Research
Laboratories
The research at our department is connected to our laboratories.
The Cyber-Physical Systems Lab
Focuses on the practical needs of Ålesund's world-leading maritime industrial cluster, and on biomechanics related to medical technology and health informatics.
The Digital Transformation Lab
Focuses on service innovation, entrepreneurship and technology in various enterprises both within the private and public sector. We also do research on simulation and visualization for applied use and the use of social robots in education, caretaking and other settings.
The Pedagogical Acadamy in Ålesund
Focuses on teaching and learning. Using background research to support teaching development, and doing
research on own teaching methods.
Research projects
Abbreviation | Project | Framework | Contact |
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Autonomous Ships | NTNU 2018 – 2023 | Robin T. Bye | |
NTNU-Sparebanken Møre TEFT-Lab | Sparebanken Møre 2018 – 2022 | Ibrahim A. Hameed | |
Biomechanics Lab | NTNU 2018 – present | Webjørn Rekdalsbakken | |
ONSITE | Design driven field studies for safer demanding marine operations | NTNU 2015 – present | Hans Georg Schaathun |
Centre for Excellence in Higher Education (SFU)

The SFU initiative represents a focused and long-term effort in order to stimulate the development of education and innovative approaches in higher education at the bachelor and master levels.
The ambition of the initiative is to contribute to the development of excellent quality in higher education and to highlight the fact that teaching and research are equally important activities for universities and university colleges.
Simulation and visualization

A special competence is simulation and visualization applicable within all of our research areas.