Graduated PhDs - AMOS
Graduated PhDs
2023
His main supervisor has been Professor Tor Arne Johansen, Department of Engineering Cybernetics.
2022
His main supervisor has been Professor Tor Arne Johansen, Department of Engineering Cybernetics.
His main supervisor has been Professor Kristin Y. Pettersen, Department of Engineering Cybernetics and co-supervisors have been Professor Jan Tommy Gravdahl and Professor Asgeir J. Sørensen.
Her main supervisor has been Professor Tor Arne Johansen, Department of Engineering Cybernetics.
His main supervisor has been Professor Tor Arne Johansen, Department of Engineering Cybernetics.
His main supervisor has been Professor Tor Arne Johansen, Department of Engineering Cybernetics.
Her main supervisor has been Associate Professor Edmund Brekke, Department of Engineering Cybernetics. Her co-supervisor has been Professor Tor Arne Johansen, Department of Engineering Cybernetics.
Her main supervisor has been Associate Professor Egil Eide, Department of Electronic Systems. Co-supervisor has been Professor Tor Arne Johansen, Department of Engineering Cybernetics.
Her main supervisor has been Professor Tor Arne Johansen, Department of Engineering Cybernetics.
Her main supervisor has been Professor Torjörn Ekman, Department of Electronic Systems. Co-supervisors has been Associate Professor Egil Eide, Department of Electronic Systems and Adjunct Professor Fernando Aguado Agelet, Department of Electronic Systems.
His main supervisor has been Professor Tor Arne Johansen, Department of Engineering Cybernetics.
His main supervisor has been Professor Tor Arne Johansen, Department of Engineering Cybernetics.
Professor Erin Bachynski-Polić, Department of Marine Technology, has been the candidate’s main supervisor. Professor Zhen Gao, Department of Marine Technology has been the candidate’s co-supervisor.
His main supervisor has been Professor Tor Arne Johansen, Department of Engineering Cybernetics, and co-supervisor have been Associate Professor Edmund Førland Brekke, Department of Engineering Cybernetics.
His main supervisor has been Associate Professor Morten Breivik, Department of Engineering Cybernetics, and co-supervisor have been Associate Professor Anastasios Lekkas, Department of Engineering Cybernetics and Professor Roger Skjetne, Department of Marine Technology.
2021
His main supervisor has been Associate Professor Morten Breivik, Department of Engineering Cybernetics.
His main supervisor has been Professor Thor Inge Fossen, Department of Engineering Cybernetics.
His main supervisor has been Associate Professor Jo Arve Alfredsen, Department of Engineering Cybernetics. His co-supervisor has been Associate Professor Martin Føre, Department of Engineering Cybernetics.
Her main supervisor has been Associate Professor Jo Arve Alfredsen, Department of Engineering Cybernetics.
His main supervisor has been Associate Professor Anastasios Lekkas, Department of Engineering Cybernetics.
His main supervisor has been Professor Geir Johnsen, Department of Biology. Professor Martin Ludvigsen and Professor Asgeir Johan Sørensen have been the candidate’s co-supervisors.
His main supervisor has been Professor Houxiang Zhang, Department of Ocean Operations and Civil Engineering. Professor Thor I. Fossen, Department of Engineering Cybernetics and Principal Engineer Bjørnar Vik, Rolls-Royce Marine has been the candidate’s co-supervisors.
His main supervisor has been Associate Professor Morten Breivik, Department of Engineering Cybernetics. Professor Roger Skjetne, Department of Marine Technology has been the candidate’s co-supervisor.
Professor Roger Skjetne, Department of Marine Technology, has been the candidate’s main supervisor. Senior Research Scientist Thomas Sauder, SINTEF Ocean, and Adjunct Professor Kjell Larsen, Department of Marine Technology and has been the candidate’s co-supervisors.
Professor Zhen Gao, Department of Marine Technology, has been the candidate’s main supervisor. Professor Sverre Kristian Haver, University of Stavanger and Senior Research Scientist Christos Stefanakos, SINTEF Ocean, has been the candidate’s co-supervisors.
Professor Emeritus Torgeir Moan, Department of Marine Technology, has been the candidate’s main supervisor. Professor Zhen Gao, Marine Technology, and Associate Professor Yanlin Shao, Technical University of Denmark (DTU) has been the candidate’s co-supervisor.
2020
Dr Ida-Louise Borlaug obtained her PhD degree in Engineering Cybernetics on 26 November 2020. Her PhD thesis is entitled Robust Control of an Articulated Intervention Autonomous Underwater Vehicle using Sliding Mode Control.
Her main supervisor has been Professor Kristin Y. Pettersen, Department of Engineering Cybernetics.
Dr Seongpil Cho obtained his PhD degree in Marine Technology on 22 January 2020. His PhD thesis is entitled Model-Based Fault Detection and Diagnosis of a Blade Pitch System in Floating Wind Turbines.
Professor Emeritus Torgeir Moan, Department of Marine Technology, has been the candidate’s main supervisor. Professor Zhen Gao, Department of Marine Technology has been the candidate’s co-supervisor.
Dr Shi Deng obtained his PhD degree in Marine Technology on 9 December 2020. His PhD thesis is entitled Experimental and Numerical Study of Hydrodynamic Responses of a Twin-Tube Submerged Floating Tunnel Considering Vortex-Induced Vibration.
Professor Torgeir Moan, Department of Marine Technology, has been the candidate’s main supervisor. Professor Zhen Gao, Department of Marine Technology and Senior Research Scientist Shixiao Fu, SINTEF Ocean and has been the candidate’s co-supervisors.
His main supervisor has been Professor Thor Inge Fossen, Department of Engineering Cybernetics.
