Yong Bai, PhD is a professor in the College of Civil Engineering and Architecture at Zhejiang University. He has written over 200 academic papers in national and international academic journals and internationally published over 20 books. His research interests include marine engineering structures, unmanned surface vehicles, autonomous underwater vehicles, hydrogen vessels, marine pipelines and risers, engineering risk analysis, and safety assessment.

Liang Zhao, PhD is a research fellow at Zhejiang University. He has co-authored over 20 research articles in top engineering journals. His current research focuses on planning and decision making for marine robotics, asynchronous maritime perception, and green and intelligent shipping.