Disputaser ved NTNU

Cand. psychol. Einar Leikanger, Regionalt kunnskapssenter for barn og unge, har til forsvar for graden ph.d. i klinisk medisin ved NTNU, Det medisinske fakultet, fått antatt avhandlingen:

"Prevalence, incidence and stability of anxiety among adolescents in the general population"

Følgende komite har bedømt det innleverte arbeid:

Professor Peter Muris, Maastricht University

Professor Evalill Karevold, Universitetet i Oslo

Forsker Nanna S. Kayed, NTNU

Prøveforelesningen finner sted onsdag 05. juni 2013 kl. 10.15 i Auditoriet, Medisinsk teknisk forskningssenter:

"Multiple pathways to childhood anxiety"

Disputas finner sted onsdag 05. juni 2013 kl. 12.15 i Auditoriet, Medisinsk teknisk forskningssenter.

Som førsteopponent er oppnevnt professor Peter Muris og som andreopponent er oppnevnt professor Evalill Karevold.

Kandidatens veiledere har vært professor Bo Larsson, NTNU og professor Jan Wallander, University of California.

Professor Anne Mari Sund vil lede disputasen.

Kun Yang has submitted his thesis entitled:

« Channel Measurements and Channel Modeling for the Open Sea»

in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Ph. D. (Electronics and Telecommunications) at the Department of Electronics and Telecommunications, NTNU.

The following committee has been appointed to evaluate his thesis, trial lecture and defense:

• Professor Ove Edfors, University of Lund
• Forsker Lars Erling Bråten, FFI, Kjeller
• Professor Vendela Maria Paxal, Department of Elelctronics and Telecommunications, NTNU

Professor Tor Audun Ramstad, Department of Electronics and Telecommunications, NTNU, has been appointed as the administrator of the assessment committee.

The trial lecture will take place in Rådssalen, Main Building, Gløshaugen, Wednesday 5. June 2013 from 10:15 on the given topic:

"Multiple antennas in WiMAX and LTE: obtainable improvements in service quality"

The defense will take place in Rådssalen, Main Building, Gløshaugen, Wednesday 5. June 2013 from 13:15.

The trial lecture and defense are public and anyone interested is invited to attend.

Kun Yang carried out his PhD work at the Department of Electronics and Telecommunications, NTNU. His main supervisor has been Professor Terje Røste

« Privacy for the Smart Grid, Evaluating and Enhancing, Vehicle-to-Grid and Smart Metering Approaches»

in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Ph. D. (Telematics) at the Department of Telematics, NTNU.

The following committee has been appointed to evaluate his thesis, trial lecture and defense:

• Professor Günter Müller, Universität Freiburg
• Professor Maritta Heisel, University Duisburg-Essen
• Professor Danilo Gligoroski, Department of Telematics, NTNU

Professor Danilo Gligoroski,  Department of Telematics, NTNU, has been appointed as the administrator of the assessment committee.

The trial lecture will take place in Totalrommet, Main Building, Gløshaugen, Wednesday 5.June 2013 from 10:15 on the given topic:

"Is Google dashboard a contribution to privacy?"

The defense will take place in Totalrommet Main Building, Gløshaugen, Wednesday 5. June 2013 from 13:15.

The trial lecture and defense are public and anyone interested is invited to attend.

Mark Stegelmann carried out his PhD work at the Department of Telematics/Q2S, NTNU. His main supervisor has been Professor Svein J. Knapskog.

Siv.ing. Alexander Salveson Nossum har til forsvar for graden ph.d. ved Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet, Institutt for bygg, anlegg og transport, innlevert avhandling med tittel:

«Exploring New Visualization Methods for Multi-Storey Indoor Environments and Dynamic Spatial Phenomena»

Til å bedømme avhandlingen er oppnevnt:

• Professor Keith C. Clarke, University of California at Santa Barbara, USA         
• Dr.ing. Rune Aasgaard, Norkart AS                                                           
• Professor Hossein Nahavandchi, NTNU

Professor Hossein Nahavandchi ved Institutt for bygg, anlegg og transport, NTNU, har administrert komiteens arbeid.