Dr Siri Gulaker Mathisen obtained her PhD degree in Engineering Cybernetics on 14 February 2020. Her PhD thesis is entitled Autonomous Aerial Recovery: Fixed-wing UAV Ballistic Airdrop and Deep-Stall Landing.
Her main supervisor has been Professor Tor Arne Johansen, Department of Engineering Cybernetics.
Dr Richard Hann obtained his PhD degree in Engineering Cybernetics on 1 July 2020. His PhD thesis is entitled Atmospheric Ice Accretions, Aerodynamic Icing Penalties, and Ice Protection Systems on Unmanned Aerial Vehicles .
Professor Tor Arne Johansen, Department of Engineering Cybernetics, has been the candidates main supervisor. Associate Professor Rune Storvold, Department of Engineering Cybernetics, has been the candidates co-supervisor.
Dr John Marius Hegseth obtained his PhD degree in Marine Technology on 30 November 2020. His PhD thesis is entitled Efficient Modelling and Design Optimization of Large Floating Wind Turbines.
Professor Erin Bachynski, Department of Marine Technology, has been the candidate’s main supervisor. Professor Michael Muskulus, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Professor Joaquin R. R. A. Martins, University og Michigan – Ann Arbor has been the candidate’s co-supervisors.
Associate Professor Rune Storvold, Department of Engineering Cybernetics, has been the candidates main supervisor.
Dr Woongshik Nam obtained his PhD degree in Marine Technology on 11 November 2020. His PhD thesis is entitled Structural Resistance of Ships and Offshore Structures Exposed to the Risk of Brittle Failure.
Professor Jørgen Amdahl, Department of Marine Technology, has been the candidate’s main supervisor. Professor Odd Sture Hopperstad, Department of Structural Engineering has been the candidate’s co-supervisor.
Professor Marilena Greco, Department of Marine Technology, has been the candidate’s main supervisor. Professor Emeritus Odd Faltinsen – Department of Marine Technology, Researcher Guiseppina Colicchio, INSEAN – Italian Ship Model Basin and Adjunct Professor Claudio Lugni – Department of Marine Technology and has been the candidate’s co-supervisors.
Dr Amrit Shankar Verma obtained his PhD degree in Marine Technology on 9 January 2020. His PhD thesis is entitled Modelling, Analysis and Response-Based Operability Assessment of Offshore Wind Turbine Blade Installation with Emphasis on Impact Damages.
Professor Zhen Gao, Department of Marine Technology, has been the candidate’s main supervisor. Associate Professor Nils-Petter Vedvik, Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, has been the candidate’s co-supervisor.
Dr Svenn Are Tutturen Værnø obtained his PhD degree in Marine Technology on 18 November 2020. His PhD thesis is entitled Transient Performance in Dynamic Positioning of Ships: Investigation of Residual Load Models and Control Methods for Effective Compensation.
Professor Roger Skjetne, Department of Marine Technology, has been the candidate’s main supervisor. Professor Asgeir Sørensen, Department of Marine Technology has been the candidate’s co-supervisor.
2019
Dr Fabio Andrade obtained his PhD degree in Engineering Cybernetics on 29 November 2019. His PhD thesis is entitled Real-time and offline path-planning of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles for maritime and coastal applications.
His main supervisor has been Professor Rune Storvold, and his co-supervisor has been Professor Tor Arne Johansen.
Dr Elias Bjørne obtained his PhD degree in Engineering Cybernetics on 6 December 2019. His PhD thesis is entitled Globally Stable Observers for Simultaneous Localization and Mapping.
Professor Tor Arne Johansen, Department of Engineering Cybernetics, has been the candidate’s main supervisor.
Dr Bjørn-Olav Holtung Eriksen obtained his PhD degree in Engineering Cybernetics on 30 August 2019. His PhD thesis is entitled Collision avoidance and motion control for autonomous surface vehicles.
His main supervisor has been Morten Breivik, Department of Engineering Cybernetics.
Dr Trygve Olav Fossum obtained his PhD degree in Marine Technology on 12 June 2019. His PhD thesis is entitled Adaptive Sampling for Marine Robotics.
Professor Martin Ludvigsen, Department of Marine Technology, has been the candidate’s main supervisor. Professor Kanna Rajan, Universidade do Porto, Portugal, has been the candidate’s co-supervisor.
Dr Finn-Christian Wickmann Hanssen obtained his PhD degree in Marine Technology on 7 June 2019. His PhD thesis is entitled Non-Linear Wave-Body Interaction in Severe Waves.
Professor Marilena Greco, Department of Marine Technology, has been the candidate’s main supervisor. Professor Odd Magnus Faltinsen, Department of Marine Technology, has been the candidate’s co-supervisor.
Dr Håkon Hagen Helgesen obtained his PhD degree in Engineering Cybernetics on 13 December 2019. His PhD thesis is entitled Detection and Tracking of Floating Objects using UAVs with Optical Sensors.
Professor Tor Arne Johansen, Department of Engineering Cybernetics, has been the candidate’s main supervisor.
Dr Hans-Martin Heyn obtained his PhD degree in Marine Technology on 15 May 2019. His PhD thesis is entitled Motion sensing on vessels operating in sea ice: A local monitoring system for transit and station-keeping operations under the influence of sea ice.
Professor Roger Skjetne, Department of Marine Technology, has been the candidate’s main supervisor. Professor Asgeir Johan Sørensen, Department of Marine Technology, Professor Sveinung Løset, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Professor Mogens Blanke, Technical University of Denmark has been the candidate’s co-supervisors.
