Bjarne Foss is Pro-Rector for Research at NTNU from 1 August 2017.

The Pro-Rector for research at NTNU has a specific responsibility for monitoring research and strategy at the university. This includes research training. Pro-Rector for Research also coordinates NTNU's international contacts.

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Bjarne Foss (born 1957) has been a professor at the Department of Engineering Cybernetics since 1989. He has a PhD in Engineering Cybernetics and an MSc in Electrical Engineering from The Norwegian Institute of Technology (NTH, now NTNU). He belongs to the research group Process Control Systems.

 

Current positions

• 2017–  , Pro-Rector for Research, NTNU
• 2007–  , Area manager at the IO center, NTNU
• 1989–  , Professor, NTNU

Other current duties

• 2000–2015,  Board member Cybernetica AS
• 2002–2005 and 2009– , Board member NTNU
• 2013–  , Board member Solution Seeker AS

Research interests

• Modeling, control and optimization in the upstream petroleum industries
  - Production optimization
  - Well monitoring
  - Model predictive control
• Model based control and optimization

Research projects

• Main supervisor for 29 completed PhD degrees
• Project leader for several national industry development projects
• Project leader in three international development projects (for ESA and EU)

Publications

• More than 250 refereed journal papers, conference publications and book-chapters
• H-factor 35, 4500 citations (Google Scholar)
• 2 patents
• Co-author of one book. Guest editor Journal of Process Control, Int.J.Control and MIC
• A substantial number of restricted technical reports and international keynotes and invited lectures

Professional activities

• 2008–, Member of the The Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters (founded 1760)
• 2007–, Member of SPE
• 1997–, Senior Member of IEEE
• 1996–2004, Member editorial board of Mathematical Modelling
• 1996–2010, Associate editor in Journal of Process Control
• 1996– , Member IFAC Technical Committee on Chemical Process Control
• 1994– , Chair, co-chair and member of several IPCs (International Program Comittees)
• 1993– , Member of The Norwegian Academy of Technical Sciences (NTVA)

Innovation

• 2013 Co-founder – Solution Seeker AS
• 2000 Co-founder FIRST Scandinavia
• 2000 Co-founder – Cybernetica AS

Awards

• 2011: 2011 IBM Open Collaborative Faculty Award
• 2010: 2010 IBM Open Collaborative Faculty Award
• 2007: Award for pedagogical innovation «Pedagogisk nybrottsarbeid« by Tekna -The Norwegian Society of Chartered Technical and Scientific Professionals
• 1995: The Karl Diesel Best Paper Award from the Society of Design & Process Science, Austin, Texas
• 1980: «Innstilling« awarded for the siv.ing. (MSc) degree–communicated to the Norwegian King