Antonio Vasilijevic
Foto:
Kai T. Dragland / NTNU
+4746219528
Professor Mørchs hus Tyholt, Trondheim
About
PhD in Electrical Engineering from University of Zagreb, Croatia. More than 25 years of experience in marine and maritime technologies across both industry and academia. Expertise includes marine and underwater robotics, subsea instrumentation, remote and virtual subsea operations, environmental monitoring, advanced human–robot interaction for underwater applications and lately autonomous persistent presence underwater, with a particular focus on subsea residency and resident underwater robotic systems.
Led and contributed to numerous national and international research and innovation projects in marine robotics, autonomous systems, and underwater sensing technologies. Collaborated extensively with universities, research institutes, and industry partners across Europe, contributing to large-scale EU-funded initiatives and experimental offshore deployments.
Extensive experience in laboratory and research infrastructure management, including strategic planning and development, acquisition of competitive research funding, project coordination, budgeting and financial oversight, management of technical assets and multidisciplinary research and engineering teams. Experienced in coordinating collaboration between academia, industry, and research partners to support applied research and technology development.
Publications
2026
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Radeta, Marko;
Behboodi, Zahra;
Zekovic, Vladimir;
Alves, Décio;
Pestana, David;
Nunes, Daniel;
Freitas, Margarida;
Gupta, Ankit;
Pestana, João;
Vieira, Dinarte.
(2026)
MARS lander: Georeferencing landing and pop points of untethered ocean monitoring systems using fundamental physics.
Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers
Academic article
2025
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Sylaios, Georgios;
Vasilijevic, Antonio;
Ristolainen, Asko;
Valle, Gonzalo García;
Margirier, Felix;
Oliveirav, Marco Amaro.
(2025)
Sensor Deployment and Data Delivery in the Digital Twin Framework.
Academic chapter
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Vasilijevic, Antonio;
Brönner, Ute;
Nepstad, Raymond;
Oliveira, Marco Amaro.
(2025)
Simulating Ocean Futures: A Digital Twin Pilot for Environmental Scenarios.
Academic chapter
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Tomasi, Beatrice;
Kebkal, O.;
Vasilijevic, Antonio;
Mulholland, John;
Pelletier, L.-P.;
Salomon, T. Paviet;
Bouvet, P.-J.;
Blandin, J.;
Budan, P.;
Houly, I..
(2025)
Operational Results from UNDINA Project for the Characterization of Underwater Communication Performance.
Academic chapter
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Bhat, Ishfaq Ahmad;
Jayawardene, Iroshani;
Vasilijevic, Antonio;
Berre, Arne- Jørgen;
Nguyen, Dong Trong;
Schroeder, Daniel Thilo;
Midtun, Halvard Aas.
(2025)
Ensemble-Based Fish Species Recognition in Challenging Underwater Environments.
Academic chapter
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Tomasi, Beatrice;
Mulholland, John;
Vasilijevic, Antonio;
Sandven, Håkon Johan.
(2025)
Measured effective rates for underwater optical communications in the Trondheimsfjord.
Underwater Communications and Networking (UComms)
Academic article
2024
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Vasilijevic, Antonio;
Brönner, Ute;
Dunn, Muriel Barbara;
García-Valle, Gonzalo;
Fabrini, Jacopo;
Stevenson-Jones, Ralph;
Bye, Bente Lilja;
Mayer, Igor;
Berre, Arne- Jørgen;
Ludvigsen, Martin.
(2024)
A Digital Twin of the Trondheim Fjord for Environmental Monitoring—A Pilot Case.
Journal of Marine Science and Engineering (JMSE)
Academic article
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Vasilijevic, Antonio.
(2024)
Portable and Flexible Seabed Station with a Fly-Out Vehicle.
Academic chapter
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Järnegren, Johanna;
Wiel, Julia;
Vasilijevic, Antonio.
(2024)
Kartlegging av kaldtvannskoraller i tre marine verneområder i Trondheimsfjorden. Skarnsundet, Tauterryggen og Rødberget.
Norsk institutt for naturforskning (NINA)
Research report
2023
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Vasilijevic, Antonio;
Barstein, Karoline Hokstad;
Bremnes, Jens Einar.
(2023)
Infrastructure for remote experimentation in the Trondheim fjord.
Academic chapter
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Dubrovinskaya, Elizaveta;
Meurer, Christian;
Ludvigsen, Martin;
Mo-Bjørkelund, Tore;
Vasilijevic, Antonio;
Kruusmaa, Maarja.
(2023)
Fresh-salt water mixing region detection with low-cost pressure sensors.
Academic chapter
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Vasilijevic, Antonio;
Bremnes, Jens Einar;
Ludvigsen, Martin.
(2023)
Remote Operation of Marine Robotic Systems and Next-Generation Multi-Purpose Control Rooms.
Journal of Marine Science and Engineering (JMSE)
Academic article
Journal publications
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Radeta, Marko;
Behboodi, Zahra;
Zekovic, Vladimir;
Alves, Décio;
Pestana, David;
Nunes, Daniel;
Freitas, Margarida;
Gupta, Ankit;
Pestana, João;
Vieira, Dinarte.
(2026)
MARS lander: Georeferencing landing and pop points of untethered ocean monitoring systems using fundamental physics.
Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers
Academic article
-
Vasilijevic, Antonio;
Brönner, Ute;
Dunn, Muriel Barbara;
García-Valle, Gonzalo;
Fabrini, Jacopo;
Stevenson-Jones, Ralph;
Bye, Bente Lilja;
Mayer, Igor;
Berre, Arne- Jørgen;
Ludvigsen, Martin.
