Summary
Erlend Lone is a project engineer with a decade of experience working at the IT/OT interface, focusing on control systems, data monitoring, and secure industrial networking. He champions OPC UA standardization and strong encryption practices to align operational technology with Industrie 4.0 requirements. Erlend holds an MSc in Engineering (cybernetics and robotics) from NTNU and developed exploration strategies for micro indoor drones in GNSS-denied environments in collaboration with SINTEF. His bachelor’s work building a robotic car and reusable control library earned “Best academic thesis,” and he published a simulator used to validate his master’s strategies on GitHub. Comfortable bridging research and industrial deployment, he brings hands-on systems integration skills and a knack for turning academic prototypes into practical, secure solutions.
10 years of coding experience
High School, High School at Osterøy Vidaregåande Skule
Master of Science in Engineering, Master of Science in Engineering at Norway University of Science and Technology
Bachelor's degree, Bachelor's degree at Høgskulen på Vestlandet
Exchange Student, Exchange Student at Saint Paul Lutheran High School