About the Department of Electronic Systems

Department of Electronic Systems has approximately 130 full-time employees working in 54 academic positions, about 40 fellowships, 15 researcher / postdoc. positions and 22 technical / administrative positions. In addition, the department has 10 professors and adjunct professors and 30 PhD candidates affiliated institute. Departmental staff are located on two campuses with about 120 in Trondheim, and 7 in Gjøvik.

The department annually graduate 60-80 civil engineers (masters), 40-50 bachelor's graduates (Trondheim and Gjøvik) and 10-15 PhD candidates. The department has a substantial externally funded activities.

Research Areas

Our central research areas are within wireless communication, marine acoustics/sub-sea communications, multimedia and speech technology, micro- and nano technology, sensors, and medical technology. Research is both experimental and theoretical, and studies at the department gives a solid foundation for further progress and career opportunities in diverse areas.

The departments research and education is divided into five research groups.

• Acoustics
• Circuit and Radio Systems
• Nanoelectronics and Photonics
• Signal Processing
• Smart Wireless Systems