Hard working kids from the Kindergarden “next door”, Hokus Pokus, helped breaking the first ground for Mechatronics Innovation Lab (MIL) today.
Kjetil Hellang, the Financial Director of UiA, guided the audience through speakers like Tor Henning Ramfjord (NOV), Johan Martin Ugland (JBU) and UiA Rector Frank Reichert.
The Norwegian Research Council has announced 50 MNOK for R&D projects specifically targeted at the supplier industry in the maritime and oil & gas sectors. See more here: Announcement 50 MNOK
Vitaly (former Mechatronics student at UiA) got his dream job – drone inspector at the Civil Aviation Authority in Bodø. See http://www.bodo.no/workers-of-bodo-vitaly-luftfartstilsynet
It shows that a degree in Mechatronics can lead to a career in many different fields – not only oil&gas related.
The program (PDF) is available here: https://sfi.mechatronics.no/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/WP7-Workshop-Agenda-June-2016.pdf.
The registration link is here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/mechatronic-forsight-technology-drives-the-future-tickets-24987210419
Location: UiA, Campus Grimstad
Program:
08:00 – 10:00 SESSION 1 FOR SFI MEMBERS, WP7
08:00 – 08:15 Anne Grete Ellingsen, CEO GCE NODE. OPENING REMARKS
08:15 – 09:30 Øystein T. Berg, Partner, InFuture FINDINGS FROM SFI STRATEGIC STUDY
10:00 – 15:00 OPEN SESSION
10:00 – 10:30 Audun Finnestad, Director PwC MEGA TRENDS AND RADICAL OPPORTUNITIES
10:30 – 11:15 Bjørn Rudshaug, Strategic Project Manager Automatic Drilling Control, Statoil. THE OPPORTUNITIES OF BIG DATA TRANSFORMATION
11:15 – 12:00 Hege Kverneland, Corporate Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, NOV. IMPACT OF ACCELERATED DIGIZATIONS
12:00 13:00 LUNCH
13:00 – 14:00 Øyvind Boye, CEO NYMO. Kim A. Jørgensen, Analyst Lundin. Tor Arne Hauge, CEO OTECHOS. SUCCESSFUL COLLABORATION IN THE NEW ECOSYSTEM
14:00 – 14:15 Arnt Aske, Industry Consultant, GCE NODE WHEN THE NATURE OF INNOVATION IS CHANGING. HOW TO INNOVATE FASTER AND AT SCALE
14:15 – 14:30 Øyvind Mydland, CEO StepChange. TRENDS IN THE OIL & GAS INDUSTRY THAT CANNOT BE AVOIDED
14:30 – 15:00 Marit Dolmen & Arnt Aske OPEN DISCUSSION
15:30 – 16:30 SESSION 2 FOR SFI MEMBERS, WP7. DISCUSSIONS WP7 FINDINGS. Øystein T. Berg, Partner, InFuture
VISIT THE LAB Geir Hovland, Centre Director, SFI Offshore
16:30 – 20:00 DRILLING RIG VISIT AND SOCIAL GATHERING & BBQ
The SFI Offshore Mechatronics Annual Report 2015 (PDF) is available at: SFI-Offshore-Mechatronis-Annual-Report-2015
The job advertisement for WP3.3 Handling of Sensor Fusion, Point-Clouds,3D Maps Using Geometric Algebra (NTNU) is now publicly advertised at https://www.jobbnorge.no/en/available-jobs/job/124671/phd-position-in-handling-of-sensor-fusion-point-clouds3d-maps-using-geometric-algebra-ivt-63-16
The application deadline is May 6, 2016.
The job advertisement for WP2.4 Vision Systems for Offshore Crane Control in Ship-to Ship Operations (NTNU) is now publicly advertised at https://www.jobbnorge.no/en/available-jobs/job/124674/phd-position-within-vision-systems-for-offshore-crane-control-in-ship-to-ship-operations-ivt-64-16.
The application deadline is May 6, 2016.
The job advertisement for WP5.3 Fiber Ropes (UiA/Teknova) is now publicly advertised at https://www.jobbnorge.no/en/available-jobs/job/123739/phd-research-fellow-in-technology-with-specialization-in-cm-and-cbm.
The application deadline is May 18, 2016.
The job advertisement for WP2.6 at Department of Automatic Control (IRT), RWTH Aachen is available (in German): http://www.rwth-aachen.de/cms/root/Die-RWTH/Jobs-Ausbildung/Jobboerse/~kbag/JOB-Einzelansicht/file/17249/
The application deadline is 31.05.2016.
The publicly announced PhD position WP3.5 Formal Verification of Hybrid Systems has received 47 applicants. The selection committee has started it’s work and the goal is to start up the work with the selected candidate in Q3-2016.