(2024)
A Digital Twin of the Trondheim Fjord for Environmental Monitoring—A Pilot Case.
Journal of Marine Science and Engineering (JMSE)
Academic article
-
Tomasi, Beatrice;
Mulholland, John;
Vasilijevic, Antonio;
Sandven, Håkon Johan.
(2025)
Measured effective rates for underwater optical communications in the Trondheimsfjord.
Underwater Communications and Networking (UComms)
Academic article
-
Vasilijevic, Antonio;
Bremnes, Jens Einar;
Ludvigsen, Martin.
(2023)
Remote Operation of Marine Robotic Systems and Next-Generation Multi-Purpose Control Rooms.
Journal of Marine Science and Engineering (JMSE)
Academic article
Part of book/report
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Vasilijevic, Antonio;
Barstein, Karoline Hokstad;
Bremnes, Jens Einar.
(2023)
Infrastructure for remote experimentation in the Trondheim fjord.
Academic chapter
-
Dubrovinskaya, Elizaveta;
Meurer, Christian;
Ludvigsen, Martin;
Mo-Bjørkelund, Tore;
Vasilijevic, Antonio;
Kruusmaa, Maarja.
(2023)
Fresh-salt water mixing region detection with low-cost pressure sensors.
Academic chapter
-
Sylaios, Georgios;
Vasilijevic, Antonio;
Ristolainen, Asko;
Valle, Gonzalo García;
Margirier, Felix;
Oliveirav, Marco Amaro.
(2025)
Sensor Deployment and Data Delivery in the Digital Twin Framework.
Academic chapter
-
Vasilijevic, Antonio;
Brönner, Ute;
Nepstad, Raymond;
Oliveira, Marco Amaro.
(2025)
Simulating Ocean Futures: A Digital Twin Pilot for Environmental Scenarios.
Academic chapter
-
Tomasi, Beatrice;
Kebkal, O.;
Vasilijevic, Antonio;
Mulholland, John;
Pelletier, L.-P.;
Salomon, T. Paviet;
Bouvet, P.-J.;
Blandin, J.;
Budan, P.;
Houly, I..
(2025)
Operational Results from UNDINA Project for the Characterization of Underwater Communication Performance.
Academic chapter
-
Bhat, Ishfaq Ahmad;
Jayawardene, Iroshani;
Vasilijevic, Antonio;
Berre, Arne- Jørgen;
Nguyen, Dong Trong;
Schroeder, Daniel Thilo;
Midtun, Halvard Aas.
(2025)
Ensemble-Based Fish Species Recognition in Challenging Underwater Environments.
Academic chapter
-
Vasilijevic, Antonio.
(2024)
Portable and Flexible Seabed Station with a Fly-Out Vehicle.
Academic chapter
Report
-
Järnegren, Johanna;
Wiel, Julia;
Vasilijevic, Antonio.
(2024)
Kartlegging av kaldtvannskoraller i tre marine verneområder i Trondheimsfjorden. Skarnsundet, Tauterryggen og Rødberget.
Norsk institutt for naturforskning (NINA)
Research report
Outreach
2026
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Conference lectureVasilijevic, Antonio. (2026) Resilient Remote Operations and Resident Subsea Robots for Critical Maritime Infrastructure. The European Robotics Forum (ERF2026), Workshop: Unlocking Resilient Telerobotic Operations for Critical Maritime Infrastructure and Port Automation
2025
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Conference lectureVasilijevic, Antonio. (2025) Robotics and Subsea Critical Infrastructure. AI, Data and Robotics Forum (ADRF26), session: AI-Enabled Robotic Solutions for Critical Maritime Infrastructure: Inspection, Maintenance, and Security
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Conference lectureVasilijevic, Antonio. (2025) ILIAD - A data-intensive, cost-effective Digital Twin of the Ocean. WORKSHOP ON EU-FUNDED MARINE ROBOTICS AND APPLICATIONS
2024
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Conference lectureVasilijevic, Antonio. (2024) UNDINA - UNderwater robotics with multi-moDal communIcation and Network-Aided positioning system. Workshop on EU-funded Marine Robotics and Applications
2023
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Conference lectureVasilijevic, Antonio. (2023) ILIAD - Digital Twin of the Ocean. Workshop on EU-funded Marine Robotics and Applications
2022
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LectureVasilijevic, Antonio. (2022) AURLab EU-funded Projects and Activities. Workshop on EU funded Marine Robotics and Applications
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LectureVasilijevic, Antonio; Ludvigsen, Martin; Rørvik, Helge Overgaard. (2022) OceanLab - subsea laboratory for testing and validation of Underwater Intervention Drones. Seabed Mapping and Inspection 2022
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Conference lectureVasilijevic, Antonio; Ludvigsen, Martin. (2022) Long-term deployment – does AUV really need to surface. International interdisciplinary field workshop of maritime robotics and applications - Breaking the Surface
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Conference lectureTomasi, Beatrice; Mulholland, John; Vasilijevic, Antonio; Ludvigsen, Martin; Blandin, Jerome; Bouvet, Pierre-Jean; Budan, Pierre; Holstad, Marie Bueie; Henne, Ingvar; Kebkal, Konstantin. (2022) MarTERA UNDINA project: a multi-modal communication and network-aided positioning system for marine robotics and benthic stations. Underwater Technology Conference (UTC) 2022
2021
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LectureVasilijevic, Antonio. (2021) Multi-purpose testing and experimentation facility - OceanLab subsea node. Underwater Technology Conference (UTC) 2021