Hi, I’m Markus!

I’m a research scientist in AI at the Norwegian Defence Research Establishment (FFI), working where robotics, dynamics, and control meet. Over the past two decades I’ve moved between heavy industry and leading academic labs, building systems that make physical robots move, adapt, and reason - from underwater vehicles and maritime platforms to industrial manipulators and aerial systems.

My industrial R&D experience includes robots for drilling applications, subsea control systems, and ship electrical power systems - often taking projects from concept and control design through simulation, offshore commissioning, and field support. My research now combines AI-driven planning, distributed autonomous agents, nonlinear control, and full-stack robotic software in ROS 2 and Linux. I work from first-principles dynamics through perception, learning, and real-world deployment, and I lead research projects with PhD and MSc students from initial idea to publication and field validation.

Outside the lab, I’m usually on a bike - clearing my head and putting in the miles.

Explore my code, project portfolio, and research and publications. Email me to discuss collaboration or supervision.