(The following topics include but are not limited to)
Topic 1: Ocean Exploration
automatic control
Current measurement technology
Marine instruments and sensors
System and Observatory
Buoy technology
Cables and connectors
Marine Geodetic Information System
Marine Surveying and Engineering
LiDAR
Passive observation sensor
Coastal radar
Airborne and satellite radar and synthetic aperture radar
Operation observation
space system 
Access to data conversion
Storage and retrieval
Data visualization
Data modeling and simulation
Marine GIS and Data Fusion
information management
Real time data quality monitoring
Topic 2: Ship Engineering
Design and Manufacturing of Ships and Marine Structures
Structural Mechanics of Ships and Marine Engineering
Marine Engineering
Engineering Fluid Mechanics
Ocean Fluid Mechanics
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
Ship electrical equipment and systems
Submarine and Underwater Robot Technology
Ship Power Plant
Power Machinery Operation and Control
Ships and marine engineering equipment