(Topics include but are not limited to)
Topic 1: Intelligent Ships
Design and Manufacturing of Ships and Marine Structures
Ship and Ocean Engineering Structural Mechanics
Marine Engineering
Marine Fluid Dynamics
Computational Fluid Dynamics
Ship micro smart grid
Mathematical Model of Ship Motion
Ship Design/Performance/Structure and Construction
Hydrodynamic performance
Water transportation and marine resource development
Multi energy ship power network system
New Energy and Conventional Ship Power Systems
Simulation and Optimization of Ship Power System
Modeling and Algorithm of Ship Power System
Ship Electronics and Electrical Technology
Ship Electronic and Electrical Engineering
Topic 2: Autonomous Navigation
autonomous navigation 
Positioning ability
Sensor type
Sensor Fusion
Path planning
Obstacle avoidance
SLAM (Real time Localization and Map Building)
Collaborative Navigation
Autonomous operation
High precision detector
Constellation autonomous navigation
Collaborative positioning
Intelligent operation
Intelligent processing technology
GNSS Fusion
Multi AUV collaborative navigation
Intelligent driving
Trusted spatiotemporal service
High precision positioning, etc
Topic 3: Ocean Engineering
Construction of offshore platforms
Artificial Island
Oil and gas exploration and extraction platform
Floating oil storage tank
Floating refinery
Floating airport
Diving techniques
undersea mining
Subsea Tunnel Engineering
submarine pipeline 
Marine resource development and spatial utilization
Ship Engineering
Ship Design
Dynamic positioning
Marine Surveying and Engineering
Laser radar
Passive observation sensor
Coastal radar
Airborne and satellite radar, as well as synthetic aperture radar
space system