Dr. Narasimalu Srikanth serves as the Program Director and Senior Principal Research Scientist at ERI@N (NTU), focusing on offshore renewables. Before joining NTU, he held roles as Technical Director and Senior Specialist at Vestas Wind Energy Systems, accumulating over 25 years of experience in industrial research and development. Currently, he spearheads projects in offshore wind and tidal turbine development, energy storage integration, and the application of marinized asset health monitoring using digital twins. He also oversees real-time environmental impact assessments and monitoring to ensure the structural integrity of energy systems, which support the Blue economy initiatives, including ocean-based aquaculture and sustainable island development. Dr. Srikanth has a strong background in mechanical engineering, with a first master's in machine design, a second in materials engineering, and dual PhDs in Mechanical Engineering and Technology Management. His research spans offshore renewable system design, hydrogen energy storage, IoT, machine learning, structural dynamics, advanced composites, additive manufacturing, failure analysis, and environmental impact studies. He leads a joint industry program on offshore renewables, collaborating with major multinationals like Rolls-Royce, Keppel, and Lloyd's Register, as well as smaller firms, to support doctoral research that meets industrial needs. Dr. Srikanth has authored over 150 peer-reviewed journal articles and holds more than 30 patents. He chairs the national standards body, contributes to wind and marine standards in IEC TC114 & TC88, and represents Singapore in the IEA's Ocean Energy Systems technology initiative.