Prøveforelesningen vil bli holdt i Totalrommet, Hovedbygningen, Gløshaugen, 06.06.2013 kl. 10:15 over oppgitt tema:

«Methods for Visualizing Three Dimensional Data Sets»

Disputasen vil bli holdt i Totalrommet, Hovedbygningen, Gløshaugen, 06.06.2013
kl. 13:15.

Prøveforelesning og disputas er åpne for alle interesserte.

Arbeidet er utført ved Institutt for bygg, anlegg og transport, NTNU. Hovedveileder har vært professor Terje Midtbø, Institutt for bygg, anlegg og transport.

M.Sc. Yawar Abbas Khan har til forsvar for graden ph.d. ved Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet, Institutt for produktutvikling og materialer, innlevert avhandling med tittel:

«Material Flow in Extrusion of Aluminium Hollow Profiles»

Til å bedømme avhandlingen er oppnevnt:

• Professor Elisabetta Ceretti, University of Brescia, Italia                         
• Dr.ing. Sören Müller, Technische Universität Berlin, Tyskland                            
• Professor emeritus Sigurd Støren, NTNU

Professor emeritus Sigurd Støren ved Institutt for produktutvikling og materialer, NTNU, har administrert komiteens arbeid.

Prøveforelesningen vil bli holdt i Rådssalen, Hovedbygningen, Gløshaugen, 6.6.2013 kl. 10:15 over oppgitt tema:

"Limitations and Opportunities in Deformation Processing of Magnesium Alloys".

Disputasen vil bli holdt i Rådssalen, Hovedbygningen, Gløshaugen, 6.6.2013 kl. 13:15.

Prøveforelesning og disputas er åpne for alle interesserte.

Arbeidet er utført ved Institutt for produktutvikling og materialer, NTNU. Hovedveileder har vært professor Henry S. Valberg, Institutt for produktutvikling og materialer. Medveileder har vært førsteamanuensis II Per Thomas Moe, Institutt for produktutvikling og materialer.

Siv.ing. Abdillah Suyuthi har til forsvar for graden ph.d. ved Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet, Institutt for marin teknikk, innlevert avhandling med tittel:

«Prediction of Extreme Loads and Fatigue Damage for a Ship Hull due to Ice Action»

Til å bedømme avhandlingen er oppnevnt:

• Professor Jørgen Juncher Jensen, Danmarks Tekniske Universitet           
• Professor Claude Daley, Memorial University, Canada                
• Professor Sören Ehlers, NTNU

Professor Sören Ehlers ved Institutt for marin teknikk, NTNU, har administrert komiteens arbeid.

Prøveforelesningen vil bli holdt i T1, Marin Technology Center, Tyholt, 6.6.2013 (dag/måned/år) kl. 10:15 over oppgitt tema:

«Risk-based Design of Artic Ships».

Disputasen vil bli holdt i T1, Marin Technology Center, Tyholt 6.6.2013 (dag/mnd/år) kl. 13:15.

Prøveforelesning og disputas er åpne for alle interesserte.

Arbeidet er utført ved Institutt for marin teknikk, NTNU. Hovedveileder har vært professor Bernt Johan Leira, Institutt for marin teknikk. Medveileder har vært professor II Kaj Antero Riska, Institutt for marin teknikk.

Thor Håkon Krane Thvedt has submitted the following academic thesis as part of the doctoral work at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU):

"Synthesis of fluorinated building blocks and chiral antifungal agents"

Assessment Committee:

The Faculty of Natural Science and Technology has appointed the following Assessment Committee to assess the thesis:

• Senior Lecturer Morten Grøtli, University of Gothenburg, Sweden
• Associate Professor Annette Bayer, University of Tromsø, Norway
• Associate Professor Odd Reidar Gautun, Department of Chemistry, NTNU

Associate Professor Odd Reidar Gautun has been appointed Administrator of the Committee. The Committee recommends that the thesis is worthy of being publicly defended for the PhD degree.

