Kristin Falk

Kristin Falk

Professor
Institutt for realfag og industrisystemer
Fakultet for teknologi, naturvitenskap og maritime fag
Campus Kongsberg
31 00 97 92 / 975 86 909
Kristin Falk is a Professor at the University of South-Eastern Norway (USN) teaching in the award-winning program in Systems Engineering, is the director of the Industrial Research School in Complex Systems (INRESCOS) with USN, NTNU and UiA as academic partners, serves as Deputy Director of the university’s Strategic Research Area: 'Regional Value Creation", and is the leader of the high-impact research group NISE (Norwegian Industrial Systems Engineering) at USN. Prof. Falk has an outstanding combination of academic and industrial experiences, having worked for 20 years in high-tech industry leading research, development and implementation of new technology. Her industrial experience ranges from subsea systems development in large multinational companies to developing drilling service solutions in a start-up Company. She has managerial experience as Project Manager, Department Manager, and Executive Manager. Dr. Falk's research focuses on how to collaborate to develop trustworthy, changeable, and sustainable engineered systems creating value for the society. Her research lays within systems engineering, systemic innovation, systems architecture, big data, sustainability, simulations, modelling, and technical leadership. Her academic work appeared in impactful and leading peer reviewed journals, including Journal of Systems Engineering where she received best-paper award in 2024, IEEE Systems Journal, Technology innovation management review, and International Journal on Advances in Software, International Journal on Advances in Intelligent Systems, and Highlights of Sustainability. She is also a significant contributor to the industry-focused conference International Symposium of Systems Engineering. Prof Falk was awarded PhD at NTNU in 1999 within the domain of pressure-pulse propagation in multiphase flow; experiments, modeling and field testing, and holds a Siv.Ing. (MSc) in Industrial Mathematics.

Ansvarsområder

Teaching

  • Course leader and lecturer: Subsea Systems Architecture [Industrial and Executive MSc in Systems Engineering], 2016-
  • Course leader and lecturer: Systems Technical Safety [Industrial and Executive MSc in Systems Engineering], 2016-
  • Course Lecturer: Systems Engineering Fundamentals [In-company courses], 2019,2020, 2024
  • Course Lecturer: Systems Engineering Foundation [MSc Innovation and Technology Management], 2025
  • Co-teaching: Reflective Practices, 2020-
  • Co-Teaching: Research Methods, 2021-
  • Supervising industry master’s dissertations, 2016–
  • Supervising executive master’s dissertations, 2017–
  • Supervising MSc Innovation and Technology Management dissertations, 2017-

Research Funding and Leadership

  • Serves as Deputy Director of the university’s Strategic Research Area: 'Regional Value Creation", (2023-)
  • Secured funding for and act as Director of the Industrial Research School in Complex Systems (INRESCOS), with USN, NTNU, UiA, 16 industrial partners, NFR-funded, (2022-2030). 
  • Secured funding and lead three consecutive H-SEIF projects (Human Systems-Engineering Innovation Framework).
    • H-SEIP - pre-project with USN, Semcon and Kongsberg Innovation, RFF funded, (2016)
    • H-SEIF - "Technology with Empaty" with USN, Semcon, TechnipFMC, Ulstein, AHO, Kongsberg Innovasjon, RFF funded, (2017-2021)
    • H-SEIF 2 - "the Value of Big Data and Digitalization" with USN, Semcon, KDA, ECIT, Sporveien, Kongsberg Maritime, TechnipFMC, AHO, Chalmers, and more, NFR funded,  (2020-2024)
  • Co-lead: DSYNE, INTPART project, with UiO, USN, Univ.Houston, Univ.Brazil, Stevens, Equinor, Shell, Petrobras and more, NFR funded. (2019-2024)

Doctoral Supervision

  • Siv Engen, Industrial PhD Technip-FMC, «Conceptual Modeling for Architectural Reasoning in the Energy Domain», (2018-2022)
  • Marianne Kjørstad, PhD, «Exploration and early validation in Systems Engineering: A study on combining systems and design practices in systems development towards innovations in Norwegian high-tech industries», supported by the H-SEIF project, (2017-2022).
  • Tommy Langen, Conceptual Moddelling, H-SEIF project(2021-2025)
  • Haytham Ali, Data-sence-making, H-SEIF project (2021-2026)
  • Linn Sandvold, Industrial PhD, Systems Development, (2025-2028)

Co-supervisor: Natansh Vyas, Systems Integration, (2024-2027)

 

Kompetanse

Kristin holds a PhD in Petroleum Production and a Masters in Industrial Mathematics, both from NTNU.

She has worked with product development in the oil and gas industry for more than 20 years. Her industrial experience ranges from subsea systems development in large multinational companies to developing drilling service solutions in a start-up Company.

She has managerial experience both as project manager, Department manager and CTO.

 

CV

(27) Kristin Falk | LinkedIn

Professor in Systems Engineering and Subsea Systems, USN, Norway, (2019-)

Associate Professor in Systems Engineering and Subsea Systems, USN, Norway, (2015-2019)

Executive Vice President Technology and Product Development, Enhanced Drilling, (2012-2015)

Sr. Manager Control Solutions, Ocean Riser Systems AS, (2008-2012)

Department Manager, Production Optimization, Aker Kvaerner Subsea AS, (2005-2008)

Scientist and Deputy Department Manager, oil and gas, ABB Corporate Research, (1999-2005)

PhD candidate, NTNU, (1995-1999)

Visiting Scholar, Commissariat à l'énergie atomique, (CEA), France, (1997)

Consultant, Safety and Reliability , Scandpower AS (bought by Lloyds), (1994-1995)

Student, Siv-Ing (MSc), NTH, Norway, (1989-1994)

Visiting Student, UC Berkeley, USA, (1992-1993)

Publikasjoner

Published ~50 papers within the following main cathegories:

  • Research Method & Teaching
  • Human Systems Engineering Innovation Framework (H-SEIF)
  • Subsea Systems Engineering
  • Pressure Pulse Propagation in Multiphase Flow (PhD-related work)

Publikasjoner i Cristin