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Rogers KaliisaView profile

Research Fellow

• Learning Analytics
• Educational Technology
• Mobile Learning
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Rogers Kaliisa is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Department of Education, Faculty of Educational Sciences, University of Oslo. His academic journey includes a PhD in Education (2018-2022), a Master of Education (University of Adelaide, 2015-2016), and a Bachelor of Adult and Community Education (Makerere University, 2006-2009). His research focuses on Learning Analytics Educational Technology Mobile Learning Virtual Reality in Education Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning with a strong emphasis on technology-supported learning in higher education contexts. Kaliisa's recent publications explore AI interactions in complex network learning, ethical frameworks for learning analytics, and collaborative learning environments. His work addresses critical issues in data privacy, predictive analytics for at-risk students, and teacher-facing dashboards for online discourse analysis. He has contributed to pedagogical innovation and communication courses and participated in projects like TeamLearn, focusing on collaborative problem-solving analytics. His professional background spans roles at the University of Auckland, University of Adelaide, Makerere University, and Kyambogo University.

Katrine Linnea NergårdView profile

Research Fellow

• Robotics
• Intelligent Systems
• Computational Neuroscience
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Katrine Linnea Nergård is a Research Fellow at the University of Oslo , affiliated with the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences . She is associated with the Robotics and Intelligent Systems research group, focusing on computational neuroscience and robotics. Her research explores the intersection of machine learning , motor imagery decoding , and sensorimotor integration , particularly in the context of grasping tasks and hand dominance effects. Her work contributes to advancements in brain-computer interfaces and neural signal processing. Katrine has published in computational neuroscience conferences, including a 2022 paper on motor imagery decoding. She is actively involved in academic research and maintains affiliations with interdisciplinary teams. Her current email contact is katrner@student.matnat.uio.no .

• Orthopaedic Surgery
• Sarcoma
• Joint Replacement
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Prof. Peter F. Choong holds the Sir Hugh Devine Chair of Surgery and serves as Head of the Department of Surgery at the University of Melbourne, based at St. Vincent's Hospital Melbourne. He concurrently directs Orthopaedics at St. Vincent's Hospital Melbourne and chairs the Bone and Soft Tissue Sarcoma Service at Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre. His research program integrates clinical orthopaedics with engineering innovation, focusing on joint replacement biomechanics, sarcoma management across age groups, and advanced prosthetic control systems. Key interests include optimizing surgical outcomes through precision alignment techniques, geriatric oncology protocols, and closed-loop myoelectric interfaces that enhance functional mobility. Recent publications (2019-2020) reveal strong interdisciplinary convergence between surgical practice and engineering disciplines. Dominant themes include outcome analysis of knee/hip arthroplasty, sarcoma treatment efficacy in elderly populations, and adaptive algorithms for human-prosthesis interfaces. This work bridges orthopaedic surgery, rehabilitation engineering, and materials science to address complex mobility challenges.

• Exercise Physiology
• Cardiorespiratory Fitness
• Ventilatory Thresholds
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Susanne Ring-Dimitriou is an associate professor at the Department of Sport and Exercise Science at the Paris Lodron University of Salzburg. She holds a PhD from The German Sports University Cologne (1991-1995) and has collaborated with institutions like the Department of Nutrition and Paracelsus Medical University. PhD: Sports Medicine and Exercise Training, German Sports University Cologne (1991-1995) Her research spans exercise physiology , focusing on ventilatory thresholds, physical activity in seniors, and childhood obesity prevention. Recent work examines cardiorespiratory fitness effects on fat oxidation, pandemic impacts on health, and AI-driven ventilatory threshold detection. She serves as a Review Editor for Frontiers in Physiology and Frontiers in Sports and Active Living , contributing to editorial rigor in exercise physiology.

