“SINTEF is a research organization in Norway with many different branches. I specifically worked in the Industry Branch focused on geophysics. I, along with my fellow MISTI colleague, developed a software suite for drone operators to quickly analyze their sensor outputs while on the field. The sensors they used included a ground penetrating radar, magnetometer, multispectral camera, and gamma ray spectrometer. This is integral for de-mining operations in Ukraine as they have little time to work and the current data visualization/validation methods are very slow and heavy.” -Kristian Praizner
Kristian's Story
Kristian Praizner (BS Artificial Intelligence and Decision Making '26) traveled to Trondheim, Norway, in summer 2025 to work on developing drone technology for detecting war remnants.
“The experience gave me a lot of career experience and the ability to work alongside high level scientists. It also helped me further my software engineering knowledge and skillset.
I hope to continue working on maintaining the software in the future. I hope it gets used and new bugs are found so that I can fix them and make the product better. We also plan to give our presentation to more people on campus to further the Ukraine discussion.”
Kristian Praizner
Major & Class Year
Artificial Intelligence & Decision Making '26
Location
Trondheim, Norway
MISTI Ukraine
Internship
MISTI Host
SINTEF