Victor Alari started his career in physical oceanography in 2004. In 2013 he obtained PhD in Earth Sciences in Tallinn university of technology. Afterwards he has spent 2 years at the Helmholtz-Centrum Geesthacht as a PostDoc. Currently Victor Alari a senior scientist at the Marine Systems Institute, TUT. His field of interest includes wind wave modelling and measurements, coastal processes, wave-ocean coupling and in general, Earth System Modelling. Currently Mr. Alari involved in projects related to wave-ice, wave-ocean and wave-coast coupling.
Plenary Talk: Wave energy potential in the seasonally ice-covered Baltic Sea based on a long-term hindcast.
Georg Umgiesser. Laurea cum laude in Oceanography (1986), researcher from 1992, second laurea cum laude in Physics (1997) and senior scientist at ISMAR Venice since 2001. He held various courses on oceanography and numerical techniques at Venice and Padua University. He is heading a group of 5 scientists that mainly studies lagoons and the coastal zone through numerical modeling. He also holds an associated position as lead researcher at Klaipeda University, Lithuania. He wrote more than 100 papers between refereed journals (50 on ISI), refereed books (10), proceedings (60) and other journals.
Plenary Talk: How can Numerical Modeling be useful in Coastal Zone Management
Jacek Bełdowski – Graduated from University of Gdańsk in 1998 r., obtaining his Master degree in Marine Biology. Since 2000 employed as a researcher in the Institute of Oceanology Polish Academy of Sciences. In 2004 he was awarded Ph.D. in Earth Sciences, Specializing in the Mercury Pollution of Marine Ecosystems. He has led several dozens of Baltic and Arctic Expeditions, and participated in several international Research Projects – both in Institute of Oceanology PAS, and in the Leibnitz Institute for Baltic Sea Research, Warnemuende, on 2 and half year long post-doc stay. Project manager of EU Interreg DAIMON project, previously engaged in many international projects, including EU Interreg programme CHEMSEA (Chemical Munitions Search & Assessment) and NATO Science for Peace and Security Programme MODUM (Towards the Monitoring Munition Threat) project. Participated as co-chairman in the HELCOM group MUNI, dealing with dumped munitions in the Baltic. Author of several articles about dumped munitions and editor of NATO ASI Book about chemical munition monitoring.