CURRICULUM VITAE     

Professor Asgeir J. Sørensen

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Executive Summary

Indicator	Achievement
International peer reviewed journal publications	97
Book chapters, Lecture notes, Monographs	18
International conference papers with referees	174
International plenary/keynote lectures	8
H-index (Hirsch index)	54
Total number of citations	9900*
Postdoctoral fellows	10
PhD candidates graduated	41
MSc students graduated	114
Supervisor for ongoing PhD candidates	4
Co-founder of spin-offs companies: Marine Cybernetics AS, Ecotone AS, Eelume AS, Zeabuz AS, Pascal Technologies AS	5
Patents	More than 10

* Google Scholar, 2026-06-30.

 Researcher unique identifier(s): https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7078-0298

 

ACADEMIC DEGREES

1993:   Dr. ing. (Ph. D.) Electrical Engineering; Department of Engineering Cybernetics, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, the Norwegian Institute of Technology, Trondheim, Norway.

1988:   Siv. ing. (M. Eng.) Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering; Department of Marine Systems Design, Faculty of Marine Technology, the Norwegian Institute of Technology, Trondheim, Norway.

 

PRESENT POSITIONS

March 1999 - Present:

Professor of Marine Cybernetics, Department of Marine Technology, NTNU

May 2024 - Present:

Adjunct Professor at Faculty management at Biosciences, Fisheries and Economics, UiT The Arctic University of Norway

January 2026-Present:
Co-lead Arctic Ocean 2050

January 2021-Present:
Principal Investigator and Director NTNU VISTA CAROS

 

NATIONAL POSITIONS

December 2002-Present:

Owner and Chairperson of MARE Invest AS. Holding company.

September 2015 - Present:

Member of the Academic Committee Aker Scholarships.

August 2020 – Present:

Member of the Board of Directors, Pascal Technologies.

 

 

INTERNATIONAL POSITIONS

1995- present:

Member of the Technical Committee on Marine Systems, IFAC (International Federation of Automatic Control).

Nov 2020 - present:

Member Board of Directors; Mærsk-McKinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping

2025- present:

Member of the Supervisory Board, Centre of Excellence MARBLE, Croatia

 

PREVIOUS ASSIGNMENTS

2013- June 2023: SFF (CoE)
 Key scientist and Director Centre for Autonomous Marine Operations and Systems (NTNU AMOS)

2003-2012: SFF (CoE)

Key scientist at Centre for Ships and Ocean Structures (CESOS), NTNU

December 2002-June 2010:

Co-Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of  Marine Cybernetics AS.

Marine Cybernetics AS is NTNU spin-off company. Business idea: Independent Hardware-In-the-Loop (HIL) testing of control systems on ships and offshore installations using advanced simulation technology. Marine Cybernetics was acquired by DNV GL in May 2014.

August 2006-August 2010:

30% position as Professor of Marine Cybernetics, Department of Marine Technology, the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU). 70% on leave in order to support the NTNU spin-off company Marine Cybernetics.

May 2001 - February 2003: 

Scientific Advisor, ABB Marine, Norway.

November 1998 - April 2001:

BA Technical Manager, Business Area Automation Marine and Turbochargers (BA AMT), ABB Automation Ltd. - Switzerland/ABB Industri AS - Norway.

August 1995 - March 1999:

Department Manager, Positioning Systems, ABB Industri AS

April 1994 - August 1995:

R&D Coordinator/Project Manager, ABB Industri AS

January 1993- April 1994:

Research Scientist, ABB Corporate Research Norway

1990-1992:

Doctoral Candidate, The Norwegian Institute of Technology (NTH), Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Department of Engineering Cybernetics

1989-1992:

Research Engineer, MARINTEK AS - SINTEF Group, (The Norwegian Marine Technology Research Institute)

 

EXPERIENCE/SPECIAL COMPETENCE

·      Disciplines: Control Engineering, Marine Robotics, Autonomy and Marine Technology.

·      Functions: Education, Research and Development, Engineering, Sales and Marketing, Management.

·      Applications: Maritime, Oil and Gas, Fisheries and Aquaculture, Oceans Science.