Dr Jonatan Olofsson obtained his PhD degree in Engineering Cybernetics on 10 January 2019. His PhD thesis is entitled On Multi-UAS Sea Ice Monitoring.
Professor Thor Inge Fossen, Department of Engineering Cybernetics, has been the candidate’s main supervisor.
Dr Zhengru Ren obtained his PhD degree in Marine Technology on 21 August 2019. His PhD thesis is entitled Advanced Control Algorithms to Support Automated Offshore Wind Turbine Installation.
Professor Asgeir J. Sørensen, Department of Marine Technology, has been the candidate’s main supervisor. Associate Professor Martin Føre, Department of Engineering Cybernetics and Research Director Arne Fredheim, SINTEF Ocean AS, has been the candidate’s co-supervisors.
Dr Christopher Dahlin Rodin obtained his PhD degree in Engineering Cybernetics on 4 December 2019. His PhD thesis is entitled Applications of High-Precision Optimal Systems for Small Unmanned Aerial Systems in Maritime Environments.
Professor Tor Arne Johansen, Department of Engineering Cybernetics, has been the candidate’s main supervisor.
Dr Emil Smilden obtained his PhD degree in Marine Technology on 22 November 2019. His PhD thesis is entitled Structural Control of Offshore Wind Turbines – Increasing the role of control design in offshore wind farm development.
Professor Asgeir Sørensen, Department of Marine Technology, has been the candidate’s main supervisor. Associate Professor Erin Bachynski and Professor Jørgen Amdahl, both from Department for Marine Technology has been the candidate’s co-supervisors.
Dr Stefan Arenfeldt Vilsen obtained his PhD degree in Marine Technology on 24 May 2019. His PhD thesis is entitled Method for Real-Time Hybrid Model Testing of Ocean Structures - Case Study on Slender Marine Systems.
Professor Martin Ludvigsen, Department of Marine Technology, has been the candidate’s main supervisor. Professor Kanna Rajan, Universidade do Porto, Portugal, has been the candidate’s co-supervisor.
Dr Martin Syre Wiig obtained his PhD degree in Engineering Cybernetics on 8 April 2019. His PhD thesis is entitled Collision Avoidance and Path Following for Underactuated Marine Vehicles.
Professor Kristin Y. Pettersen, Department of Engineering Cybernetics, has been the candidate’s main supervisor.
Dr Erik Falmår Wilthil obtained his PhD degree in Engineering Cybernetics on 11 October 2019. His PhD thesis is entitled Maritime target tracking with varying sensor performance.
Professor Edmund F. Brekke, Department of Engineering Cybernetics, has been the candidate’s main supervisor.
Dr Yuna Zhao obtained her PhD degree in Marine Technology on 26 June 2019. Her PhD thesis is entitled Numerical Modelling and Dynamic Analysis of Offshore Wind Turbine Blade Installation.
Professor Torgeir Moan, Department of Marine Technology, has been the candidate’s main supervisor. Professor Zhen Gao, Department of Marine Technology and Peter Christian Sandvik, SINTEF Ocean has been the candidate’s co-supervisors.
2018
Dr Anders Albert obtained his PhD degree in Engineering Cybernetics on 17 August 2018. His PhD thesis is entitled Unmanned Aerial Vehicle(s) Trajectory Planning for Target Searching and Track.
Professor Lars Imsiand, Department of Engineering Cybernetics, has been the candidate’s main supervisor. Professor Tor Arne Johansen, Department of Engineering Cybernetics, has been his co-supervisor.
Dr Sigurd Mørkved Albrektsen obtained his PhD degree in Engineering Cybernetics on 25 September 2018. His PhD thesis is entitled Sensor Synchronization and Navigation in GNSS-Denied Environments for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles.
Professor Tor Arne Johansen, Department of Engineering Cybernetics, has been the candidate’s main supervisor. Professor Thor Inge Fossen and Postdoctoral Fellow Torleiv Håland Bryne have been his co-supervisors.
Dr Leif Erik Andersson obtained his PhD degree in Engineering Cybernetics on 8 June 2018. His PhD thesis is entitled Short-term Iceberg drift estimation and prediction.
Professor Lars Imsiand, Department of Engineering Cybernetics, has been the candidate’s main supervisor.
Dr Kasper Trolle Borup obtained his PhD degree in Engineering Cybernetics on 27 September 2018. His PhD thesis is entitled Air Data Estimation for Small Unmanned Aircraft.
Professor Thor Inge Fossen, Department of Engineering Cybernetics, has been the candidate’s main supervisor. Professor Tor Arne Johansen has been his co-supervisor.
Dr Ole Alexander Nørve Eidsvik obtained his PhD degree in Marine Technology on 26 September 2018. His PhD thesis is entitled Dynamics of Remotely Operated Underwater Systems.
Professor Ingrid Schjølberg, Department of Marine Technology, has been the candidate’s main supervisor. Professor Martin Ludvigsen, Department of Marine Technology has been the candidate’s co-supervisor.
Dr Mahdi Ghane obtained his PhD degree in Marine Technology on 3 October 2018. His PhD thesis is entitled Fault Diagnosis of Floating Wind Turbine Drivetrain - Methodologies and applications.
Professor Torgeir Moan, Department of Marine Technology, has been the candidate’s main supervisor. Professor Zhen Gao, Department of Marine Technology and Professor Mogens Blanke, Technical University of Denmark has been the candidate’s co-supervisors.
Dr Jeevith Hegde obtained his PhD degree in Marine Technology on 26 February 2018. His PhD thesis is entitled Tools and Methods to manage Risk in Autonomous Subsea Inspection, Maintenance and Repair Operations.
