Cyber-Physical Systems

Research group

Cyber-Physical Systems

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The Cyber-Physical Systems Laboratory (CPS Lab) is a research group founded in autumn 2014. It is a dynamic hub of research, innovation, and educational development activities, integrating PhD candidates and postdocs with staff and students at the Department of ICT and Natural Sciences, associated with the BSc programmes in Automation and Intelligent Systems and Computer Science, and the MSc programme in Mechatronics and Automation study programmes.

Research directions

Our research group currently has three strategic research areas:

Robotics and autonomous systems
Maritime artificial intelligence
Energy Informatics

Robotics and autonomous systems

We actively participate in RCN-funded projects on autonomous surface vessels, including SFI Autoship, SAFEMATE, Autodrone, and MIDAS, with partners from the maritime industry, maritime authorities, and research institutions.

Maritime artificial intelligence

The research group has participated in a wide range of activities related to maritime technology. We currently focus on drones and autonomous ships, as well as AI-based condition monitoring and predictive maintenance of maritime equipment. This is an important use case in The Norwegian Maritime AI Centre.

Energy informatics

The CPS Lab conducts research on digital twinning for both onshore and offshore wind energy systems, with a focus on simulation, monitoring, performance assessment, and predictive operation. The lab is currently involved in two EU-funded projects, TWINVEST and GREENSEA, contributing to the development and validation of advanced digital-twin technologies for more efficient, reliable, and sustainable wind energy systems.

Research infrastructure

In summer of 2025, we established a drone lab, which was officially opened in May 2026.

As a spinoff of our biomechatronics research (2020-2025), Ålesund Biomechanics Lab was formed in collaboration with Ålesund Hospital.

Industry collaboration

Since 2024, the research group includes the IIR department's first industrial PhD candidate. We collaborate with the innovative maritime technology company Seaonics AS on machine vision and AI for remote control and safety in offshore load handling operations. In 2025, a second industrial PhD project was started in collaboration with the warehouse robotics and logistics software company Solwr.

Industry collaboration is important for our group and we are open for more projects, in particular BSc/MSc projects, industrial PhD and IPN (Innovation Projects for the Industrial Sector).