 

MOBILITY

Aug-Dec 2017 Visiting Scholar/Professor at, College of Engineering, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences, University of California, Berkeley, US

Aug-Dec 2023 Visiting Scholar/Professor at, College of Engineering, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences, University of California, Berkeley, US

Jan-Apr 2024      Secondee, Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping, Copenhagen, Denmark

Apr-June 2024 Visiting Professor at The University Centre in Svalbard (UNIS)

 

 

AWARDS

2025    IEEE Fellow with the following citation:
for contributions to autonomous robotic platforms and certification of control systems for marine operations

2023    Winner of OG21 Technology Champion Award for 2023, the Research Council of Norway

2019    Winner of Innovation Award, the Research Council of Norway

2017    Winner of IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology Outstanding Paper Award:
Caharija, W., K. Y. Pettersen, M. Bibuli, P. Calado, E. Zereik, J. Braga, J. T. Gravdahl, A. J. Sørensen, M. Milovanovic, G. Bruzzone (2016). Integral Line-of-Sight Guidance and Control of Underactuated Marine Vehicles: Theory, Simulations, and Experiments. IEEE Transaction on Control System Technology, VOL. 24, NO. 5, pp. 1623- 1642, September 2016, ISSN 1063-6536.

2017    Selected by the students as Teacher of the year at Department of Marine Technology, NTNU.

2016    SOBENA International Award 2016 for the outstanding contribution to the progress of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering. The Brazilian Society of Naval Architecture, Marine and Offshore Engineering, 9th November 2016, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

2014    Selected by the students as Teacher of the year at Department of Marine Technology, NTNU.

2011    Selected by the students as Teacher of the year at Department of Marine Technology, NTNU.

2005    C.K. Choi Award for Outstanding Young Researcher with the paper
Nguyen T. D., A. J. Sørensen and S. T. Quek (2005). Hybrid Controller for Dynamic Positioning from Calm to Extreme Seas Ѝ Experiments with a Model Ship. The Eighteenth KKCNN Symposium on Civil Engineering, December 18-20, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

2003    Awarded by the International Federation of Automatic Control (IFAC) for The best regular paper on 6^th Conference on Manoeuvring and Control of Marine Crafts. 
Smogeli, Ø. N., L. Aarseth, E. S. Overaa, A. J. Sørensen and K. J. Minsaas (2003).  Anti-Spin Thruster Control in Extreme Seas. In Proc. of 6^th Conference on Manoeuvring and Control of Marine Crafts (MCMC2003), Sept. 16-19, Girona, Spain.

1995    Awarded with Automatica Prize Paper for the period 1993-95.

Sørensen, A. J. and O. Egeland; 1995, Design of Ride Control System for Surface Effect Ships Using Dissipative Control. Automatica (Regular Paper), Vol. 31, No. 2.

  

 

 

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES

2021- Present:
            Member of the Royal Norwegian Society of Science and Letters (DKNVS)

2014 - Present:

Member of the Norwegian Academy of Technological Sciences (NTVA)

1992 - Present:

Fellow (since 2025) of IEEE, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers; Control System Society, Oceanic Engineering Society, Robotics and Automation Society.

1992 - Present:

Member of IFAC, the International Federation of Automatic Control.

 

POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWS since 2003

 

1.     Tristan Perez

2.     Dong Trong Nguyen

3.     Martin Ludvigsen

4.     Vahid Hassani

5.     Astrid Brodtkorb

6.     Børge Rokseth

7.     Stein M. Nornes

8.     Øyvind Ødegård

9.     Kate M. Crosman

10.  Dennis Langer

 

GRADUATED DOCTORAL CANDIDATES

1.     Eleni Diamanti (18 June 2025). Advancing Underwater Cultural Heritage Surveys through Marine Robotics and Imaging Systems. Doctoral theses at NTNU, 2025:270. Department of Marine Technology, Faculty of Engineering, NTNU. Supervisor: Dr. Øyvind Ødegård, NTNU University Museum. Co-Supervisor: Professor Asgeir J. Sørensen, NTNU

2.     Nastaran Shakeri (31 March 2025). Hydrogen Fuel Cell-Based Hybrid Power Systems for Zero-Emission Marine Propulsion. Doctoral theses at NTNU, 2025:125. Department of Marine Technology, Faculty of Engineering, NTNU. Supervisor: Professor Mehdi Zadeh. Co-Supervisors: Professor Asgeir J. Sørensen, Roy Nilsen, NTNU