Professor Ingrid Bouwer Utne, Department of Marine Technology, has been the candidate’s main supervisor. Professor Ingrid Schjølberg, Department of Marine Technology, has been the candidate’s co-supervisor.
Dr Eirik Hexeberg Henriksen obtained his PhD degree on 25 June 2018. His PhD thesis is entitled System Design for the Next Generation Subsea IMR Vehicles.
Professor Tor Berge Gjersvik, Department of Geoscience and Petroleum, has been the candidate’s main supervisor. Professor Ingrid Schjølberg, Department of Marine Technology, has been the candidate’s co-supervisor.
Dr Jan-Tore Horn obtained his PhD degree in Marine Technology on 11 December 2018. His PhD thesis is entitled Statistical and Modelling Uncertainties in the Design of Offshore Wind Turbines.
Professor Jørgen Amdahl, Department of Marine Technology, has been the candidate’s main supervisor. Professor Asgeir Sørensen, Department of Marine Technology and Adjunct Professor Jørgen Krokstad, Department of Marine Technology has been the candidate’s co-supervisors.
Dr Erlend Kvinge Jørgensen obtained his PhD degree in Marine Technology on 19 March 2018. His PhD thesis is entitled Navigation and Control of Underwater Robotic Vehicles.
Professor Ingrid Schjølberg, Department of Marine Technology, has been the candidate’s main supervisor. Professor Thor Inge Fossen, Department of Engineering Cybernetics, has been the candidate’s co-supervisor.
Dr Chenyu Luan obtained his PhD degree in Marine Technology on 19 March 2018. His PhD thesis is entitled Design and Analysis for a Steel Braceless Semi-Submersible Hull for Supporting a 5-MW Horizontal Axis Wind Turbine.
Professor Torgeir Moan, Department of Marine Technology, has been the candidate’s main supervisor. Professor Zhen Gao, Department of Marine Technology, has been the candidate’s co-supervisor.
Dr Albert Sans Muntadas obtained his PhD degree in Engineering Cybernetics on 7 June 2018. His PhD thesis is entitled Path-Planning, Guidance and Navigation tools for Docking of Underactuated AUVs.
Professor Kristin Y. Pettersen, Department of Engineering Cybernetics, has been the candidate’s main supervisor.
Dr Mikkel Cornelius Nielsen obtained his PhD degree in Engineering Cybernetics on 25 May 2018. His PhD thesis is entitled Modular Underwater Robots – Modeling and Docking Control.
Professor Mogens Blanke, Department of Engineering Cybernetics, has been the candidate’s main supervisor.
Dr Petter Norgren obtained his PhD degree in Marine Technology on 3 September 2018. His PhD thesis is entitled Autonomous Underwater Vehicles in Arctic Marine Operations: Arctic marine research and ice monitoring.
Professor Roger Skjetne, Department of Marine Technology, has been the candidate’s main supervisor. Principal Researcher Francesco Scibilia, Equinor and Professor Martin Ludvigsen, Department of Marine Technology has been the candidate’s co-supervisors.
Dr Stein Melvær Nornes obtained his PhD degree in Marine Technology on 21 June 2018. His PhD thesis is entitled Guidance and Control of Marine Robotics for Ocean Mapping and Monitoring.
Professor Asgeir Sørensen, Department of Marine Technology, has been the candidate’s main supervisor. Professor Geir Johnsen, Department of Biology, Professor Ingrid Schjølberg, Department of Marine Technology and Professor Martin Ludvigsen, Marine Technology, has been the candidate’s co-supervisor.
Dr Børge Rokseth obtained his PhD degree in Marine Technology on 12 April 2018. His PhD thesis is entitled Safety and Verification of Advanced Maritime Vessels: an Approach Based on Systems Theory.
Professor Ingrid B. Utne, Department of Marine Technology, has been the candidate’s main supervisor. Associate Professor Eilif Pedersen, Professor Asgeir Sørensen and Professor Jan-Erik Vinnem, all from Department of Marine Technology, has been the candidate’s co-supervisors.
Dr Thomas Sauder obtained his PhD degree in Marine Technology on 7 December 2018. His PhD thesis is entitled Fidelity of Cyber-Physical Empirical Methods Application to the active truncation of slender marine structures.
Professor Asgeir Sørensen, Department of Marine Technology, has been the candidate’s main supervisor. Associate Professor Kjell Larsen, Department of Marine Technology, has been the candidate’s co-supervisor.
Dr Yugao Shen obtained his PhD degree in Marine Technology on 23 November 2018. His PhD thesis is entitled Operational Limits for Floating-Collar Fish Farms in Waves and Current, without and with Well-Boat Presence.
Professor Marilena Greco, Department of Marine Technology, has been the candidate’s main supervisor. Associate Professor Arne Fredheim and Professor Odd Magnus Faltinsen, both from Department of Marine Technology, has been the candidate’s co-supervisors.
Dr Bård Nagy Stovner obtained his PhD degree in Marine Technology on 21 March 2018. His PhD thesis is entitled Aided Inertial Navigation of Underwater Vehicles.
Professor Ingrid Schjølberg, Department of Marine Technology, has been the candidate’s main supervisor. Professor Thor Inge Fossen, Department of Engineering Cybernetics has been the candidate’s co-supervisor.
Dr Ida Marlen Strand obtained her PhD degree in Marine Technology on 28 February 2018. Her PhD thesis is entitled Sea Loads on Closed Flexible Fish Cages.
Professor Asgeir J. Sørensen, Department of Marine Technology, has been the candidate’s main supervisor. Professor Pål Furuset Lader and Professor Odd Magnus Faltinsen, both from Department of Marine Technology, has been the candidate’s co-supervisors.
