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Jean Maynier - CTO

"At KPLER R&D Labs, we're redefining the future of the maritime, commodities, and power sectors with our cutting-edge approach to innovation. Actively engaged in global projects funded by European, national authorities and other international organisations, we harness a suite of advanced technologies, including machine learning, deep learning, Generative AI, sophisticated data analytics, and IoT sensor networks. Our commitment goes beyond traditional R&D; we're trailblazers dedicated to creating transformative solutions. By blending the agility of a startup with the precision of industry standards, we're not just meeting industry benchmarks; we're setting new ones."

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Latest projects

Accu-Waves
A decision support tool for navigation management in ports
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BigDataOcean
Funded under the EU H2020 ICT-14-2016-2017 (Grant Agreement No 732310)
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CADMUSS – Collision Avoidance Domain-Method Used by Ships and aShore
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Latest publications

April 6, 2026
Big Data
A Big Data framework for Modelling and Simulating high-resolution hydrodynamic models in sea harbours
Spiliopoulos, K Bereta, D Zissis, C Memos, Ch Makris, A Metallinos, Th Karambas, M Chondros, M Emmanouilidou, A Papadimitriou, V Baltikas, Y Kontos, G Klonaris, Y Androulidakis, V Tsoukala
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April 6, 2026
Big Data
Data Driven Digital Twins for the Maritime Domain
Alexandros Troupiotis-Kapeliaris, Nicolas Zygouras, Manolis Kaliorakis, Spiros Mouzakitis, Giannis Tsapelas, Alexander Artikis, Eva Chondrodima, Yannis Theodoridis, Dimitris Zissis
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April 6, 2026
Big Data
COVID-19 impact on global maritime mobility
Leonardo M. Millefiori, Paolo Braca, Dimitris Zissis, Giannis Spiliopoulos, Stefano Marano, Peter K. Willett & Sandro Carniel
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