Kyrre Matthias Begnum

Kyrre Matthias Begnum serves as an Associate Professor at the Department of Information Security and Communication Technology at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU). His academic career spans over two decades with significant contributions to cloud infrastructure, virtualization technologies, and system administration practices.

Dr. Begnum's research focuses on several key areas within computer systems:

• Cloud computing and virtualization technologies
• Resource management and optimization in data centers
• Network security and intrusion detection systems
• System administration education and pedagogy
• Unikernels and lightweight virtualization approaches
• Application of machine learning to system management problems

His publication record demonstrates consistent innovation in virtual machine management, with notable contributions including the application of stable marriage matching theory to load distribution problems and the development of Bayllocator, a proactive system using Bayesian networks for memory resource allocation. Begnum's work bridges theoretical computer science with practical infrastructure challenges, particularly in data center optimization.

His recent publications show expanding interests into historical perspectives of computing, as evidenced by his 2024 book 'From EDB to KI. 40 years of information technology,' which examines the evolution of information technology over four decades. This demonstrates his ability to connect historical context with current developments in artificial intelligence and computing systems.

Dr. Begnum has made substantial educational contributions through works like 'The Uptime challenge: A learning environment for value-driven operations through gamification' and his investigations into MSc program learning outcomes for Network and System Administration. His commitment to science communication is evident through public engagements like the 'Anti-IKT debatt' and 'Vitenshow: Roboten og du' presentations.