Academic Interests
My background is in applied mathematics and statistics particularly within digital signal processing. In addition, I have a long term interest in innovation and entrepreneurship in the university sector.
Higher education and employment history
Employment
- 2006 – 2009 Board member at the University of Oslo
- 2003 – 2004 Dean of studies, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences
- 2000 – 2006 Group leader Digital signal and image analysis (DSB).
- 1998 – 1999 Head, Department of informatics
- 1997 – 1998 Visiting scientist, Department of Statistics, Stanford University
- 1991 – Professor, Department of informatics, University of Oslo
- 1988 – 1989 Visiting scientist, Institute of Hydrology, UK
- 1986 – 1991 Adjunct professor Department of informatics, University of Oslo
- 1978 – 1991 Research scientist, Center for industrial Research/SINTEF, Oslo
- 1975 – 1977 Associate professor, Department of physics, University of Oslo
- 1972 – 1975 Research scientist, Norwegian Defence Research Establishment
Education:
- 1983 Dr. Philos. (PhD) (environmental modeling of impacts of acid rain), Center for Industrial Research (SINTEF)/Department of informatics, University of Oslo
- 1972 Cand. real. (M.Sc.) in cybernetics, Norwegian Defense Research Establishment /Department for Physics, University of Oslo
Honoraria
- Highly cited scientist as defined by the Institute for Scientific Information (ISI) - http://highlycited.com/ (archives 2001 list)
- Awarded the University of Oslo Innovation prize for 2016 - http://www.uio.no/om/tall-og-fakta/uio-priser/universitetsstyrets-priser/innovasjonsprisen/index.html