Asgeir Johan Sørensen
| asgeir.sorensen@ntnu.no | |
| Phone | +47 73595534 |
| Mobile phone | +47 91897457 |
| Office address | Marinteknisk senter*G2.164, Otto Nielsens veg 10 |
| Position | Professor |
| Unit | Department of Marine Technology |
Fields of interest
Control engineering, hydrodynamics, modelling, and marine control systems.
Teaching
Marine Control Systems (Lecture Notes)
Computer-Based Modelling and Control of Marine Systems
Education
1993: Dr. ing. (Ph. D.) Electrical Engineering; Department of Engineering Cybernetics, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, the Norwegian Institute of Technology, Trondheim, Norway.
1988: Siv. ing. (M. Sc.) Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering; Department of Marine Systems Design, Faculty of Marine Technology, the Norwegian Institute of Technology, Trondheim, Norway.
Other information
Short Bio
Professor Asgeir J. Sørensen obtained MSc degree in Marine Technology in 1988 at NTNU, and PhD degree in Engineering Cybernetics at NTNU in 1993. In 1989-1992 Sørensen was employed at MARINTEK as Research Scientist. In 1993 Sørensen was employed as Research Scientist at ABB Corporate Research Norway. In 1994 he became R&D Coordinator/Project Manager at ABB Industri. In 1996 he was appointed to Manager of Positioning Systems in ABB Industri. From 1998 to 2001 Sørensen was Technical Manager in the Business Area Automation Marine and Turbochargers, ABB Automation. In December 2002 Sørensen and 5 partners founded the company, Marine Cybernetics AS, where he was acting as President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) until June 2010. Since 1999 Sørensen has held the position of Professor of Marine Control Systems at the Department of Marine Technology, NTNU.
Sørensen has authored more than 120 scientific articles and book chapters on ride control of SES, dynamic positioning of ships and semi-submersibles, guidance and control of underwater vehicles, control of marine structures, modelling and control of propulsion systems and HIL testing and verification of control systems. Sørensen has served as advisor for several MSc and PhD students. In 1996 he received the IFAC Automatica Prize Paper Award.
Links
Centre for Ships and Ocean Structures
Marine Cybernetics - Specialization
Marine Cybernetics Laboratory
