Dr. Mimi Gao is a premier Forensic Naval Architect and Arbitrator offering over two decades of combined academic and industry experience.
Specializing in advanced Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) and structural mechanics, she is a Fellow of the Singapore Institute of Arbitrators (FSIArb) and an appointed panel arbitrator in SCMA.
Since 2015, Dr. Gao has been regularly instructed as a trusted Expert Witness and Expert Determiner in high-value international maritime disputes across major jurisdictions, including UK (LMAA), Singapore (SIAC), Hong Kong (HKIAC), Malaysia, Denmark, Australia and New Zealand. She provides definitive technical assessments to resolve complex issues surrounding contractual compliance, design defects, and liability.
Her core technical expertise spans the full lifecycle of marine and offshore assets, with a heavy emphasis on comprehensive casualty investigation and advanced naval architecture. Dr. Gao routinely conducts rigorous technical forensic analyses of high-stakes incidents such as vessel collisions, groundings, mooring collapses, propeller or bearing failures, and structural fatigue. Her advisory work also covers asset integrity monitoring, hydrodynamics, seakeeping, subsea systems, and green shipping initiatives focused on vessel decarbonization performance.