Supervisors:

The doctoral work has been carried out at the Department of Chemistry, where Associate Professor Bård Helge Hoff has been the candidate's supervisor. Associate Professor Eirik Sundby has been co-supervisor.

Public trial lecture:

Time: 7 June 2013 at 10.15
Place: Rådssalen, hovedbygningen - Gløshaugen
Prescribed subject: "Novel chemical approaches to amide formation"

Public defence of the thesis:

Time: 7 June 2013 at 13.15
Place: Rådssalen, hovedbygningen - Gløshaugen

Camilla Fikse forsvarer 7. juni 2013 offentlig for graden ph.d. i faget pedagogikk ved Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet, avhandlingen

"From self-actualization to co- actualization and co- creating within leadership"

Prøveforelesingen finner sted i auditorium D3 torsdag 7. juni 2013 kl. 10:15 over oppgitt emne:

"Practical implications of the research findings for leadership development programs and the practice of coaching leaders."

Disputasen finner sted samme dag 12:30 i auditorium D3.

Til å bedømme avhandlingen er oppnevnt:

1. opponent: Dosent Thomas Jordan, Institutionen för siciologi och aarbetsvetenskap, Göteborgs universitet

2. opponent: Førsteamanuensis Ingunn T. Ellingsen, Senter for atferdsforskning, Universitetet i Stavanger
 

Førsteamanuensis Eleanor Allgood, Pedagogisk institutt, NTNU har administrert komiteens arbeid.

Kandidatens veileder har vært professor Jonathan Reams, NTNU.
 

Prøveforelesing og disputas er åpne for alle interesserte.

M.Sc. Maria Kollberg Thomassen har til forsvar for graden ph.d. ved Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet, Institutt for produksjons- og kvalitetsteknikk, innlevert avhandling med tittel:

«Exploring Information and Communications Technology in Collaborative Supply Chain Planning»

Til å bedømme avhandlingen er oppnevnt:

• Professor Helena Forslund, Linnaeus Universitetet, Sverige                                
• Professor Riitta Johanna Smeds, Aalto University, Finland                                 
• Professor II Knut Øien, NTNU

Professor II Knut Øien ved Institutt for produksjons- og kvalitetsteknikk, NTNU, har administrert komiteens arbeid.

Prøveforelesningen vil bli holdt i VG11, Valgrinda, 7. juni 2013 kl. 10:15 over oppgitt tema:

«Considerations of Robustness in Supply Chain Management».

Disputasen vil bli holdt i VG11, Valgrinda, 7. juni 2013 kl. 13:15.

Prøveforelesning og disputas er åpne for alle interesserte.

Arbeidet er utført ved Institutt for produksjons- og kvalitetsteknikk, NTNU. Hovedveileder har vært professor Heidi Dreyer, Institutt for produksjons- og kvalitetsteknikk.

Abstract

This thesis deals with the role of information and communications technology (ICT) in supply chain settings where partners collaborate on planning and control. Recent ICT developments offer numerous opportunities to handle information between partners in supply chains. Collaborative planning, forecasting and replenishment (CPFR) is a collaboration concept that is often associated with ICT. However, since its introduction in the US in the mid 1990s, its implementation has been slow in practice and large-scale implementations have been scarce. Moreover, most literature on CPFR has been published by industry organizations or has been written by practitioners and there are only a few research studies that focus on ICT in CPFR.

Therefore, this work seeks to develop more structured and detailed insights to characteristics of ICT supported CPFR which can help companies to better exploit the great potential of ICT in CPFR. Its purpose is to explore how ICT can support CPFR in order to develop a framework for ICT supported CPFR. The investigation is concentrated to four research questions; 1) How are ICT capabilities applied to support CPFR? 2) How does ICT affect CPFR processes? 3) How does ICT affect the quality of information in CPFR? and 4) What are major conditions for ICT supported CPFR?