Nikolai Olavi CzajkowskiView profile

Associate Professor

• Personality Psychology
• Mental Health Interventions
• Genetic and Environmental Influences on Behavior
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Nikolai Olavi Czajkowski is an Associate Professor at the Department of Method, Work, Cultural and Social Psychology, University of Oslo, affiliated with PROMENTA. His research focuses on personality psychology, behavioral genetics, and mental health interventions. Department of Method, Work, Cultural and Social Psychology, University of Oslo PROMENTA Research Center Research Interests: Personality and psychological resilience Genetic and environmental influences on mental health Machine learning applications in psychiatric research Wellbeing interventions and network analysis Twin studies and behavioral genetics Personality disorder etiology Scientific Contributions: Recent publications examine genetic architecture of political attitudes, longitudinal schizophrenia recovery, digital wellbeing interventions, and machine learning approaches to suicide risk prediction. His work frequently combines population-based samples with advanced statistical modeling. Collaborative Projects: Involved in multi-year initiatives including "Five Ways to Wellbeing at School," "The Oslo Longitudinal Recovery Study," and "Treatment of Traumatized Children and Young People."

• Marine Robotics
• Habitat Mapping
• Seafloor Monitoring
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Oscar Pizarro serves as a Professor in the Department of Marine Technology at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), specializing in marine robotics and underwater imaging systems for environmental observation. His work bridges engineering and marine science to enable large-scale seafloor monitoring through autonomous platforms. His academic foundation includes training as an oceanographic engineer through the MIT/WHOI Joint Program. MIT/WHOI Joint Program: Oceanographic Engineering Pizarro's research centers on developing scalable autonomous systems for marine environmental monitoring, with emphasis on novel optical imaging techniques and benthic habitat mapping. He co-founded Australia's Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS) AUV Facility—the world's first dedicated benthic monitoring program using autonomous underwater vehicles—which has collected millions of seafloor images and revisited sites around Australia for over a decade. His innovations enable long-term ecological studies through repeatable robotic surveys. Analysis of recent publications reveals interdisciplinary integration of robotics, computer vision, and marine ecology. Key trends include machine learning for underwater image analysis (e.g., place recognition and object detection), advanced sensor development (hyperspectral/sonar), and ecological applications for habitat complexity assessment. The work demonstrates strong collaboration between engineering and biological sciences to address marine monitoring challenges. He actively contributes to education through courses like MR8500 (PhD topics in marine control and hybrid power systems) and outreach initiatives, including a 2024 lecture on "Safeguarding the ocean – recent developments for safe and intelligent marine robotics." Pizarro is affiliated with NTNU's underwater robotics laboratory, which celebrated 15 years of operation in 2024, and continues to advance autonomous marine observation technologies.

Tron KrosshaugView profile

Professor

• Sports Injury Prevention
• Biomechanics
• Motion Analysis
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Tron Krosshaug is a Professor at the Norwegian School of Sport Sciences , focusing on sports injury prevention and biomechanics. He leads the Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center and teaches strength/endurance training, biomechanics, motion analysis, and functional anatomy. Education : PhD thesis on "Video analysis of the mechanisms for ACL injuries" (2006) Entrepreneurial Work : Founder of Muscle Animations , developing 3D strength training animations and apps downloaded by >35,000 Norwegians Research Interests include biomechanical analysis of ACL, ankle, and head injuries in team/alpine sports, with emphasis on motion analysis, risk factor identification, and machine learning applications for injury prediction. His work explores cutting technique, knee abduction moments, and real-time feedback systems. Key Scientific Contributions involve debunking myths about knee motion as injury predictors, validating laboratory simulations against real-world injury mechanics, and quantifying the impact of footwear and training interventions on ankle/knee biomechanics.

Ellinor Opsal AlsethView profile

Researcher

• Phage therapy
• Phage-bacteria evolutionary ecology
• Phage resistance evolution
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Ellinor Opsal Alseth is a Researcher and young group leader at the Department of Pharmacy, UiT The Arctic University of Norway in Tromsø. She holds a PhD in Microbiology from the University of Exeter (2022) and previously served as a CMDI Early Career Award Fellow at Georgia Tech (2022-2025). Her educational background includes a BSc in Evolutionary Biology from the University of Exeter (2016) followed by her PhD in Microbiology from the same institution (2022). Prior to her current position, she worked as a lab technician in the Westra lab at the University of Exeter (2017). Dr. Opsal Alseth's research focuses on phage therapy, phage-bacteria evolutionary ecology, and phage resistance evolution, with particular emphasis on Acinetobacter baumannii as both an opportunistic pathogen and model organism. She specializes in phage biology with a focus on lytic phages, having discovered the broad host range Acinetobacter phage 'Mystique' during her postdoctoral work in the US. Her work bridges evolutionary biology and microbial ecology to address antibiotic resistance challenges. Her publication record shows significant recent activity across multiple high-impact journals, with research spanning phage therapy applications, bacterial resistance mechanisms, and microbial evolutionary dynamics. Her work demonstrates strong interdisciplinary connections between computational biology, experimental evolution, and clinical applications. CMDI Early Career Award Fellow (2022-2025) Dr. Opsal Alseth leads an active research group focused on the evolution of phage resistance using A. baumannii and natural transformation. She maintains strong collaborative networks across the phage research community, regularly contributing to and reposting relevant research on her Bluesky profile. Her laboratory work centers on the newly discovered Mystique phage and its applications in understanding host-pathogen interactions.

