News and events at NTNU AMOS in 2015

News and events at NTNU AMOS in 2015

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PhD candidate contributes with new technology for ice protection on unmanned aerial vehicles in order to enable arctic operation

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Photo (Kim L. Sørensen, AMOS/NTNU): Skywalker Technology X8 Flying Wing. (December 2015)

AMOS professor and co-director Thor I. Fossen was elected IEEE fellow

IEEE fellowship is a rare distinction that just a few, selected persons receive, who have distinguished themselves extraordinally in their respective field.

AMOS Director comments on the current situation of the Norwegian oil and gas industry

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Picture: AMOS Director Prof. Asgeir J. Sørensen comments on the current situation of the Norwegian oil and gas industry in "Midt-Norsk Olje & Gass". (November 2015)

JAMSTEC visit AMOS/NTNU and Marintek

JAMSTEC visit to NTNU and Marintek
Photo (Marintek): JAMSTEC visit AMOS/NTNU and Marintek. (25 November 2015)

The University of Delaware and NTNU/AMOS sign two agreements

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Photo (Julia Zhogina): NTNU and AMOS sign two agreements with the University of Delaware (UD) at the Transatlantic Science Week 4-6 November 2015 in Boston. From the left: Mark Moline, Kari Melby, Ingvald Strømmen, Asgeir J. Sørensen.

The ultimate survival challenge: KonTiki2 starts its journey

KonTiki2 photo

Photo (Higraff/KonTiki2): The KonTiki2 expedition crew at the beginning of their journey. (1 November 2015)

NTNU and Kongsberg establish the world's first professorship in Big Data Cybernetics

Together with Kongsberg, NTNU will establish the world's first professorship in Big Data Cybernetics that combines the fields of chemometrics and cybernetics.

AMOS scientists and students participate in Breaking the Surface (HR) training

BtS group photo

Photo (Matej Krpan): Breaking the Surface 2015 participants. (8 October 2015)

AMOS PhD candidates find northernmost ship wreck

the crew

Photo (Martin Ludvigsen, NTNU): the research crew. (September 2015)

New AMOS spin-off company founded

The recently founded AMOS spin-off company Blueye Robotics will develop an underwater drone that will be so affordable and easy to use that everyone will be able to explore the sea ground with them.

Read about it in Adresseavisen: Tar Trondheim ut av oljealderen (26 August 2015)

Adresseavisen also crowns the company as one of 12 new companies to watch out for: 12 nye selskaper du må se opp for (8 September 2015)

Read a commentary by its director on the future of the blue economy: Maritim næring – Kanskje Norges mest fornybare ressurs! (30 January 2015)

AMOS/NTNU participates in the Rapid Environment Picture (REP) exercise in Portugal

AMOS/NTNU is participating in the Rapid Environment Picture (REP) exercise in Portugal during July 2015. The primary organizers are the University of Porto (LSTS) and the Marinha Portuguesa. 

New associated research project at AMOS investigates sensor fusion and collision avoidance for advanced ships

Professors from AMOS and the Department of Engineering Cybernetics are leading a new Knowledge-Building Project for Industry that will study collision avoidance for advanced ships.

The AUTOSEA project is sponsored by the Research Council of Norway with DNV GL, Kongsberg Maritime and Maritime Robotics as industry partners.

Find more information in Kongsberg Maritime's press release from 2 June 2015

Check out the project's webpage

AMOS spin-off company Norwegian Subsea AS prospers

AMOS’ spin-off company Norwegian Subsea AS with AMOS graduate Dr Fredrik Dukan as the CEO is stimulating progress.

Maritim Elektronikk reports: Avanserte algoritmer løser navigeringsproblem (May 2015)

Prof. Oleksandr Tymokha elected Corresponding Member of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine

Prof. Oleksandr Tymokha was elected Corresponding Member of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine. This very prestigious position is hotly contested in the Eastern world, Russia and China. (6 March 2015)

AMOS researchers and collaborators find surprises under the sea

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Photo (Geir Johnsen): The researchers found species they didn't know existed in the sea around the arctic Norwegian island Svalbard. (5 February 2015)

AMOS researchers find Norway's deepest coral reef in the Trondheim fjord

korallrevPhoto (NRK): AMOS researchers find corals in 600m depth on bombers from WW II in the Trondheim fjord. (2 January 2015)

Research blogs by AMOS PhD candidates

Research blogs by AMOS PhD candidates