Roger Birkeland
Background and activities
Post.doc researcher, with a focus on design of small satellites and their uses for Earth observation and communication. Mainly considering a maritime and Arctic focus. Have been a key contributor to setting up the Small Satellite Lab at NTNU, as well as starting and previously leading the student satellite project at NTNU
Scientific, academic and artistic work
A selection of recent journal publications, artistic productions, books, including book and report excerpts. See all publications in the database
Journal publications
- (2018) Enabling the Internet of Arctic Things with Freely-Drifting Small-Satellite Swarms. IEEE Access.
- (2017) Present and the Future of Space Internet: The Space Generation Perspective. New Space. vol. 5 (4).
- (2017) Freely Drifting CubeSat Constellations for Improving Coverage for Arctic Sensor Networks. IEEE International Conference on Communications.
- (2016) Assessing the added value of the recent declaration on unregulated fishing for sustainable governance of the central Arctic Ocean. Marine Policy. vol. 66.
- (2016) The current state and the future of space internet - The space generation perspective. Proceedings of the International Astronautical Congress.
- (2015) Opportunities of an open-source global sensor network monitoring the radio spectrum for the (NEW) space community. Proceedings of the International Astronautical Congress. vol. 5.
- (2015) Communication architecture and international policy recommendations enabling the development of global cubesat space networks. Proceedings of the International Astronautical Congress. vol. 5.
- (2014) PROPOSAL FOR A SATELLITE COMMUNICATION PAYLOAD FOR SENSOR NETWORKS IN THE ARCTIC AREA. Proceedings of the International Astronautical Congress.
Part of book/report
- (2018) Freely Drifting Small-Satellite Swarms for Sensor Networks in the Arctic. Third International Congress on Information and Communication Technology..
- (2015) The NUTS Cubesat Project: Spin-offs and Technology Development. Proc. of 22nd ESA Symposium on European Rocket and Balloon Programmes and Related Research.
- (2015) Testing of radio communication subsystems for the NUTS CubeSat on a meteorological balloon flight from Andøya in 2014. Proc. of 22nd ESA Symposium on European Rocket and Balloon Programmes and Related Research.
- (2013) Application of Slow Wave Structures for Miniaturized Satellite Feeding Networks. Proceedings of the 2nd IAA Conference on University Satellite Missions & Cubesat Workshop.
- (2013) Authenticated uplink for the small, low-orbit student satellite NUTS. Proceedings of the 2nd IAA Conference on University Satellite Missions & Cubesat Workshop.
- (2013) Educational Aspects of a CubeSat Project. Proceedings of the 2nd IAA Conference on University Satellite Missions & Cubesat Workshop.
- (2013) Overview of the NUTS CubeSat Project. Proceedings of the 2nd IAA Conference on University Satellite Missions & Cubesat Workshop.
- (2013) Using independent combinations of CubeSat solar panels as sun sensors for separating inbound sunlight information. Proceedings of the 2nd IAA Conference on University Satellite Missions & Cubesat Workshop.
Report/dissertation
- (2019) On the Use of Micro Satellites as Communication Nodes in an Arctic Sensor Network. 2019. ISBN 978-82-326-3297-8. Doktoravhandlinger ved NTNU (2019:27).