People
People at MARIT
 Mehdi Zadeh (PI) |
Collaborators
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Marta Molinas |
Roger Skjetne |
Jon Are Suul |
PhD Candidates
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Maurice Sudkamp |
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 Yeojin Hyun |
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Postdocs & Researchers
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Modeling, design, and optimization of integrated energy systems for marine and ports applications
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Farshad Golnary Ardekany |
Ship control systems architecture |
Master Students and Research Assistants
| Name | Research Area/Thesis |
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| Ola Bakkom | Modeling and Energy Management of Sustainable Port Microgrids |
| Nathan Yu (RA) | Energy Systems Modeling, Optimal Design, and Smart Management |
Alumni
| Name | Position at NTNU | Current Position | Final Year | Research Area/Thesis |
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| Nastaran Shakeri | PhD Candidate | System Drives Specialist at ABB | 2025 | Hydrogen Fuel Cell-based Hybrid Power Systems for Zero-emission Marine Propulsion: Modeling, Dynamic Analysis, and Control Design |
| Fan Gao | PhD Candidate | Postdoctoral Fellow at NTNU | 2025 | Designing Control Systems for Energy-Efficient Marine Hybrid Propulsion: With Case Study of Combinator Surface Optimization (Part of SEAOPS: Safe Energy-Efficient Autonomous Operation of Ships) |
| Tayyab Tahir | Master Student, TA | Engineer, Pakistan | 2025 | Modeling and Control of Smart Integrated Port Energy Systems: A Data-Driven Approach |
| Drazen Polic | Postdoc | Researcher, NTNU | 2024 | Port integrated energy systems |
| Nathan Bodo | Exchange Student (Strasbourg University) | Master Student, Strasbourg University | Marine Decarbonization | |
| Kristian Øen | Master Student | Instrumentation Engineer, Aker Solutions | 2024 | Battery installation on aquaculture vessels |
| Thomas Jensen | Master Student | 2024 | Battery integration for retrofit electrification of marine vessels; with a case study of the NTNU research vessel Gunnerus | |
| Berge Prytz | Master Student | Engineer Officer, Norwegian Armed Forces | 2024 | Battery integration for retrofit electrification of marine vessels; with a case study of the NTNU research vessel Gunnerus |
| Daniel Granaune | Master Student | Business Developer, Framo | 2024 | Battery integration for retrofit electrification of marine vessels; with a case study of the NTNU research vessel Gunnerus |
| Daeseong Park | PhD Candidate | Lead Project Engineer, ABB Marine and Ports | 2023 | Model-based Design of Marine Hybrid Power Systems |
| Virgile Bessot | Exchange Student/Intern (Grenoble Institute of Technology) | Project Engineer, GEG, France | 2023 | Energy Management of Ships |
| Ritvana Rrukaj | Postdoc | Tenure Track, Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU) | 2023 | Green and smart ports |
| Daniele Kaza | Exchange PhD | R&D Project Engineer, CETENA, Italy | 2023 | Smart ports |
| Enrique Araujo Artigas | Master Student |
Co-Founder,
Cerco AS |
2023 | AI-Enabled Decision-Making for Sustainable and Autonomous Ship Power Systems Control and Operation |
| Henrik Høidal | Master Student | System Architect, Ulstein Design & Solutions | 2023 | Emission Reduction Solutions Integrating Power and Propulsion; Use Case of an Aquaculture Vessel |
| Giulia Bigliani | Master Student | Electrical Design Engineer, Baker Hughes | 2023 | Optimal Sizing for a Green Multi-Energy Smart Port: Investigation and Study Case considering Hydrogen System Performance |
| Ziwen Wang | Master Student | Marine Engineer, Hengtong Group | 2023 | Reliability Modeling and Maintenance Analysis of Marine Hybrid Power and Propulsion Systems |
| Victor Vergnaud | Exchange student | PhD Candidate, UBO, France | 2022 | Ship Electric Propulsion Systems |
| Baptiste Lechevallier | Exchange student | Engineer, GE Vernova, France | 2022 | Power Management Systems for Hybrid Ships |
| Siamak Karimi | PhD Candidate | Senior R&D Engineer, Delta Electronics | 2022 | Shore-to-Ship Charging Systems for Battery-Electric Ships |
| Pramod Ghimire | PhD Candidate | Senior Software Developer, Kongsberg Maritime | 2022 | Simulation-Based Ship Hybrid Power System Concept Studies and Performance Analyses |
| Chendan Li | Researcher | Researcher at Uinversity of Genoa, Italy | 2022 | Analysis and control for AC and DC microgrids, operation of smart distribution system, maritime microgrids |
| Juyoung Lee | Master Student | Approval Engineer, DNV, Høvik | 2022 | Optimization of Energy Management System for a Fuel Cell-Based Hybrid Power System |
| Petter Solem Sletten | Master Student | Engineer, ABB Marine and Ports | 2022 | Sustainable Marine Power System Design with Alternative Fuels; A Case Study of Energy Efficiency and Cost Optimization |
| Christoffer René Helgesen | Master Student and Research Assistant | Development Engineer, ZEM, Oslo | 2022 | Onboard DC Power System for Trawlers |
| Laura Mallet | Exchange Student (Grenoble Institute of Technology, France) | Engineer, NEPSEN, France | 2021 | Control Layers for DC Ship Power Systems, Energy Management and Optimization |
| Dalia Casanova Mombiela | Master Student | Power and Propulsion Systems Specialist, Damen Naval | 2021 | Power Plant Design Optimization at the Ship Preliminary Design Phase: 'Digital Twin to Design' |
