Igor Lapin is a Software Lead at Marine Systems Simulation and Data Analytics Group of L3Harris MAPPS Inc., Canada. He holds a BSc in Marine Engineering from State Marine Academy in Odessa, Ukraine and a certificate in Machine Learning and Data Science from McGill University in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. His career includes 18 years onboard as a marine engineer, 8 years as a ship technical superintendent and a senior power plant engineer, and 8 years as a data scientist. He is a holder of a first-class marine engineer certificate. Author’s current research interests include modelling and simulation of ship equipment processes using IPMS (Integrated Platform Management System) generated sensors time series data and data analytic tools, focusing on application of AI in naval damage control, equipment maintenance optimization, fuel and energy efficiency improvement, development of marine and power generation equipment digital twins, and digitalization of marine operations.