Dr Christoph Alexander Thieme obtained his PhD degree in Marine Technology on 2 November 2018. His PhD thesis is entitled Risk Analysis and Modelling of Autonomous Marine Systems.
Professor Ingrid Bouwer Utne, Department of Department of Marine Technology, has been the candidate’s main supervisor. Professor Ingrid Schjølberg and Professor Ali Mosleh, both from Department of Marine Technology has been the candidate’s co-supervisors.
Dr Øyvind Ødegård obtained his PhD degree in Marine Technology on 20 June 2018. His PhD thesis is entitled Towards Autonomous Operations and Systems in Marine Archeology.
Professor Asgeir J. Sørensen, Department of Marine Technology, has been the candidate’s main supervisor. Professor Geir Johnsen, Department of Biology, Professor Thijs Maarleveld, Syddansk Universitet and Professor Roy Edgar Hansen, University of Oslo, has been the candidate’s co-supervisor.
Dr Andreas Wolfgang Wenz obtained his PhD degree in Engineering Cybernetics on 20 November 2018. His PhD thesis is entitled Inflight Estimation of Airflow Variables, Wind Velocities and Aerodynamic Coefficients for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles.
Professor Tor Arne Johansen, Department of Engineering Cybernetics, has been the candidate’s main supervisor.
Dr Artur Piotr Zolich obtained his PhD degree in Engineering Cybernetics on 23 November 2018. His PhD thesis is entitled Systems Integration and Communication in Autonomous Unmanned Vehicles in Marine Environments.
Professor Tor Arne Johansen, Department of Engineering Cybernetics, has been the candidate’s main supervisor. Professor Yuming Jiang, Professor Jørgen Berge and Professor Geir Johnsen have been his co-supervisors.
2017
Dr Mohsen Bardestani obtained his PhD degree in Marine Technology on 8 May 2017. His PhD thesis is entitled A Two-dimensional Numerical and Experimental Study of a Floater with Net and Sinker Tube in Waves and Current.
His supervisor was Professor Odd M. Faltinsen, NTNU AMOS and Department of Marine Technology.
Dr Astrid Helene Brodtkorb obtained her PhD degree in Marine Technology on 4 December 2017. Her PhD thesis is entitled Hybrid Control of Marine Vessels - Dynamic positioning in varying conditions.
Professor Asgeir Sørensen, Department of Marine Technology, has been the candidate’s main supervisor. Professor Andrew Teel, University of California, Santa Barbara and Associate Professor Ulrik Dam Nielsen, Technical University of Denmark, has been the candidate’s co-supervisors.
Dr Brodtkorb continues to work at NTNU AMOS as postdoc.
Dr Torleiv Håland Bryne obtained his PhD degree in Engineering Cybernetics on 31 March 2017. His PhD thesis is entitled Nonlinear Observer Design for Aided Inertial Navigation Systems of Ships.
His main supervisor was Professor Thor I. Fossen, NTNU AMOS and Dept. of Engineering Cybernetics.
Dr Bryne continues to work at NTNU AMOS as an associated postdoc.
Dr Lorenzo Fusini obtained his PhD degree in Engineering Cybernetics on 30 August 2017. His PhD thesis is entitled Camera-aided Inertial Navigation for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles using Non-linear Observers.
His main supervisor was Professor Thor I. Fossen, NTNU AMOS and Dept. of Engineering Cybernetics.
Dr Giri Gunnu obtained his PhD degree in Marine Technology on 3 July 2017. His PhD thesis is entitled Safety and Efficiency Enhancement of Anchor Handling Operations with Particular Emphasis on the Stability of Anchor Handling Vessels.
Professor Torgeir Moan, Department of Marine Technology, has been the candidate’s main supervisor. Haibo Chen, Scandpower Risk Management China, has been the candidate’s co-supervisor.
Dr Jakob Mahler Hansen obtained his PhD degree in Engineering Cybernetics on 23 March 2017. His PhD thesis is entitled Nonlinear Observers for Inertial Navigation Systems aided by Real-Time Kinematic Global Navigation Satellite System.
His supervisor was Professor Thor I. Fossen, NTNU AMOS and Dept. of Engineering Cybernetics.
Dr Martin Hassel obtained his PhD degree in Marine Technology on 28 November 2017. His PhD thesis is entitled Risk Analysis and Modelling of Allisions between Passing Vessels and Offshore Installations.
Professor Ingrid Bouwer Utne, Department of Marine Technology, has been the candidate’s main supervisor. Professor Jan-Erik Vinnem, Department of Marine Technology, has been the candidate’s co-supervisor.
Dr Kristian Klausen obtained his PhD degree in Engineering Cybernetics on 23 June 2017. His PhD thesis is entitled Coordinated Control of Multirotors for Suspended Load Transportation and Fixed-Wing Net Recovery.
His supervisors were Professors Thor I. Fossen and Tor Arne Johansen, NTNU AMOS and Dept. of Engineering Cybernetics.
Dr Anna Kohl obtained her PhD degree in Engineering Cybernetics on 20 October 2017. Her PhD thesis is entitled Guidance and Control of Underwater Snake Robots Using Planar Sinusiodal Gaits.
Her main supervisor has been Professor Kristin Y. Pettersen, NTNU AMOS and Dept. of Engineering Cybernetics.
Dr Frederik Stendahl Leira obtained his PhD degree in Engineering Cybernetics on 19 January 2017. His PhD thesis is entitled Object Detection and Tracking With UAVs.
His supervisors were Professors Thor I. Fossen and Tor Arne Johansen, NTNU AMOS and Dept. of Engineering Cybernetics.
Dr Leira continues to work at NTNU AMOS as a postdoc.
