Doctoral Degrees in informatics
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Doctoral Degrees awarded at the Department of informatics, 1984 -
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Doctoral degrees, 2025
PhD Kenneth Langedal, Graph Neural Networks in Algorithm Engineering
PhD Svein Høgemo, Mapping Graphs to Trees
PhDÌýAmund Askeland, Explorations of Physical Attacks Against Embedded Systems and Their Defences
Doctoral degrees, 2024
PhDÌý Jonathan Prieto-Cubides, Investigations into Graph-theoretical Constructions in Homotopy Type Theory
PhDÌýElisabeth Stenholm, Material Set Theory in Homotopy Type Theory
PhDÌýBenjamin Chetioui, Towards Practical High-Quality Software
PhDÌý Erlend Raa VÃ¥gset, Optimal Parameterized Algorithms for Solving NP-Hard Problems in Topology
PhDÌý Nicolas Costes, Exploiting Redundant Designs with Side-Channel Attacks
PhDÌý Ermes Franch, Low-Rank Parity-Check Codes
PhDÌý Issam Maarouf, Coding for DNA-based Storage Systems
PhDÌý Tuukka Korhonen, Computing Width Parameters of Graphs
PhDÌý HÃ¥kon Tjeldnes, Unraveling the Mysteries of the Translatome
PhDÌý Ramin Hasibi, Deep Learning and Deep Reinforcement Learning for Graph Based Applications
Doctoral degrees, 2023
PhDÌýPhillippe Samer, Polyhedra and algorithms for problems bridging notions of connectivity and independence
PhDÌý Nidhi Purohit, Multivariate Analysis of Clustering Problems with Constraints
PhDÌý Hans Heum, Cryptology in the Crowd
PhDÌý Pierre Gillot, Scalable Learning of Bayesian Networks Using Feedback Arc Set-Based Heuristics
PhDÌýHyeongji Kim, On the Significance of Distance in Machine Learning
PhDÌýRoberto Parisella,ÌýOn a New, Efficient Framework for Falsifiable Non-interactive Zero-Knowledge Arguments
PhDÌýSophie Fischer-Holzhausen,ÌýA matter of timing: A modelling-based investigation of the dynamic behaviour of reproductive hormones in girls and women
PhDÌýÌýReent Schlegel,ÌýCoding for Privacy in Distributed Computing
PhDÌý Cosimo Damiano Persia,ÌýLearning Possibilistic Logic Theories
PhDÌý Yngve Sekse Kristiansen,ÌýInteractive Semantic and Aesthetic Guidance forÌýMulti-View Visualization Design
Doctoral degrees, 2022
PhDÌý Thomas Bernhard Trautner,ÌýVisualization Hybridization with Spatialization Cues
PhDÌý Arne Tobias Ødegaard,ÌýAssumptions, Efficiency and Trust in Non-Interactive Zero-Knowledge Proofs
PhDÌýLaura Ann Garrison,ÌýFrom Molecules to the Masses
PhDÌýLars Albin Severinson,ÌýStraggler-Resilient Distributed Computing
PhDÌýAlessandro Budroni,ÌýNotes on Lattice-Based Cryptography
PhDÌýEric Mörth,ÌýScaling Up Medical Visualization - Multi-Modal, Multi-Patient, and Multi-Audience Approaches for Medical Data Exploration, Analysis and Communication
PhDÌýMuhammad Ammar Malik,ÌýMachine learning approaches for high-dimensional genome-wide association studies
PhDÌýAdnan Muhammad Niazi,ÌýComputational methods for studying RNA caps and poly(A)-tails at single-molecule resolution with Nanopore sequencing
PhDÌýWrya Karim Kadir,ÌýDecoding and constructions of codes in rank and Hamming metric
PhDÌýEmmanuel Jean Paul PierreÌýArrighi,ÌýOrder-Related Problems Parameterized by Width
PhDÌýIsaac Andrés Canales MartÃnez,ÌýNew cryptanalysis of LFSR-based stream ciphers and decoders for p-ary QC-MDPC codes
PhDÌýMartha Norberg Hovd,Ìý´óÏó´«Ã½ on the Security of Selected Advanced Asymmetric Cryptographic Primitives
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Doctoral degrees, 2021
PhDÌýAnna Maria Eilertsen,ÌýImproving the Usability of Refactoring Tools for Software Change Tasks
PhDÌýKristine Vitting Klinkby Knudsen,ÌýParameterized Problems on (Di)Graphs
