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Name School Scientific field Phone/E-mail
Andrei Manolescu, Ph.D. Professor Department of Engineering Nanoelectronics
Spintronics
Quantum Transport
Computational Methods
+354 599 6511
+354 617 9511 manoles@ru.is 
Andri Fannar Bergþórsson, Ph.D. Specialist
Department of Law
White Collar Crimes
Company Law
European Law
+ 354 599 6294
andrib@ru.is
Anna Björk Nikulásdóttir, MA
Researcher

Department of Engineering


annabn@ru.is 
Anna Ingólfsdóttir, Ph.D. Professor Department of Computer Science Concurrency Theory
Process Algebra
Logic in Computer Science
+354 599 6319
annai@ru.is
Anna María Sitek, Ph.D. Postdoctoral researcher Department of Engineering
Core-shell nanostructures
Polygonal quantum rings Superradiance
Quantum optics
annams@ru.is
Antonios Achilleos, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral researcher

Department of Computer Science

Logic
Computational Complexity
Modal Logic
Justification Logic
Satisfiability Testing 
antonios@ru.is 
Ágúst Valfells, Ph.D.
Chair
Department of Engineering Vacuum Electronics

Energy Affairs

 
+354 599 6458
+354 825 6458
av@ru.is
Álfgeir Kristjánsson, Ph.D. Associate professor
Department of Psychology
Psychology
alfgeir@ru.is
Ármann Gylfason, Ph.D.
Associate professor
Department of Engineering Aerospace Engineering
Turbulent Flow
+354 599 6307
armann@ru.is
Ásgeir Rúnar Helgason, Ph.D. Associate professor Department of Business Psychology
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
+46 72 5266084
asgeirr@ru.is 
Ásrún Matthíasdóttir, Ph.D. Assistant professor Department of Engineering Information and Communication Technology in Education
Pedagogy of Online Learning Online Teaching Material
+354 599 6272
+354 820 6272
asrun@ru.is
Auður Arna Arnardóttir, Ph.D. Assistant professor Department of Business Industrial and Organizational Psychology
Human Resource Management
Groups and Teams Counselling
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
+354 599 6305
+354 863 0749
auduraa@ru.is
Axel Hall, Ph.D.
Assistant professor
Department of Business Economics +354 599 6317
axelhall@ru.is
Berglind Sveinbjörnsdóttir, Ph.D. Assistant professor
Department of Psychology
Psychology
Behavior analysis
  berglindsv@ru.is
Birna Baldursdóttir, MPH Adjunct   Department of Psychology Public Health
Health Promotion
Prevention and Education
Health Policy
Systematic Planning
Implementation and Evaluation
Physical Activity and Health
Adolescent Health Promotion
+354 599 6536 birnabaldurs@ru.is
Bjarni Már Magnússon, Ph.D. Associate Professor Department of Law Public International Law, especially the Law of the Sea   +354 599 6428
bjarnim@ru.is
Bjarni Vilhjálmur Halldórsson, Ph.D.
Associate professor
Department of Engineering Bioinformatics
Biostatistics
Mathematics
Algorithms
+ 354 599 6247
+ 354 615 1729
bjarnivh@ru.is
Björn Þór Jónsson, Ph.D. Associate Professor  Department of Computer Science Databases
Web Search Engines
Multimedia
Copyright Protection
Database Systems
+354 599 6240
+354 820 6240
bjorn@ru.is
Bryndís Björk Ásgeirsdóttir, Ph.D. Associate professor, Dean