3.     Renan Guedes Maidana (28 November 2024). Risk Assessment for Decision-Making in Autonomous Marine and Maritime. Doctoral theses at NTNU, 2024:430. Department of Marine Technology, Faculty of Engineering, NTNU. Supervisor: Professor Ingrid B. Utne. Co-Supervisor: Professor Asgeir J. Sørensen, NTNU

4.     Thomas Johansen (14 May 2024). Risk-Based Control of Autonomous Surface Ships. Doctoral theses at NTNU, 2024:174. Department of Marine Technology, Faculty of Engineering, NTNU. Supervisor: Professor Ingrid B. Utne. Co-Supervisors: Professor Asgeir J. Sørensen, and Professor Tor Arne Johansen, NTNU

5.     Jens Einar Bremnes (24 January 2024). Safe Autonomy in Marine Robotics. Doctoral theses at NTNU, 2024:. Department of Marine Technology, Faculty of Engineering, NTNU. Supervisor: Professor Asgeir J. Sørensen, Co-Supervisors: Professor Ingrid B. Utne, NTNU and Dr. Thomas R. Krogstad, FFI

6.     Dennis David Langer (9 January 2024). Hyperspectral Push-broom Systems: Operations, Software Development, and Spatial Resolution. Doctoral theses as NTNU, 2024:19.Department of Marine Technology, Faculty of Engineering, NTNU. Supervisor: Professor Asgeir J. Sørensen, Co-Supervisors: Professor Tor A. Johansen, NTNU

7.     Håvard Snefjellå Løvås (4 September 2023). Optical Techniques for Hyperspectral Imaging of the Seafloor. Doctoral theses at NTNU, 2023:267. Department of Marine Technology, Faculty of Engineering, NTNU. Supervisor: Professor Asgeir J. Sørensen, Co-Supervisors: Professor Geir Johnsen, NTNU

8.     Henrik Schmidt-Didlaukies (26 April 2023). Modeling and Hybrid Feedback Control of Underwater Vehicles. Doctoral theses at NTNU, 2023:130. Department of Marine Technology, Faculty of Engineering, NTNU. Supervisor: Professor Asgeir J. Sørensen, Co-Supervisors: Professor Kristin Y. Pettersen, NTNU

9.     Tobias Rye Torben (10 March 2023). Formal Approaches to Design and Verification of Safe Control Systems for Autonomous Vessels. Doctoral theses at NTNU, 2023:70. Department of Marine Technology, Faculty of Engineering, NTNU. Supervisor: Professor Asgeir J. Sørensen, Co-Supervisors: Professor Ingrid B. Utne and Professor Tor Arne Johansen, NTNU

10.  Erlend A. Basso (30 November 2022). Nonlinear and Hybrid Feedback Control of Marine Vehicles and Multirotors. Doctoral theses at NTNU, 2022:373. Department of engineering Cybernetics, Faculty of Information Technology, Mathematics and Electrical Engineering, NTNU. Supervisor: Professor Kristin Y. Pettersen, Co Supervisors: Professor Jan Tommy Gravdahl, NTNU and Professor Asgeir J. Sørensen, NTNU.

11.Aksel Alstad Mogstad (2 September 2021). Underwater Hyperspectral Imaging as a Tool for Benthic Habitat Mapping. Doctoral theses at NTNU 2021:271, Department of Biology, Faculty of Natural Science, NTNU. Supervisor: Professor Geir Johnsen, Co-Supervisors: Professor Martin Ludvigsen and Professor Asgeir J. Sørensen, NTNU

12.Svenn Are Tutturen Værnø (18 November 2020). Transient Performance in Dynamic Positioning of Ships: Investigation of Residual Load Models and Control Methods for Effective Compensation. PhD Thesis 2020:355. Department of Marine Technology, Faculty of Engineering, NTNU. Supervisor: Professor Roger Skjetne and Co-supervisor: Professor Asgeir J. Sørensen, NTNU.

