1 Faculty of Information Technology, Mathematics and Electrical Engineering 6 Departments –Electronics and Telecommunications –Computer and Information Science –Telematics –Engineering Cybernetics –Electric Power Engineering –Mathematical Sciences IME is host for one national Centre of Excellence: –Q2S: Quantifiable Quality of Service in Communication Systems

2 Organisation Number of permanent scientific staff

3 Main objectives In line with NTNU’s main objectives, the IME faculty shall: carry out research and educate specialists to a high international level play a central national role within its areas be the information technology and mathematics hub at NTNU play a proactive co-operative role within research and education be open to new opportunities regard students as valuable and responsible co-workers, e.g. as student assistants at undergraduate level and as research workers at doctoral level contribute to the knowledge-based information society contribute to improve society’s attitude to technology and science strengthen the position of women within the faculty subject areas

4 IME in numbers Annual turnover ~ 70 Mill. Euro About 25 % is externally funded research ~ 165 professors in total Almost 600 employees in total ~ 400 registered PhD students – 55 % foreign nationalities ~ 50 PhD students graduate annually ~ 400 master students graduate annually

5 Total account (MNOK 2010, IME)

6 Co-operation with industry A significant amount of the faculty's research is carried out in cooperation with industry and public bodies. Types of co-operation: Direct contact on a scientific basis between our academic staff and colleagues in industry are vital. There are considerable variation in methods from single student projects to extensive long term R&D co-operation based on key national infrastructure and research policies. Co-operation in research projects with finance from the Research Council of Norway, the EU, private funds and public institutions. Formal agreements on broad scientific co-operation.

7 Synergistic development through interaction Market ApplicationsProduct Applied researchSociety Basic research University focus Business focus

8 MSc in Engineering 5 year programme (2 year programme) Communication Technology41 (6)51 (2)5042 Computer Science88 (14)125 (12)124(20)119(19) Electronics66 (12)79 (8)94(11)89(15) Electric Power Engineering100 (18)141 (9)151144(8) Engineering Cybernetics88 (12)100 (10)97(9)106(20) Industrial Mathematics (Part of the Physics and mathematics Programme) Total admission423 (62)531 (41)562 (40)541 (62)

9 Graduates at IME Number per year Master’s degree in technology Master’s degree in science studies Total

10 PhD programs

11 PhD’s awarded Computer Science Electric Power Engineering Electronics and Telecommunications Engineering Cybernetics Mathematical Sciences Telematics Total

12 International PhD community at IME

13 Research strategy The faculty’s research shall be international with academic links to foreign universities and institutions. shall be of a recognized international standing. shall be free, open and anchored in NTNU’s strategy: Creative, constructive and critical. can be both fundamental and applied. shall reflect the needs of society and scientific development. shall often be carried out in co-operation with industry and public bodies.

14 Electric Power Engineering Research groups: Energy conversion Electric power technology Power systems Smart Power Grids Further information:

15 Engineering Cybernetics Research groups: Motion control Process control Instrumentation and industrial control systems Automation in fishery and aquaculture Medical cybernetics CeSOS Center of Excellence for Ships and Ocean Structure Further information:

16 Electronics & Telecommunications Research groups Acoustics Circuit- and systems design Electronic devices and materials Electrooptics Radio systems Signal processing Q2S Center of Excellence for Quantifiable Quality of Services in Communication Systems (Internet) Nano Lab (Nanomechanical Laboratory) Further information:

17 Department of Telematics Research groups Information security Networks Networked systems Q2S Center of Excellence for Quantifiable Quality of Services in Communication Systems (Internet) Further information:

18 Computer & Information Science Research groups Algorithms, High performance computing and Graphics Computer Architecture and Design Database Systems Design and Use of Information Systems Information Management Information Systems Intelligent Learning Arenas Knowledge-Based Systems Logic and Language Technology Self-Organizing Systems Software Engineering Further information:

19 Mathematical Sciences Research groups Algebra Differential equations Functional analysis Complex and harmonic analysis Geometry/Topology Numerical analysis Statistics Further information:

20 Centres of Excellence Centre for Quantifiable Quality of Service in Communication Systems – Q2S (Hosted by IME) Centre for the Biology of Memory – CBM Centre for Ships and Ocean Structures – CESOS Duration: 2003–2013 Budget: EUR 11 million annually Funded by the Research Council of Norway, NTNU and industry Nationally selected research groups at NTNU of high international standard.