A qualitative approach and an iterative theory development process characterized by continuous combinations of empirical evidence and literature studies were adopted. An empirical single case study was carried out of a CPFR initiative of a wholesaler and a pharmacy retailer, with focus on an advanced planning and scheduling (APS) system that supported the initiative.

The thesis defines characteristics of ICT supported CPFR by comparing case evidence with literature. Results show that ICT is especially important in CPFR for processing and exchanging large information volumes and for facilitating collaborative actions. Moreover, ICT with automatic features has a significant role for increased cost efficiency, for enhanced quality of information and increased information exchange and for implementing a joint planning and control approach. The collaborative relationship and the integration and standardization of partners' existing ICT systems are also important for ICT supported CPFR.

A framework for ICT supported CPFR is developed that can be used to characterize and analyze CPFR initiatives in view of their appropriateness for ICT support and their degree of ICT exploitation. Characteristics related to the collaborative relationship, the ICT integration and standardization, as well as information volumes are expected to determine to what extent a CPFR initiative is especially suitable to be supported by ICT. Characteristics related to automatic information handling, exchange and processing of information, cost efficiency, information improvements and joint planning and control approach are expected to determine to what extent partners make productive use of ICT to support a CPFR initiative.

In addition to that the thesis summarizes and structures current knowledge on characteristics of ICT supported CPFR, it also provides further insights into how ICT can support CPFR that have not earlier been addressed in literature. In ICT supported CPFR, collaborative actions are necessary to establish joint rules and procedures for information handling, especially when information is handled automatically. ICT is further important in order to centralize the ordering activity to ensure that information is up-to-date and information from various sources is combined and to implement a joint planning and control approach. Automatic features of ICT are also necessary to handle large information volumes as well as to improve information quality in information exchange. Joint ownership relations can facilitate ICT supported CPFR and the integration and standardization of partners' existing ICT systems is also important, especially when ICT is used for automatic information handling.

The primary target group for this research are academics in the field of collaborative supply chain planning and control with a particular interest in the role of ICT in inventory management, especially related to fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) industries. The framework for ICT supported CPFR and related propositions of this study may be used as a starting point for further investigations on the topic.

Results are further expected to be valuable for managers, especially in the pharmacy or in other FMCG industries, who consider implementing or have already implemented CPFR with ICT support. Managers can use the framework for ICT supported CPFR to characterize and analyze their CPFR initiatives with regard to ICT appropriateness and degree of ICT exploitation. Finally, the practical recommendations provide guidance on how to exploit the potential of ICT in CPFR.

M.Sc. Rhythm Suren Wadhwa har til forsvar for graden ph.d. ved Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet, Institutt for produksjon- og kvalitetsteknikk, innlevert avhandling med tittel:

«Manufacturing Flexibility and Internal Part Traceability in Foundry Automation»

Til å bedømme avhandlingen er oppnevnt:

• Professor Günther Seliger, Technische Universität Berlin, Tyskland               
• Dr.ing  Bjørn Solvang, Høgskolen i Narvik                                       
• Professor Knut Sørby, NTNU

Professor Knut Sørby ved Institutt for produksjons- og kvalitetsteknikk, NTNU, har administrert komiteens arbeid.

Prøveforelesningen vil bli holdt i VG 11, Valgrinda 11. juni 2013 kl. 10:15 over oppgitt tema:

«Mathematical modeling of manufacturing processes».

Disputasen vil bli holdt i VG 11, Valgrinda 11. juni 2013 kl. 12:15.

Prøveforelesning og disputas er åpne for alle interesserte.

Arbeidet er utført ved Institutt for produksjons- og kvalitetsteknikk, NTNU. Hovedveileder har vært professor Terje K. Lien, Institutt for produksjons- og kvalitetsteknikk.

