Eric Törn / cv

In SINTEF I've worked with many different kinds of projects and I get to spend time going deep into problems.

I work in a broad spectrum: From embedded targets to cloud systems architecture, networking and designing a protocol, data modeling and databases, IoT, Security, and UI design.

Some projects and responsibilities:

• CoRoB-X EU research project: The reference mission was to use three collaborating robots to explore a lava tube on the moon. The field trials were made in Lanzarote 2023. I worked on writing interfaces to the camera sensors.
• ISESAP: Industrial research (IPN) with Autronica for developing a new fire alarm platform. Project leader and worked mostly with embedded targets, communication protocols, and functional safety.
• CircleTag: Working with RealTimeID to create a database model and system architecture for the production of digital ear tags and a a circular value chain.
• Ragnarok: Internal project to increase our knowledge of IoT and ICS Security, and to create open security checklists.
• Learning on the edge: Internal project to increase our knowledge of using AI on edge devices.

See publications at my Sintef page.

Explored the potentials of Augmented Reality using web technologies and mobile phones.

Worked mainly with JavaScript, A-frame, and AR.js. And Git for collaboration.

Visualized a dashboard for real-time air quality data in Trondheim.

Worked mainly with Python, Javascript, and the internal Visualbox.io framework

Designed and developed websites. Mostly for small companies, but also for individuals like artists, performers, and photographers.

See some of the work I did here.

• Climbing instructor at Nordnorsk Klatreskole and Tindegruppa NTNUI.
• Life guard at Pirbadet.
• Student assistant in Mechanics, Physics & Chemistry, and Practical Engineering Methods at NTNU.
• Waiter and food preparation, JoSiTo Climbing Camping, Turkey.
• Skiing instructor in Austria at Skischule St. Johann in Tirol and Fischis Skischule in Flachau.
• Receptionist at Lofoten Folkehøgskole.
• Waiter at Finnegaarden, Bergen.
• Heimetenesta, Fjell kommune.
• Remedial worker, Oskarshamn Nuclear Power Plant (OKG).
• Shop worker, Systembolaget Oskarshamn.
• Battery recycling worker, SAFT Nife Oskarshamn.

Cybernetics, noun : The field of study concerned with communication and control systems in living organisms and machines.

In broad strokes my master was about computers, communication, and applied math.

I had a variety of interesting courses, such as Operating Systems, Algorithms and Data Structures, Real-Time Systems and Programming, Programming and Numerics, Control Systems, Optimization and Control, Space Technology, Instrumentation, Artificial Intelligence, Modeling with Neural Networks, Biomedical Cybernetics, and Modeling and Simulation.

Lab projects included drone control, distributed elevator control, a rocket launch, and analog motor control.

In my master thesis, I made software that optimized the heating in a house. The system was based on a Raspberry Pi as the controller, and four Sensibo Air devices to communicate with four Heat Pumps. The algorithm was based on Model Predictive Control (MPC), which predicted the change in temperature and used a cost function to minimize cost (using NordPool price data) while maintaining comfort. The model was derived by gathering data (temperature, power) and using System Identification. Much of the work behind the algorithm were done by Professor Sebastien Gros.

I also had a project with Hy5, where I modelled and simulated the micro-hydraulics in a bionic prosthetics hand. See the report here.

I loved learning about the fundamentals: Physics, chemistry, math, and statistics.

Other interesting subjects were Renewable Energy, Mechatronics, and Product development.

In my bachelor thesis, we designed a rotor blade and mast for a small scale wind turbine.