
Our business
zeabuz is a highly ambitious spin-off from the progressive research Center for autonomous marine operations and systems, at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology. zeabuz is founded on a cutting-edge research community that created the world’s first full-scale autonomous ferry "milliAmpere 2". Our team has deep competence in situational awareness, autonomous navigation, and decision-making, modeling and simulation, cyber-physical systems, and assurance.
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We are currently looking for investors – please get in touch if you want to learn more!
CORE TEAM

Thomas Skarshaug
Autonomy Engineer &
Co-founder

Halvor Platou
Sr. Systems Architect

Carl Petersson
Autonomy Engineer

Dr. Vinicius De Oliveira
Lead developer
Test system

Brage Sæther
Autonomy Engineer

Dr. Bjørn-Olav H. Eriksen
Lead developer MPCS & Co-founder

Dr. Erik F. Wilthil
Lead developer SITAW & Co-founder

Jonas Åsnes Sagild
Autonomy Engineer

Magne Sirnes
Autonomy Engineer

Jarle Vinje Kramer
Sr. Systems Engineer
PART-TIME MSc. STUDENT EMPLOYEES

Magnus Haukeland
NTNU MSc. student - Cybernetics and robotics

Eivind Løvoll
NTNU MSc. student - Marine technology

Jørgen Hazeland Baugerud
NTNU MSc. student - Electrical systems

Lisa Ring
Linköping University
MSc. student - Industrial design and management

Robin Stokke
NTNU MSc. student - Marine Technology

Hanna Waage Hjelmeland
NTNU MSc. student - Cybernetics and robotics

Aleksander Elvebakk
NTNU MSc. student - Cybernetics and robotics
PART-TIME PhD STUDENT EMPLOYEES

Emil Thyri
NTNU PhD student - Collision Avoidance

Tobias R. Torben
NTNU PhD student - Product Assurance & Co-founder

Kjetil Vasstein
NTNU PhD student – Simulations of autonomous systems & Co-founder

Øystein Kaarstad Helgesen
NTNU PhD student – Object detection
BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Bjørn K. Haugland
Chairman / CEO Skift - Business Climate Leaders

Dr. Asgeir J. Sørensen
Professor and Director, NTNU, Autonomous Marine Operations and Systems

Dr. Tor Arne Johansen
Professor, NTNU, Autonomous Marine Operations and Systems

Susanne Jäschke
Innovation Manager, NTNU Technology Transfer

Stein Andre Herigstad-Olsen
CEO, Torghatten
ADVISORS

Tore Ulstein
Chair and owner Ulstein, Chair NORCE,
Fmr: President NHO

Tor Svensen
Vice President, Marine Technology at RCCL
Fmr: CEO of DNV Maritime, chairman of IACS, Professor at University of Strathclyde

Dr. Morten Breivik
Associate Professor, NTNU / Motion control & COLAV

Dr. Edmund F. Brekke
Associate Professor, NTNU /Sensor fusion & SITAW

Dr. Egil Eide
Associate Professor, NTNU/ Electronic Systems / Inventor