Witold Paweł Pawlus
Curriculum Vitae
Østre gate 14/H0304
4838 Arendal, Norway
H +47 9701 7201
B witold.p.pawlus@ieee.org
Í home.uia.no/witoldpp
Birth date: 17th of May 1988
I am an industrial Ph.D. Research Fellow working in the field of electrical actuation systems for offshore
drilling industry. My previous experience is within hardware-in-the-loop testing, modeling and simulation of
hydraulic-mechanical systems, structural analysis of wind turbines, and vehicle dynamics. My focus is R&D.
Education
2015 Visiting Ph.D. Research Fellow, ETH Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, IfA Automatic
Control Laboratory, Zürich, Switzerland.
Subjects: drivetrain design, combinatorial problems, induction motors, components selection.
2013–2016 Ph.D. Research Fellow in Mechatronics, University of Agder, Faculty of Engineering and
Science, Grimstad, Norway.
Thesis: “Design and Analysis of Electric Powertrains for Offshore Drilling Applications”
Subjects: mechatronics, electrical actuation systems, design optimization, motion control, offshore drilling.
2011–2013 Master of Science in Mechatronics, University of Agder, Faculty of Engineering and Science,
Grimstad, Norway, Grade: 97 %.
Thesis: “Hardware-in-the-loop Testing of a Hydraulic Hoisting System”
Subjects: control systems, modeling and simulation, robotics, hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) testing.
2010 LLP Erasmus Student Exchange, University of Agder, Faculty of Engineering and Science,
Grimstad, Norway.
Subjects: programmable logic controllers (PLCs), signal analysis and identification, instrumentation.
2007–2011 Bachelor of Science in Mechatronics, AGH University of Science and Technology, Faculty of
Mechanical Engineering and Robotics, Kraków, Poland, Grade: 96 %.
Thesis: “Identification of Mathematical Model Parameters of Vehicle Collision”
Subjects: mechanical engineering, electrical engineering and electronics, CAE and CAD systems.
Industrial and Academic Experience
2013–2016 AC Drive Responsible, MHWirth AS, Kristiansand, Norway.
Improvement of design and analysis methods for electric powertrains operating in drilling applications.
2012–2013 Engineer, Aker Solutions AS, Kristiansand, Norway.
Development of HIL testing strategies for offshore topside oil field equipment.
2010–2012 Research Assistant, University of Agder, Faculty of Engineering and Science, Grimstad, Norway.
Nonlinear FEA simulations, vehicle dynamics modeling, structural analysis of wind turbines.
Scholarships and Grants
2015 Overseas Research Grant, The Research Council of Norway.
Co-authored a proposal for the research stipend at ETH Zürich, awarded: 90 000 NOK.
2014 Emerging Leaders Program, The Research Council of Norway.
Authored a proposal for the Arctic Frontiers Conference participation, awarded: 30 000 NOK.
2013 Industrial Ph.D. Scholarship, The Research Council of Norway.
Wrote a proposal for own Ph.D. research project, awarded: 1 500 000 NOK.
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Teaching Experience
2014 Sindre Hidle Kvale and Espen Mjøs, University of Agder
Role: Co-supervisor of the Master Thesis
Thesis: “Development of Hardware-in-the-loop Simulator for Drilling Equipment”.
Professional Service
2015 Session chairman at the 13th International Conference of Numerical Analysis and Applied
Mathematics – Rhodes, Greece.
2014 Session co-chairman at the 55th SIMS International Conference on Simulation and Modelling –
Aalborg, Denmark.
Presentations / Talks
2016 22nd IEEE International Conference on Electrical Machines – Lausanne, Switzerland.
17th IEEE International Conference on Industrial Technology – Taipei, Taiwan.
2015 41st Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society – Yokohama, Japan.
IADC Advanced Rig Technology Conference and Exhibition – Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
13th International Conference of Numerical Analysis and Applied Mathematics – Rhodes, Greece.
10th IEEE ACEMP-OPTIM-ELECTROMOTION Joint Conference – Side, Turkey.
Automatic Control Laboratory Seminar – ETH Zürich, Switzerland.
2014 8th SPE International Petroleum Technology Conference – Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
55th SIMS International Conference on Simulation and Modelling – Aalborg, Denmark.
