping, and safety and risks of maritime autonomous surface ships. Furthermore, he is interested in fundamental issues in risk and safety science, including the structure and development of key concepts, theories, and methods. In particular, he is interested in the validity and effectiveness of safety and risk analysis methods.
Journal Articles
Goerlandt F., Laine V., Beşikçi E.B., Baldauf M., Al-Quhali M.A., Koldenhof Y. 2019. End-user and stakeholder views on selected risk assessment tools for marine oil spill preparedness and response, including future research and development needs. TransNav – the International Journal on Marine Navigation and Safety of Sea Transportation 13(1):213-220. doi: 10.12716/1001.13.01.22
Laine V., Goerlandt F., Baldauf M., Mehdi R.A., Koldenhof Y. 2019. OpenRisk: A risk management toolbox for prevention and response of pollution from maritime activities. Chemical Engineering Transactions, 76:1033-1038. doi: 10.3303/CET1977173
Lehtola V., Montewka J., Goerlandt F., Guinness R., Lensu M. 2019. Finding safe and efficient shipping routes in ice-covered waters: A framework and a model. Cold Regions Science and Technology, p. 102795. doi: 10.1016/j.coldregions.2019.102795
Lu L., Goerlandt F., Valdez Banda O.A., Kujala P., Höglund A., Arneborg L. 2019. A Bayesian Network risk model for assessing oil spill recovery effectiveness in the ice-covered Northern Baltic Sea. Marine Pollution Bulletin 139:440-458. doi: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2018.12.018
Montewka J., Goerlandt F., Lensu M., Kuuliala L., Guinness R. 2019. Towards a hybrid model of ship performance in ice suitable for route planning purpose. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part O: Journal of Risk and Reliability 233(1):18-34. doi: 10.1177/1748006X18764511
Valdez Banda O.A., Goerlandt F., van Gelder P.H.A.J.M., Kujala P., Kannos S., Bergström M. 2019. A systemic hazard analysis and management process for the concept design phase of an autonomous vessel. Reliability Engineering & System Safety 191:106584. doi: 10.1016/j.ress.2019.106584
Valdez Banda O.A., Goerlandt F., van Gelder P.H.A.J.M., Salokannel J. 2019. An initial evaluation framework for the design and operational use of maritime STAMP-based safety management systems. WMU Journal of Maritime Affairs, doi: 10.1007/s13437-019-00180-0
Zhang M., Zhang D., Goerlandt F., Yan X., Kujala P. 2019. Use of HFACS and fault tree model for collision risk factors analysis of icebreaker assistance in ice-covered waters. Safety Science 111:128-143. doi: 10.1016/j.ssci.2018.07.002
Zhang W., Zou Z., Goerlandt F., Qi Y., Kujala P. 2019. A multi-ship following model for icebreaking convoy operations in ice-covered waters. Ocean Engineering 180:238-253. doi: 10.1016/j.oceaneng.2019.03.057
Li F., Goerlandt F., Kujala P. Lehtiranta J., Lensu M. 2018. Evaluation of selected state-of-the-art methods for ship transit simulation in various ice conditions based on full-scale measurement. Cold Regions Science and Technology 151:94-108. doi: 10.1016/j.coldregions.2018.03.008
Tabri K., Heinvee M., Laanearu J., Kollo M., Goerlandt F. 2018. An online platform for rapid oil outflow assessment from grounded tankers for pollution response. Marine Pollution Bulletin 135:963-976. doi: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2018.06.039
Valdez Banda O.A., Goerlandt F. 2018. A STAMP-based approach for designing maritime safety management systems. Safety Science 109:109-129. doi: 10.1016/j.ssci.2018.05.003
Zhang W., Goerlandt F., Kujala P., Qi Y. 2018. A coupled kinematics model for icebreaker escort operations in ice-covered waters. Ocean Engineering 167:317-333. doi: 10.1016/j.oceaneng.2018.08.035
Conference Articles
Almeida L.S., Goerlandt F., Pelot R. 2019. Effects of major hurricanes in Atlantic Canada from 2013 to 2018. 7th International Conference on Risk Analysis and Crisis Response, Athens, Greece, 15-19.10.2019, 9p.
Almeida L.S., Pelot R., Goerlandt F. 2019. Food distribution in emergency response: a network-based model and a case study for Newfoundland. 61th Annual Conference of the Canadian Operational Research Society (CORS2019), Saskatoon, AB, 12p.
Laine V., Valdez Banda O.A., Goerlandt F. 2019. The Maritime Event Risk Classification Method for risk identification in Pollution Preparedness and Response: Overview and case study. Developments in the Collision and Grounding of Ships and Offshore Structures. Marine Technology and Ocean Engineering Series Vol.4, p.347-354. 8th International Conference on Collision and Grounding of Ships and Offshore Structures, Lisbon, Portugal, 21-23.10.2019.
Book Chapters
Yoo J., Goerlandt F., Chircop A. 2020. Unmanned remotely operated Search and Rescue ships in the Canadian Arctic: Exploring the opportunities, risk dimensions and governance implications. In: Chircop A., Goerlandt F., Aporta C., Pelot R. (Eds.) Governance of Arctic Shipping: Rethinking Risk, Human Impacts and Regulation, Springer, p. 83-103.
Goerlandt F., Pelot R. 2020. An exploratory application of the International Risk Governance Council Risk Governance Framework to shipping risks in the Canadian Arctic. In: Chircop A., Goerlandt F., Aporta C., Pelot R. (Eds.) Governance of Arctic Shipping: Rethinking Risk, Human Impacts and Regulation, Springer, p. 15-41.
Yoo J., Goerlandt F., Chircop A. 2020. Unmanned remotely operated Search and Rescue ships in the Canadian Arctic: Exploring the opportunities, risk dimensions and governance implications. In: Chircop A., Goerlandt F., Aporta C., Pelot R. (Eds.) Governance of Arctic Shipping: Rethinking Risk, Human Impacts and Regulation, Springer, p. 83-103.
Books
Chircop A., Goerlandt F., Aporta C., Pelot R. (Eds.) 2020. Governance of Arctic Shipping: Rethinking Risk, Human Impacts and Regulation, Springer, 319 p.