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Captain Zakirul Bhuiyan, MSc, MBA, PGCE, SFHEA, FNI, FRIN, is Associate Professor of Maritime Simulation and Autonomy, Manager of Maritime Simulation and Ship Handling, and Founding Director of the Warsash Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships (MASS) Research Centre at Warsash Maritime School, Southampton Solent University. Possessing over 30 years of maritime industry experience, including more than 17 years of sea service in worldwide trade, he began his career as a junior officer with Valles Steamship (Canada) Ltd in 1992 and took command in 2003 of the 171,000 mt deadweight Gateway Bulker, one of the largest capesize bulkers built at the time. Transitioning to education, he served as lecturer at NAFC Marine Centre in Shetland in 2005 before joining Southampton Solent University in 2006 as Senior Lecturer and Course Leader for Bridge Simulation at the School of Maritime Science and Engineering. He has since advanced to Research and Innovation Coordinator (2015), Unit Leader for MSc Maritime Transport and Operations, and his current positions. Bhuiyan delivers lectures on bespoke and standard bridge simulation courses to cadets, officers, masters, pilots, and managers; leads course design, assessments, and audits (including MCA, EMSA, Ofsted); and maintains partnerships with shipping companies and ports such as Red Funnel, Associated British Ports, P&O Maritime, Seatruck Ferries, Shell, BP, and the Royal Navy for consultancy training.