Supervision of New Students

My main research activity is development of new methods for modeling and simulation of flow and transport in porous media. In particular, my group has developed MRST, a comprehensive open-source toolbox for reservoir simulation, which has many hundred users worldwide. I offer supervision of master and PhD students on a broad range of topics:

An example of specific thesis topics can be found here.

In addition, I have supervised several students on how to use programmable graphics cards (GPUs) to solve (nonlinear) PDEs.

If any of this looks interesting, please do not hesitate to write me an email.

Graduated PhDs

  1. Davide Illiano (UiB). Robust solvers for fully coupled transport and flow in saturated/unsaturated porous media. University of Bergen, March 2021.
  2. Håvard Heitlo Holm. Efficient forecasting of drift trajectories using simplified ocean models and nonlinear data assimilation on GPUs. NTNU, May 2020.
  3. Lin Zhao. Simulation study on water-flooding characteristics and water-plugging decision for horizontal wells in bottom water reservoir. China University of Petroleum (Beijing), April 2020.
  4. Øystein Klemetsdal. Efficient solvers for field-scale simulation of water-based enchanced oil recovery. NTNU, December 2019.
  5. Olav Møyner. Next generation multiscale methods for reservoir simulation. NTNU, December 2016. Awarded the 2017 prize from the Dimitris N. Chorafas Foundation for the best PhD thesis at NTNU in 2016 and the 2019 SIAM Activity Group on Geosciences Early Career Prize
  6. Sindre Hilden. Upscaling of Water-Flooding Scenarios and Modeling of Polymer Flow. NTNU, April 2016.
  7. Trine Solberg Mykkeltvedt. Numerical solutions of two-phase flow with applications to CO2 sequestration and polymer flooding. University of Bergen, December 2014.
  8. Martin Lilleeng Sætra. Shallow water simulation on graphics hardware. University of Oslo, June 2014.
  9. Meisam Ashraf. Geological Storage of CO2: Sensitivity and Risk Analysis. University of Bergen, April 2014.
  10. Vera Louise Hauge. Multiscale methods and flow-based gridding for flow and transport in porous media. NTNU, January 2011.
  11. Andre Rigland Brodtkorb. Scientific computing on heterogeneous architectures. University of Oslo, December 2010.
  12. Marcin Krotkiewski. Efficient implementations of numerical models for geological applications on modern computer architectures. University of Oslo, November 2010.
  13. Håkon Hægland. Streamline methods with application to flow and transport in porous media. University of Bergen, April 2009.
  14. Birgitte Eikemo. Fast and accurate solutions of reservoir transport equations on large grid models. University of Bergen, December 2008.
  15. Vegard Røine Stenerud. Multiscale-streamline inversion for high-resolution reservoir models. NTNU, December 2007.
  16. Vegard Kippe. Multiscale and streamline methods for rapid simulation of large reservoir models with applications to history matching. NTNU, May 2007.
  17. Jostein R. Natvig. High-resolution methods for conservation laws in the geosciences. University of Oslo, October 2006.
  18. Inga Berre. Fast simulation of transport and adaptive permeability estimation in porous media. University of Bergen, October 2005.
  

