26th Nordic Process Control Workshop 2026 (NPCW 2026)

NPC Working Group Members (year of election)

  • John Bagterp Jørgensen, DTU, Denmark (2009; 2015; 2022) (chair)

  • Torsten Wik, CTH, Sweden (2013; 2019; 2025) (Co-Chair)

  • Francesco Corona, Aalto University, Finland (2019; 2025) (Past Chair)

  • Johannes Jäschke, NTNU, Norway (2018; 2023)

  • Wolfgang Birk, Predge AB / Luleå University of technology, Sweden (2018, 2023)

  • Gurkan Sin, DTU, Denmark (2009; 2015; 2022)

  • Elling W. Jacobsen, KTH, Sweden (1994; 2000; 2006; 2012; 2018; 2023)

  • Jeno Kovacs, Sumitomo SHI FW Energia, Finland (2010; 2016; 2022)

  • Alf Isaksson, ABB, Sweden (2004; 2010; 2016; 2022)

  • Christer Utzen, GEA Process Engineering A/S, Denmark (2015; 2022)

  • Iiro Harjunkoski, Aalto Univ., Finland (2016; 2022)

  • Morten Hovd, NTNU, Norway (2018; 2023)

  • Jakob Kjøbsted Huusom, DTU, Denmark (2018; 2023)

  • Jari Böling, Tuurku University, Finland (2019; 2023)

  • Nicholas Alsop, Borealis, Sweden (2022)

  • Olav Slupphaug, ABB, Norway (2022)

  • Idelfonso Nogueira, NTNU, Norway (2025)

  • Tiina Komulainen, OsloMet University, Norway (2025)

  • Dina Shona Laila, Luleå University of Technology, Sweden (2025)

  • Elvira Bergheim, Equinor, Norway (2025)

Previous members of the Working Group:

  • Steinar Sælid, Prediktor AS, Norway (1994-1999)

  • Blenda Weibull, Sweden (1994-1995)

  • Ib Dybkjær, Haldor Topsøe A/S, Denmark (1994-1996)

  • Magne Hillestad, Statoil, Norway (1994-1998)

  • Kurt Waller, Åbo Akademi, Finland (1989-1998)

  • Bo Egardt, CTH, Sweden (1994-1998)

  • Stig Strand, Statoil, Norway (1998-2002)

  • Charlotte Stub Nielsen, Haldor Topsøe, Denmark (1998-2002)

  • David Cameron, Fantoft Prosess, Norway (1994-2004)

  • Pertti Makila, Tampere Univ. of Technology, Finland (2001-2004)

  • Leif Hammarstrøm, Neste Oy Process Automation, Finland (1994-2007)

  • Gunnar Berggren, Borealis, Sweden (2001-2007)

  • Sten Bay Jørgensen, DTU, Denmark (1989-2009)

  • Jørgen Knudsen, FLS-Automation, Denmark (1998-2009)

  • Jan Richard Sagli, Statoil, Norway (2003-2009)

  • Kaj Juslin, VTT, Finland (1995-2012)

  • Claes Breitholtz, CTH, Sweden (1989-1993; 1998-2013)

  • Tommy Mølbak, Dong Energy, Denmark (2009-2014)

  • Sirkka-Liisa Jamsa-Jounela, Helsinki Univ. Tech., Finland (2004-2016)

  • Bjarne Foss, NTNU, Norway (2000-2017)

  • Kurt Erik Häggblom, Åbo Akademi, Finland (1998-2019)

  • Hans Aalto, Neste Jacobs, Finland (2007-2019)

  • Krister Forsman, Perstorp, Sweden (2013-2019)

  • Bjørn Glemmestad, Yara, Norway (2007-2019)

  • Jan Peter Axelsson, Vascaia, Sweden (1997-2022)

  • Tore Hägglund, Sweden (2009-2022)

  • Annika Leonard, Vattenfall, Sweden (2004-2023)

  • Bernt Lie, Telemark Univ. College, Norway (2007-2023)

  • Sigurd Skogestad, NTNU, Norway (1989-2025)

Previous chairs of the Working Group:

  • Sten Bay Jørgensen, Denmark (1989) (Initiated NDF project)

  • Sigurd Skogestad, Norway (1994-98) (first chair of NPC working group)

  • Elling W. Jacobsen, Sweden (1999-2007)

  • Sirkka-Liisa Jamsa-Jounela, Finland (2007-2009)

  • Tore Hägglund, Sweden (2009-2010)

  • John Bagterp Jørgensen, Denmark (2010-2012)

  • Jeno Kovacs, Finland (2012-2013)

  • Sigurd Skogestad, Norway (2014-2015)

  • Elling W. Jacobsen, Sweden (2015-2016)

  • Kurt Erik Häggblom, Finland (2016-2018)

  • Gurkan Sin, Denmark (2018-2019)

  • Wolfgang Birk, Sweden (2019-2022)

  • Johannes Jäschke, NTNU, Norway (2022-2023)

  • Francesco Corona, Aalto University, Finland (2023-2025)