10th IEEE/ASME International Conference on Mechatronic and Embedded Systems and Applications – Senigallia, Italy.
8th Arctic Frontiers Conference – Tromsø, Norway.
2011 44th CIRP International Conference on Manufacturing Systems – Madison, Wisconsin, USA.
5th WSEAS European Computing Conference – Paris, France.
2010 5th IET International System Safety Conference – Manchester, UK.
Awards
2015 Best Presentation Award at the IEEE IECON 2015 for the paper Drivetrain design optimization
for electrically actuated systems via Mixed Integer Programing.
Reviewing Activities
Review for conferences: IFAC, IEEE, SIMS, ICNAAM and journals: Advanced Modeling and
Simulation in Engineering Sciences (Springer), Expert Systems with Applications (Elsevier),
Modeling, Identification and Control (Norwegian Society of Automatic Control).
Memberships
2016–Present The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME).
2014–Present The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE):
- IEEE Industrial Electronics Society (IES)
- IEEE Industry Applications Society (IAS).
The Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE).
The Norwegian Society of Automatic Control (NFA).
2013–Present The Norwegian Society of Graduate Technical and Scientific Professionals (TEKNA).
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Computer and Technical Skills
CAE MathWorks Matlab/Simulink, National Instruments LabVIEW, Maplesoft Maple, ITI SimulationX,
20-Sim, MSC Visual Nastran 4D.
CAD
FEA
Industrial IT
Other
Dassault Systèmes CATIA, Autodesk Inventor & AutoCAD.
Impetus AFEA, Dassault Systèmes Abaqus.
ABB ACS800, Siemens SIMATIC STEP 7 & SIMBApro.
Microsoft Office, LATEX.
Languages
- Polish: mother tongue
- English: proficient
- German: basic
- Norwegian: basic.
References
Available upon request.
Publications
Summary
Journals, conferences, books, and patents: >45
Total citations (Google Scholar): >300
h-index (Google Scholar): 11.
Journal Articles
22. W. Pawlus, M.R. Hansen, M. Choux, and G. Hovland. Mitigation of fatigue damage and
vibration severity of electric drivetrains by systematic selection of motion profiles. IEEE/ASME
Transactions on Mechatronics. ISSN: 1083-4435, DOI: 10.1109/TMECH.2016.2573587, 2016.
21. W. Pawlus, M. Choux, and M.R. Hansen. Hydraulic vs. electric: A review of actuation systems
in offshore drilling equipment. Modeling, Identification and Control. ISSN: 0332-7353, vol.37,
no.1, pp.1-17, 2016.
20. W. Pawlus, M. Choux, M.R. Hansen, and G. Hovland. Load torque estimation method to design
electric drivetrains for offshore pipe handling equipment. ASME Journal of Offshore Mechanics
and Arctic Engineering. ISSN: 0892-7219, vol.138, no.4, pp.041301:1-9, 2016.
19. W.Pawlus, H.R. Karimi, and K.G. Robbersmyr. Investigation of vehicle crash modeling techniques:
theory and application. International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology. ISSN:
0268-3768, vol.70, no.5-8, pp.965-993, 2014.
18. L. Zhao, W.Pawlus, H.R. Karimi, and K.G. Robbersmyr. Data-based modeling of vehicle crash
using Adaptive Neural-Fuzzy Inference System. IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics.
ISSN: 1083-4435, vol.19, no.2, pp.684-696, 2014.
17. W. Pawlus, H.R. Karimi, and K.G. Robbersmyr. Data-based modeling of vehicle collisions by
nonlinear autoregressive model and feedforward neural network. Information Sciences. ISSN:
0020-0255, vol.235, pp.65-79, 2013.
16. W. Pawlus and H.R. Karimi. A comparative study of phenomenological models of MR brake
based on neural networks approach. International Journal of Wavelets, Multiresolution and
Information Processing. ISSN: 1793-690X, vol.11, no.1, pp.1350009:1-30, 2013.
15. W. Pawlus, H.R. Karimi, and K.G. Robbersmyr. A fuzzy logic approach to modeling a vehicle
crash test. Central European Journal of Engineering. ISSN: 2081-9927, vol.3, no.1, pp.67-79,
2013.
