Main Page / Research / Empathy from Afar? Towards Empathy for Future Maritime Designers and Remote Operators Empathy from Afar? Towards Empathy for Future Maritime Designers and Remote Operators Steven Mallam Kjetil Nordby Gertjan Koen Van de Merwe Erik Aleksander Veitch Salman Nazir Brian Veitch Journal Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting.