Paul Mario Koola

Educational Background

- Applications of systems engineering, machine learning and AI targeted to the marine domain including novel ocean infrastructure
- Smart energy absorbing structures (SEAS)
- Energy stations at sea
- Ocean renewable energy powered autonomous exploration vehicles
- Marine cybersecurity

• 30+ years of combined experience in Teaching Engineering & Broad Interdisciplinary Research and Development of Complex Interacting Systems
• Designed and Deployed one of the world's first offshore bottom standing 150 kW Ocean Wave Energy Prototypes
• Implemented Complex & Diverse Technologies

Paul Mario Koola, Akif Ibragimov, “The dynamics of Wave Carpet – A novel deep water wave energy design” OCEANS 2003, MTS/IEEE Conference Proceedings- 2288-2293, San Diego, California.
Chakrabarti, S. K., and Koola, P. M., "Interaction of a Flexible Floating Carpet with Ocean Waves", OMAE2003-37444, Proceedings of the Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering Symposium, Cancun, Mexico, June, 2003.
Chakrabarti, S. K., and Koola, P. M., "Hydroelastic Analysis of a Floating Carpet in Waves" Proceedings on Fluid Structure Interaction '03, Cadiz, Spain, June, 2003.
Koola, P. M.; Kaldenhoff, H. and Schlurman, T.: Multifunctional wave absorbing breakwaters with extreme force dissipation. 5th Int. Conference on Coastal and Port Engineering in Developing Countries COPEDEC, Cape, Town, South Africa, 19-23 April 1999.
Koola, P.M; Sundar, V.; Kaldenhoff, H. and Baur, R.: Pressure Distribution around cylinders due to freak waves. Proc. Int. Conf. in Ocean Engineering, Madras, India, 17-20 Dec. 1996, pp. 189-194.