PhDÌýKsenia Lavrichenko,ÌýComputational methods for DNA Copy Number Variation Analysis
PhDÌýAsieh Abolpour Mofrad,ÌýClique-Based Neural Associative Memories
PhDÌýChaoran Fan,ÌýImproving Interaction in Visual Analytics using Machine Learning
PhDÌýJohn Petter Indrøy,ÌýSelected Topics in Cryptanalysis of Symmetric Ciphers
PhDÌýDiana Davidova,ÌýOn properties of bent and almost perfect nonlinear functions
PhDÌýMorten Øygarden,ÌýAlgebraic Cryptanalysis of Cryptographic Schemes with Extension Field Structure
PhDÌýSachin Valera,ÌýTopological Quantum and Skein-Theoretic Aspects of Braided Fusion Categories
PhD Dan Zhang,ÌýDesign of sequences with good correlation properties
PhDÌýNikolay Stoyanov Kaleyski,ÌýTowards a deeper understanding of APN functions and related longstanding problems
PhDÌýBram Burger,ÌýStatistical considerations for the design and interpretation of proteomics experiments
PhDÌýKirill Simonov,ÌýAlgorithmic Complexity of Clustering and Low-Rank Approximation Problems
PhDÌýIrene Villa,ÌýAnalysis, classification and construction of optimal cryptographic Boolean functions
Doctoral degrees, 2020
PhDÌýFabian Bolte,ÌýVisualization Space Exploration
PhDÌýBjørn André Bredesen,ÌýModelling the structure, function and evolution of Polycomb/Trithorax Response Elements
PhDÌýYaxin Xue,ÌýDevelopment and application of computational methods for NGS-based microbiome research
PhDÌýXiaokang Zhang,ÌýBiomarker Discovery Using Statistical and Machine Learning Approaches on Gene Expression Data
PhDÌýLars Jaffke,ÌýBounded Width Graph Classes in Parameterized Algorithm
PhDÌýSrimathi Varadharajan,ÌýHard Mathematical Problems in Cryptography and Coding Theory
PhDÌýDaniel Hernández Escobar,ÌýStrong stability of C-stationary points for mathematical programs with complementarity constraints
PhDÌýTorstein J. F. Strømme,ÌýExploiting graph structures for computational efficiency
PhDÌýNavid Ghaedi Bardeh,ÌýNew Approaches to the Cryptanalysis of Block Ciphers
PhDÌýKornel Labun,ÌýIn silico design and analysis of targeted genome editing with CRISPR
Doctoral degrees, 2019
PhDÌýArne Albert Klein,ÌýMethods for Optimizing Turbine Locations and Cable Routes in Offshore Wind Farms
PhDÌýAdam Giess,ÌýUnderstanding translational landscapes through the footprints of ribosomes
PhDÌýAnna-Lena Both,ÌýParameter optimisation for the improved modelling of industrial-scale gas explosions
PhDÌýMarika Ivanova,ÌýOptimization Problems in Communication Networks and Multi-Agent Path Finding
PhDÌýKatarzyna Anna Chyzynska,ÌýInsights into translational regulation from ribosome profiling data
PhDÌýPaloma Thomé de Lima,ÌýStructural and Algorithmic Graph Theory Through the Lenses of Graph Classes
PhDÌýAndrea Tenti,ÌýSufficiently overdetermined random polynomial systems behave like semiregular ones
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Doctoral degrees, 2018
PhDÌýBjørn Møller Greve,ÌýSystems of Boolean equations, elimination theory, and applications to cryptography
PhDÌýErik Eikeland,ÌýTwo-Level Additive Schwarz Methods with Adaptive Coarse Spaces on Elliptic Multiscale Problems
PhDÌýUte Alexandra Schaarschmidt,ÌýMultiple time–scale dynamics of stage structured populations and derivative–free optimization
PhDÌýSiddhartha Kumar,ÌýPrivacy, Security, and Repair in Distributed Storage Systems
PhDÌýSergej Stoppel,ÌýUser-Centric Parameter Specification for Interactive Virtual and Physical Visual Representations
PhDÌýTetiana Yarygina,ÌýExploring Microservice Security
PhDÌýAngèle Abboud,ÌýStructure and dynamic of the N-terminal acetyltransferase family: a computational study
PhDÌýBo Sun,ÌýOn the Classification and Some Properties of APN Functions
