Meet the Team

Role in project
Glenn will lead the development of model-based control in the work package “Real-time model- based coordinated control”. Glenn will also serve as Project Co-ordinator.

Prior experience
Prior to Kelda Dynamics Glenn-Ole worked at Statoil Research Centre, as Head of department of Intelligent Drilling. In this period he also held an Adjunct Professorship at NTNU in adaptive control theory. From 2013 he has been CEO of Kelda Dynamics, developing software systems for pressure control in drilling. His research interests include mathematical modelling, system dynamics and applied nonlinear control and estimation.

Role in project
Geir Arne will lead the development of system architecture and cloud services, and the development of models for the “Dynamic physical models”. He will also organise the day-to-day development activities of the project.

Prior experience
Prior to Kelda Dynamics he had a position as principal researcher in Statoil R&D and has a background in process modelling, multiphase flow, fluids and flow-assurance. He has been system architect in several R&D projects on advanced software for estimation and data reconciliation and is an expert in thermodynamics, optimization, data communication, and programming.

Role in project
Pål will lead the technical strategy for the project, ensuring end-user requirements are identified and met and all technical deliverables meet quality standards.

Prior experience
Prior to Kelda Dynamics he was 8 years at National Oilwell Varco, from service engineer to senior advisor in corporate R&D. His focus is on system integration, deployment, and operation of our real time products.

Role in project
Ole will lead the development of data-driven modelling and optimisation research and development activities in the work package “Surrogate model estimator” and contribute to development of the simulation framework for the “Digital-twin based testing” work package.

Prior experience
Ole Magnus has an Industrial R&D background since 2004 in numerous projects, from hardware/instrumentation to software engineering and embedded systems. Has a wide scope of interests, from software design and development, machine learning, artificial intelligence, estimation algorithms, and the creative R&D process. He has an extensive network in both industry and academia.

Role in project:
Haavard will contribute with research, modelling and data analytics activities within power production and market, grid stability, maintenance, and operation of hydropower, in the work package “Dynamic physical models”, and on controller design in the work package “Real-time model-based coordinated control”.

Prior experience:
As a power market analyst at THEMA he was involved in several projects covering mathematical modelling and optimization. This includes optimal dispatch modelling of the Norwegian hydropower system and the development of optimization models for maintenance planning of hydropower plants as well as forcast models.