­
  • HIGHWAVE is an interdisciplinary project at the frontiers of coastal and ocean engineering...

    HIGHWAVE is an interdisciplinary project at the frontiers of coastal and ocean engineering...

  • Waves, an infinite source of energy for the humanity

    Waves, an infinite source of energy for the humanity

  • and questions for scientists...

    and questions for scientists...

  • Why do waves break?

    Why do waves break?

  • How do they dissipate energy?

    How do they dissipate energy?

  • ...and why is this important?

    ...and why is this important?

  • Predicting the onset of breaking of water waves...

    Predicting the onset of breaking of water waves...

  • to improve wave breaking physics, sea state and ocean weather forecasting models.

    to improve wave breaking physics, sea state and ocean weather forecasting models.

  • in the west of Ireland, storms in the winter of 2013–2014 transported boulders inland distances up to 222 m.

    in the west of Ireland, storms in the winter of 2013–2014 transported boulders inland distances up to 222 m.

  • sometime at elevations up to 29 m above high water...

    sometime at elevations up to 29 m above high water...

  • ...storm-wave energies on coasts remains to be fully understood...

    ...storm-wave energies on coasts remains to be fully understood...

  • Quantifying coastal boulders deposits dynamics helps us understand the transmission of wave energies inshore during high-energy storm events.

    Quantifying coastal boulders deposits dynamics helps us understand the transmission of wave energies inshore during high-energy storm events.

HIGHWAVE KICK OFF IN UCD

A presentation was held at the University Club, on the Belfield Campus of University College Dublin,  (adjacent to the O’Reilly Hall Building, by the lake), on Wednesday October 2nd, 2019 to present Project Highwave, industry, private and public sector partners attended the event to meet the men and women of the wave group...

Read more

NEW ARTICLE IN NATURE REVIEWS PHYSICS

Decade of research into mystery rogue waves described in a major review published in Nature Reviews Physics

Read more

Arnaud DisantArnaud Disant is a Senior Research Engineer with a strong maritime background in electronics and electrics including IoT, sensors and marine data communications. He is also the inventor of SeaFi.

Arnaud is a consultant for the private and public sectors (CIT, UCD, Irish Navy). Anticipating the IoT revolution, he has designed and delivered private marine wireless network infrastructures for Port of Cork, Port of Waterford and Rosslare Europort in Ireland. Arnaud has been awarded several Innovation Awards.

As a Lecturer in Marine Data Communications to Electro Technical Officers for the National Maritime College of Ireland, he was presented in 2015 the Excellence in Maritime Education Award by the Maritime Community for his work in Marine Electro-Technical Engineering.
In 1987, at the age of 21, Arnaud spent a year as coxswain in the Amazon deep forest with the French 24th Regiment of Naval Infantry.

Since June 6th, 2018, Arnaud holds the world record title for the furthest transmission of data between a vessel at sea and a lighthouse without satellite or cellular communications 

­