• Virtual Reality
• Eye-Tracking
• Healthcare Technology
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Professor Ilona Heldal at Western Norway University of Applied Sciences' College of Engineering leads research at the intersection of virtual reality, eye-tracking, and healthcare technology. Her work spans educational applications (fire evacuation training), neurodiverse child development (EMPOWER platform, ADHD detection), and rehabilitation technology design. Current research synthesizes VR training systems for emergency responders with cognitive assessment frameworks for neurodevelopmental disorders Key trends show increasing focus on multi-modal data fusion (eye-tracking + serious games) and adaptive learning systems for special education Her recent publications demonstrate strong emphasis on practical implementation and interdisciplinary validation of digital health solutions, particularly for vision screening and executive function assessment.

• Climate Change
• Cartography
• GIS
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Jan Ketil Rød is a Researcher affiliated with the Norwegian Institute for Nature Research (NINA) , with collaborative ties to institutions like the University of Agder and NTNU . His work spans climate change adaptation, GIS, cartography, and citizen science, focusing on risk assessment, visualization, and community resilience. Core Competencies: Climate Change Effects, GIS, Social Vulnerability, Natural Disasters, and Peace and Conflict Studies. Collaborative Projects: Engaged in Citizen Sensing, climate service development, and municipal resilience frameworks. Outreach: Active in public communication through feature articles and educational materials. Research Trends: His recent articles emphasize climate risk modeling, geospatial tools for emergency management, and citizen science applications in environmental monitoring. Common themes include situational awareness, adaptive capacity, and data-driven policy. Teaching & Tools: Contributed to educational innovations like GIS textbooks and participatory systems for climate adaptation (e.g., Climres Web Tool, VisAdapt). His work bridges academia and practical solutions for extreme weather, health access, and natural hazards. Technologies & Methods: Utilizes wireless sensor networks, machine learning for landslide detection, and geovisual analytics to enhance decision-making.

• Security Assurance
• Software Security
• Cyber Range
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Basel Katt is a Professor and Head of the Department of Information Security and Communication Technology at the Faculty of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Gjøvik campus. His leadership spans cybersecurity research and education with emphasis on practical security frameworks and training infrastructure. His research portfolio includes: Security Assurance methodologies Software Security validation Cyber Range development Model-Driven Security approaches Access/Usage Control systems Privacy Protection mechanisms Security Education innovations Analysis of his 2023-2025 publications reveals accelerating integration of AI in security assurance, with growing focus on quantitative evaluation models, IoT security challenges, and cyber range automation. His work increasingly leverages kill chain models for incident response and explores LLM applications for security exercise generation. No scientific awards were documented in the source materials. Student advising relationships and grant funding details were not specified in the provided information. Katt's cyber range research demonstrates through publications like 'Hybrid IoT Cyber Range' and 'Use of cyber attack and defense agents in cyber ranges', establishing him as a contributor to advanced cybersecurity training infrastructure development.