Dean, School of Social Sciences

Developmental Psychology
Social Psychology
Youth research
Violence Against Children and Adolescents
Stress in the Lives of Adolescents and its Consequences
Resilience and Positive Psychology
+354 825 6432
bryndis@ru.is
Brynja Björk Magnúsdóttir, Ph.D.
Assistant professor
Department of Psychology
Natural language processing Automatic speech recognition
+354 599 6413
brynjabm@ru.is
David C. Finger, Ph.D.
Assistant professor  
Department of Engineering
Environmental engineering
Environmental modeling
Water resources research
Hydropower production
Environmental Impacts
+354 599 6517
david@ru.is 
David Griswold, Ph.D.
Associate professor
Department of Business Finance +354 659 3968
griswold@ru.is
Dimo Dimov, Ph.D. Professor
Department of Business
Entrepreneurial Finance
Venture Capital
dimo@ru.is
Eiríkur Elís Þorláksson, Chair, LLM Associate professor Department of Law Private Law, Judicial procedure, Enforcement Procedure Law
+354 8990193 eirikureth@ru.is
Eyjólfur Ingi Ásgeirsson, Ph.D. Associate professor Department of Engineering Optimization
Algorithms
Scheduling
+354 599 6385
eyjo@ru.is
Eyþór R. Þórhallsson, M.Sc. Associate professor Department of Applied Engineering Structural Engineering
Concrete Material Science
Reinforced Concrete Structures
Earthquake Resistant Design
Hydro Power Plants Design
Supervision of Construction Projects
+354 599 6484
eythor@ru.is
Ewa Ryszarda Lazarczyk Carlson, Ph.D.
Assistant professor
Department of Business
Financial Economics      +354 599 6375
ewalazarczyk@ru.is
Friðrik Már Baldursson, Ph.D. Professor Department of Business Financial Economics
Industrial Economics Environmental and Resource Economics
+354 599 6396
+354 825 6396
fmb@ru.is
Gísli H. Guðjónsson, Ph.D. Professor Department of Business Judicial Psychology ghg@ru.is
Guðmundur Sigurðsson, Dr. juris.
Professor
Department of Law Law of Torts
Insurance Law
Maritime and Transport Law
+354 599 6405
+354 825 6405
gudmundur@ru.is
Guðrún Arnbjörg Sævarsdóttir, Ph.D. Associate professor
Department of Engineering Renewable Energy
Geothermal Utilization Metallurgical Production Processes i.e. Silicon and Aluminium
Environmental Effect of Energy Intensive Production Processes 
+354 599 6345
+354 898 8667 gudrunsa@ru.is 
Gunnar Þorgilsson, Ph.D. Assistant professor Department of Engineering   gunnarth@ru.is 
Gylfi Þór Guðmundsson, Ph.D.
Adjunct
Department of Science
  gylfig@ru.is
Hafrún Kristjánsdóttir, 

Department Chair, Cand. Psych.Adjunct

Department of Sport Science Sport and Exercise Psychology
 
+354 599 6389
hafrunkr@ru.is
Halldór Guðfinnur Svavarsson, Ph.D.
Associate professor
Department of Engineering Semiconductors
Solar Cells
Silicon
Ceramic Materials
Nanotechnology
+354 599 6309 halldorsv@ru.is 
Halldóra Þorsteinsdóttir, Cand. juris Specialist
Department of Law
Private Law
Media Law
Criminal Procedure
halldorath@ru.is
Hallgrímur Arnalds, Cand scient Assistant professor Department of Computer Science Programming
Operating Systems
+354 599 6243
hallgrimur@ru.is
Hallur Þór Sigurðarson, Ph.D. Assistant professor
Department of Business

Innovation and Entrepreneurship

hallursig@ru.is
Hannes Högni Vilhjálmsson, Ph.D. Professor Department of Computer Science Virtual Reality
Computer Games
Online Communication
Artificial Intelligence
Artificial Social Intelligence
+354 599 6323
hannes@ru.is
Hans P. Reiser 
Assistant Professor
Department of computer science Security, Dependability, Distributed Systems, Virtualization  hansr@ru.is 
Haraldur Auðunsson, Ph.D. Associate Professor Department of Engineering Physics
Radiography
Geomagnetism
+354 599 6478
+354 825 6478
haraldura@ru.is
Haukur Freyr Gylfason, MA Adjunct Department of Business Research Methods
Health Economics
Quality of Life
Behavioural Finance
+354 599 6502
haukurgy@ru.is
Haukur Ingi Jónasson, Ph.D. Assistant professor Department of Engineering Planning
Management
Project Management
Ethics
+354 599 6508
haukuringi@ru.is
Haukur Logi Karlsson, Ph.D. Postdoctoral researcher
Department of Law
EU constitutional law
EU competition law
EU state aid law
+354 599 6266
haukurlk@ru.is
Heiðdís B. Valdimarsdóttir, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Psychology Health Psychology Psychoneuroimmunolgy
Interactive Medical Decision Making    
Quality of Life
heiddisb@ru.is 
Heimir Örn Herbertsson, Cand. juris Specialist
Department of Law
Corporate Law
Competition Law

