Maritime cybersecurity is becoming a strategic imperative as digital dependence grows across critical waterways. Combining bridge simulators, eye-tracking technology and AI-driven risk assessment, this research explores human and technical responses to cyber-attacks in the Turkish Straits. The findings aim to strengthen resilience, improve training and inform future maritime security policy.

Human-centred design is emerging as a critical enabler of next-generation maritime systems. Using divergent and convergent thinking across the design lifecycle, researchers demonstrate how deeper understanding of user needs and human-system interactions can improve safety, functionality and operational effectiveness, offering a practical framework for more resilient maritime innovation overall today.