Mr. Ørnulf Jan Rødseth has an MSc in cybernetics and electronic engineering from the Norwegian Institute of Technology in 1983. He is a well-known researcher in maritime information and communication technology and has worked in the area for more than 30 years. This has mostly been in research institutes, but he has also four years' experience from maritime electronics industry.

Since 2011, he has worked mainly with autonomous ship technology, but is still active in digital communication technology. He is a senior scientist at SINTEF Ocean, a not-for-profit and independent research institute in Trondheim, Norway. He is also general manager in Norwegian Forum for Autonomous Ships (NFAS) and is coordinator for the International Network for Autonomous Ships (INAS). He spends significant time on standardisation and is a member of ISO TC8 and IEC TC80. He regularly meets at IMO as observer for ISO.

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