Governance, structure and the organization
The center is governed by:
- Center Board (representation from industry and research partners)
- Technical Committees
- Center Management
- Program Management (Core Team)
The center is comprised of:
- 25–30 research scientists from NTNU / SINTEF / IFE
- 15 professors at NTNU
- 20 PhD students (over a 5 yr. period)
- Scientists from the cooperating universities
- Experts from our industrial partners (below)
The Center hub is located at NTNU/SINTEF in Trondheim, Norway, with labs in Halden (IFE), Bergen and Stavanger (SINTEF). Pilot projects are carried out at the premises of the industrial partners. Visiting research fellows and PhD’s are exchanged with the international collaborating universities.
Partners
OUR INDUSTRY PARTNERS: A primary center objective is to promote innovation-oriented research, resulting in commercializable new technology, applicable to our partner industries. Pilot projects are carried out at the premises of our industrial partners.
Budget
The Center's overall 5 year budget is NOK 40 million, including the SFI funding of NOK 10 million annually.
COMPERA (ERA-net for Competence research centres (CRC): COMPERA links 17 partner programmes from 12 European countries, endeavoring to increase understanding between programmes designed to enhance co-operation between private enterprises, academica and other innovation focused organizaions. [COMPERA website]
What is Integrated Operations?
IO is the integration of people, work processes and technology to make smarter decisions and better execution. It is enabled by the use of ubiquitous real time data, collaborative techniques and multiple expertise across disciplines, organizations and geographical locations.
Annual Report 2009