Dr Peng Li obtained his PhD degree in Marine Technology on 4 April 2017. His PhD thesis is entitled A theoretical and Experimental Study of Wave-Induced Hydroelastic Response of a Circular Floating Collar.
His supervisor was Professor Odd M. Faltinsen, NTNU AMOS and Department of Marine Technology.
Dr Michel Rejani Miyazaki obtained his PhD degree in Marine Technology on 29 June 2017. His PhD thesis is entitled Modeling and Control of Hybrid Marine Power Plants.
Professor Asgeir J. Sørensen, NTNU AMOS and Department of Marine Technology, has been the candidate’s main supervisor. Professor Tor Arne Johansen, NTNU AMOS and Department of Engineering Cybernetics, Professor Roger Skjetne, NTNU AMOS and Department of Marine Technology, Associate Professor Eilif Pedersen, Department of Marine Technology, and Professor Eduardo Aoun Tannuri, Universidade de São Paulo, have been the candidate’s co-supervisors.
Dr Claudio Paliotta obtained his PhD degree in Engineering Cybernetics on 14 September 2017. His PhD thesis is entitled Control of Under-actuated Marine Vehicles.
His main supervisor was Professor Kristin Y. Pettersen, NTNU AMOS and Dept. of Engineering Cybernetics.
Dr Morten Dinhoff Pedersen obtained his PhD degree in Engineering Cybernetics on 30 June 2017. His PhD thesis is entitled Stabilization of Floating Wind Turbines.
His supervisor was Professor Thor I. Fossen, NTNU AMOS and Dept. of Engineering Cybernetics.
Dr Robert Harald Rogne obtained his PhD degree in Engineering Cybernetics on 30 March 2017. His PhD thesis is entitled Observer Design For Fault-Tolerant Dynamic Positioning Using MEMS Inertial Sensors.
His supervisor was Professor Tor Arne Johansen, NTNU AMOS and Dept. of Engineering Cybernetics.
Dr Rogne continues to work as an associated postdoc at NTNU AMOS.
Dr Espen Skjong obtained his PhD degree in Engineering Cybernetics on 2 June 2017. His PhD thesis is entitled Optimization-based Control in Shipboard Electric Systems.
His supervisor was Professor Tor Arne Johansen, NTNU AMOS and Dept. of Engineering Cybernetics.
Dr Zhaolong Yu obtained his PhD degree in Marine Technology on 21 September 2017. His PhD thesis is entitled Hydrodynamic and Structural Aspects of Ship Collision.
Professor Jørgen Amdahl, NTNU AMOS and Department of Marine Technology has been the candidate’s main supervisor. Marilena Greco, NTNU AMOS and Department of Marine Technology have been the candidate’s co-supervisor.
2016
Dr Wilson G. Acero obtained his PhD degree in Marine Technology on 2 December 2016. His PhD thesis is entitled Assessment of Marine Operations for Offshore Wind Turbine Installation with Emphasis on Response-Based Operational Limits.
His main supervisor was Professor Torgeir Moan, NTNU AMOS and Dept. of Marine Technology. Professor Zhen Gao, NTNU AMOS and Dept. of Marine Technology, has been the candidate’s co-supervisor.
Dr Dennis Belleter obtained his PhD degree in Engineering Cybernetics on 30 November 2016. His PhD thesis is entitled Control of Underactuated Marine Vehicles in the Presence of Environmental Disturbances.
His main supervisor was Professor Kristin Y. Pettersen, NTNU AMOS and Dept. of Engineering Cybernetics.
Dr Torstein I. Bø obtained his PhD degree in Marine Technology on 7 March 2016. His PhD thesis is entitled Scenario- and Optimization-Based Control of Marine Electric Power Systems.
His main supervisor was Professor Tor Arne Johansen, NTNU AMOS and Dept. of Engineering Cybernetics.
Torstein continues as a postdoc at the Department of Marine Technology at NTNU.
Dr Mauro Candeloro obtained his PhD degree in Marine Technology on 8 December 2016. His PhD thesis is entitled Tools and Methods for Autonomous Operations on Seabed and Water Column using Underwater Vehicles.
Professor Asgeir Sørensen, NTNU AMOS, has been the candidate’s main supervisor. Professor Sauro Longhi, Università Politecnica delle Marche, and professor Martin Ludvigsen, NTNU AMOS and Department of Marine Technology, have been the candidate’s co-supervisors.
Dr Zhengshun Cheng obtained his PhD degree in Marine Technology on 16 June 2016. His PhD thesis is entitled Integrated Dynamic Analysis of Floating Vertical Axis Wind Turbines.
His main supervisor was Professor Torgeir Moan, NTNU AMOS and Dept. of Marine Technology. Professor Zhen Gao, NTNU AMOS and Dept. of Marine Technology, and Professor Helge Aagard Madsen, Technical University of Denmark, have been the candidate’s co-supervisors.
Zhengshun continues as a postdoc at NTNU AMOS.
Dr Øivind Kåre Kjerstad obtained his PhD degree in Marine Technology on 31 May 2016. His PhD thesis is entitled Dynamic Positioning of Marine Vessels in Ice.
His main supervisor was Professor Roger Skjetne, NTNU AMOS and Dept. of Marine Technology. Professor Lars Struen Imsland, NTNU AMOS and Dept. of Engineering Cybernetics, and Professor Sveinung Løset, Dept. of Civil and Transport Engineering, have been the candidate’s co-supervisors.
Dr Lin Li obtained her PhD degree in Marine Technology on 31 May 2016. Her PhD thesis is entitled Dynamic Analysis of the Installation of Monopiles for Offshore Wind Turbines.