+354 899 7769 heimiroh@ru.is
Helgi Þór Ingason, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Engineering Project Management
Quality Management
Energy Carriers of the Future System Dynamics
+354 599 6532
helgithor@ru.is
Henning Arnór Úlfarsson, Ph.D. Assistant professor Department of Computer Science Algebraic Combinatorics
Algebraic Geometry
+354 899 8552
henningu@ru.is 
Hlynur Stefánsson, Ph.D. Associate professor Department of Engineering Decision-Making
Operations Research
Energy
Sustainability
+354 599 6308
hlynurst@ru.is
Hrafn Loftsson, Ph.D.
Associate professor
Department of Computer Science Language Technology
Machine Translation
Programming Languages
+354 599 6227
+354 820 6227
hrafn@ru.is  
Hrefna Sigríður Briem, M.Sc. Director of B.Sc. Program. Department of Business Management
Strategy
Performance Management Balanced Scorecard
+354 599 6352
+354 825 6352
hrefnab@ru.is
Indriði Sævar Ríkharðsson, M.Sc.

Assistant professor

Department of Applied Engineering FEM Analysis
Computer Assisted Design Mechanical Design
PLC Control
Industrial Robots
Control Systems
Feedback Control Systems Electrical Cars
+354 599 6436
+354 863 6302 ind@ru.is
Inga Dóra Sigfúsdóttir, Ph.D. Professor Department of Psychology Sociology of Education and Science
Adolescent Health Behavior
Adolescent Substance Use Substance Use Prevention Adolescent Health
+354 599 6401
ingadora@ru.is
Inga Rún Helgadóttir, M.Sc.
Researcher

Department of Engineering

Speech Recognition for Icelandic 


ingarun@ru.is 
Ingi Þór Einarsson, M.Sc. Adjunct
Department of Sport Science
 Sport Science
+354 694 7323
ingithore@ru.is
Ingunn Sæmundsdóttir
Associate professor
Department of Engineering Soil Mechanics
Geotechnical Engineering
+354 599 6440
ingunn@ru.is
Jack James, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Psychology Health Psychology
Behavioural Medicine
Cardiovascular Psychophysiology Psychopharmacology of Dietary Caffeine Behavioural Epidemiology
Applied Behaviour analysis
+354 5996449 jack@ru.is
Jacob Lund Orquin, Ph.D. Associate professor
Department of Business
Consumer behavior
jacoblundo@ru.is
Jacqueline Clare Mallett, Ph.D. Assistant professor Department of Computer Science Complex Systems
Networks
Simulation
Distributed systems
Financial Analysis
Economics/Banking
jacky@ru.is
Jose Miguel Saavedra Garcia, Ph.D.
Professor 
Department of Sport Science
  Sport Science
+354 599 6343
saavedra@ru.is  
Joseph Timothy Foley, Ph.D. Assistant professor Department of Engineering Software Engineering
Operating Systems
Physical and Network Security Radio Frequency Identification Mechanical Design
Manufacturing Rapid Prototyping Mechatronics
Digital Electronics 
+354 599 6569
+354 661 7658 foley@ru.is
Jón Friðrik Sigurðsson, Ph.D. Professor and Director of M.Sc. in Clinical Psychology Department of Business Judicial Psychology

Clinical Psychology

 
jonfsig@ru.is
Jón Guðnason, Ph.D.
Assistant professor
Department of Engineering Signal Processing
Pattern Recognition
Speech Recognition for Icelandic
Underwater Sound
+354 599 6435 jg@ru.is  
Jónas Þór Snæbjörnsson, Ph.D. Professor and Department Head of Civil Engineering Department of Engineering Structural Engineering
Wind- and earthquake engineering 
+354 599 6528 jonasthor@ru.is 
Judy Fong, B.Sc. Specialist
Department of Engineering
Natural Language Processing
judyfong@ru.is
Juliet Newson, Ph.D. Executive director of Iceland School of Energy
Department of Engineering
Green Energy
Geothermal Reservoir Engineering 
julietn@ru.is
Kamilla Rún Jóhannsdóttir, Ph.D. Assistant professor Department of Psychology Psychology
Applied Cognitive Psychology
Cognitive Research
Philosophy of Mind
kamilla@ru.is
Karl Ægir Karlsson, Ph.D. Professor Department of Engineering Behavioral Neuroscience +354 599 6467
+354 825 6467 karlk@ru.is
Katrín Ólafsdóttir, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Business Labour Economics
Public Economics
Economic Forecast
+354 599 6421
katrino@ru.is
Kristinn Torfason, Ph.D. Postdoctoral researcher Department of Engineering   kristinnt@ru.is 
Kristín Haraldsdóttir, LLM Associate professor Department of Law Property Law
Law of Natural Resources
European Law
+354 599 6354 kristinhar@ru.is
Kristinn R. Þórisson, Ph.D. Professor Department of Computer Science Artificial Intelligence
Cognitive Science
Robotics
Semantic Web
Simulation
+354 599 6427
thorisson@ru.is
Kristján Rúnarsson, M.A. Research Associate
Department of Engineering
  kristjanr@ru.is
Kristján Vigfússon, MBA
Adjunkt and MBA Director
Department of Business
Energy issues
Climate issues
International trade
Administration
Market and government research
European Union
+354 860 2077
kristjanv (hjá) ru.is
Luca Aceto, Ph.D.
Professo, 

