12. Acknowledgements

• Professor Alexey Slunyaev suggested a similar approach for coupling WASIM with his implementation of the Higher-Order-Spectral-Method back in the EU research project Extreme Seas. The proof of concept was demonstrated by simulating (in Norway) the ship response induced by a Peregrine breather wave simulated by HOSM in Russia. No time spent on merging programs. Weird but striking…

• DNVGL supported the initial development and public release of this API. DNVGL will continue this effort in collaboration with the industry and academia in an open-source environment. The goal is to improve development and communication in this important field of technology.