Odd Are Svensen entered the position as CEO in Idletechs as of March 1 2018.
Odd Are has a long career in managing organisations delivering services to the oil and gas business. The contributions from Odd Are have often been related to team and project management, strategy building, complex sales, economy and computer science.
Harald Martens, the founder of Idletechs AS, is today the company’s research leader. Having retired from the Norwegian University of Life Sciences, and the Nofima food research institute, Ås, Norway, he is also working as an external professor at the Department of Engineering Cybernetics at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim Norway.
Harald has written several hundred papers and several books, which have been cited more than 20 000 times (April 2018).
His background is in biochemical engineering and bio-chemometrics. His research has primarily been focused on new methods to convert high-dimensional measurements of various kinds into understandable displays and quantitative predictions. His primary research interest now is in nonlinear integrative subspace cybernetics, and in new ways to teach math and statistics to particularly creative and empathic students.
He is a member of the Norwegian Academy of Technical Sciences, and has received several international research prizes.
Ping is a researcher, software developer and data analyst at Idletechs.
He holds a PhD in Computer Science, with a focus on image quality assessment, from Gjøvik University College.
He had several years’ experience with designing and developing mathematical models, algorithms, and software systems.
His research interests include mathematical modeling, image processing, and machine learning.
Morten Frøseth has 15 years experience with commercialisation of technology and corporate venturing.
Morten is co-founder and business advisor for a number of high tech start-up companies. He has raised more than USD 50 million in soft funding and equity capital for early stage growth companies.
Specialties: Growth strategies, business models and funding of high-tech ventures
Torbjørn is Lead Programmer at Idletechs. He holds a PhD in Petroleum Engineering, with focus on drilling cybernetics, from NTNU.
He has experience with developing software systems for extreme environments. His research interests include model predictive control, path planning, and machine learning.
Håkon Jarle is a researcher at Idletechs. He holds a MSc in Computer Science, with focus on artificial intelligence from NTNU. He has experience with software development, with research interests within deep learning, sequence modelling and software security.
Andreas is focused on usability and identifying user needs and opportunities.
He is holds a Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, with a focus on early stage product development tools and processes, and is currently finishing his PhD on understanding the interaction of user interfaces and human behavior.
He has experience in rapid prototyping, leveraging user insights and running early stage development projects.
Petter Rossvoll has a MSc from NTNU in Engineering Cybernetics.