Her main supervisor was Professor Torgeir Moan, NTNU AMOS and Dept. of Marine Technology. Professor Zhen Gao, NTNU AMOS and Dept. of Marine Technology, has been the candidate’s co-supervisor.
Dr Signe Moe obtained her PhD degree in Engineering Cybernetics on 14 November 2016. Her PhD thesis is entitled Guidance and control of robot manipulators and autonomous marine robots.
Her main supervisor was Professor Kristin Y. Pettersen, NTNU AMOS and Dept. of Engineering Cybernetics.
Dr Ingunn Nilssen obtained her PhD degree in Biology on 19 December 2016. Her PhD thesis is entitled Integrated Environmental Mapping and Monitoring: A methodological approach for end-users.
Her main supervisor was Professor Geir Johnsen, NTNU AMOS and Dept. of Biology. Among others, her co-supervisor was Professor Asgeir J. Sørensen, NTNU AMOS and Department of Marine Technology.
Dr Martin Storheim obtained his PhD degree in Marine Technology on 19 January 2016. His PhD thesis is entitled Structural Response in Ship-Platform and Ship-Ice Collisions.
His main supervisor was Professor Jørgen Amdahl, NTNU AMOS and Dept. of Marine Technology. His co-supervisor was Professor Sveinung Løset, Dept. of Civil and Transport Engineering.
Dr Kim Lynge Sørensen obtained his PhD degree in Engineering Cybernetics on 4 October 2016. His PhD thesis is entitled Autonomous Icing Protection Solution for Small Unmanned Aircraft – An Icing Detection, Anti-Icing and De-Icing Solution.
His main supervisor was Professor Tor Arne Johansen, NTNU AMOS and Dept. of Engineering Cybernetics.
Kim continues as a postdoc at NTNU AMOS.
Dr Ling Wan obtained his PhD degree in Marine Technology on 22 August 2016. His PhD thesis is entitled Experimental and Numerical Study of a Combined Wind and Wave Energy Converter Concept.
His main supervisor was Professor Torgeir Moan, NTNU Dept.of Marine Technology. Professor Zhen Gao, NTNU Dept. of Marine Technology, have been the candidate’s co-supervisor.
2015
Dr Daniel de Almeida Fernandes obtained his PhD degree in Marine Technology on 29 June 2015. His PhD thesis is entitled "An Output Feedback Motion Control System for ROVs: Guidance Navigation and Control".
His main supervisor was Professor Asgeir J. Sørensen, NTNU AMOS and Dept. of Marine Technology. His co-supervisor was Professor Kristin Y. Pettersen, NTNU AMOS and Dept. of Engineering Cybernetics.
Dr Arnt G. Fredriksen obtained his PhD degree in Marine Technology on 7 May 2015. His PhD thesis is entitled "A Numerical and Experimental Study of a Two-Dimensional Body with Moonpool in Waves and Current".
His main supervisor was Professor Odd M. Faltinsen, NTNU AMOS and Dept. of Marine Technology. His co-supervisor was Dr Trygve Kristiansen, MARINTEK.
Dr Eleni Kelasidi obtained her PhD degree in Engineering Cybernetics on 11 December 2015. Her PhD thesis is entitled "Modeling, Control and Energy Efficiency of Underwater Snake Robots".
Her main supervisor was Professor Kristin Y. Pettersen, NTNU AMOS and Dept. of Engineering Cybernetics. Her co-supervisors were Professor Jan Tommy Gravdahl, Associate Professor Øyvind Stavdahl and Dr Pål Liljebäck.
Eleni continues as a postdoc at NTNU AMOS.
Dr Amir R. Nejad obtained his PhD degree in Marine Technology on 27 August 2015. His PhD thesis is entitled "Dynamic Analysis and Design of Gearboxes in Offshore Wind Turbines in a Structural Reliability Perspective".
Professor Torgeir Moan, NTNU AMOS and Dept. of Marine Technology, has been Dr Nejad's main supervisor. Professor Zhen Gao, CeSOS, and professor Jørn Vatn, Dept. of Production and Quality Engineering, have been his co-supervisors.
Dr Ehsan Rezapour obtained his PhD degree in Engineering Cybernetics in March 2015. His PhD thesis is entitled "Model-based Locomotion Control of Underactuated Snake Robots".
Professor Kristin Y. Pettersen, NTNU AMOS and Dept. of Engineering Cybernetics, has been the candidate's supervisor.
Dr Filippo Sanfilippo obtained his PhD degree in Engineering Cybernetics on 20 August 2015. His PhD thesis is entitled "Alternative and Flexible Control Methods for Robotic Manipulators".
His main supervisor was Professor Kristin Y. Pettersen, NTNU AMOS and Dept. of Engineering Cybernetics.
Filippo continues as a postdoc at the Department of Engineering Cybernetics at NTNU.
Dr Jacobus de Vaal obtained his PhD degree in Marine Technology on 9 June 2015. His PhD thesis is entitled "Aerodynamic Modelling of Floating Wind Turbines".
His main supervisor was Professor Torgeir Moan, NTNU AMOS and Dept. of Marine Technology. His co-supervisor was Associate Professor Martin Otto Laver Hansen, Technical University of Denmark.
Dr Kai Wang obtained his PhD degree in Marine Technology on 14 April 2015. His PhD thesis is entitled "Modelling and Dynamic Analysis of a Semi-Submersible Floating Vertical Axis Wind Turbine".
Professor Torgeir Moan, NTNU AMOS and Dept. of Marine Technology, has been Dr Wang’s main supervisor. Adjunct associate professor Martin Otto Laver Hansen, Dept. of Marine Technology and DTU, has been his co-supervisor.
