Troch is a senior coastal modeller at the CSIR. He holds a Master of Science in applied mathematics (cum laude) from Stellenbosch University. He has worked on ports and coastal projects that involve the numerical modelling of short and long-period waves, moored vessel response, vessel under keel clearance, real-time 2D and 3D ship navigation, forecasting systems, downtime and extreme event analyses.

Expertise: Vessel response, ship navigation, numerical wave modelling, physical modelling in coastal and port engineering