PhDÌýEivind Jahren,ÌýThree exact methods for some problems in Combinatorial Optimization
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Doctoral degrees, 2017
PhD Markus Fanebust Dregi,ÌýBeyond the question of fixed-parameter tractability
PhD Tero Hasu,ÌýProgramming Language Technology for Niche Platforms
PhD Ivan Kolesár,ÌýPartial Spatiotemporal Abstraction for Comparative Visualization of Molecular Processes
PhD Md Naim,ÌýParallel Matching and Clustering Algorithms on GPUs
PhD Akanksha Agrawal,ÌýGraph Modification Problems: Beyond the Known Boundaries
PhD Christian Otterstad,ÌýSelected x86 Low-level Attacks and Mitigations
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Doctoral degrees, 2016
PhD Xiaoliang Wang,ÌýTowards Correct Modelling and Model Transformation in DPF
PhD Atle Loneland,ÌýRobust Domain Decomposition Methods for the Finite Element and Finite Volume Element Discretization
PhD Erik Parmann,ÌýCase ´óÏó´«Ã½ in Constructive Mathematics
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Doctoral degrees, 2015
PhDÌýMohsen Toorani, Security protocols and related topics
PhDÌýPÃ¥l GrønÃ¥s Drange, Parameterized Graph Modification Algorithms
PhDÌýMatus Kalas, Efforts towards accessible and reliable bioinformatics
PhDÌýSamson Gejibo, Towards a Secure Framework for mHealth: A Case Study in Mobile Data Collection Systems
PhDÌýSigve Hortemo Sæther, Choice of parameter for DP-based FPT algorithms: four case studies
PhDÌýJan Christian Bryne, Determining the regulatory roles of transcription factor complexes by analysis of high throughput sequencing data
PhDÌýReza SaeiDinvar, Algorithmic and combinatorial problems on graph classes
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Doctoral degrees, 2014
PhD Mattia Natali, Sketch-based Modelling and Conceptual Visualization of Geomorphological Processes for Interactive Scientific Communication
PhD Sadia Sharmin, Practical Aspects of the Graph Parameter Boolean-width
PhD Chunlei Li, Sequences and Linear Codes from Highly Nonlinear Functions
PhD Anne-Kristin Støbakk Stavrum, A kinetic model of tryptofan metabolism - Developments towards accurate and scalable kinetic models
PhD Paweł Sztromwasser, Throughput and robustness of bioinformatics pipelines for genome-scale data analysis
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Doctoral degrees, 2013
PhD Michał Pilipczuk, Tournaments and optimality: new results in fixed-parameter tractability
PhD Cagatay Turkay, Integrating Computational Tools in Interactive and Visual Methods for Enhancing High-dimensional Data and Cluster Analysis
PhD Rémy Belmonte, Algorithmic and Combinatorial Aspects of Containment Relations in Graphs
PhD Aleksandra Sima, An improved workflow for image- and laser-based virtual geological outcrop modelling
PhD Endre Mølster Lidal, Sketch-based Storytelling for Cognitive Problem Solving – Externalization, Evaluation, and Communication in Geology
PhD Ã…smund Rognerud Birkeland, Ultrasonic Vessel Visualization: From Extraction to Perception
PhD Chirag Nepal, Regulatory mechanisms of non-coding RNAs during zebrafish embryogenesis
PhD Edvin Fuglebakk, Methods for comparative analysis of the intrinsic motions of computational protein models
PhD Susanne Balzer, Characteristics of Pyrosequencing Data - Analysis, Methods, and Tools
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Doctoral degrees, 2012
PhD Somaye Yari, Coding for correcting errors of limited magnitude and for error detection
PhD Sjur Dyrkolbotn, Argumentation, paradox and kernels in directed graphs
PhD Mohammad Reza Sohizadeh Abyaneh, Security Analysis of Lightweight Schemes for RFID Systems
