This week, Daniel Precioso from IE Research Datalab visited Dubai to present our weather routing project at Prototypes for Humanity 2024. This prestigious event showcases the innovative solutions with the power to achieve a better future. The Prototypes for Humanity programme supports high-potential technological innovations emerging from the academic world.
Over 2000 solutions were submitted to Prototypes for Humanity 2024, and only 100 of them were chosen. Being selected to present in Dubai is a major milestone for our weather routing project. The event took place at the Dubai Emirates Towers, where Daniel presented our research to a large audience of professionals and researchers from around the world. This exposure has opened up exciting opportunities for collaboration and further advancements in our project.
Our research team is developing state-of-the-art algorithms for weather routing in maritime transport. We optimize maritime routes by taking into account real-time oceanographic and meteorological data, achieving savings of 10% without incurring any retrofitting costs. This weather routing research will help reduce fuel consumption, emissions, and costs, while also improving safety and efficiency in maritime transport.
We would like to express our gratitude to the BBVA Foundation for funding this research through the project “Mathematical Optimization for a More Efficient, Safer, and Decarbonized Maritime Transport”.
Daniel Precioso is post-doctoral researcher at IE SciTech School. He is also a member of IE Research Datalab and editor of this website.