PhD interviews
PhD programme (doctoral education), Trondheim–Gjøvik
Information Security and Communication Technology
– Student interviews
Waited over 20 years for the job of his dreams
Name: Bjørn J. Villa
Study program: Information Security and Communication Technology
Graduated from NTNU: 2014
Place of work/employer: Trondheim kommune (Trondheim Municipality)
Title: IT Manager
At the age of 40, Bjørn J. Villa began his PhD studies. After graduation, he landed the job he had been dreaming of since becoming a civil engineer in the 1990s: IT manager for Trondheim Municipality.
Leads large team in hyper-relevant research area
Name: Maria Bartnes
Study program: Information Security and Communication Technology
Graduated from NTNU: 2015.
Head of Research Maria Bartnes at SINTEF is the leader of what she says is an impressively strong academic environment in areas that are extremely prominent these days: Digitalization and security.