Tae Eun Kim's Thinking Diary

About

Dr. Tae Eun Kim

Associate Professor of Maritime Safety Management
UiT – The Arctic University of Norway

Member of research group

Maritime Safety Science (MARSCI) Research Group

Advanced maritime ship operations

Research Area

  • Maritime safety management and accident analysis
  • Autonomous shipping
  • Leadership and decision-making in maritime operations
  • Maritime education and learning analytics
  • Safety leadership development and performance evaluation

Pedagogical qualifications

  1. UNIPED-100 Foundational course in university pedagogy (pedagogisk basiskompetanse for høyere utdanning), UIT Result
  2. UNIPED-600 Research supervision (forskningsveiledning), UIT Result
  3. MM-PED5082 Pedagogy for Maritime Lecturers, USN

Courses involved

    SVF-3206 Safety Management and Accident Investigation 

    TEK-3014 Navigation technology 

    MFA-2100 Maritime Digitalization 

    MFA-8010 Maritime HTO (Human-Technology-Organisation) and innovation 

    MFA-2018 Maritime administration and leadership

Research funding

[2022-present] 

Project Leader & Principal Investigator
EU Horizon Europe Grant – i-MASTER
Integrating Adaptive Learning in Maritime Simulator-Based Education and Training with Intelligent Learning Systems

EU-funded Horizon Europe Research and Innovation Action focused on advancing maritime education through intelligent learning systems.

The i-MASTER project aims to personalize learning, assess human performance in real time and strengthen safety-critical competencies using cutting-edge learning technologies.

https://imaster-project.eu

Total Funding: €3.28 million (approx. 38 million NOK)
Funding Source: Horizon Europe – Pillar II: Global Challenges, European Commission
Role: Project Coordinator

Consortium Partners:
University of Tromsø (UiT) – The Arctic University of Norway (Lead)
University of South-Eastern Norway (USN)
University of Gothenburg
Fraunhofer CML
Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute (VTI)
TERP Global
Vienna University of Economics and Business (WU)
Novia University of Applied Sciences (Aboa Mare / AMA Maritime Academy and Training Centre)

[2023-present] 

Project Leader & Principal Investigator
REFRAME – Bridging Education and Future Work: Reframing Education and Competence Models for Remote Maritime Operations

REFRAME is an interdisciplinary research project that explores how education and skills must adapt in response to the rise of remote and autonomous maritime operations under MASS (Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships). The project focuses on cross-sectoral learning, identifying emerging competence needs and reframing the competency models to prepare future professionals for digitally driven and remotely managed maritime work environments.

Total Funding: 8 million NOK
Funding Source: Research Council of Norway – Young Research Talents Programme
Role: Principal Investigator and project leader

Consortium Partners:
Memorial University of Newfoundland – Marine Institute
Liverpool John Moores University
University of Tromsø (UiT) – The Arctic University of Norway
University of South-Eastern Norway (USN)

[2024-present] 

Operative fund – Funded by AURORA Outstanding Operative Funds (216 000 NOK)

Project establishment support funds (PES) – Funded by UiT-The Arctic University of Norway (200,000 NOK)

Starter grant – Funded by UiT Faculty of Science & Technology (300 000 NOK)

Professional engagement

[2024-present] 

Maritime Safety Science (MARSCI) research group leader, established in 2024, at Department of technology and safety, UiT-The Arctic University of Norway. 

[2020-2021] 

Focus Area 2 co-leader, Norwegian Centre of Excellence in Maritime Simulator Training and Assessment (COAST), University of South-Eastern Norway (USN)

[2020-2021] 

Deputy leader of the Maritime Safety, Digitalization, Leadership and Innovation (MASDLI) Research Group, Member of the Training and Assessment Research Group (TARG) at USN (until 01.09.2021), University of South-Eastern Norway (USN)

