Ícaro A. Fonseca
Om
I hold dual roles as Adjunct Associate Professor at NTNU and as Senior Researcher at DNV. On the academic side, I have worked on various aspects of the digitalization of ship design, construction, and operations, ranging from digital twins to design optimization. On the business side, I work on decarbonizing commercial vessels and ensuring their compliance with environmental regulations. I am a naval engineer with degrees from NTNU and Federal University of Pernambuco (UFPE), in Brazil.
Research
Co-author of 18 articles, 5 in journals and 13 in conferences, on the topics of digital twins, simulation of ocean operations, computational vessel design, design optimization, and data management in shipbuilding and design. I am the lead author of 8 out of the 11 articles published before I took the position as Adjunct Associate Professor at NTNU. Additionally, 2 of the 3 other articles had as first author MSc students co-supervised by me. Since 2023, I have focused on developing my skills in guiding new doctoral researchers and raising funds for the development of new research and innovation projects focusing on the topic of commercial shipping decarbonisation.
Lecturing and Guidance
Co-advisor for three graduated MSc students. Evaluator for seven MSc theses in IHB at NTNU. Guest lecturer in courses at NTNU, UFPE, Ningbo University, in China, and the Brazil-Japan Collaborative Program on Naval Architecture and Offshore Engineering, which included five Brazilian universities and four Japanese universities. Former teaching assistant for the undergraduate course Ship Hydrodynamics I at UFPE.
Academic and Professional Experience
Adjunct Associate Professor at NTNU since 2023, working on data modelling and integration in the design and construction phases of the ship value chain. Current involvement as a member of the Smart European Shipbuilding (SEUS) project (funded by the Horizon Europe Framework) and previous experience with international (Norway-Brazil) and Norwegian projects. Senior Researcher at DNV since 2026, working on vessel energy efficiency and greenhouse gas emissions reduction. Previous collaborations with University College London (UCL), USP, and The Oslo School of Architecture and Design (AHO). Previous experience as Research Assistant at NTNU and Engineering Intern at Vard Promar shipyard.
Service
Reviewer for 5 journals (e.g., Ocean Engineering, Systems Engineering, International Journal of Maritime Engineering) e 1 conference (ECMS). Attendant to around 17 academic and professional events among conferences, seminars, symposium, and workshops, taking the roles of session chair, presenter, participant in joint discussions, and listener. Associate Member at the Royal Institution of Naval Architects (RINA) and in their Maritime Innovation Committee (M.I.C.). Former Student Representative on the Naval Engineering Undergraduate Programme Board at UFPE.
Degrees and Education
PhD in Engineering with emphasis on Ocean Operations from NTNU (2022). MSc in Ship Design from NTNU (2018). Naval Engineering degree from UFPE (2016), with scholarship from Petrobras (PRH-PB04). During the degree, I had 1 year of academic exchange at the former Ålesund University College, now NTNU in Ålesund, with scholarship from the Science without Borders program sponsored by CAPES (Brazilian agency) and former Statoil, now Equinor. Recipient of the RINA Wakeham Prize in 2024.
Publikasjoner
2025
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Echavez, Janica;
Gaspar, Henrique Murilo;
Aragao Fonseca, Icaro.
(2025)
A Markup Language for Maritime Systems: Advancing Data Interoperability.
Vitenskapelig kapittel
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Echavez, Janica;
Teimouri, Maryam;
Gaspar, Henrique Murilo;
Aragao Fonseca, Icaro;
Bierkowska, Karolina;
Ginter, Filip;
Koelman, Herbert.
(2025)
A RAG-based LLM Approach for Data Validation and Harmonization in Ship Design.
23nd Conference on Computer Applications and Information Technology in the Maritime Industries COMPIT'25
Vitenskapelig artikkel
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Gaspar, Henrique Murilo;
Aragao Fonseca, Icaro;
Sepälla, Ludmila;
Koelman, Herbert;
Agis, Jose Jorge Garcia.
(2025)
Can European Shipyards be Smarter? A Proposal from the SEUS Project.
Lecture Notes in Mobility
Vitenskapelig artikkel
2024
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Bronson, Janica Altea;
Aragao Fonseca, Icaro;
Gaspar, Henrique Murilo;
Luz, Fernando.
(2024)
Data models in ship design and construction – insights from 4D BIM.
TU Delft OPEN Publishing
Antologi
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Bronson, Janica Altea;
Aragao Fonseca, Icaro;
Gaspar, Henrique Murilo.
(2024)
Challenges Towards an Integrated Digital Twin Platform for Maritime Systems: Tackling Shifts in Data Ownership.
Vitenskapelig kapittel
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Bronson, Janica Altea;
Luz, Fernando H. P.;
Aragao Fonseca, Icaro;
Gaspar, Henrique Murilo.
(2024)
Graph databases for multi-domain taxonomies in maritime systems.
Vitenskapelig kapittel
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Gaspar, Henrique Murilo;
Aragao Fonseca, Icaro;
Andrews, David.
(2024)
Wither now the Design Building Block (DBB) Approach.