PhD Paolo Angelelli, Visual Exploration of Human Physiology: Visualizing Perfusion, Blood Flow and Aging
PhD Armin Pobitzer,Ìý Interactive Visual Analysis of Time-dependent Flows: Physics- and Statistics-based Semantics
PhD Guang Yang, Coding for Passive RFID Communication
PhD Veronika Solteszova, Perception-Augmenting Illumination
PhD Thorsten Schilling,Towards efficient algorithms in algebraic cryptanalisis
PhD Martin Vatshelle, New width parameters of graphs
PhD Ramij Rahaman,Ìý Study of nonlocal correlations and entanglement in the context of quantum information processing
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Doctoral Degrees, 2011
PhD Jesper Nederlof, Space and Time Efficient Structural Improvements of Dynamic Programming Algorithms
PhD Alessandro Rossini, Diagram Predicate Framework meets Model Versioning and Deep Metamodelling
PhD Ove Daae Lampe, Interactive Visual Analysis of Process Data
PhD Seyed Mehdi Hassanzadeh, Cryptanalysis of Cryptographic Primitives and Related Topics
PhD Mostofa Ali Patwary, Parallel Graph Algorithms for Combinatorial Scientific Computing
PhD Johannes Langguth, Sequential and Parallel Matching Algorithms in Combinatorial Scientific Computing
PhD Johannes Kehrer, Interactive Visual Analysis of Multi-faceted Scientific Data
PhD Eva Burrows, Programming with Explicit Dependencies: A Framework for Portable Parallel Programming
PhD Alexandr Goncearenco, Evolution of protein function and mechanisms of molecular adaptation
PhD Gisle Sælensminde, Computational analysis of proteins adapted to extreme temperatures
PhD Andrew Polonsky, Proofs, Types and Lambda Calculus
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Doctoral Degrees, 2010
PhD Dag Hovland, Feasible Algorithms for Semantics - Employing Automata and Inference Systems
PhD Conrado Borraz-Sánchez, Optimization Methods for Pipeline Transportation of Natural GasÌý
PhD Adrian Rutle, Diagram Predicate Framework: A Formal Approach to MDE
PhD Joakim Grahl Knudsen, On Iterative Decoding of High-Density Parity-Check Codes Using Edge-Local Complementation
PhD Torben Broemstrup, Peripheral membrane binding of Proteinase 3: In silico description of amino acid specific binding interactions and their lipid type dependencyVarious aspects of stream cipher cryptanalysisÌý
PhD Michal Hojsik, Various aspects of stream cipher cryptanalysisÌý
PhD Siv Midtun Hollup, Prediction and analysis of protein structure
PhD Harald Barsnes, Development of Tools for Analyzing and Sharing Proteomics Data
PhD Rodica G. Mihai,Ìý Games on graphs: searching and online coloring
PhD Tor Erling Bjørstad, On the security of cryptographic primitives
PhD Jean-Paul Balabanian, Multi-Aspect Visualization: Going from Linked Views to Integrated Views
Doctoral Degrees, 2009
PhD Mohammad Ravanbakhsh, Towards Optimal Data Transmission by Network Coding
PhD Aina Johansen, The correlation of sequences over finite alphabets
PhD Sondre Rønjom, Cryptanalysis of Ciphers over Finite Cyclic Groups
PhD Valentin David, Language Constructs for C++-like languages – Tools and extensions
PhD Anya Helene Bagge: Constructs & Concepts – Language Design for Reliability and Flexibility
PhD Daniel Patel: Expressive Visualization and Rapid Interpretation of Seismic Volumes
PhD Daniel Lokshtanov: New Methods in Parameterized Algorithms and Complexity
PhD Morten Mjelde: New Results on Self-Stabilizing Algorithms,
and on Protocols for Wireless Sensor Networks
Doctoral Degrees, 2008Ìý
PhD Serge Gaspers:Ìý Exponential Time Algorithms:ÌýStructures, Measures, and Bounds
PhD Alexey Stepanov: Exact Algorithms for Hard Listing, Counting and Decision Problems
