Kristin Y. Pettersen

Kristin Y. Pettersen is a Professor at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) in the Department of Engineering Cybernetics, Faculty of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering. She holds a PhD and MSc in Engineering Cybernetics from NTNU and serves as an Adjunct Professor at the Norwegian Defence Research Establishment (FFI). She co-founded and led Eelume AS as its first CEO.

• PhD in Engineering Cybernetics, NTNU
• MSc in Engineering Cybernetics, NTNU

Her research focuses on nonlinear control theory, motion control of mechanical systems, and marine robotics. Key areas include autonomous vehicles, underactuated systems, and cooperative control. Her recent work involves snake robotics, vehicle-manipulator systems, and safety-critical control algorithms.

Her publications demonstrate trends in marine robotics, nonlinear control systems, autonomous navigation, formation control, and adaptive algorithms. Emerging topics include energy-shaping control, extremum-seeking optimization, and task-priority frameworks for complex robotic systems.

• 2025: Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters (DNVA)
• 2020: ERC Advanced Grant
• 2017: IEEE Fellow
• 2016-2021: Board member, Eelume AS
• 2013-2023: Key scientist, NTNU AMOS

She has supervised 30 PhD graduates and currently mentors 16 PhD candidates. Her grants include ERC PoC UR4energy (€150k), ERC AdG CRÈME (€2.5M), and CAROS (NOK 45M) for subsea autonomy. She leads teams at NTNU's Applied Underwater Robotics Laboratory and contributes to the Cluster of Excellence IntCDC.