Dr. Jeom-Kee Paik is an Exceptional-Talent Engineer in the UK and Professor of Marine Technology in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at University College London, UK. He is also a National Special-Talent and Chair Professor in the School of Maritime and Transportation at Ningbo University, and at Harbin Engineering University in China. Prof. Paik is an International Fellow of the UK Royal Academy of Engineering, a Fellow of the Korean Academy of Science and Technology, a Fellow of the UK Royal Institution of Naval Architects (RINA), and a Life Fellow of the US Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers (SNAME). He is the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Ships and Offshore Structures and the Founder and Co-Chair of the International Conference on Ships and Offshore Structures (ICSOS). Among numerous accolades, Prof. Paik has received the RINA’s William Froude Medal (2015) and the SNAME’s David W. Taylor Medal (2013), the two most prestigious awards in the global maritime community. He has also received the Republic of Korea's Order of Science and Technology Merit (2014) and was awarded a Doctor Honoris Causa from the University of Liège, Belgium (2012). Professor Paik's research interests encompass nonlinear structural mechanics, advanced structural safety studies, limit-state-based design, and quantitative risk assessment and management. He is renowned for pioneering Digital Healthcare Engineering, a proactive approach to the lifetime care of ageing ships, offshore structures, and seafarers operating in harsh oceanic environments and remote areas, leveraging digital twins, AI, and machine learning. He has authored or co-authored over 600 technical articles, 15 books, and 60 technical patents, and has supervised 170 MSc students and 47 PhD candidates.