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
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)