Chair of Department of Computer Science

  
Department of Computer Science Theoretical Computer Science Concurrent Systems
System Modelling and Verification
+354 599 6419
luca@ru.is
Magnús Kjartan Gíslason, Ph.D. Assistant professor Department of Engineering   magnuskg@ru.is 
Magnús Már Halldórsson, Ph.D. Professor and Director at the Icelandic Centre of Excellence in Theoretical Computer Science Department of Computer Science Analysis of Algorithms
Graph Theory
Wireless Systems
Bioinformatics
+354 599 6384
+354 825 6384
mmh@ru.is
Marcel Kyas, Ph.D. Assistant Professor  Department of Computer Science Positioning, tracking, navigation
Statistical methods
Embedded systems
Concurrent systems
Distributed systems
Formal methods
marcel@ru.is
Margrét Einarsdóttir, LLM Associate professor Department of Law European Law +354 599 6473
+354 695 2502
margreteinars@hr.is
Margrét Vala Kristjánsdóttir, LLM/MPA
Associate professor
Department of Law Administration Law
Law of Natural Resources
+354 599 6223
+354 820 6223
margretvala@ru.is
María K. Jónsdóttir, Ph.D. Associate Professor Department of Psychology Neuropsycology,
Dementia/mild cognitive impairment
Traumatic brain injury
 +354 599 6267
mariakj@ru.is
María Sigríður Guðjónsdóttir, Ph.D.
Assistant professor
Department of Engineering
Mechanical engineering
Energy
Geothermal energy
Power plants
Geothermal reservoirs
+354 599 6304
msg@ru.is 
Marina Candi, Ph.D.
Associate professor
Department of Business Innovation
Service Innovation
Aesthetic Design
Innovation Management
+354 599 6418
marina@ru.is
Marta Kristín Lárusdóttir, Ph.D. Assistant professor and Director of CRESS Department of Computer Science User Testing
Used-based Design
Requirements Analysis
+354 599 6264
+354 893 9868
marta@ru.is
Marta Serwatko, M.Sc. Research associate
Department of Engineering
  martas@ru.is
Már Wolfgang Mixa, Ph.D.
Assistant professor

Department of Business

Finance
Investments
Behavioral Economics
Banks and Financial Institutions Equity and bonds
marmixa@ru.is
Michal Borsky, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral researcher
Department of Engineering Digital signal processing
Speech processing
Voice quality assessment
Phonetics
Machine learning
michalb@ru.is 
Mohamed Abdel-Fattah, Ph.D. Assistant professor 

Department of Engineering

 
Electrical power engineering
Power system protection
Power system transients
Self-healing in smart grids
+354 599 6555
abdelfattah@ru.is  
Mohammad Hamdaqa, Ph.D. Assistant professor Department of Computer Science Cloud Computing and IoT
Cloud DevOps
Software Engineering
Model Driven Engineering
Social Network Analytics 
mhamdaqa@ru.is 
Olivier M.S. Moschetta, Ph.D. Assistant professor
Department of Engineering
Numerical Analysis

