Per Gunnar Auran

Background

Auran, Per Gunnar was born on November 3, 1968 in Soknedal, Norway. Son of Per Agnar and Grethe Johanne (Tysko) Auran.

Education

Msc, Norwegian Institute of Technology, Trondheim, 1991. Doctor of Engineering, Norwegian Institute of Technology, Trondheim, 1996.

Career

Scientific assistant Norwegian Institute of Technology, 1992-1996. Research scientist PFI, Trondheim, Norway, 1996-2000, FAST Search and Transfer ASA, Trondheim, 2000—2003, Yahoo!, since 2003.

Achievements

• Per Gunnar Auran has been listed as a notable research scientist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Associate member Smithsonian Institute. Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, International Society for Optical Engineering, Association of Computing Machinery (member International Organization Standardization and European Committee Standardization committees), Norske Sivilingeniorens Forening, International Federation Automatic Control, International Association Pattern Recognition, Inc., The Planetary Society, Scandinavian Standardization Organization.

Interests

• Avocations: backpacking, fishing.___.

Connections

Father:

Per Agnar Auran

Mother:

Grethe Johanne (Tysko) Auran