PhD Netland, Lars-Helge: Analyse av sikkerhetsrisikoer i datasystemer
PhD Klingsheim, André N.: Sikkerhet og personvern på Internett,
PhD Gundersen, Geir: Halleys metode i optimering for å løse storskala beregninger
PhD Mancini, Federico: Reparering av eksperimentelle data ved å bruke grafer
PhD Shruti Rastogi: Understanding protein evolution with structural models
PhD Lars Eirik Danielsen:Ìý On Connections Between Graphs, Codes, Quantum States, and Boolean Functions
PhD Yngve Espelid:Ìý Practices in Software Security
PhD Joanna Bauer: Fast Solution Methods for the Minimum Energy Multicast Problem in Wireless Ad-hoc Networks
PhD Ørjan Bergmann: Optimization issues in medical imaging and fiber-tracking
PhD Timoty Hughes: Computational analysis of the evolutionary dynamics of proteins on a genomic scaleÌý
Doctoral Degrees, 2007
PhD Kristian Flikka: Computational methods in high-throughput proteomics research
PhD Fredrik Dorn: Designing subexponential algorithms: problems, techniques & structures
PhD Geir Jarle Ness: Correlation of sequences of different lengths and related topics
PhD Thomas Tjøstheim: Security Analysis of Electronic Voting and Online Banking Systems
PhD Irina Naydenova: Error detection and correction for symmetric and asymmetric channels
PhD Karl Trygve Kalleberg: Abstractions for Language-Independent Program Transformations
Doctoral Degrees, 2006Ìý
PhD Bjarte DysvikÌý Analyse av genetiske uttrykksprofilerÌý
PhD Vebjørn Moen: Vulnerabilities in Distributed Systems
PhD Lennart Frimannslund: On Curvature and Separability in Unconstrained Optimisation
PhD Hoang Anh Truong: Type Systems for Guaranteeing Resource Bounds of Component Software
PhD Yngve Villanger: New methods on minimal triangulations
PhD Christian Sloper: Techniques in parameterized algorithm design
Doctoral Degrees, 2005
Dr.scient PÃ¥l Ellingsen: Iterative decoding for the Z-channel and related topics
PhD John Erik Mathiassen: Cryptanalysis of Block Ciphers and Hash Functions
PhD HÃ¥vard Molland: New Methods for Crypt Analysis of Stream Ciphers
PhD Sin Cheung Ho: Tabu Search Heuristics for Vehicle Routing Problems
Dr.scient. Ketil Malde: Algorithms for the Analysis of Expressed Sequence Tags
Dr.scient. HÃ¥vard Raddum: Cryptanalytic Methods for Block Cipher Encryption Schemes
Doctoral Degrees, 2004
PhD Alexa Anderlik: Structural properties of DDAs and their application to parallel programming.
PhD Borislav Minchev: Exponential Integrators for Semi-linear Problems.
Dr.scient. Trond Hellem B: Feature selection, classification and imputation methods for microarray gene expression dataÌý
Dr.scient. Thomas Ã…gotnes: A Logic of Finite Syntactic Epistemic States.
Doctoral Degrees, 2003
Dr.scient. Stein Krogstad: Topics in Numerical Lie Group Integration
Dr.scient. Yasemin Yalcinkaya: Reducing the Effect of Old History in Asynchronous Iterations: An Empirical Study
Dr.scient. Ragnhild Blikberg: Nested Parallelism in OpenMP with Application to Adaptive Mesh Refinement.
Dr.scient. Assefaw Gebremedhin: Practical Parallel Algorithms for Graph Coloring Problems in Numerical Optimization.
Dr.scient. Eirik Rosnes: Structural Properties of High Rate Convolutional and Turbo Codes and Related Topics.
Dr.scient. Yngve Lamo: The institution of Multialgebras - a general framework for algebraic software development.
Dr.scient Petter Kristiansen: New results on the domination chain, graph homomorphisms, alliances, and self-stabilizing algorithms.
Doctoral Degrees, 2002
Dr.scient. Thierry Matthey: Framework Design, Parallelization and Force Computation in Molecular Dynamics.
Dr.scient. Hans Georg Schaathun: Support Weights in Linear Codes and Projective Multisets.