Cand. med. Kirsti Myklestad, Institutt for samfunnsmedisin, har til forsvar for graden ph.d. i samfunnsmedisin ved NTNU, Det medisinske fakultet, fått antatt avhandlingen

"Parental cardiovascular risk factors and pregnancy complications. The paternal contribution"

Følgende komite har bedømt det innleverte arbeid:

Dosent, overlege Anna-Karin Wikström, Akademiska Sjukhuset, Uppsala

Professor Niels Uldbjerg, Aarhus Universitet

Post doc Astrid Woodhouse, NTNU

Prøveforelesningen (oppgitt emne) finner sted tirsdag 11. juni 2013 kl. 10.15 i Auditoriet, Medisinsk-teknisk forskningssenter.

"Risikovurdering i første trimester med henblikk på bruk av acetylsalicylsyre i forebygging av preeklampsi."

Disputas finner sted tirsdag 11. juni 2013 kl. 12.15 i Auditoriet, Medisinsk-teknisk forskningssenter.

Som førsteopponent er oppnevnt overlege Anna-Karin Wikström og som andreopponent er oppnevnt professor Niels Uldbjerg.

Kandidatens veiledere har vært professor Pål Richard Romundstad og professor Kjell A. Salvesen, begge NTNU.

M.Sc. Masoud Asgari har til forsvar for graden ph.d. ved Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet, Institutt for produktutvikling og materialer, innlevert avhandling med tittel:

«Pulsed Plasma Nitriding (PPN) – Effect on Hydrogen Embrittlement and Hydrogen Absorption and Diffusion»

Til å bedømme avhandlingen er oppnevnt:

• Professor Dierk Raabe, Max-Planck Institute fuer Eisenforshung, Tyskland
• Forsker Vigdis Olden, SINTEF Materialer og kjemi                         
• Førsteamanuensis Jianying He, NTNU

Førsteamanuensis Jianying He ved Institutt for konstruksjonsteknikk, NTNU, har administrert komiteens arbeid.

Prøveforelesningen vil bli holdt i Totalrommet, Hovedbygningen, Gløshaugen, 12.6.2013 kl. 10:15 over oppgitt tema:

«Ni Alloys in the Oil & Gas Industry – Possibilities and Threats ».

Disputasen vil bli holdt i Totalrommet, Hovedbygningen, Gløshaugen, 12.6.2013 kl. 13:15.

Prøveforelesning og disputas er åpne for alle interesserte.

Arbeidet er utført ved Institutt for produktutvikling og materialer, NTNU. Hovedveileder har vært professor Roy Johnsen, Institutt for produktutvikling og materialer. Medveileder har vært førsteamanuensis Nuria Espallargas, Institutt for produktutvikling og materialer.

Bjørn-Tore Esjeholm has submitted the following academic thesis as part of the doctoral work at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU):

"Technological knowledge displayed in D&T classrooms

- A video study of the realization of design and technology education in Norwegian schools"

Assessment Committee:

The Faculty of Natural Science and Technology has appointed the following Assessment Committee to assess the thesis:

• Professor Marc de Vries, Faculty of Technology, Policy and Management, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands
• Professor Åke Ingerman, University of Gothenburg, Dept. of Pedagogical, Curricular and Prof. Studies, Sweden
• Professor Randi Holmestad, Department of Physics, NTNU

Professor Randi Holmestad has been appointed Administrator of the Committee. The Committee recommends that the thesis is worthy of being publicly defended for the PhD degree.

Supervisors:

The doctoral work has been carried out at the Department of Physics, where Associate Professor Berit Bungum has been the candidate's supervisor. Associate Professor Dag Atle Lysne has been co-supervisor.

Public trial lecture:

Time: 13 June 2013 at 10.15

Place: H1, hovedbygget - Gløshaugen

Prescribed subject:"How engineering knowledge should be represented in the Norwegian school curriculum – what does the teacher need to make it relevant?"