• Cybersecurity
• Artificial Intelligence in Security
• Cyber Ranges
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Muhammad Mudassar Yamin is an Associate Professor at the Department of Information Security and Communication Technology, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Gjøvik. His research bridges cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, and ethical considerations in digital systems. He collaborates internationally on cyber range technologies, adversarial AI, and multilingual threat detection frameworks. His research interests include: Cybersecurity exercise automation and modeling AI/ML applications for hate speech and fake news detection Security assurance frameworks for cloud services Attack-defense scenario generation using serious games Hybrid IoT cyber range architectures Recent publications analyze CTF scoring algorithms, develop self-supervised hate speech detection models, and explore large language models for cybersecurity scenario generation. His work integrates explainable AI principles with practical security implementations. He teaches: IIK3100 - Ethical Hacking and Penetration Testing TTM4175 - Introduction to Cyber Security and Data Communication

• Structural Health Monitoring
• Concrete Bridges
• Bridge Dynamics
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Daniel Cantero is an Associate Professor in the Department of Structural Engineering at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU). He leads research initiatives in structural health monitoring, bridge dynamics, and vehicle-infrastructure interaction, with significant contributions to concrete bridge analysis and railway infrastructure diagnostics. His work bridges computational modeling with practical engineering solutions. PhD in Bridge Dynamics (University College Dublin, 2010) Postdoctoral Fellowships at Plaxis BV, Trinity College Dublin, and Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) His research focuses on structural health monitoring, bridge dynamics under moving loads, and signal processing for infrastructure diagnostics. Recent work explores federated learning for population-based monitoring, 3D vehicle modeling, and corrosion effects in post-tensioned bridges. Current publications highlight advancements in: Railway bridge condition monitoring using train responses Machine learning for damage assessment Wavelet analysis in soil-structure interaction Finite element tools for vehicle-bridge interaction Probabilistic models for structural diagnostics As course coordinator for TKT4220 - Concrete Structures 2 and instructor in multiple structural engineering courses, he mentors PhD students like Muhammad Zohaib Sarwar. He contributes to NTNU's Concrete Group and participates in international Marie-Curie projects.

• Concrete Technology
• Structural Engineering
• Fatigue Performance of Concrete Structures
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Anja Birgitta Estensen Klausen is an Associate Professor at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) in the Department of Structural Engineering. Her research focuses on concrete technology, particularly early-age cracking assessment, fatigue performance, and durability of concrete structures. Key research areas: Fatigue behavior of concrete, crack risk assessment, shrinkage/restraint effects, curing temperature impacts Roles in academia: Teaching courses in mechanics, structural engineering, and concrete technology Contributions to Eurocode 2 Annex D development Recent publications highlight her work on: Crack prediction models for restrained concrete Fatigue capacity under partial loading Thermo-chemo-mechanical modeling Mechanical behavior of ultra-high performance concrete Shrinkage-reducing admixtures Creep properties of fly ash concretes Her work combines experimental testing with theoretical modeling, focusing on improving structural safety and longevity.

• Structural Engineering
• Conceptual Design
• Form Finding Methods
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Marcin Luczkowski serves as an Associate Professor in the Department of Structural Engineering at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Faculty of Engineering. His research focuses on developing form finding methods for shells and long span structures, with special emphasis on digital fabrication and mass customization. He is a key member of the Conceptual Structural Designing Group where he investigates new numerical methods to improve building processes and bridge the gap between design and manufacturing. His research interests include structural optimization, parametric design, building information modeling (BIM), and computational methods for structural engineering. Luczkowski's work centers on creating better numerical methods for form finding, improving building process quality, adapting parametric platforms for structural engineering according to manufacturing changes, and developing more effective usage of BIM and FEM for digital fabrication. His recent publications reveal a growing focus on sustainable construction practices, particularly circular economy principles applied to timber structures and material reuse. His research publications from 2016-2025 demonstrate consistent contributions to structural engineering, with increasing emphasis on interdisciplinary approaches combining architecture, engineering, and computational methods. Recent work shows significant interest in circular economy applications within structural engineering, particularly regarding timber construction and material reuse. His technical expertise spans from fundamental structural design to advanced computational tools development, including Grasshopper plugins for finite element analysis. Luczkowski has received recognition for his innovative approaches to structural design, particularly in the areas of timber gridshells, parametric detailing of structural connections, and the integration of architectural considerations into structural engineering education. His work on aluminum nodes for timber gridshells and matching algorithms for reclaimed building elements demonstrates practical applications of his research. As an educator, he teaches structural design courses and has participated in numerous academic lectures and conferences worldwide, presenting on topics ranging from parametric approaches to design to digital workflows for timber free-form structures. His teaching philosophy appears to emphasize the integration of architectural considerations into structural engineering education, as evidenced by his research on improving structural engineering curriculum through architectural inclusion.