“Connecting the Dots in High-Speed Craft Digital Design”
Abstracts for FAST 2025 are invited and will be accepted starting 2 January 2025.
The International Conference on Fast Sea Technology (FAST) is the premier global conference for high performance ships and craft that brings together experts in their research, design, manufacturing, and operations from around the world to share the latest knowledge and experiences with these vessels and their supporting technologies.
FAST 2025 will be held 29 October 2025 in Norfolk, Virginia, USA, ahead of the annual SNAME Maritime Convention. The theme of the 2025 conference is Connecting the Dots in High-Speed Craft Digital Design, with papers concerning the digital thread running through all phases of the system lifecycle. Advanced computational, experimental, and machine learning techniques to facilitate individual elements of the digital thread, and methods to link the elements together to integrate the thread are welcomed.
High performance ships offer improved speed and/or operability in high sea states in comparison to conventional displacement vessels and come in a broad range of configurations in many sizes: planning craft, multi-hulls, hydrofoils, Small Waterplane Area Twin Hull (SWATH) ships, Wing-In-Ground-effect (WIG) craft, air cushion vehicles/hovercraft, surface-effect ships, seaplanes.
Topics of interest for the conference include, but are not limited to:
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Novel vessel configurations, hull forms, and hydrodynamics
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Propulsion systems, including advances in electric propulsion
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Motion control and maneuvering systems
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Operational uses of fast ships and craft
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Structural design, materials, construction, including additive manufacturing methods
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Design processes and tools, including the application of artificial intelligence to design
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Modeling & simulation for the analysis of structures, resistance, seakeeping, and maneuvering
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Autonomy including mission management, guidance, navigation & controls, and health monitoring
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Environmental effects and mitigation, including CO2/alternative fuels and acoustic noise
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Economics and the value of speed
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Risk, safety, survivability
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Classification and regulation, especially as pertains to ground-breaking technologies
The FAST Papers Committee is calling for abstracts for technical papers to be submitted no later than 10 2025 February.
Download FAST 2025 Call for Content - Printable
Download FAST 2025 Paper Template
Download FAST 2025 Abstract Submission Instructions
Download SMC 2025 & FAST 2025 Author Agreement
Important Dates:
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ScholarOne is open for abstract submission |
Thursday, 2 January 2025 |
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Latest date for abstract submission |
Monday, 10 February 2025 |
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Authors notified of acceptance of abstracts |
Monday, 10 March 2025 |
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1st drafts due |
Monday, 5 May 2025 |
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1st draft reviewer comments returned to authors |
Monday, 2 June 2025 |
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2nd drafts due |
Monday, 30 June 2025 |
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2nd draft reviewer comments returned to authors |
Monday, 21 July 2025 |
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Accepted manuscripts due for inclusion with proceedings |
Friday, 1 August 2025 |
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Final PowerPoint presentations due |
Monday, 6 October 2025 |
Abstract Submission:
Abstracts must be submitted using the SMC 2025 ScholarOne site and will be assigned a manuscript number in the format SMC-NNN-2025. When submitting an abstract for FAST, select FAST 2025 as the Content Type on the first page. Note that all submissions on ScholarOne are referred to as “manuscripts” and submissions are subject to the dates shown above.
Abstract Requirements:
These requirements are important, and acceptance decisions are made based on the quality of the abstract and adherence to these instructions:
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Must be 500 to 1,000 words (exclusive of references)
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Single space in a 12-point font
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Adequately describe the material to be covered in the proposed submission, including relevant references
Additional Information Required at the Time of Abstract Submission:
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Must be 500 to 1,000 words (exclusive of references)
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Single space in a 12-point font
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Adequately describe the material to be covered in the proposed submission, including relevant references
Abstracts are due no later than Monday, 10 February 2025.
For questions, please contact publications@sname.org.
For additional information on submission, please visit the SNAME Author Opportunities website www.sname.org/author-opportunities.