Tønnes Nygaard
Associate Professor (Førsteamanuensis)
Oslo, Norway
Summary
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Top SchoolTønnes Nygaard is an associate professor and researcher based in Oslo with a decade of experience at the intersection of robotics, AI, and humanitarian demining. He combines academic leadership—teaching large introductory AI/ML courses and supervising masters—with hands-on engineering from PhD work in embodied robotics, including 3D design, electronics, simulation and evolutionary algorithms. His career spans academia and applied research at institutions like UiO, OsloMet and FFI, and includes international collaboration as a visiting researcher in CSIRO’s evolutionary robotics group. Practically minded from early roles in defence R&D and web/IT engineering, he bridges hardware and software to move robotic concepts toward field-ready systems. Colleagues value his ability to translate complex research into operational tools that address real-world risks in post-conflict environments.
10 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Robotics and intelligent systems, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Robotics and intelligent systems at Universitetet i Oslo (UiO)Studiespesialisering, Realfag: Fysikk, kjemi og matte, Studiespesialisering, Realfag: Fysikk, kjemi og matte at Berg Videregående Skole
Github Skills (30)
responsive10
jekyll10
jekyll-theme10
matlab9
github-pages9
robot9
ros8
package8
sdk8
camera8
labview8
intel7
csharp7
pcl7
robotics7
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
dyret-robot/dyret_documentation
Jun 2018 - Dec 2020
Contributions:2 releases, 11 commits, 10 pushes in 2 years 6 months
dyret-robot/dyret_hardware
Jun 2018 - Nov 2019
Hardware interfacing code for the DyRET robot
Contributions:45 pushes, 1 branch, 5 issues in 1 year 5 months
roboticshardwarerobot
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