PRADS Organization

COPPE
Graduate School and Research in Engineering
Federal University of Rio de Janeiro

Prof. S. H. Sphaier and Prof. S. F. Estefen
PRADS 2010 Chairmen

Prof. I. P. Pasqualino
PRADS 2010 Secretary

Standing Committee
Prof. Seizo Motora (Honorary Chairman), Ship and Ocean Foundation, Japan 
Prof. Sergio H. Sphaier (Chairman), Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 
Dr. Roger I. Basu, ABS, USA 
Prof. Richard Birmingham, University of Newcastle, United Kingdom 
Prof. Weicheng Cui, China Ship Scientific Research Center, China 
Prof. Jorgen Juncher Jensen, Technical University of Denmark, Denmark 
Prof. Takeshi Kinoshita, University of Toquio, Japan 
Dr. Jan O. de Kat, A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S, Denmark 
Prof. Chang-Sup Lee, Chungnam National University, Korea 
Prof. Eike Lehmann, Hamburg University of Technology, Germany 
Dr. Sime Malenica, Bureau Veritas, France 
Prof. Torgeir Moan, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway 
Dr. Roberto Porcari, CETENA, s.p.a., Italy 
Prof. Ilson Paranhos Pasqualino (Secretary), Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 

Honorary Committee  
Mr. Alceu Mariano de Melo Souza, President, SOBENA, Brazil 
Mr. José Sergio Oliveira Machado, President, TRANSPETRO, Brazil 
Mr. Peter Tang-Jensen, Senior Vice-President, ABS, USA 
Prof. Claudio Luiz Baraúna Vieira, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 
Prof. Célio Taniguchi, University of São Paulo, Brazil 
Mr. Reiqui Abe, Industrial Director, Atlântico Sul Shipyard, Brazil 
Alte. Francisco Roberto P. Deiana, Director, Directory of Naval Engineering, Brazilian Navy 

Technical Committee 
Prof. Helio Mitio Morishita, University of São Paulo, Brazil 
Prof. Celso Kazuyuki Morooka, University of Campinas, Brazil 
Profa. Ana Rosa Mendes Primo, Federal University of Pernambuco, Brazil 
Prof. Murilo Augusto Vaz, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil  
Prof. Ernesto Luiz Casares Pinto, Vice-Rector, Foundation University of Rio Grande, Brazil 
Dr. Carlos Daher Padovezi, Institute of Technological Research of São Paulo, Brazil 
Prof. Carlos Guedes Soares, Technical University of Lisbon, Portugal 
Prof. Jeom Paik, Pusan National University, Korea  
Dr. Thomas Schellin, Germanischer Lloyd, Germany 
Dr. George Wang, ABS, USA  
Dr. Tetsuo Okada, IHI Marine United Inc., Japan 
Dr. Menglan Duan, China University of Petroleum, China  
Prof. Thomas Lamb, University of Michigan, USA 
Dr. Paulo Mauricio Videiro, PETROBRAS, Brazil 
Dr. José Alfredo Ferrari Junior, PETROBRAS, Brazil 
Mr. Ricardo Barreto Portella, PROJEMAR, Brazil 
Mr. Sidney dos Santos Bereicoa, ABS, Brazil 
Mr. Sergio de Miranda Garcia, DNV, Brazil 
Mr. Sergio Magalhães, Lloyd’s Register, Brazil 

Local Organizing Committee 
Prof. Sergio H. Sphaier (Chairman), Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 
Prof. Segen Farid Estefen (Chairman), Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 
Prof. Ilson P. Pasqualino, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 
Mr. Marcos Pedreira Silva, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 
Mrs. Lucimar S. de Carvalho, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil