Department of Ocean Operations and Civil Engineering (IHB)
Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)
I am currently a Professor and Deputy Head of Department (Research) at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU). I have been with NTNU since 2011. Prior to this, I served as a Senior Researcher at the University of Hamburg, Germany.
My academic journey includes a Habilitation in Informatics from the University of Hamburg in 2011 and a Ph.D. in Mechanical and Electronic Engineering in 2003. I am an elected member of the Academy of the Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences Letters, a Fellow of the Academy of the Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters, and and a Fellow of the Asia-Pacific Artificial Intelligence Association.
Digital Twins for Vessel Life Cycle Service and intelligent maritime operations.
Artificial intelligence applications in robotics and data analysis.
Control, optimization, and human-machine interaction for autonomous vehicles.
Biological robots, modular robotics, system design, and locomotion control.
Academy of the Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters.
Fellow of Asia-Pacific Artificial Intelligence Association.
Member of The Norwegian Academy of Science and Technology.
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.
Norwegian National Gift Professorship supported by Norwegian Maritime Competence Center.
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