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Thor Myklebust

Senior Research Scientist

A senior researcher at SINTEF Digital specializing in safety, security, risk, and quality management across process industry, railway, automotive, and maritime industries. With expertise in functional safety, certification, and regulatory compliance, they have contributed to international standards like IEC 61508 and ISO 26262. A published author. Work focuses on AI-driven safety solutions, agile methodologies, and risk assessment for emerging transport technologies.

Education

Candidatus Scientiarum, University of Trondheim (Physicist 1986)
Physics, instrumentation, software and mathematics.
And more than two years of education within: business development, economy, psychology, statistics and artificial intelligence at:
• University of Trondheim (1980-1986)
• University of Oslo (1988)
• BI Norwegian business school (2017)
• University of Helsinki (2020-2021)

Competence and research areas

Expert in safety, security, risk, and quality management, specializing in functional safety, certification, and regulatory compliance across railway, automotive, and maritime industries. Research focuses on AI-driven safety solutions, agile methodologies for safety-critical systems, cybersecurity, and risk assessment. Actively involved in international standardization efforts, contributing to frameworks like IEC 61508, ISO 26262, and UL4600.

Linkedin

https://www.linkedin.com/in/thormyklebust/

ResearchGate

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Thor-Myklebust

ORCID

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9283-092X

Research areas

Contact info

Visiting address:
Strindvegen 4
7034 Trondheim