TY - CONF T1 - Towards an informative simulation-based application for energy saving in large passenger and cruise ships T2 - 6th IEEE International Energy Conference (ENERGYCon 2020), Gammarth, Tunisia Y1 - 2020 A1 - Eirini Barri A1 - Christos Bouras A1 - Apostolos Gkamas A1 - Nikos Karacapilidis A1 - Dimitris Karadimas A1 - Georgios Kournetas A1 - Yiannis Panaretou AB - Over the years, the need to save energy and efficiently manage its consumption becomes increasingly imperative. This paper reports on the development of a novel application for handling diverse energy consumption issues in large passenger and cruise ships. Our overall approach is based on a comprehensive agent-based simulation model, which takes into account spatial data concerning a ship’s decks and position of energy consuming facilities, as well as data concerning the ship’s passengers and their behavior during the operation of the vessel. The proposed application may predict energy consumption for a particular vessel and passenger group and accordingly facilitate informed decision making on energy saving matters. JF - 6th IEEE International Energy Conference (ENERGYCon 2020), Gammarth, Tunisia ER -