Çağlar Karatuğ

Çağlar Karatuğ is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Marine Engineering, Istanbul Technical University. His research focuses on predictive maintenance strategies for marine machinery systems, energy efficiency in shipping, and smart ship technologies. He explores renewable energy integration, emission reduction techniques, and future skills required for automated maritime operations. He leads the project 'Digitalization in Maritime and Required New Skills for Efficient Operations' (2024-2025).

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Key research interests include condition-based maintenance, hybrid power systems for vessels, artificial intelligence applications in navigation, and regulatory compliance for carbon intensity reduction. His work combines fault tree analysis, Bayesian networks, and fuzzy logic for risk assessment and reliability modeling.

Recent contributions address scrubber technology risks, cost-benefit analysis of emission reduction, and solar-wind-battery systems onboard ships. He has published extensively on maritime sustainability, with over 26 peer-reviewed articles since 2020.

Current projects emphasize digital transformation in maritime operations and skills development for autonomous ships. He collaborates on reliability assessment of marine engines and optimization strategies for vessel efficiency.