Dr.scient. Kjell Petersen: Zinc finger protein modelling using GADGET – Genetic Algorithm and Distance Geometry for Exploring Topology
Dr.philos Magne Haveraaen: Coordinate free numerics – A software approach to scientific computing
Doctoral Degrees, 2000
Dr.scient. Peter Ølveczky: Specification and Analysis of Real-Time and Hybrid Systems in Rewriting Logic.
Dr.scient. Sigrid Lise Nonås: Modeling and production planning for complex multi-item systems.
Dr.scient. Bjørn Peter Tjøstheim: A study of fourth order elliptic problems with constant coefficients in two and three dimensions
Dr.scient. Kenth Eng: Topics in Numerical Geometric Integration of Ordinary Differential Equations.
Dr.scient. Helge Avlesen: The analysis of some time-stepping schemes in ocean models. Their discretization error, consistency and convergence.
Dr.scient. Bjørn Jæger: Traffic Restoration in Survivable Wide Area Communication Networks
Dr.scient. Venansius Baryamureeba: Methods for Nonlinear Least Squares Problems
Dr.scient. Halvard Movik Martinsen: Sequence Design and Correlation
Dr.scient. Talal Rahman: Additive Schwarz methods for some elliptic problems
Doctoral Degrees, 1998
Dr.scient. Abul K.M. Shahadat Hossain: On the Computation of Sparse Jacobian Matrices and Newton Steps
Dr.scient. Chunming Rong: Computational Analysis in Algebraic Decoding, APN-Mappings and t-Designs
Dr.scient. Rolf Erstad: Coding and Decoding of High Density Magnetic Recording Systems
Dr.scient. Tore Burheim Restricted Feature Structure Grammars
Doctoral Degrees, 1997
Dr.scient. : Robust Additive Schwarz Methods - Parallel Implementations and Applications
Doctoral Degrees, 1996
Dr.scient. Pinar Heggernes: Partitioning and Ordering Graphs for Sparse Matrix Computations
Dr.scient. Inge Jonassen: Methods for finding motifs in sets of related biosequences
Dr.scient. Richard Elling Moe: First order typed feature structures
Dr.scient. : Developing Verifiable Knowledge Systems
Doctoral Degrees, 1995
Dr.scient. Marianne Fjelltveit Hole: High rate convolutional codes: low complexity decoding and structural analysis.
Dr.scient. Arne Løkketangen: Tabu search as a metaheuristic guide for combinatorial optimization problems.
Dr.scient. Torill Hamre: Development of semantic spatio-temporal data models for integration of remote sensing and in situ data in a marine information system (MIS).
Doctoral Degrees, 1994
Dr.scient. : DeBruijn sequences and non-linear recursion.
Dr.scient. : Approximate pattern matching : algorithms and applications in molecular biology.
Doctoral Degrees, 1993
Dr.scient. : Massively parallel algorithms in reservoir simulation.
Dr.philos. : Volume visualization of numerical simulation data.
Dr.scient. : Load balancing in parallel sparse matrix computations.
Dr.scient. : Algebraic specifications of nondeterminism.
Dr.scient. : Stochastic optimization and parallel processing.
Doctoral Degrees, 1992
Dr.philos. : Optimal binary linear codes.
Dr.scient. : Bin-packing in "1.5 dimension" and variants of the Next-fit rule for one-dimensional packing.
Dr.scient. : Parallel sparse matrix algorithms.
Dr.scient. : Iterative local uniform mesh refinement methods and parallel processing.
Dr.scient. : Parallel Schwarz methods.
Doctoral Degrees, 1991
Dr.scient. : Optimization methods for blending models in oil refineries.
Dr.scient. : Punctured convolutional codes and their applications.
Doctoral Degrees, 1990
Dr.scient. : Interval representation of uncertainty in artificial intelligence.
Dr.scient. : A parallel implementation of the finite element program SESTRA.
Doctoral Degrees, 1989
Dr.scient. : Codes for error control.
Dr.philos. : Multidimensional numerical integration.
Doctoral Degrees, 1988
Dr.scient. : Reliable and efficient algorithms for adaptive quadrature.
Dr.scient. : Generation of runtime facilities for program editors.
Doctoral Degrees, 1985
Dr.scient. : Development and testing of automatic numerical integration routines for three dimensional integrals.
Doctoral Degrees, 1984
Dr.scient. : Enumerative methods for stochastic programs with network recourse.