13.Emil Smilden (22 November 2019). Structural Control of Offshore Wind Turbines – Increasing the role of control system, design in offshore wind farm development. PhD Thesis 2019:335. Department of Marine Technology, Faculty of Engineering, NTNU. Supervisor: Professor Asgeir J. Sørensen, Co-Supervisors: Associate Professor Erin Bachynski, Professor Jørgen Amdahl, NTNU.

14.  Juan Alberto Ramírez Macías (8 August 2019). Dynamics and motion control of underwatyer remotely operated vehicles and highly flexible rods. PhD thesis, School of Engineering, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Columbia. Supervisor: Professor Rafael E. Vásquez, UPB, Co-Supervisors: Professors Asgeir J. Sørensen and Svein Sævik, NTNU

15.  Stefan Arenfeldt Vilsen (24 May 2019). Method for Real-Time Hybrid Model Testing of Ocean Structures - Case Study on Slender Marine Systems. PhD Thesis 2019:166, Department of Marine Technology, Faculty of Engineering, NTNU. Supervisor: Professor Asgeir J. Sørensen, Co-Supervisors: Associate Professor Martin Føre, NTNU/SINTEF Ocean, Adjunct Professor Arne Fredheim, NTNU/SINTEF Ocean.

16.  Thomas Sauder (7 December 2018). Fidelity of Cyber-physical empirical methods, Application to the active truncation of slender marine structures. PhD Thesis 2018:405, Department of Marine Technology, Faculty of Engineering, NTNU. Supervisor: Professor Asgeir J. Sørensen, Co-Supervisor: Professor Kjell Larsen

17.  Stein M. Nornes (21 June 2018). Guidance and Control of Marine Robotics for Ocean Mapping and Monitoring. PhD Thesis 2018:202, Department of Marine Technology, Faculty of Engineering, NTNU. Supervisor: Professor Asgeir J. Sørensen, Co-Supervisor: Professors Geir Johnsen, Martin Ludvigsen, Ingrid Schjølberg, NTNU

18.  Øyvind Ødegård (20 June 2018). Towards Autonomous Operations and Systems in Marine Archaeology.  PhD Thesis 2018:203, Department of Marine Technology, Faculty of Engineering, NTNU. Supervisor: Professor Asgeir J. Sørensen, Co-Supervisor: Professors Geir Johnsen, Martin Ludvigsen, NTNU, Dr. Roy E. Hansen, Norwegian Defence Research Establishment (FFI), Professor Thijs J. Maarleveld, the University of Southern Denmark

19.  Ida M. Strand (28 February 2018). Sea Loads on Closed Flexible Fish Cages. PhD thesis 2018-28, Department of Marine Technology, Faculty of Engineering, NTNU. Supervisor: Professor Asgeir J. Sørensen, Professor Odd M. Faltinsen, Co-Supervisor: Professor Pål Lader, NTNU/SINTEF Ocean

20.  Astrid H. Brodtkorb (4 December 2017). Hybrid Control of Marine Vessels Dynamic Positioning in Challenging Conditions. PhD thesis 2017:351, Department of Marine Technology, Faculty of Engineering, NTNU. Supervisor: Professor Asgeir J. Sørensen, Co-Supervisors: Professors Andy Teel, UCSB and Ulrik Dam Nielsen, DTU

21.  Michel Rejani Miyazaki (29 June 2017). Modeling and Control of Hybrid Marine Power Plants. PhD thesis 2017:199, Department of Marine Technology, Faculty of Engineering, NTNU. Supervisor: Professor Asgeir J. Sørensen, Co-Supervisors: Professors Roger Skjetne, Eilif Pedersen and Tor Arne Johansen, NTNU, Professor Eduardo A. Tannuri, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil

22.  Ingunn Nilssen (19 December 2016). Integrated Environmental Mapping and Monitoring: A methodological approach for end-users. PhD Thesis 2016:279, Department of Biology, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Technology, NTNU. Supervisor: Professor Geir Johnsen, NTNU, Co-Supervisors: Professor Tim W. Nattkemper, Bielfeld University - Germany, Professor Asgeir J. Sørensen, NTNU, Dr. Ståle Johnsen and Dr. Vidar Hepsø, Statoil.

