Professor Asgeir J. Sørensen obtained an MSc degree in Marine Technology in 1988 at NTNU and a PhD degree in Engineering Cybernetics at NTNU in 1993. In 1989-1992, Sørensen was employed at MARINTEK (SINTEF) as a Research Scientist. From 1993 to 2002, Sørensen held various positions in the ABB Group. In December 2002, Sørensen became a co-founder of the company Marine Cybernetics AS, where he served as President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) until June 2010. In 2012, 2015, and 2017, Sørensen became a co-founder of the companies Ecotone AS, Eelume AS, Pascal Technologies AS, and Zeabuz AS, respectively. Since 1999, Sørensen has held the position of Professor of Marine Control Systems at the Department of Marine Technology, NTNU. In the period 2003-2012, he was a key scientist in the Centre for Ships and Ocean Structures (CeSOS), and in 2013-2023, Sørensen was a key scientist and the Director of the Centre for Autonomous Marine Operations and Systems (NTNU AMOS). Since 2024, Sørensen has been engaged as adjunct professor at UiT the Arctic University of Norway, Faculty of Biosciences, Fisheries and Economics. Sørensen has authored more than 280 scientific articles and book chapters, and he has graduated more than 114 MSc and 41 PhD candidates. Sørensen is engaged in bringing fundamental research results into value creation through innovations and entrepreneurship.