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14. W. Pawlus and H.R. Karimi. Modeling and control of an autonomous mobile robot. International
Journal of Control Theory and Applications. ISSN: 0974-5572, vol.4, no.2, pp.125-154, 2012.
13. W. Pawlus, H.R. Karimi, and K.G. Robbersmyr. Wavelet-based estimation of modal parameters
of a vehicle involved in a full-scale impact. International Journal of Wavelets, Multiresolution
and Information Processing. ISSN: 1793-690X, vol.10, no.6, pp.1250057:1-29, 2012.
12. W. Pawlus, H.R. Karimi, and K.G. Robbersmyr. Reconstruction and simulation of the vehicle to
road safety barrier oblique collision based on the Levenberg-Marquardt algorithm. International
Journal of Crashworthiness. ISSN: 1754-2111, vol.17, no.6, pp.676-692, 2012.
11. H.R. Karimi, W. Pawlus, and K.G. Robbersmyr. Signal reconstruction, modeling and simulation
of a vehicle full-scale crash test based on Morlet wavelets. Neurocomputing. ISSN: 0925-2312,
vol.93, pp.88-99, 2012.
10. H.R. Karimi, W. Pawlus, and K.G. Robbersmyr. A review paper on vehicle crash and road safety
manufacturing. International Journal of Materials Engineering and Technology. ISSN: 0975-0444,
vol.7, no.2, pp.93-125, 2012.
9. W. Pawlus, H.R. Karimi, and K.G. Robbersmyr. Ahead prediction of kinematics of vehicles
under various collision circumstances by application of ARMAX autoregressive model. WSEAS
Transactions on Applied and Theoretical Mechanics. ISSN: 1991-8747, vol.6, no.2, pp.80-89,
2011.
8. W. Pawlus, K.G. Robbersmyr, and H.R. Karimi. Mathematical modeling and parameters estimation of a car crash using data-based regressive model approach. Applied Mathematical Modeling.
ISSN: 0307-904X, vol.35, no.10, pp.5091-5107, 2011.
7. W. Pawlus, H.R. Karimi, and K.G. Robbersmyr. Identification of a vehicle full-scale crash
viscoelastic system by recursive autoregressive moving average models. International Journal of
Control Theory and Applications. ISSN: 0974-5572, vol.4, no.1, pp.11-24, 2011.
6. W. Pawlus, H.R. Karimi, and K.G. Robbersmyr. Development of lumped-parameter mathematical
models for a vehicle localized impact. Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology. ISSN:
1976-3824, vol.25, no.7, pp.1737-1747, 2011.
5. W. Pawlus, H.R. Karimi, and K.G. Robbersmyr. Effects of different spring-mass model elastoplastic unloading scenarios on the vehicle crash model fidelity. ICIC Express Letters, Part B:
Applications. ISSN: 2185-2766, vol.2, no.4, pp.757-764, 2011.
4. W. Pawlus, H.R. Karimi, and K.G. Robbersmyr. Application of viscoelastic hybrid models to
vehicle crash simulation. International Journal of Crashworthiness. ISSN: 1754-2111, vol.16,
no.2, pp.195-205, 2011.
3. W. Pawlus, H.R. Karimi, and K.G. Robbersmyr. Mathematical modeling of a vehicle crash
test based on elasto-plastic unloading scenarios of spring-mass models. International Journal of
Advanced Manufacturing Technology. ISSN: 1433-3015, vol.55, no.1-4, pp.369-378, 2011.
2. W. Pawlus, H.R. Karimi, and K.G. Robbersmyr. Analysis of vehicle to pole collision models:
analytical methods and neural networks. International Journal of Control Theory and Applications.
ISSN: 0974-5572, vol.3, no.2, pp.57-77, 2010.
1. W. Pawlus, J.E. Nielsen, H.R. Karimi, and K.G. Robbersmyr. Development of mathematical
models for analysis of a vehicle crash. WSEAS Transactions on Applied and Theoretical Mechanics.
ISSN: 1991-8747, vol.5, no.2, pp.156-165, 2010.
Conference Articles
26. W. Pawlus, H.V. Khang, and M.R. Hansen, Identification of induction motor thermal model for
improved drivetrain design. Proceedings of the 22nd IEEE International Conference on Electrical
Machines, Lausanne, Switzerland, 4th-7th September 2016, pp.1778-1784.
