Dr. ir. Frederik de Wit is currently associate professor of the Maritime Engineering department of Rotterdam University of Applied Science. He is also involved in the Maritime Innovation research group of Centre of Expertise HRTech (formerly Sustainable Port Cities). He has been teaching in higher education since 2012. Before that he obtained an MSc and a PhD in materials science and engineering from Delft University of Technology and has worked on coatings, adhesion and adhesive bonding in various industry projects. He has a keen interest in welding, robotics, automation and industrial manufacturing in general.