Associate Professor

Mahdi Ghane

Department of Computer science, Electrical engineering and Mathematical sciences
Mahdi Ghane
Tel: +47 52 70 26 03
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Haugesund
HGSD H-HOV3030-1
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Field of work

Dr. Mahdi Ghane is an Associate Professor in Engineering Cybernetics at the Department of Computer Science, Electrical Engineering and Mathematical Sciences, Western Norway University of Applied Sciences (HVL), Norway. He is the founder and leader of the DYNAMO Research Group (Data-Driven Dynamics, Modeling and Control), which focuses on intelligent technologies for offshore energy and maritime systems. More information about the group is available at https://dynamo-hvl.github.io/.

His research focuses on intelligent monitoring, control, and optimization of complex engineering systems, with particular emphasis on offshore wind energy, autonomous maritime systems, digital twins, predictive maintenance, reliability engineering, and robotics. His work combines physics-based modelling, data-driven methods, and artificial intelligence to improve the safety, reliability, and efficiency of offshore operations.

Prior to joining HVL, he worked as a researcher at NTNU and as a Senior Safety Engineer at Safetec, collaborating with industrial partners including Equinor, Yinson, Bane NOR, Aker Solutions, Kværner, and ABS. His research has resulted in several national and international collaborations in offshore energy, autonomous systems, and engineering digitalization.

 

Research Areas

  • System-Level Modeling and Digital Twins
  • Fault Diagnosis and Signal Processing
  • Offshore Wind and Marine Robotics
  • Decision Support under Uncertainty
  • Stochastic Analysis and Reliability

 

Education

  • Ph.D. in Marine Technology (Marine Cybernetics), NTNU (2018), NTNU–MIT–Statoil PhD Fellow, Centre for Autonomous Marine Operations and Systems (AMOS)
  • M.Sc. in Mechatronics Engineering, K. N. Toosi University of Technology, Tehran (2009)
  • B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad (2007)

 

Awards and Honors

  • Best Paper Award, Torque Conference, Munich, Germany (2016)
  • Statoil–NTNU–MIT PhD Fellowship (Hywind Scotland Project) (2015)

 

International Research Experience

  • Visiting Researcher, Technical University of Denmark (DTU), Denmark (2016)
  • Visiting Researcher, University of Melbourne, Australia (2014)

Professional Memberships

  • Tekna
  • IEEE
  • ASME

 

 

Courses Taught

HVL

  • Robotics
  • Control Technology II
  • Introduction to Engineering Practice and Working Methods

NTNU

  • Stochastic Methods Applied in Nonlinear Analysis of Marine Structures (PhD level, 2018-2024).

 

Editorial Activities

  • Lead Guest Editor, Sustainability (Special Issue: Advancing Sustainable Wind Energy and Turbines), 2026.
  • Lead Guest Editor, Energies (Special Issue: Fault Diagnosis and Tolerant Control of Wind Turbines), 2023.
  • Reviewer for 10+ international journals including Control Engineering Practice, IEEE Access, Structural Control and Health Monitoring, Marine Structures, and others.

 

 

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