Intelligent Human-Centered Decision Support for Efficient Routing in Shipping
An app developed for decision support in energy-efficient route planning, designed to assist human operators — not replace them.
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Efficient Routing
An App to help you save CO2 and money
The app utilizes an intelligent routing algorithm to optimize your voyages for energy efficiency based on your preferences. By suggesting multiple alternative routes based on the latest weather forecasts, it empowers you to choose the best path forward. With detailed digital twins of your ships, the app enables precise and transparent simulations, ensuring that each route is tailored to your vessel's specific characteristics.
Human Centered
Designed with the user in mind
Our app is built on the principle that control always remains with you, the user. It provides customizable suggestions, allowing you to adjust and fine-tune routes to meet your specific needs. Compare alternatives in different views to gain a comprehensive understanding of your options. The algorithm is transparent and traceable through clear explanations and visualizations, ensuring you can trust and understand the decision-making process. We also prioritize transparent data quality, so you have full confidence in the information guiding your choices.
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Discover all the features of our app by exploring a realistic scenario of a transatlantic voyage. Learn how it handles interim route replanning during severe weather conditions, giving you a practical understanding of its capabilities.
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Publications
Interested in our scientific work?
Our research in the fields of Human-Computer Interaction and Human Factors within the MariData.HEI Project focused on understanding key determinants such as acceptance, trust, motivation, and perceived usefulness—crucial factors for designing systems that meet the specific needs of maritime professionals. Our studies have provided valuable insights into user behavior and system interaction within this demanding setting. Additionally, several student theses have been completed within this project, contributing valuable perspectives and findings to our ongoing research.
Publications
Marzi, J., Harries, S., Schwarz, B., Scharf, M., Demmich, K., & Pontius, M. (in Press)
MariData – Digital Twin for Optimal Vessel Operations Impacting Ship Design15th Int. Marine Design Conference (IMDC-2024), Amsterdam, The Netherlands, June 2-6, 2024
Schwarz, B., Zoubir, M., Heidinger, J., Gruner, M., Jetter, H., & Franke, T. (2023)
Investigating Challenges in Decision Support Systems for Energy-Efficient Ship Operation: A Transdisciplinary Design Research ApproachIn Human-Centered Design and User Experience (pp. 610-625). AHFE Open Access
https://doi.org/10.54941/ahfe1004281Zoubir, M., Gruner, M., Schwarz, B., Heidinger, J., Jetter, H.-C., & Franke, T. (2023)
Charting the Course: Human Factors Research for Shipping Energy-Efficient OperationsT. Ahram & W. Karwowski (Hrsg.), Application of Emerging Technologies (Bd. 115, S. 403–412). AHFE Open Access
https://doi.org/10.54941/ahfe1004338Zoubir, M., Gruner, M., & Franke, T. (2023)
We go fast - It’s their fuel”: Understanding energy efficiency operations on ships and marine vesselsEnergy Research & Social Science, 97
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2023.102992Team
MariData.HEI was build by a strong team
The success of our project was made possible by the strong collaboration within our interdisciplinary team of psychologists, designers, and media informatics experts, as well as the invaluable contributions of many student assistants and graduates.
Projectlead
Research Associate
Students Assistants
Marvin Bergmann
Development
Paul-Luis Derwort
Development
Jakob Du Maire
Development
Sophia von Elbwart
Design
Simon Flintrop
Psychology
Lennart Homann
Psychology
Bennet Hut
Development
Wiebke Lutz
Design
Karina Malovanik
Psychology
Lola Mühl
Psychology
Nikola Beiler
Psychology
Thilo Hemmie
Development
Sven Peper
Nautical Consulting
Tobias Reins
Development
Hanna Ritter
Psychology
Christopher Rock
Design
Niklas Tasche
Design
Linea Walker-Friedrichs
Design
Partners
And with strong partners
MariData.HEI as a subproject of MariData was made possible only through collaborations with our partners specializing in hydrodynamics, route algorithm development, optimization, and domain expertise.