Graduated Master (and Bachelor) Students

  1. Kristian Hægstad (NTNU, 2024). Reducing potential for urban flooding: Parameter optimization in a shallow-water model. Joint with H.H. Holm.
  2. Kristian Holme (NTNU, 2024). Grid orientation effects and consistent discretizations for simulation of geologic carbon storage: A study of the SPE11 benchmark. Joint with A. Johansson and O. Møyner.
  3. Torjei Helset (NTNU, 2024). Speed limit and traffic-light control for traffic-flow networks. Joint with K.O. Lye and F. Fuchs.
  4. Ingvild S. Devold (NTNU, 2023). Graph-based methods for data-driven reservoir modeling. Joint with S. Krogstad and Ø. Klemetsdal.
  5. Sondre Husøy (NTNU, 2023). Constrained generation of Voronoi meshes using inscribed sphere distance. Joint with A. Johansson and Ø. Klemetsdal.
  6. Vetle Nevland (UiO, 2023). An extended fully-implicit hybrid model for geological CO2 storage. Joint with O. Andersen and H. Hellevang.
  7. Andreas Bjelland Berg (NTNU, 2022). Combining Gmsh and MRST - Developing software for more efficient grid creation in two dimensions. Joint with A. Johansson and Ø. Klemetsdal.
  8. Duy Duc Khuat (NTNU, 2022). Improved optimization methods for adjoint-based training of reduced-order models. Joint with S. Krogstad.
  9. Anders Håøy Rokne (NTNU, 2021). Quantum error mitigation for CNOT-gates. Joint with F.G. Fuchs and J. Danon.
  10. Marius C. Landsverk (NTNU, 2021). Inductive bias and the information bottleneck method. Joint with S. Riemer-Sørensen.
  11. Thibault Edward Gaudet (NTNU, 2020). Upscaling the effect of thin low-permeability shale layers on the vertical migration of CO2.
  12. Mona-Lena Norheim (NTNU, 2019). Investigating iterative solvers of Poisson-type equations discretized by the two-point flux-approximation scheme. Joint with O. Møyner
  13. Sindre Grøstad (NTNU, 2019). Automatic differentiation in Julia with application to numerical solution of PDEs. Joint with O. Møyner and A.F. Rasmussen.
  14. Pia-Kristina Heigrestad (NTNU, 2018). Nonlinear two-point flux approximation schemes. Joint with O. Møyner.
  15. Raymond Toft (NTNU, 2018). Two-phase reservoir simulation with the full approximation scheme. Joint with O. Møyner
  16. Roman Bohne (NTNU, 2018). Machine-learning algorithms for the computation of upscaled permeabilities. Joint with X. Raynaud.
  17. Håkon Jarvis Westergård (KTH/NTNU, 2018). Fast marching and fast sweeping in optimal path planning. Joint with S. Zahedi and S. Krogstad.
  18. Anders Opskar Voldsund (NTNU, 2017). A mathematical model for calculating river hydrographs using high resolution digital elevation models. Joint with A. Brodtkorb and O. Andersen.
  19. Fredrik Johannesen (NTNU, 2016). Accelerated computation with the multiscale restriction-smoothed-basis method on distributed memory systems. Joint with O. Møyner.
  20. Andreas Almlien Røssland (NTNU, 2016). PRST - Python Reservoir Simulation Toolbox. Joint with O. Møyner.
  21. Ingeborg Gjerde (NTNU, 2016). Simulations of underground storage of natural gas. Joint with H.M. Nilsen
  22. Runar Lie Berge (NTNU, 2016). Unstructured PEBI grids adapting to geological features in subsurface reservoirs.
  23. Magnus Jordstad (NTNU, 2016). Multigrid preconditioning of linear elasticity in anisotropic porous media. Joint with T. Kvamsdal.
  24. Stine Vennemo (NTNU, 2016). Multiscale simulation of thermal flow in porous media. Joint with O. Møyner.
  25. Swej Shah (TU Delft, 2015). The multiscale restriction smoothed basis method for fractured porous media. Joint with H. Hajibeygi, O. Møyner, M. Tene. A paper based on this thesis won the 2016 SPE European Student Paper Contest and was awarded third place in the International Student Paper Contest
  26. Aleksander Amundsen (NTNU/DTU, 2015). Microbial enhanced oil recovery - modeling and numerical simulations. Joint with X. Raynaud and S.M. Nielsen.
  27. Henrik Vikøren (NTNU, 2015). Towards a parallel multiphase solver based on potential ordering.
  28. Jens Kristoffer Reitan Markussen (UiO, 2015). An open-source framework for solving hyperbolic conservation and balance laws on GPUs. Joint with A.R. Brodtkorb. Software: OCLS
  29. Cecilia Halmøy (NTNU, 2015). Estimation of pressure propagation in reservoirs using the fast-marching method.
