Piri Reis University and Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology are pleased to announce the International Symposium on the History of Maritime Technology (HIMAT-24), to be held in Istanbul, Türkiye.

The symposium is open to academics and researchers from Türkiye and abroad. Our aim is to open new horizons by studying the maritime innovative technologies background in the history, looking into the various areas related with the history of; maritime navigation, gun and powder technology, shipyards, ship building and marine engineering, submarine construction, radar systems technology, maritime accident analysis and technology developing due to maritime accidents etc. Thus enabling researchers, engineers and historians to ponder in deep and innovative maritime technologies in the future.

The symposium program will be strongly supported by the keynote and invited speakers who are well known maritime figures in their fields. Detailed information about our valuable speakers can be accessed from our website.

The proceedings of the symposium will be prepared as well, either digital or hard copy. However, selected high-quality original manuscripts with archival significance will be recommended for publication consideration in major international journals. You can see the list of these international journals on our website when they are published.

Symposium Web Site