| Svein Aadland | Master Student | Project Engineer, DOF Subsea Norway | 2021 | Electrification and Emission Reduction for Aquaculture Vessels; Case Study of a Wellboat |
| Andreas Støredal Gallefoss | Master student | Project Engineer, DOF Management | 2021 | Sustainable Power System Design for Green Shipping - A Case Study of a Cruise Ferry |
| Brynhild Igland | Master Student | Engineer, ABB | 2021 | Low- and Zero-Emission Hybrid-Electric Power Systems for Passenger Ferries |
| Tormod Gil Skadsem | Master Student | Senior Engineer, Sjøfartsdirektoratet | 2021 | Optimization of Ship Hybrid Power Systems |
| Gianmaria Giannini | Visiting Postdoc (University of Porto, Portugal) | Researcher, University of Porto | 2021 | Research project at NTNU: Analysis of offshore wave energy converters’ subsystems for improving reliability and efficiency |
| Camille Padoux | Exchange Student/Intern (University of Lorraine, France) | Engineer, ATALIAN | 2021 | Electric Propulsion for Hybrid sShips |
| Marius Moum | Master student | Maritime and Data Engineer, VPS | 2020 | Data-Driven Battery Modeling of Hybrid Power Systems for Offshore Vessels |
| Weihua Zhou | Visting PhD Student (Aalborg University, Denmark) | Lead Engineer, Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO), Australia |
2020 | Stability of multi-converter power electronics systems |
| Hiroyasu Kifune | Visiting Professor (Tokyo, Japan) | Full Professor at Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology | 2020 | Fuel saving of onboard electric system, Hybrid propulsion system, Diesel electric propulsion system, Battery propulsion system, Wireless power transferring system for marine applications, Diagnosis system of engine operation for small boat |
| Seungwan Nam | Visiting Researcher (HHI, Korea) | Senior Engineer, Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI), Korea | 2020 | Design and evaluation of electric propulsion systems |
| Olav Fiksdahl | Master Student | Project Engineer, Seaway7 | 2020 | Model-Based Optimization for Energy and Emission Management of a Marine Hybrid Electric Power System |
| Øyvind Stokke | Master Student | Group Manager, Kongsberg Maritime | 2020 | Economic Control Design for Hybrid Electric Ships |
| Sebastian Øverås | Master Student | Solution Manager Höegh LNG |
2020 | Intelligent Power System Control for Autonomous Ships |
| Oliver Stugard Os | Master Student | Consultant, Sprint Consulting | 2020 | Intelligent Control Design for Power and Energy Management in Zero-Emission Autonomous Vessels |
| Kristoffer Lund | Master student | Automation Engineer, ABB | 2020 | Online Optimization of a Hybrid Electric Marine Power Plant Using Mixed Integer Linear Programming |
| Theo Bergamelli | Exchange student (University of Lorraine, France) | Project Manager, PAPREC GROUP | 2020 | Hybrid electric ships |
| Tor Magnus Michaelsen | Master student | Vessel Manager, Grieg Star |
2020 | Sizing Optimization of a Hybrid Shipboard Power System for Low-Emission Shipping |
| Laura Beck | Master student, TA/RA | Marine Inspector/Port State Control Branch Chief, US Coast Guard | 2019 | Hybrid Power Systems, Simulation and Test |
| Hyung Jun Jeon | Visiting researcher (HHI, Korea) | Lead researcher, KSOE-Digital Technology Institute, Korea | 2019 | Advanced Simulation Tools for Ship Electric Power and Propulsion |
| Kiyoune Kwon | Master student | R&D Engineer, KSOE, Korea | 2019 | Control and Power Management of Shipboard DC Hybrid Power System |
| Tobias Melloh | Exchange student (Leibniz University Hannover, Germany) | Development Engineer, ITK Engineering | 2019 | Control and Dynamic Analysis of Marine Hybrid Electrical Power Systems |
| Tim Siepmann | Master student (NTNU-Chalmers joint Nordic Master) | , | 2019 | Integrating Large-scale Hydrogen Storage on Marine Vessels |
| Marius Ulla Hatlehol | Master Student, Research Assistant | PhD Student at NTNU Marine Technology | 2019 | Sliding Mode Control for Active Stabilization of Shipboard DC Microgrid |
| Siri Ludviksen Thorsen | Master student | Project Engineer, HENT | 2019 | Simulation-based Estimation of Power Consumption |
| Eline Bugge Simonsen | Master student | Performance Manager, Golden Ocean Group |
2019 | Modeling and Optimization of a Hybrid Electric Ship Power System |
| Yuan Tian | Master Student | Safety Adviser, Safetec Nordic | 2019 | Development and Application of Digital Twin in Marine Propulsion System |
| David Pasdeloup | Master Student, Research Assistant | Systems Engineer, InPhase | 2019 | Intelligent Energy Management System for Onboard DC Electric Power System |
| Muzaidi Othman | Visiting PhD student (Aalborg University, Denmark) | Senior Lecturer at University of Malasia Perlis | 2019 | Energy management system for the shipboard power systems |
| Daeseong Park | Master Student | Senior Engineer, ABB | 2018 | Onboard DC Power Systems for Hybrid Electric Ships: Simulation and Control |
| Ahmad Haghbin | Master Student (DTU-NTNU joint master programme) | Senior Project Engineer, ABB | 2018 | DC Bus Oscillation Considerations in a DC Microgrid |
| Elise Nørgaard | Master Student | Project Engineer, TechnipFMC | 2018 | Defining and Evaluating Long-term Operability of Service Vessels in Exposed Aquaculture |
| Ole Schanche Alvern | Master student | Project Manager, MANCRAFT | 2018 | Marine Hybrid Propulsion Systems - Overview, Feasibility, and a Case Study of a High-Speed Passenger Vessel |