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25. W. Pawlus, S.T. Kandukuri, G. Hovland, M. Choux, and M.R. Hansen, EKF-based estimation
and control of electric drivetrain in offshore pipe racking machine. Proceedings of the 17th
IEEE International Conference on Industrial Technology, Taipei, Taiwan, 14th-17th March 2016,
pp.153-158.
24. W. Pawlus, D. Frick, M. Morari, G. Hovland, and M. Choux. Drivetrain design optimization
for electrically actuated systems via Mixed Integer Programing. Proceedings of the 41st Annual
Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society. Yokohama, Japan, 9th-12th November
2015, pp.1465-1470.
23. W. Pawlus, I.C. Inouva, S. Øydna, T.K. Wroldsen, and G. Hovland. Next generation hardwarein-the-loop simulation enables advanced testing of offshore hydraulic systems. Proceedings of
the IADC Advanced Rig Technology Conference and Exhibition. Amsterdam, The Netherlands,
13th-14th October 2015, pp.1-7.
22. W. Pawlus, M.K. Ebbesen, M.R. Hansen, M. Choux, and G. Hovland. Comparative analysis of
numerical models of pipe handling equipment used in offshore drilling applications. Proceedings
of the 13th International Conference of Numerical Analysis and Applied Mathematics. Rhodes,
Greece, 22nd-28th September 2015, pp.370013:1-4.
21. W. Pawlus, M.R. Hansen, G. Hovland, and M. Choux. Torque peak reduction and overload
monitoring of induction motors in offshore drilling operations. Proceedings of the IEEE ACEMPOPTIM-ELECTROMOTION Joint Conference. Side, Turkey, 2nd-4th September 2015, pp.393398.
20. W. Pawlus, F. Liland, N. Nilsen, S. Øydna, G. Hovland, and T.K. Wroldsen. Optimization of a
high fidelity virtual model of a hydraulic hoisting system for real-time simulations. Proceedings of
the 8th SPE International Petroleum Technology Conference. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 10th-12th
December 2014, pp.1-11.
19. W. Pawlus, M. Choux, G. Hovland, S. Øydna, and M.R. Hansen. Modeling and simulation of
an offshore pipe handling machine. Proceedings of the 55th SIMS International Conference on
Simulation and Modeling. Aalborg, Denmark, 21st-22nd October 2014, pp.277-284.
18. W. Pawlus, M. Choux, G. Hovland, and H.V. Khang. Parameters identification of induction motor
dynamic model for offshore applications. Proceedings of the 10th IEEE/ASME International
Conference on Mechatronic and Embedded Systems and Applications. Senigallia, Italy, 10th-12th
September 2014, pp.1-6.
17. Q. Lu, W. Pawlus, H.R. Karimi, and K.G. Robbersmyr. Data-based modeling of vehicle collision
by LPV-ARMAX model approach. Proceedings of the 9th Asian Control Conference. Istanbul,
Turkey, 23rd-26th June 2013, pp.1-6.
16. L. Zhao, W. Pawlus, H.R. Karimi, and K.G. Robbersmyr. Adaptive Neural-Fuzzy Inference System
based method to modeling of vehicle crash. Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference
on Mechatronics. Vicenza, Italy, 27th February-1st March 2013, pp.370-375.
15. W. Pawlus, H.R. Karimi, and K.G. Robbersmyr. Application of fuzzy logic approach for modeling
of a vehicle to pole central collision. Proceedings of the 1st International Conference On Electrical
Engineering and Control Applications. Khenchela, Algeria, 20th-22nd November 2012, pp.1-6.
14. W. Pawlus, H.R. Karimi, and K.G. Robbersmyr. Multiresolution wavelet-based approach to
identification of modal parameters of a vehicle full-scale crash test. Proceedings of the IEEE
Multi-Conference on Systems and Control. Dubrovnik, Croatia, 3rd-5th October 2012, pp.11721177.
13. W. Pawlus, H.R. Karimi, and K.G. Robbersmyr. Reproduction of kinematics of cars involved in
crash events using nonlinear autoregressive models. Proceedings of the IEEE Multi-Conference
on Systems and Control. Dubrovnik, Croatia, 3rd-5th October 2012, pp.563-568.