Public defence of the thesis:

Time: 13 June 2013 at 13.15

Place: H1, hovedbygget - Gløshaugen

Cand. scient. Vegar Rangul, Institutt for samfunnsmedisin, har til forsvar for graden ph.d. i samfunnsmedisin ved NTNU, Det medisinske fakultet, fått antatt avhandlingen

"Adolescent physical activity patterns and subsequent health risk in a public health perspective. The HUNT study"

Følgende komite har bedømt det innleverte arbeid:

Professor Oddrun Samdal, Universitetet i Bergen

Professor Pernille Due, Syddansk Universitet

Professor Siv Mørkved, NTNU

Prøveforelesningen (oppgitt emne) finner sted tirsdag 13. juni 2013 kl. 10.15 i Orangesalen, Nylåna på Røstad HiNT, Levanger:

"Hvilken sammenheng er det mellom fysisk aktivitet og stillesittende arbeid og hvordan kan denne forstås?"

Disputas finner sted torsdag 13. juni 2013 kl. 12.15 i Orangesalen, Nylåna på Røstad HiNT, Levanger.

Som førsteopponent er oppnevnt professor Oddrun Samdal og som andreopponent er oppnevnt professor Pernille Due.

Kandidatens veiledere har vært professor Kristian Midthjell og professor Turid Lingaas Holmen, NTNU, og professor Nanna Kurtze, Nasjonalt kunnskapssenter for helsetjenesten.

Professor Kristian Hveem leder disputasen.

Siv.ing. Pedro Agustin Perez Ramirez har til forsvar for graden ph.d. ved Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet, Institutt for marin teknikk, innlevert avhandling med tittel:

«Ageing Management and Life Extension of Technical Systems, Concepts and Methods Applied to Oil and Gas Facilities»

Til å bedømme avhandlingen er oppnevnt:

• Professor Uday Kumar, Luleå Tekniska Universitet, Sverige                        
• Dr. Sigfried Eisinger, Det Norske Veritas                                                     
• Førsteamanuensis II Trond Michael Andersen, NTNU

Førsteamanuensis II Trond Michael Andersen ved Institutt for marin teknikk, NTNU, har administrert komiteens arbeid.

Prøveforelesningen vil bli holdt i T1, Marinteknisk senter, Tyholt, 14.6.2013 kl. 10:15 over oppgitt tema:

«Use of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUV) in Artic Areas – Implications With Respect to Safe and Reliable Marine Operations».

Disputasen vil bli holdt i T1, Marinteknisk senter, Tyholt, 14.6.2013  kl. 13:15.

Prøveforelesning og disputas er åpne for alle interesserte.

Arbeidet er utført ved Institutt for marin teknikk, NTNU. Hovedveileder har vært professor Ingrid Bouwer Utne, Institutt for marin teknikk. Medveiledere har vært førsteamenuensis Tom Anders Thorstensen, Statoil ASA, og professor Stein Ove Erikstad, Institutt for marin teknikk.

14. June:  Palanichamy Manikandan – Faculty of Information Technology, Mathematics and Electrical Engineering

Palanichamy Manikandan has submitted his thesis entitled:

"Path Delay Fault Test and BIST"

in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Ph. D. (Electronics and Telecommunications) at the Department of Electronics and Telecommunications, NTNU.

The following committee has been appointed to evaluate his thesis, trial lecture and defense:

• Professor Vladmir Hahanov, Kharkov National University of Radioelectronics
• Associate Professor Erik Larsson, Lund University
• Professor Kjetil Svarstad, Department of Electronics and Telecommunications, NTNU

Professor Kjetil Svarstad, Department of Electronics and Telecommunications, NTNU, has been appointed as the administrator of the assessment committee.

The trial lecture will take place in Rådsrommet (G144) in the Electro Building at Gløshaugen, Friday 14. June 2013 from 10:15 on the given topic:

"State of the art for Low power Content Addressable Memories"

The defense will take place in Rådsrommet (G144) in the Electro Building at Gløshaugen, Friday 14. June 2013 from 13:15.

The trial lecture and defense are public and anyone interested is invited to attend.

Palanichamy Manikandan carried out his PhD work at the Department of Electronics and Telecommunications, NTNU. His main supervisor has been Associate Professor Bjørn B. Larsen