TU Delft OPEN Publishing
Antologi
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Bronson, Janica Altea;
Gaspar, Henrique Murilo;
Haskins, Cecilia;
Aragao Fonseca, Icaro;
Garcia Agis, Jose Jorge.
(2024)
Robust Digital Information for Physically Large and Complex SoS: A Maritime Design Case Study.
Vitenskapelig kapittel
2023
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Aragao Fonseca, Icaro;
de Oliveira, Felipe Ferrari;
Gaspar, Henrique Murilo.
(2023)
Open Framework for Digital Twin Ship Data: Case Studies on Handling of Multiple Taxonomies and Navigation Simulation.
International Journal of Maritime Engineering
Vitenskapelig artikkel
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Vieira, Daniel Prata;
Aragao Fonseca, Icaro;
Nishimoto, Kazuo;
Assi, Gustavo;
Gaspar, Henrique Murilo;
Rhodes, Donna.
(2023)
Leveraging epoch-era analysis and digital twin for effective system concept and execution: A CO2 storage salt-cave project.
Systems Engineering
Vitenskapelig artikkel
2022
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Aragao Fonseca, Icaro;
Gaspar, Henrique Murilo;
Cardozo, de Mello Pedro;
Sasaki, Humberto.
(2022)
A Standards-Based Digital Twin of an Experiment with a Scale Model Ship.
Computer-Aided Design
Vitenskapelig artikkel
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de Oliveira, Felipe Ferrari;
Aragao Fonseca, Icaro;
Gaspar, Henrique Murilo.
(2022)
Applying Open Web Architectures Towards Collaborative Maritime Design and Simulation.
Vitenskapelig kapittel
2021
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Gaspar, Henrique Murilo;
Oliveira, Felipe;
Aragao Fonseca, Icaro.
(2021)
An open web platform aimed at ship design, simulation and digital twin.
Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet
Masteroppgave
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Aragao Fonseca, Icaro;
Gaspar, Henrique Murilo.
(2021)
Challenges when creating a cohesive digital twin ship: a data modelling perspective.
Ship Technology Research
Vitenskapelig artikkel
2020
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Aragao Fonseca, Icaro;
Gaspar, Henrique Murilo.
(2020)
Fundamentals Of Digital Twins Applied To A Plastic Toy Boat And A Ship Scale Model.
Vitenskapelig kapittel
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Escamilla i Miquel, Sergi;
Aragao Fonseca, Icaro;
Gaspar, Henrique Murilo;
Vieira, Daniel.
(2020)
An open-source library for hydrodynamic simulation of marine structures.
Marine Systems & Ocean Technology
Vitenskapelig artikkel
2019
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Miquel, Sergi Escamilla;
Aragao Fonseca, Icaro;
Gaspar, Henrique Murilo.
(2019)
Open Source Simulation for Virtual Maritime Operations.
Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet
Masteroppgave
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Aragao Fonseca, Icaro;
de Oliveira, Felipe Ferrari;
Gaspar, Henrique Murilo.
(2019)
Virtual Prototyping and Simulation of Multibody Marine Operations Using Web-Based Technologies.
Vitenskapelig kapittel
-
Aragao Fonseca, Icaro;
Gaspar, Henrique Murilo.
(2019)
A Prime on Web-Based Simulation.
Vitenskapelig kapittel
2018
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Aragao Fonseca, Icaro;
Gaspar, Henrique Murilo.
(2018)
An Open and Collaborative Object-Oriented Taxonomy for Simulation of Marine Operations (MSc Thesis).
Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet
Masteroppgave
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Aragao Fonseca, Icaro;
Gaspar, Henrique Murilo;
Ryan, Christopher;
Thomas, Giles.
(2018)
An Open and Collaborative Object-Oriented Taxonomy for Simulation of Marine Operations.
Vitenskapelig kapittel
2015
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Aragao Fonseca, Icaro;
Gaspar, Henrique Murilo.
(2015)
An object-oriented approach for virtual prototyping in conceptual ship design.
Vitenskapelig kapittel
Tidsskriftspublikasjoner
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Echavez, Janica;
Teimouri, Maryam;
Gaspar, Henrique Murilo;
Aragao Fonseca, Icaro;
Bierkowska, Karolina;
Ginter, Filip;
Koelman, Herbert.
(2025)
A RAG-based LLM Approach for Data Validation and Harmonization in Ship Design.
23nd Conference on Computer Applications and Information Technology in the Maritime Industries COMPIT'25
Vitenskapelig artikkel
-
Gaspar, Henrique Murilo;
Aragao Fonseca, Icaro;
Sepälla, Ludmila;
Koelman, Herbert;
Agis, Jose Jorge Garcia.
(2025)
Can European Shipyards be Smarter? A Proposal from the SEUS Project.
Lecture Notes in Mobility
Vitenskapelig artikkel
-
Aragao Fonseca, Icaro;
Gaspar, Henrique Murilo;
Cardozo, de Mello Pedro;
Sasaki, Humberto.
(2022)
A Standards-Based Digital Twin of an Experiment with a Scale Model Ship.
