Galila Abdelghany is a marine engineer with a strong commitment to advancing sustainable maritime technologies through artificial intelligence and renewable energy integration. Currently serving as a research assistant at CENTEC, Instituto Superior Técnico (IST), she contributes to key EU-funded research initiatives focused on the decarbonization of maritime transport and the development of offshore renewable energy systems. She is actively involved in two major projects: NATURSEA-PV (2023–2026), which aims to develop ecocementitious materials for floating offshore solar photovoltaic structures, and DeWaTra (2024–2028), which focuses on decarbonizing waterborne transportation. She has been invited to participate in the 1st DeWaTra Conference 2026, which will take place in Lisbon on 25-26 May 2026. Also, she will be a member of the organising Committee. In DeWaTra project, she contributes to three Working Groups on WG1. Assessment of atmospheric emissions from shipping; WG4. Renewable energy contributions to ship energy efficiency, and WG5. Onboard decision support systems for energy-efficient ship operation. She holds both a bachelor's and master’s degree in marine engineering and Naval Architecture from Alexandria University, supported by nearly a decade of hands-on industry experience at the Egyptian Maritime Services Company – International Naval Works (INW). Her research centers on improving ship energy efficiency, and emissions reduction, key strategies in supporting the maritime sector’s transition in line with the IMO 2050 decarbonization goals. Her research output to date includes several contributions. She co-authored a book chapter titled “Environmental conditions for deploying offshore floating solar photovoltaic energy installations” published by Taylor & Francis, as well as another chapter “Global Trends and Challenges to Offshore Wind Energy in Vietnam” in the Springer-published Proceedings of the 3rd Vietnam Symposium on Advances in Offshore Engineering (VSOE 2024). She contributed as a co-author in Two Papers titled: "Geospatial site screening for offshore floating photovoltaic deployment in the Adriatic Sea" which presented in 8th International Conference on Maritime Technology and Engineering (MARTECH2026), Lisbon, 2026 and "Conceptual Design of an Offshore Photovoltaic System in Low-Carbon Ultra-High-Performance Concrete" which presented in ASME 45th International Conference on Ocean, Offshore & Arctic Engineering (OMAE2026), Tokyo, 2026 and both are acceptable. Additionally, she have finished providing a comprehensive overview to be published in a Journal titled “Review of Ship Emissions Estimation Models”, which examines the state of emissions modelling in the maritime sector and highlights key technological and operational strategies for achieving carbon-neutral shipping. She was awarded a competitive scholarship to attend the PhD International Intensive School on Zero Emissions Mobility, where she deepened her expertise in hydrogen technologies and machine learning for complex energy systems. Combining a solid technical foundation with practical engineering experience, she is now pursuing a PhD to develop intelligent, real-time decision-support systems and cost-benefit assessments that enable cleaner, more efficient maritime operations. Her goal is to contribute meaningfully to interdisciplinary research that bridges academic innovation and industry application in the global effort toward sustainable shipping. CIÊNCIA ID: 6F15-0605-A7D7 ORCID iD: 0009-0009-3736-3837