Summary
Torbjørn Skauli is a professor and principal scientist in Oslo with over three decades of experience in optics, imaging and remote sensing, including instrumental roles on the Norsat-4 and CENSSat-1 satellite projects. He co-led and was vice chair/lead author for the IEEE 4001 standard on hyperspectral imaging, bridging academic research and operational standards. His background spans semiconductor physics and electronics, and he splits his time between the University of Oslo and FFI, teaching optics and space sensor courses while leading applied research. An experienced visiting scholar at Stanford, he combines rigour in sensor design with hands-on systems work for space applications. Outside formal roles he is committed to science outreach—maintaining the Norwegian Scratch translation and spearheading a simplified amateur radio licence project to recruit youth into science.
13 years of coding experience
29 years of employment as a software developer