Michael Triantafyllou

Henry L. and Grace Doherty Professor of Ocean Science and Engineering · Massachusetts Institute of Technology · company speakers →

Michael Triantafyllou is the Henry L. and Grace Doherty Professor in Ocean Science & Engineering in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is the Director of the MIT Sea Grant Program. He teaches and has published over 370 journal articles and refereed conference papers in the areas of biomimetic robotics and sensing, dynamics and control of marine systems, cable mechanics, and experimental fluid mechanics. He pioneered the development of science-driven biomimetic robots to study the basic mechanisms of flow control that lead to the outstanding agility of fish and cetaceans. The RoboTuna original design is at the Science Museum in London, while a second version of the robot shown at left, is on exhibit at the MIT Museum. He is currently applying machine learning methods for flow control to increase hydrodynamic performance and maneuvering of marine vehicles, and he is developing digital twins for the offshore industry. He is a Life Fellow of the American Physical Society and a Life Fellow of the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers. He served as Associate Department Head in the Department of Mechanical Engineering (2008-2010), Director of the Center for Ocean Engineering (2005-2017) and is a Visiting Scientist at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution since 1991. He is serving on the American Bureau of Shipping's Marine Technical Committee since 2015. He was Chairman of the Board of the National Technical University of Athens (2013-2017).

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