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12. W. Pawlus and H.R. Karimi. Neural network-based models for a vibration suppression system
equipped with MR brake. Proceedings of the 6th IEEE International Conference on Intelligent
Systems. Sofia, Bulgaria, 6th-8th September 2012, pp.330-335.
11. W. Pawlus, H.R. Karimi, and K.G. Robbersmyr. Reconstruction of crash pulse of a vehicle
involved in central localized collision based on Morlet wavelets. Proceedings of the 31st Chinese
Control Conference. Hefei, China, 25th-27th July 2012, pp.1811-1816.
10. W. Pawlus, K.G. Robbersmyr, H.R. Karimi, and A. Fanghol. The performance investigation of
viscoelastic hybrid models in vehicle crash event representation. Proceedings of the IFAC 18th
World Congress. Milano, Italy, 28th August-2nd September 2011, pp.2138-2143.
9. H.R. Karimi, W. Pawlus, and K.G. Robbersmyr. Influence of unloading modes of spring-massdamper models on vehicle to pole collision simulation results. Proceedings of the 30th Chinese
Control Conference. Yantai, China, 22nd-24th July 2011, pp.5919-5923.
8. H.R. Karimi, W. Pawlus, and K.G. Robbersmyr. A recursive model for nonlinear spring-massdamper estimation of a vehicle localized impact. Proceedings of the 4th WSEAS International
Conference on Engineering Mechanics, Structures, Engineering Geology. Corfu Island, Greece,
14th-16th July 2011, pp.473-478.
7. W. Pawlus, K.G. Robbersmyr, and H.R. Karimi. Performance evaluation of feedforward neural
networks for modeling a vehicle to pole central collision. Proceedings of the 4th WSEAS
International Conference on Engineering Mechanics, Structures, Engineering Geology. Corfu
Island, Greece, 14th-16th July 2011, pp.467-472.
6. W. Pawlus, H.R. Karimi, and K.G. Robbersmyr. A comprehensive survey on vehicle crash and
road safety devices manufacturing. Proceedings of the 44th CIRP International Conference on
Manufacturing Systems. Madison, Wisconsin, USA, 31st May-3rd June 2011, pp.1-6.
5. W. Pawlus, H.R. Karimi, and K.G. Robbersmyr. Parameter estimation of vehicle crash mathematical models using regressive models approach. Proceedings of the 24th International Congress
on Condition Monitoring and Diagnostics Engineering Management COMADEM 2011. Stavanger,
Norway, 30th May-1st June 2011, pp.1180-1189.
4. W. Pawlus, H.R. Karimi, and K.G. Robbersmyr. Vehicle kinematics ahead prediction for localized
impact by the means of autoregressive model with exogenous input. Proceedings of the 5th
WSEAS European Computing Conference. Paris, France, 28th-30th April 2011, pp.370-375.
3. W. Pawlus, J.E. Nielsen, H.R. Karimi, and K.G. Robbersmyr. Comparative analysis of vehicle to
pole collision models established using analytical methods and neural networks. Proceedings of
the 5th IET International System Safety Conference. Manchester, UK, 18th-20th October 2010,
pp.1-6.
2. W. Pawlus, J.E. Nielsen, H.R. Karimi, and K.G. Robbersmyr. Further results on mathematical
models of vehicle localized impact. Proceedings of the 3rd International Symposium on Systems
and Control in Aeronautics and Astronautics. Harbin, China, 8th-10th June 2010, pp.1047-1052.
1. W. Pawlus, J.E. Nielsen, H.R. Karimi, and K.G. Robbersmyr. Mathematical modeling and analysis
of a vehicle crash. Proceedings of the 4th WSEAS European Computing Conference. Bucharest,
Romania, 20th-22nd April 2010, pp.194-199.
Books
1. W. Pawlus and J.E. Nielsen. Development of mathematical models for vehicle to pole collision.
ISBN 978-90-423-0401-7, Shaker Publishing, Maastricht, 2010.
Patents
1. W. Pawlus, S. Øydna, F. Liland, and I.C. Inouva. Improved method for testing a control system.
International Patent, no.: WO2015135740, 17.09.2015.
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