Scholarly contributions

  1. Kim, T. E., Sydnes, A. K., & Batalden, B. M. (2021). Development and validation of a safety leadership Self-Efficacy Scale (SLSES) in maritime context. Safety Science, 134, 105031. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssci.2020.105031
  2. Kim, T.-e., & Gausdal, A. H. (2017). Leading for safety: A weighted safety leadership model in shipping. Reliability Engineering & System Safety, 165, 458–466.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0951832016305555
  3. Kim, T.-e., Nazir, S., & Øvergård, K. I. (2016). A STAMP-based causal analysis of the Korean Sewol ferry accident. Safety Science, 83, 93–101.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0925753515003124
  4. Kim, T. E., Perera, L. P., Sollid, M. P., Batalden, B. M., & Sydnes, A. K. (2022). Safety challenges related to autonomous ships in mixed navigational environments. WMU Journal of Maritime Affairs, 21(2), 141–159.https://doi.org/10.1007/s13437-022-00277-z
  5. Kim, T. E., Sharma, A., Bustgaard, M., Gyldensten, W. C., Nymoen, O. K., Tusher, H. M., & Nazir, S. (2021). The continuum of simulator-based maritime training and education. WMU Journal of Maritime Affairs, 20(2), 135–150. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13437-021-00242-2
  6. Kim, T., & Mallam, S. (2020). A Delphi-AHP study on STCW leadership competence in the age of autonomous maritime operations. WMU Journal of Maritime Affairs.https://doi.org/10.1007/s13437-020-00203-1
  7. Kim, T. E., & Schröder-Hinrichs, J. U. (2021). Research developments and debates regarding maritime autonomous surface ship: status, challenges and perspectives. In New Maritime Business: Uncertainty, Sustainability, Technology and Big Data, 175–197.
  8. Kim, T. E., Sydnes, A. K., Batalden, B. M., & Prasad, L. P. (2022). Unlocking long-term safety, environmental and economic values of Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships (MASS). WMU Journal of Maritime Affairs, 21(2), 117–120.https://doi.org/10.1007/s13437-022-00281-3
  9. Madsen, A., & Kim, T. E. (2024). A state-of-the-art review of AI decision transparency for autonomous shipping. Journal of International Maritime Safety, Environmental Affairs, and Shipping, 8(1–2), 2336751.https://doi.org/10.1080/25725084.2024.2336751
  10. Kubincová, Z., Caruso, F., Kim, T. E., Ivanova, M., Lancia, L., & Pellegrino, M. A. (Eds.). (2023). Methodologies and Intelligent Systems for Technology Enhanced Learning, Workshops-13th International Conference. Springer Nature.
  11. Munim, Z. H., Krabbel, H., Haavardtun, P., Kim, T. E., Bustgaard, M., & Thorvaldsen, H. (2023). Scenario Design, Data Measurement, and Analysis Approaches in Maritime Simulator Training: A Systematic Review. In International Conference in Methodologies and Intelligent Systems for Technology Enhanced Learning (pp. 39–47). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-47404-4_5
  12. Sørensen, J., Carlström, E., Torgersen, G., Christiansen, A., Kim, T.-e., Wahlstrøm, S., & Magnussen, L. I. (2019). The Organizer Dilemma: Outcomes from a Collaboration Exercise. International Journal of Disaster Risk Science, 10(2), 261–269.https://doi.org/10.1007/s13753-019-00219-w
  13. Tusher, H. M., Munim, Z. H., Notteboom, T. E., Kim, T. E., & Nazir, S. (2022). Cyber security risk assessment in autonomous shipping. Maritime Economics & Logistics, 24(2), 208–227.https://doi.org/10.1057/s41278-022-00235-9
  14. Xue, H., Kim, T. E., & Grundmann, R. (2024). Multi-modal data analysis for enhanced nautical skill development. AHFE 2024 Conference Proceedings.
  15. Kim, T.-e., Sharma, A., Gausdal, A. H., & Chae, C. J. (2019). Impact of automation technology on gender parity in maritime industry. WMU Journal of Maritime Affairs, 18, 1–15.https://doi.org/10.1007/s13437-019-00176-w
  16. Kim, T. E., Munim, Z. H., & Schramm, H. J. (2023). Exploring alternative performance evaluation method in nautical simulations. AHFE 2023 Conference Proceedings.
  17. Munim, Z. H., & Kim, T. E. (2023). A review of learning analytics dashboard and a novel application in maritime simulator training. Training, Education, and Learning Sciences, 109, 123–133.http://doi.org/10.54941/ahfe1003158
  18. Sharma, A., & Kim, T. E. (2022). Exploring technical and non-technical competencies of navigators for autonomous shipping. Maritime Policy & Management, 49(6), 831–849.https://doi.org/10.1080/03088839.2021.1983416
  19. Ta, M. T. D., Kim, T. E., & Gausdal, A. H. (2022). Leadership styles and safety performance in high-risk industries: a systematic review. Safety and Reliability, 41(1), 10–44.https://doi.org/10.1080/09617353.2021.2025035
  20. Sharma, A., Kim, T. E., Praetorius, G., & Nazir, S. (2020). Exploring Critical Success Factors for Safety Management of Tanker Vessels. In International Conference on Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics (pp. 613–619). Springer.https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-51063-4_83
  21. Sørensen, J. L., et al. (2018). Old dogs, new tricks? A Norwegian study on whether previous collaboration exercise experience impacted participant’s perceived exercise effect. International Journal of Emergency Services.https://doi.org/10.1108/IJES-10-2017-0058
  22. Kim, T.-e. (2021). Malcolm MacLachlan (ed.): Maritime psychology: research in organizational & health behavior at sea. WMU Journal of Maritime Affairs.https://doi.org/10.1007/s13437-021-00245-z
  23. Kim, T., & Gausdal, A. H. (2020). Leaders’ Influence Tactics for Safety: An Exploratory Study in the Maritime Context. Safety, 6(1), 8.https://doi.org/10.3390/safety6010008

