Hans Petter Hildre

Hans Petter Hildre is Head of Department at the Department of Ocean Operations and Civil Engineering, part of the Faculty of Engineering at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU). His work focuses on maritime engineering, digital twin technology, and marine operations.

Research interests include:

• Digital Twin Applications in Maritime Industry
• Offshore Operations and Wind Turbine Installation
• Marine Robotics and Autonomous Systems
• Wave Field Estimation and Environmental Load Analysis
• Human-Machine Interaction in Maritime Contexts
• Co-simulation and Real-time Monitoring

Recent publications highlight trends in:

• Wave shielding effects for offshore vessels
• Knowledge transfer from automotive/aviation to maritime
• Crane path planning using digital twins
• Visual attention zone recognition systems
• Hydrodynamic modeling and sensitivity analysis
• Smart city-maritime integration

Scientific collaborations span institutions including:

• European Commission (Future Skills Reports)
• Royal Institution of Naval Architects
• The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
• IEEE Transactions on multiple domains
• Springer Publishing