Prof. Adam Weintrit

Full Professor, DSc, PhD, FRIN, FNI, Master Mariner, Rector (President) of Gdynia Maritime University, Poland (since 2020). Dean of the Faculty of Navigation (2008-2016), Head of Navigational Department (2003-2017 and 2019-2020), Head of Electronic Navigational Charts and ECDIS Simulator (1996-2010). He has over 40 years’ experience in teaching and research works in the field of marine navigation, sea transport, telematics, geomatics, GIS, hydrography, cartography, geodesy and safety at sea. He has published more than 400 reports and papers in journals and conference proceedings. Author of 18 books on navigation, including 5 handbooks on ECDIS and electronic navigational charts and co-editor of 20 monographs. He has many times been a member of the scientific, program and organizing committees of international and national conferences and symposiums. He is a member of many professional associations, societies, institutes and boards; Fellow of The Royal Institute of Navigation (London), Fellow of Nautical Institute (London). International expert in electronic navigational charts. Chair of the International Association of Maritime Universities and IAMU International Executive Committee (2023-2025). Member of Committee of Geodesy and Committee of Transport of the Polish Academy of Sciences. Co-founder and Chairman of the International Conference TransNav on Marine Navigation and Safety of Sea Transportation. Founder and Editor-in-Chief of TransNav, the International Journal on Marine Navigation and Safety of Sea Transportation. Associate Editor and Member of Editorial Advisory Board of The Journal of Navigation, The Royal Institute of Navigation, London, UK;