Jørn Vatn

Research groups

• ROSS Gemini Centre
• RAMS group
• Department of Production and Quality Engineering

Competence/interests:

• Maintenance management
• Maintenance optimisation
• Reliability Technology
• Risk and safety analysis
• Statistical methods
• Risk influence modelling
• Data analysis
• Safety Culture
• Societal security
• Reliability of Safety Instrumented systems (IEC 61508)

Professional career:

• 2002 -Professor, Dept of Production and Quality Engineering, NTNU
• 2002 - Senior Engineer adviser at the Norwegian Rail Administration
• 2002 -Scientific Advisor, SINTEF Safety and Reliability
• 2000 - 2002 Associated Professor, Dept of Production and Quality Engineering, NTNU
• 1997 - 2002 Senior Scientist at SINTEF Industrial Management, dept. Safety & Reliability
• 1991 - 1996 PhD student at NTNU
• 1987 - 1997 Scientist at SINTEF Industrial Management, dept. Safety and Reliability
• 1986 - 1991 Lecturer, Dept. of Mathematical Statistics, NTNU
• 1985 - 1986 Scientific assistant, Dept. of Mathematical Statistics, NTNU

Membership in academic and professional committees:

• Coordinator of evaluation committee of Mary Ann Lundteigen (Professorship at NTNU)
• Member of examination committee of Eirik Bjorheim Abrahamsen (PhD-work)
• Member of examination committee of Vidar Kristensen (PhD-work)
• Coordinator of evaluation committee of Leif T. Sunde (Professorship at NTNU)
• Member of pre-examination committee of Tony Rosqvist (PhD-work)
• Coordinator of evaluation committee of Lesley Walls (Professorship at NTNU)
• Member of examination committee of Sigve Apeland (PhD-work)

Publications

 Publications listed in the Frida database

Teaching

MSc courses at NTNU:

• TPK4120 Safety and Reliability Analysis
• RAMS optimization

PhD courses

• PK8200 Risk Influence Modelling and Risk Indicators

Continuing Education Courses:

• Maintenance Optimization
• Safety and Reliability in Railway Applications
• Project Risk Management
• Priorisation of Risk Reducing Measures - Modeling and Concepts