Dr Bo Zhao obtained his PhD degree in Marine Technology on 30 June 2015. His PhD thesis is entitled "Particle Filter for Fault Diagnosis: Applications to Dynamic Positioning Vessel and Underwater Robotics".
Professor Roger Skjetne, NTNU AMOS and Dept. of Marine Technology, has been Dr Zhao’s main supervisor. Professor Thor I. Fossen, NTNU AMOS, and Professor Mogens Blanke, NTNU AMOS and DTU, have been his co-supervisors.
2014
Dr Song An obtained his PhD degree in Marine Technology on 24 January 2014. His PhD thesis is entitled "Theoretical and Experimental Studies of Wave Diffraction and Radiation Loads on a Horizontally Submerged Perforated Plate".
His supervisor was Professor Odd M. Faltinsen, NTNU AMOS and Dept. of Marine Technology.
Dr Erin E. Bachynski obtained her PhD degree in Marine Technology on 13 March 2014. Her PhD thesis is entitled "Design and Dynamic Analysis of Tension Leg Platform Wind Turbines".
Her supervisor was Professor Torgeir Moan, NTNU AMOS and Dept. of Marine Technology.
Dr Walter Caharija obtained his PhD degree in Engineering Cybernetics on 10 November 2014. His PhD thesis is entitled “Integral Line-of-Sight Guidance and Control of Underactuated Marine Vehicles”.
His main supervisor was Professor Kristin Y. Pettersen, NTNU AMOS and Dept. of Engineering Cybernetics. His co-supervisors were Professor Jan Tommy Gravdahl, Dept. of Engineering Cybernetics, Professor Asgeir J. Sørensen, NTNU AMOS and Dept. of Marine Technology, and Dr Even Børhaug, NTNU.
Dr Fredrik Dukan obtained his PhD degree in Marine Technology on 16 October 2014. His PhD thesis is entitled "ROV Motion Control Systems".
His main supervisor was Professor Asgeir J. Sørensen, NTNU AMOS and Dept. of Marine Technology. His co-supervisor was Professor Harald Ellingsen, Dept. of Marine Technology.
Dr Zhiyu Jiang obtained his PhD degree in Marine Technology on 7 October 2014. His PhD thesis is entitled "Long-term Response Analysis of Wind Turbines with an Emphasis on Fault and Shutdown Conditions".
His main supervisor was Professor Torgeir Moan, NTNU AMOS and Dept. of Marine Technology. Dr Zhen Gao, Centre for Ships and Ocean Structures, has been the candidate's co-supervisor.
Dr Ekaterina Kim obtained her PhD degree in Marine Technology on 9 May 2014. Her PhD thesis is entitled "Experimental and numerical studies related to the coupled behaviour of ice mass and steel during accidental collisions".
Her supervisors were Professor Jørgen Amdahl, NTNU AMOS and Dept. of Marine Technology, and Professor Sveinung Løset, Dept. of Civil and Transport Engineering.
Ekaterina continues as a postdoc at NTNU AMOS.
Dr Marit Kvittem obtained her PhD degree in Marine Technology on 20 November 2014. Her PhD thesis is entitled "Modelling and Response Analysis for Fatigue Design of a Semi-Submersible Wind Turbine".
Her supervisor was Professor Torgeir Moan, NTNU AMOS and Dept. of Marine Technology.
Dr Anastasios Lekkas obtained his PhD degree in Engineering Cybernetics on 24 April 2014. His PhD thesis is entitled "Guidance and Path-planning Systems for Autonomous Vehicles".
His main supervisor was Professor Thor I. Fossen, NTNU AMOS and Dept. of Engineering Cybernetics.
Dr Made J. Muliawan obtained his PhD degree in Marine Technology on 25 June 2014. His PhD thesis is entitled "Design and Analysis of Combined Floating Wave and Wind Power Facilities, with Emphasis on Extreme Load Effects of the Mooring System".
His main supervisor was Professor Torgeir Moan, NTNU AMOS and Dept. of Marine Technology. Professor Johannes Falnes, Department of Physics and Dr. Zhen Gao, Department of Marine Technology, have been the candidate’s co-supervisors.
Dr Øyvind Y. Rogne obtained his PhD degree in Marine Technology on 27 February 2014. His PhD thesis is entitled "Numerical and Experimental Investigation of a Hinged 5-Body Wave Energy Converter".
His supervisor was Professor Torgeir Moan, NTNU AMOS and Dept. of Marine Technology.
Dr Xiang Tan obtained her PhD degree in Marine Technology on 13 May 2014. Her PhD thesis is entitled "Numerical Investigation of Ship's Continuous-mode Icebreaking in Level Ice".
Her main supervisor was Professor Torgeir Moan, NTNU AMOS and Dept. of Marine Technology. Adjunct Professor Kaj Antero Riska, Department of Marine Technology, has been the candidate’s co-supervisor.
Dr Aleksander Veksler obtained his PhD degree in Enginerring Cybernetics on 3 November 2014. His PhD thesis is entitled "Optimization-based Control of Diesel-electric Ships in Dynamic Positioning".
His main supervisor was Professor Tor Arne Johansen, AMOS and Dept. of Engineering Cybernetics. His co-supervisors were Professor Roger Skjetne and Professor Asgeir J. Sørensen, both NTNU AMOS and Dept. of Marine Technology.
Dr Jingbo Wang obtained his PhD degree in Marine Technology on 6 May 2014. His PhD thesis is entitled "Water Entry of Freefall Wedges-Wedge Motions and Cavity Dynamics".
His supervisor was Professor Odd M. Faltinsen, NTNU AMOS and Dept. of Marine Technology.