  30. Guro Seternes (NTNU, 2015). Simulations of CO2 migration with a fully-integrated VE model on the GPU. Joint with H.M. Nilsen and A. Brodtkorb.
  31. Tor Gramann Nærland. (UiO, 2015). Accelerating Reactive Transport Modeling. Joint with A. Brodtkorb
  32. Svein Morten Drejer (NTNU, 2014). Optimal non-linear solvers: applications in reservoir simulation. Joint with H. Holden.
  33. Thea Knudsen (NTNU, 2014). Full implicit WENO scheme for two phase flow in reservoir simulation. Joint with H. Holden and X. Raynaud.
  34. Kristin A. Larssen (UiO, 2013). Steady-state upscaling of polymer flow. Joint with Daniel W. Schmid and Marcin Dabrowski
  35. Espen Graff Berglie (NTNU, 2013). Higher-order methods for the shallow-water equations on GPUs. Joint with H. Holden and A.R. Brodtkorb.
  36. Are Gabriel Høyland (UiB, 2012). Multiscale methods in reservoir simulation. Joint with H. Dahle.
  37. Jens Birkevold (NTNU,2012) Divergence-free isogeometric methods for flow in porous media. Joint with T. Kvamsdal.
  38. Ruben Bø (NTNU, 2012). Mimetic discretizations on grids with curved surfaces. Joint with S. Krogstad and H. Holden.
  39. Simen Lønsethagen (NTNU, 2012). Krylov subspace accelerated algebraic multigrid for mimetic finite differences on GPUs. Joint with B. Skaflestad and H. Holden.
  40. Anders Hoff (NTNU, 2012). A parallel multiscale mixed finite element method for the Matlab Reservoir Simulation Toolbox. Joint with B. Skaflestad and H. Holden.
  41. Christine M. Ø Haugland (NTNU, 2012). Applying hybrid methods to reduce nonphysical cycles in the flux field. Joint with S. Krogstad and H. Holden.
  42. Olav Møyner (NTNU, 2012). Multiscale finite-volume methods on unstructured grids. Joint with B. Skaflestad and H. Holden.
  43. Lars Jahr Røine (UiO, 2012): Visualization of subsurface grids in Octave. Joint with C. Dyken.
  44. Martin Ertsås (UiO, 2011). Vertically integrated models of CO2 migration: GPU accelerated simulations. Joint with J. R. Natvig and M. Reimers.
  45. Karianne H. Christensen (NTNU, 2010). Adaptive Voronoi grids in the MATLAB Reservoir Simulation Toolbox. Joint with J.R. Natvig and H. Holden.
  46. Gagandeep Singh (NTNU, 2010). Mimetic finite difference method on GPU. Application in reservoir simulation and well modeling. Joint with B. Skaflestad and T. Kvamsdal.
  47. Audun Torp (NTNU, 2009). Sparse linear algebra on a GPU (with applications to flow in porous media) . Joint with T. Kvamsdal.
  48. Asbjørn Bydal (Uni. Agder, 2009). GPU-accelerated simulation of flow through porous mediumi. Joint with T.R. Hagen and O.-C. Granmo.
  49. Ingeborg Skjelkvåle Ligaarden (UiO, 2008). Well models for mimetic finite difference methods and improved representation of wells in multiscale methods. Joint with S. Krogstad.
  50. Lars Moastuen (UiO, 2007). Real-time simulation of the incompressible Navier-Stokes equations on the GPU. Joint with T.R. Hagen.
  51. Martin Lilleeng Sætra (UiO, 2007). Solving systems of hyperbolic PDEs using multiple GPUs. Joint with T.R. Hagen.
  52. Andre Rigland Brodtkorb (UiO, 2007). A Matlab interface to the GPU. Joint with T.R. Hagen.
  53. Trygve Fladby (UiO, 2007). Efficient linear algebra on heterogeneous processors. Joint with T.R. Hagen.
  54. Thomas Lunde (UiO, 2007). Comparison between mimetic and two-point flux-approximation schemes on PEBI-grids. Joint with J.E. Aarnes.
  55. Hanne Moen (UiO, 2007). Wavelet transforms and efficient implementation on the GPU. Joint with T.R. Hagen.
  56. Ola Iver Røe (NTNU, 2006). Discontinous Galerkin methods with optimal ordering for fast reservoir simulation on unstructured tetrahedral grids. Joint with J.R. Natvig and H. Holden.
  57. Jan-Frode Stene (NTNU, 2003). Central difference schemes for gas dynamics. Joint with H. Holden.
  58. Kjetil Bergh-Ånonsen (NTNU, 2003). Central difference schemes for gas dynamics. Joint with H. Holden.
  59. Vegard Kippe (NTNU, 2003). Streamline methods for reservoir simulation. Joint with H. Holden.
  60. Thomas F. Skjønhaug (UiO, 1999). Finite volume methods for the two-phase pressure equation. Joint with A. Tveito.
  61. Jostein R. Natvig (NTNU/UiB, 1998). Front tracking and operator splitting methods for the polymer system. Joint with H. Holden and K. H. Karlsen.
  62. Runar Holdahl (NTNU, 1998). Front tracking and operator splitting methods for the shallow water equations. Joint with H. Holden.