23.  Mauro Candeloro (8 December 2016). Tools and Methods for Autonomous Operations on Seabed and Water Column Using Underwater Vehicles. PhD Thesis 2016:370, Department of Marine Technology, Faculty of Engineering Science & Technology, NTNU. Supervisor: Professor Asgeir J. Sørensen, NTNU, Co Supervisors: Professor Martin Ludvigsen, NTNU, Professor Sauro Longhi, The Universit Politecnica Delle Marche, Ancona, Italy

24.  Torstein Ingebrigtsen Bø (7 March 2016). Scenario- and Optimization-Based Control of Marine Electric Power Systems. PhD Thesis 2016:47, Department of Engineering Cybernetics, Faculty of Information Technology, Mathematics and Electrical Engineering, NTNU. Supervisor: Professor Tor Arne Johansen, NTNU, Co-Supervisors: Professor Asgeir J. Sørensen, NTNU and Roger Skjetne, NTNU.

25.  Øyvind Fidje Auestad (21 October 2015). The Boarding Control System Modelling and Control of a SES for improved accessibility to Offshore Wind Turbines. PhD Thesis 2015, Department of Engineering Cybernetics, Faculty of Information Technology, Mathematics and Electrical Engineering, NTNU. Supervisor: Professor Jan Tommy Gravdahl, NTNU, Co-Supervisors: Professor Asgeir J. Sørensen, NTNU and Trygve Halvorsen Espedal, UMOE Mandal AS.

26.  Daniel de Almeida Fernandes (29 June 2015). On output feedback motion control system for ROVs: Guidance, navigation, and control. PhD thesis 2015:122, Department of Marine Technology, Faculty of Engineering Science & Technology, NTNU. Supervisor: Professor Asgeir J. Sørensen, NTNU, Co Supervisors: Professor Kristin Ytterstad Pettersen, NTNU, Professor Decio Crisol Donha, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil.

27.  Walter Caharija (10 November 2014). Integral Line-of-Sight Guidance and Control of Underactuated Marine Vehicles. PhD Thesis 2014, Department of Engineering Cybernetics, Faculty of Information Technology, Mathematics and Electrical Engineering, NTNU. Supervisor: Professor Kristin Y. Pettersen, Co Supervisors: Professor Jan Tommy Gravdahl, NTNU, Professor Asgeir J. Sørensen, NTNU and PhD Even Børhaug, Kongsberg Maritime AS.

28.  Aleksander Veksler (3 November 2014). Optimization-based Control of Diesel-electric Ships in Dynamic Positioning. PhD Thesis 2014:302, Department of Engineering Cybernetics, Faculty of Information Technology, Mathematics and Electrical Engineering, NTNU. Supervisor: Professor Tor Arne Johansen, Co Supervisors: Professor Asgeir J. Sørensen, NTNU, Professor Roger Skjetne, NTNU.

29.  Fredrik Dukan (16 October 2014). ROV Motion Control Systems. PhD Thesis 2014:295, Department of Marine Technology, Faculty of Engineering Science & Technology, NTNU. Supervisor: Professor Asgeir J. Sørensen, NTNU, Co Supervisors: Professor Harald Ellingsen, NTNU.

30.  Eivind Ruth (24 October 2008). Propulsion Control and Thrust Allocation on Marine Vessels. PhD Thesis 2008:203, Department of Marine Technology, Faculty of Engineering Science & Technology, NTNU. Supervisor: Professor Asgeir J. Sørensen, NTNU, Co Supervisors: Dr. Tristan Perez, NTNU and Professor Mogens Blanke, DTU.

31.  Damir Radan (21 April 2008). Integrated Control of Marine Electrical Power Systems. PhD Thesis 2008:37, Department of Marine Technology, Faculty of Engineering Science & Technology, NTNU. Supervisor: Dr. Alf Kåre Ådnanes, ABB, Co-Supervisors Professor Asgeir J. Sørensen and Professor Tor Arne Johansen, NTNU.

32.  Per Ivar Barth Berntsen (11 April 2008). Structural Reliability Based Position Mooring. PhD Thesis 2008:62, Department of Marine Technology, Faculty of Engineering Science & Technology, NTNU. Supervisor: Professor Bernt J. Leira, Co-Supervisors Professor Ole Morten Aamo, NTNU and Professor Asgeir J. Sørensen, NTNU.