21 The strategic area: Information and Communications Technology Focus on cross-disciplinary activities within ICT: Computational Science and Visualization (HPC) Health Informatics/NSEP ICT in Public Sector (eGovernment) eMobility Robotics Bioinformatics Computer Games Language Technology Learning with ICT (LICT) Led by IME’s vice-dean professor John Krogstie

22 Interdisiplinary Research in Information and Communications Technology Norway needs more professionals with a good technological competence in order to be able to successfully deploy information and communications technology in medicine, production, the media, transport, banking, public administration, etc. NTNU educates approximately 65 % of Norwegian highest- competence ICT students. Our most important task is ensuring high international quality through research. We want ICT to lead to better learning for all in the knowledge society.

23 Strategic international development Organizational and institutional cooperation –Platform is long term relations with the US and Europe –India - China – Korea –Other efforts: Development in Africa and Asia Project cooperation mostly within EU Academic staff –Important: Research leave every 5’th year –Recruitment permanent academic staff –Recruitment temporary academic staff –PhD scholarships

24 Strategic international development China, India and Korea: Maintain the good relations with the US Research sabbatical, staff and PhD exchange, visiting scholars, mutual research projects, and more. Co-operation and agreements with global partners: - IBM - Fast/Microsoft - Tandberg/Cisco - GE - Accenture - Siemens - McKinsey

25 ERCIM: The European Research Consortium for Informatics and Mathematics ABCDE EU supported post.doc fellowship programme

26 EURECOM - School of engineering & Research Center in Communication Systems

27 ICT areas and innovation areas ICT Maths The organized man The cognitive being The material world The biological world The creative man

28 Research programs and laboratories ICT Math The organized man The biological world The material world The cognitive being The creative man Bio- informatics Health Informatics eGovernment Computer Games CSE Learning with ICT WTLL Robotics Language Technology

29 Wireless Trondheim AS Thomas Jelle Wireless Trondheim Live Network Citywide laboratory with real users Wi-Fi infrastructure covering downtown of Trondheim – 130 access points Coverage in Trondheim city's buildings (around 350 access points) Geographical location information High capacity network Mbit/s throughput for each AP Fiber or radio backhaul Mobility Around 4000 unique users a month consisting of early adopters- young people and students – free access

30 Wireless Trondheim AS Thomas Jelle CVIS EU IP 6FP - CVIS COMM Equipment Uninett’ Cooperative Vehicle-Infrastructure System (CVIS)

31 The Norwegian Smartgrid Centre NTNU is in a key position in a national co-operative effort: Developing the future energy network ( ) The integration of ICT into power supply for better energy utilization

32 Example of a research project: Smart operation Main objective: Improve the operation and design of electrical power transmission systems through the use of advanced monitoring, control and optimization techniques. Overall objectives to ensure security of power supply under uncertain supply and demand side, optimizing economic efficiency focusing on capacity utilization and transmission losses. Budget: kNOK 9.600,-. Duration: Research partners: NTNU (Engineering Cybernetics, Electrical Power Engineering, Industrial Economics and Technology) and SINTEF Energy Partners: NFR, Statnett, DNV and Statkraft Project coordinator: Prof. Morten Hovd, Dep. Engineering Cybernetics, NTNU The project includes 3 PhD scholarships and use of the Smartgrid Laboratory. The Norwegian Smartgrid Centre

33 Multiscale modeling of human matters

34 Medical Imaging (MILab) EUR 30 million for 2007–2014 Partners: –R&D: St. Olavs Hospital, Trondheim University Hospital and SINTEF –Industry: GE Vingmed Ultrasound; FAST; Medistim; Sonowand; Nordic Neurolab; CorTechs Labs; Arctic Silicon Devices Patients: Improved quality of life Healthcare: Cost efficient solutions Industry: New products and applications Society: Halting the increase in health care expenses Intra operative assessment by ultrasound in cardiovascular surgery R & D

35 SIMLab – Structural Impact Laboratory Computer simulation of how aluminium structures behave in collisions Goal for safer and lighter cars: 100 kg of aluminium to replace 200 kg of steel. In the USA this would save 18 bn litres of petrol/year Key SIMLab partners: SINTEF Materials and Chemistry, Audi AG, Hydro Aluminium, Renault, SSAB Swedish Steel, Statoil, The Norwegian Public Roads Adm. (NPRA), The Norwegian Defence Estates Agency (NDEA). At present: 40 million people injured and 1.2 million killed globally on the roads each year. R & D

36 Centre for Integrated Operations in the Petroleum Industry FAKTAR & D Every 1% of extra oil recovered on the NCS = USD 50 billion p.a. Partners: Shell, Total, Statoil, Conoco- Phillips, Stanford U., Delft Technical U., SINTEF, Research Council of Norway Onshore operation and control room.

37 Technology platforms & application areas Information and communication technologies Mathematics Organised man Cognitive man Biological world Material world Application areas Core technologies Cross-competence cooperative activities Electrical Engineering