More than 120 publications in automatic control, optimization, and estimation with fundamental research and applications to oil and gas, automotive, marine, electronics, and semiconductor industries. Author of the book 'Uniform Output Regulation of Nonlinear Systems: A Convergent Dynamics Approach'. 5 patents and 2 pending patent applications in oil and gas and automotive disciplines. Awards include 2022, 2021, and 2018 SPE International Student Competition in Autonomous Drilling, 2021 OG21 - Technology Strategy for the Petroleum Industry in Norway, 2017 Senior Member IEEE, 2015 IEEE Control Systems Technology Award, 2014 Finalist for Askeladdprisen – Equinor's innovation award, 2011 IFAC Application Paper Award, 2004 and 2007 Outstanding Reviewer for Automatica, 1999 Personal Scholarship for young scientists from the Government of Russian Federation.
Research Experience
Currently the leader of the NTNU BRU21 program and Professor in Petroleum Cybernetics at the Department of Geoscience and Petroleum (IGP). Background in industrial R&D from Equinor, Norway, and Ford Motor Co, USA. Project leader, inventor, and researcher for several industrial R&D projects in Equinor within Drilling automation, Production optimization, Artificial lift systems, Heavy oil. (Co-)supervisor of 8 completed PhD projects in automatic control and optimization with applications to petroleum production, drilling, and marine technologies.
Education
PhD in Mechanical Engineering (2004) from Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands; MSc in Applied Mathematics (1998) from St. Petersburg State University, Russia.
Background
Research interests: Modeling, automatic control, optimization and estimation systems; nonlinear and high-performance systems; signal processing of noisy and corrupted data; human-machine interaction; petroleum, electronics, and medical applications. Professional field: Petroleum Cybernetics.