- First Opponent: Prof. John Buck from the University of Massachusets
- Second Opponent: Prof. Alfred Hanssen from the UiT the Arctic University of Norway
- Committee manager: Assoc. Prof. Kristian Kjelgård, University of Oslo
- Main supervisor: Prof. Sven Peter Näsholm
- Co-supervisor: Prof. Andreas Austeng
Håvard first presented his trial lecture Applications of fixed and data-adaptive rank shaping and regularization of linear inverse problems in ocean acoustics.
Thereafter, he defended his PhD thesis Structured Approaches to Beamforming: A Window Function Perspective.
Further information about Håvard's trial lecture and PhD defence on this big day: https://www.mn.uio.no/ifi/forskning/aktuhttps://www.mn.uio.no/ifi/forskning/aktuelt/arrangementer/disputaser/2026/Arnestad.htmlelt/arrangementer/disputaser/2026/Arnestad.html
From left to right: Andreas Austeng, Peter Näsholm, Håvard Arnestad, John Buck, Alfred Hanssen, Kristian Kjelgård.