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Research profile
Born in Aalborg, Denmark, 1990. Earned BSc in Electronics in 2012, MSc in IT in 2014 from Aalborg University, Esbjerg, Denmark. PhD from the University of Southern Denmark, Sønderborg, Denmark, in 2020. Working within robotics and sensing technologies in terrestrial and underwater environments, using low-cost consumer and industrial components, open-source software, and simulation of such systems using digital twins. Previously worked within offshore process monitoring and control systems.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Cyberphysical Systems, PhD in engineering, Towards Precision and Reliability in Autonomous Agricultural Robots , University of Southern Denmark
Dec 2016 → Dec 2019
Award Date: 30 Sept 2020
Information Technology, Master of Science, Intelligent Reliable Systems - Gain-Scheduled Control of a Diesel Generator
2012 → 2014
Electronics and Data-technology, Bachelor of Science, Control of an Inverted Pendulum Mobile Robot
2009 → 2012
External positions
PhD fellow, University of Southern Denmark
Dec 2016 → Dec 2019
R&D Engineer, Vektor Dynamics
Dec 2016 → Dec 2020
Keywords
- Energy
- Offshore energy
- Digital Twin
- Computer Science
- Robotics
- Machine Learning
- Computer Vision
- Electronics
- Hardware/Software co-development
- Robotics
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Collaborations from the last five years
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U-SHIELD: Underwater Safeguarding High-value Infrastructure Enforcing Lightweight Drones
Liniger, J. (PI), Vibild, P. D. (Project Participant), Pedersen, S. (Project Participant), Uth, E. T. (Project Participant), Mai, C. (Project Participant), Ozalla Sanchez, M. (Project Participant) & Christensen, M. D. (Project Coordinator)
01/04/2025 → 31/03/2028
Project: Research
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Virtual acoustic underwater simulations
Mai, C. (PI), Liniger, J. (Project Applicant) & Christensen, M. D. (Project Coordinator)
01/01/2024 → 31/12/2024
Project: Research
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NextGen Robotics: NextGen Robotics (Udvikling af undervandsrobot til havmølleparker)
Liniger, J. (PI), Pedersen, S. (CoPI), Mai, C. (Project Participant) & Christensen, M. D. (Project Coordinator)
01/09/2023 → 31/08/2025
Project: Research
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Virtual underwater environments
Mai, C. (PI), Liniger, J. (Project Applicant) & Christensen, M. D. (Project Coordinator)
01/01/2023 → 31/12/2023
Project: Research
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DIN-ECO: Boosting Digital Innovation and Transformation Capacity of HEIs in an Entrepreneurial ecosystem
Pedersen, S. (PI), Bram, M. V. (Project Participant), Mai, C. (Project Participant), Sørensen, F. F. (Project Participant) & Christensen, M. D. (Project Coordinator)
01/07/2022 → 30/06/2024
Project: Other
Research output
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Snapshot Hyperspectral Imaging for Underwater Object Segmentation
Antal, A., Valeriani, U., Lenk, A. H., Radko, I., Sørensen, F. F., Liniger, J. & Mai, C., 19 Jun 2025, OCEANS 2025 Brest. IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers), p. 1-8 8 p. 11104586Research output: Contribution to book/anthology/report/conference proceeding › Article in proceeding › Research › peer-review
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The localization problem for underwater vehicles: An overview of operational solutions
Sørensen, F. F., Mai, C., von Benzon, M., Liniger, J. & Pedersen, S., 30 Jun 2025, In: Ocean Engineering. 330, 21 p., 121173.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Open Access3 Citations (Scopus) -
Incipient Fault Analysis of Thruster Propellers from Offshore Operations
von Benzon, M., Sørensen, F. F., Mai, C., Pedersen, S. & Liniger, J., 2024, OCEANS 2024 - Singapore, OCEANS 2024. IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers), p. 1-8 10682342. (OCEANS - Proceedings).Research output: Contribution to book/anthology/report/conference proceeding › Article in proceeding › Research › peer-review
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Marine-Fouling Composition Estimation using Cost-effective Sensing
Mai, C., Sørensen, F. F., Liniger, J. & Pedersen, S., 2024, Proceedings of the OCEANS 2024 - Halifax. IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers), 10754572. (OCEANS - Proceedings).Research output: Contribution to book/anthology/report/conference proceeding › Article in proceeding › Research › peer-review
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Semantic segmentation using synthetic images of underwater marine-growth
Mai, C., Liniger, J. & Pedersen, S., 2024, In: Frontiers in Robotics and AI. 11, 1459570.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
Open AccessFile82 Downloads (Pure)
Prizes
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Innovation Project of the Year
Liniger, J. (Recipient), Pedersen, S. (Recipient), Sørensen, F. F. (Recipient), von Benzon, M. (Recipient), Mai, C. (Recipient) & Klemmensen, S. (Recipient), 2024
Prize: Research, education and innovation prizes
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Best Sesion Paper Award
Mai, C. (Recipient) & Sørensen, F. F. (Recipient), 2022
Prize: Conference prizes
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Esbjerg University Price
Mai, C. (Recipient), Jepsen, K. L. (Recipient) & Hansen, L. (Recipient), 2016
Prize: Research, education and innovation prizes
Activities
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Ingeniører Uden Grænser (External organisation)
Mai, C. (Member)
2022 → …Activity: Memberships › Membership of committees, commissions, boards, councils, associations, organisations, or similar
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International Federation of Automatic Control (External organisation)
Mai, C. (Member)
2021 → …Activity: Memberships › Membership of research networks or expert groups
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FIRST LEGO League
Mai, C. (Organizer)
2019 → …Activity: Attending an event › Organisation or participation in workshops, courses, seminars, exhibitions or similar
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IEEE (External organisation)
Mai, C. (Member)
2012 → …Activity: Memberships › Membership of research networks or expert groups
Press/Media
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Afhandling medførte succes
Mai, C., Hansen, L. & Jepsen, K. L.
09/11/2015
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media