Mechanics and sustainability of offshore systems including manned and unmanned vehicles, devices, and habitats.
Offshore and inshore operations and maintenance using submersible, work-class systems including unmanned autonomous vehicles, remotely-operated vehicles, and human-occupied vehicles.
Human/machine interaction and methods of fusing real-time sensor data with virtual representations of ocean environments with an emphasis on haptic rendering and immersive visualization.
Extraction of energy from marine environments (coastal, offshore, deep ocean, Arctic, riverine).
Next-generation ocean science technology and methods/instrumentation for persistent monitoring in harsh or otherwise challenging marine environments.
Defense applications for marine renewable energy conversion, advanced telerobotic control, large floating and submerged platforms.