33.  Jon Erling Gorset Refsnes (11 March 2008). Nonlinear Model-Based Control of Slender Body AUVs. PhD Thesis 2008:60, Department of Marine Technology, Faculty of Engineering Science & Technology, NTNU. Supervisor: Professor Asgeir J. Sørensen, NTNU, Co- Supervisor: Professor Kristin Ytterstad Pettersen, NTNU.

34.  Anders Sunde Wroldsen (11 December 2007). Modelling and Control of Tensegrity Structures . PhD Thesis 2007:190, Department of Marine Technology, Faculty of Engineering Science & Technology, NTNU. Supervisor: Professor Asgeir J. Sørensen, NTNU, Co- Supervisor: Professor Bob Skelton, University of California at San Diego (UCSD) and Dr. Mauricio C. de Oliveira, UCSD.

35.  Vegar Johansen (7 December 2007). Modelling of Flexible Slender Systems for Real-time Simulation and Control Applications. Dr. ing. Thesis 2007:222, Department of Marine Technology, Faculty of Engineering Science & Technology, NTNU. Supervisor: Professor Asgeir J. Sørensen, NTNU, Co- Supervisor: Bernt J. Leira, NTNU.

36.  Anne Marthine Rustad (16 November 2007). Modeling and Control of Top Tensioned Risers. PhD Thesis 2007:183, Department of Marine Technology, Faculty of Engineering Science & Technology, NTNU. Supervisor: Professor Asgeir J. Sørensen, NTNU, Co- Supervisor: Professor Carl M. Larsen, NTNU.

37.  Øyvind Notland Smogeli (3 November 2006). Control of Marine Propellers РFrom Normal to Extreme Conditions. PhD Thesis 2006:187, Department of Marine Technology, Faculty of Engineering Science & Technology, NTNU. Supervisor: Professor Asgeir J. Sørensen, NTNU, Co- Supervisor: Professor Knut J. Minsaas, NTNU. Øyvind Notland Smogeli was in January 2007 awarded the TEKNA price for Excellent Young Researcher for the doctoral thesis at NTNU. In May 2007 Smogeli was awarded the ExxonMobile price for best applied doctoral thesis at NTNU.

38.  Karl-Johan Reite (8 September 2006). Modelling and Control of Trawl Systems. PhD Thesis 2006:131, Department of Marine Technology, Faculty of Engineering Science & Technology, NTNU. Supervisor: Professor Asgeir J. Sørensen, NTNU, Co- Supervisor: Professor Harald Ellingsen, NTNU.

39.  Trong Dong Nguyen (March 2006). Design of Hybrid Marine Control Systems for Dynamic Positioning. PhD Thesis 2006, Department of Civil Engineering, National University of Singapore (NUS).  Supervisor: Professor Quek Ser Tong, NUS, Co- Supervisor: Professor Asgeir J. Sørensen, NTNU.

40.  Lindegaard, Karl Petter W.  (24 September 2003). Acceleration Feedback in Dynamic Positioning. Report 2003:4-W, Department of Engineering Cybernetics, NTNU. Supervisor: Professor Thor I. Fossen, NTNU, Co- Supervisor: Professor Asgeir J. Sørensen, NTNU.

41.  Jann Peter Strand (22 June 1999). Nonlinear Position Control Systems Design for Marine Vessels. Report 1999-6-W, Department of Engineering Cybernetics, NTNU.  Supervisor: Professor Thor I. Fossen, NTNU, Co- Supervisor: Professor Asgeir J. Sørensen, NTNU. Jann Peter Strand was in May 2000 awarded the ESSO price for the best applied doctoral thesis at NTNU.

 

DOCTORAL CANDIDATES IN PROGRESS

1.   Markus Fossdal, Formal and informal methods for robust design, testing and verification of autonomous control systems of subsea resident AUV

2.   Rabea Rogge, Adaptive mission planning for autonomous surface vehicles targeting data acquisition in extreme environments.

3.   Enio Krizman, Robust organizations of autonomous platforms with varying spatial & temporal capabilities for safeguarding underwater infrastructure.

4.   Erik Liu, Autonomous guidance, navigation, and control of autonomous surface and underwater vehicles operating in harsh environments