Computer-Aided Design
Vitenskapelig artikkel
-
Aragao Fonseca, Icaro;
de Oliveira, Felipe Ferrari;
Gaspar, Henrique Murilo.
(2023)
Open Framework for Digital Twin Ship Data: Case Studies on Handling of Multiple Taxonomies and Navigation Simulation.
International Journal of Maritime Engineering
Vitenskapelig artikkel
-
Vieira, Daniel Prata;
Aragao Fonseca, Icaro;
Nishimoto, Kazuo;
Assi, Gustavo;
Gaspar, Henrique Murilo;
Rhodes, Donna.
(2023)
Leveraging epoch-era analysis and digital twin for effective system concept and execution: A CO2 storage salt-cave project.
Systems Engineering
Vitenskapelig artikkel
-
Escamilla i Miquel, Sergi;
Aragao Fonseca, Icaro;
Gaspar, Henrique Murilo;
Vieira, Daniel.
(2020)
An open-source library for hydrodynamic simulation of marine structures.
Marine Systems & Ocean Technology
Vitenskapelig artikkel
-
Aragao Fonseca, Icaro;
Gaspar, Henrique Murilo.
(2021)
Challenges when creating a cohesive digital twin ship: a data modelling perspective.
Ship Technology Research
Vitenskapelig artikkel
Bøker
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Bronson, Janica Altea;
Aragao Fonseca, Icaro;
Gaspar, Henrique Murilo;
Luz, Fernando.
(2024)
Data models in ship design and construction – insights from 4D BIM.
TU Delft OPEN Publishing
Antologi
-
Gaspar, Henrique Murilo;
Aragao Fonseca, Icaro;
Andrews, David.
(2024)
Wither now the Design Building Block (DBB) Approach.
TU Delft OPEN Publishing
Antologi
Del av bok/rapport
-
Echavez, Janica;
Gaspar, Henrique Murilo;
Aragao Fonseca, Icaro.
(2025)
A Markup Language for Maritime Systems: Advancing Data Interoperability.
Vitenskapelig kapittel
-
Aragao Fonseca, Icaro;
Gaspar, Henrique Murilo.
(2015)
An object-oriented approach for virtual prototyping in conceptual ship design.
Vitenskapelig kapittel
-
Bronson, Janica Altea;
Aragao Fonseca, Icaro;
Gaspar, Henrique Murilo.
(2024)
Challenges Towards an Integrated Digital Twin Platform for Maritime Systems: Tackling Shifts in Data Ownership.
Vitenskapelig kapittel
-
Aragao Fonseca, Icaro;
Gaspar, Henrique Murilo;
Ryan, Christopher;
Thomas, Giles.
(2018)
An Open and Collaborative Object-Oriented Taxonomy for Simulation of Marine Operations.
Vitenskapelig kapittel
-
Aragao Fonseca, Icaro;
Gaspar, Henrique Murilo.
(2020)
Fundamentals Of Digital Twins Applied To A Plastic Toy Boat And A Ship Scale Model.
Vitenskapelig kapittel
-
de Oliveira, Felipe Ferrari;
Aragao Fonseca, Icaro;
Gaspar, Henrique Murilo.
(2022)
Applying Open Web Architectures Towards Collaborative Maritime Design and Simulation.
Vitenskapelig kapittel
-
Bronson, Janica Altea;
Luz, Fernando H. P.;
Aragao Fonseca, Icaro;
Gaspar, Henrique Murilo.
(2024)
Graph databases for multi-domain taxonomies in maritime systems.
Vitenskapelig kapittel
-
Aragao Fonseca, Icaro;
de Oliveira, Felipe Ferrari;
Gaspar, Henrique Murilo.
(2019)
Virtual Prototyping and Simulation of Multibody Marine Operations Using Web-Based Technologies.
Vitenskapelig kapittel
-
Bronson, Janica Altea;
Gaspar, Henrique Murilo;
Haskins, Cecilia;
Aragao Fonseca, Icaro;
Garcia Agis, Jose Jorge.
(2024)
Robust Digital Information for Physically Large and Complex SoS: A Maritime Design Case Study.
Vitenskapelig kapittel
-
Aragao Fonseca, Icaro;
Gaspar, Henrique Murilo.
(2019)
A Prime on Web-Based Simulation.
Vitenskapelig kapittel
Studentoppgave eller avhandling
-
Aragao Fonseca, Icaro;
Gaspar, Henrique Murilo.
(2018)
An Open and Collaborative Object-Oriented Taxonomy for Simulation of Marine Operations (MSc Thesis).
Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet
Masteroppgave
-
Gaspar, Henrique Murilo;
Oliveira, Felipe;
Aragao Fonseca, Icaro.
(2021)
An open web platform aimed at ship design, simulation and digital twin.
Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet
Masteroppgave
-
Miquel, Sergi Escamilla;
Aragao Fonseca, Icaro;
Gaspar, Henrique Murilo.
(2019)
Open Source Simulation for Virtual Maritime Operations.
Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet
Masteroppgave