Organization of international workshops

YearRole and name of event 
2026 (planned)Collaborating with DNV on hosting the 26th Workshop of Nordic Maritime Universities and DNV, at UiT The Arctic University of Norway in 2026
2024Organizer for the European autonomous shipping research forum, hosted by UiT, co-hosted and arranged at DNV headquaters, within the Research Council of Norway’s REFRAME project, which is in collaboration between UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU), Memorial University of Newfoundland (MUN), and the University of South-Eastern Norway (USN)
2024Organizer for the EU project cluster workshop on integration of emerging technologies into Education and training (ETELT) at 14th International Conference on Methodologies and Intelligent Systems for Technology Enhanced Learning (MIS4TEL), Jun 26, 2024, Salamanca, Spain
20241st International workshop: Maritime Horizons: Research Opportunities, 01.02.2024, Tromsø, Norway
2023Organizer for the EU project cluster workshop on integration of emerging technologies into Education and training (ETELT) at 13th International Conference on Methodologies and Intelligent Systems for Technology Enhanced Learning (MIS4TEL), 12th July, 2023, Guimarães, Portugal
2021Organizer and moderator for 10th TARG international workshop, NorwayWorkshop program: http://workshop.targlab.com/program.pdf

Completed editorship

YearEditorial content 
2024First editor for 2024 workshop proceedings on integration of emerging technologies into Education and training (ETELT) at 14th International Conference on Methodologies and Intelligent Systems for Technology Enhanced Learning (MIS4TEL)
2023Third editor for 2023 workshop proceedings on integration of emerging technologies into Education and training (ETELT) at 13th International Conference on Methodologies and Intelligent Systems for Technology Enhanced Learning (MIS4TEL)
2022First editor for special issues on MASS at WMU Journal of Maritime Affairs

Ongoing editorship

YearEditorial content
Ongoing Ongoing editorship and contract signed for book titled: Human factors in remote ship operations. Publisher: Routledge
2022-presentEditorial board member of WMU Journal of Maritime Affairs https://www.springer.com/journal/13437/editors

Bachelor, Master, PhD and postdoctoral mentorship

Year/StatusSupervision typeInstitutionNumber
OngoingPostdoc (main supervisor)UiT – The Arctic University of Norway1
OngoingResearcher (main supervisor)UiT – The Arctic University of Norway1
OngoingPhD student (co-supervisor)HVL Høgskulen på Vestlandet1
OngoingPhD student (main supervisor)UiT – The Arctic University of Norway1
OngoingPhD student (main supervisor)UiT – The Arctic University of Norway1
2025Master thesis (completed)UiT – The Arctic University of Norway3
2024Bachelor thesis (completed)UiT – The Arctic University of Norway1
2024Master thesis (completed)UiT – The Arctic University of Norway2
2024PhD student (defended, co-supervisor)Norwegian University of Science and Technology – NTNU1
2023Bachelor thesis (completed)UiT – The Arctic University of Norway1
2023Master thesis (completed)UiT – The Arctic University of Norway1
2022Master thesis (completed)UiT – The Arctic University of Norway2
2020-2021Master thesis (completed)University of South-Eastern Norway3