Linear Algebra

 
olivierm@ru.is
Ólafur Andri Ragnarsson
Adjunct
Department of Computer Science Design and Software Developments Technological Developments +354 599 6200
andri@ru.is
Ólafur E. Sigurjónsson, Ph.D. Professor Department of Engineering Stem Cells
Cell Biology
Tissue Engineering
+354 543 5523
+354 694 9427
oes (hjá) hr.is
Ólafur H. Wallevik, Ph.D. Professor Department of Applied Engineering Concrete Technology
High Strength Concrete
Rheology of Fresh Concrete
+354 599 6200
olafurw@ru.is
Paolo Gargiulo, Ph.D.
Associate professor
Department of Engineering Medical Imaging and Modeling Clinical Engineering
Rapid Prototyping and Clinical Applications 
paolo@ru.is
Páll Kr. Pálsson
Assistant Professor
Department of Engineering Innovation
Engineering Management
Entrepreneurship
+354 534 5050
+354 820 1030
pkp@ru.is
Páll Jensson, Ph.D.
Professor and Department Head
Department of Engineering Operations Research
Profitability Assessment
Production Management
+354 599 6563
pallj@ru.is 
Páll Ríkharðsson, Ph.D.
Department of Business Management Accounting
Information Management
Accounting Systems
pallrik@ru.is
Ragnar Kristjánsson, Ph.D. Assistant professor Department of Engineering  Power Systems
+354 599 6567
ragnark@ru.is 
Rannveig S. Sigurvinsdóttir, Ph.D. Assistant professor
Department of Psychology 
Psychology
Experimental Psychology
rannveigs@ru.is
Ragnhildur Helgadóttir, Ph.D. 

Professor, President

 

Constitutional Law
Administration Law
Social Security Law
+354 599 6282
+354 820 6282
ragnhildurh@ru.is
Sarah McGarrity, Ph.D. Postdoctoral researcher
Department of Engineering
  sarahm@ru.is
Sigurður Ingi Erlingsson, Ph.D. Professor Department of Engineering Theoretical Physics
Transport in Nanostructure Quantum Optics
Spintronics
Quantum Computation 
+354 599 6515 sie@ru.is
Simon Dymond, Ph.D.

Associate professor

Department of Business
Behaviour analysis
Experimental psychopathology
Fear
Avoidance
Gambling
simond@ru.is

Slawomir Marcin Koziel, Ph.D. Professor

Department of Engineering Electrical Engineering
Numerical Modeling
Optimization
Computer Aided Design 
+354 599 6376 koziel@ru.is 

Stanislav Ogurtsov, Ph.D. Postdoctoral researcher

Department of Engineering CAD for EM
Microwave
Photonic Engineering 
+354 599 6539 stanislav@ru.is 
Stefan Wendt, Ph.D.
Assistant professor
Department of Business
Corporate Finance
Financial Markets and Intermediation
Risk Management
Behavioral Finance
Corporate Governance
+354 599 6346 stefanwendt@ru.is
Stephan Schiffel, Ph.D. Postdoctoral researcher Department of Computer Science Artificial Intelligence Search
General Game Playing
Action Formalisms 
stephans@ru.is
Sverrir Ólafsson, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Engineering Risk Management
Interest Rate Modeling
Hedging Strategies
Real Options
+354 599 6332   
00 44(0)7703 403 324
sverriro@ru.is
Tarmo Uustalu, Ph.D. Professor
Department of Computer Science
Functional
Programming / Programming Languages
tarmo@ru.is
Ubaid Ullah, Ph.D. Postdoctoral researcher
Department of Engineering

ubaidu@ru.is
William Scott Harvey, Ph.D.
Visiting professor

Department of Computer Science

Geothermal Power
Renewable Energy
Project Management
harvey@ru.is 
Þorgeir Pálsson, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Science and Engineering Automation
System engineering
Aviation
+354 599 6357
tpalsson@ru.is
Þóra Hallgrímsdóttir, Cand.juris Specialist Department of Law Insurance Law
Compensations
+354 599 6415
+354 863 7222
thh@hr.is
Þórdís Ingadóttir, LLM
Associate professor
Department of Law International Law
International Courts
International institutions
+354 599 6290
+354 820 6290
thi@ru.is
Þórður Helgason, Ph.D.
Associate professor
Department of Engineering Biomedical Technology
Medical Instruments
Electrical Stimulation
+354 543 5737
+354 824 5737
thordurh@ru.is
Þórður Víkingur Friðgeirsson, Ph.D.
Assistant professor
Department of Engineering Project Management
Decision Analysis
Risk Management
+354 599 6334
thordurv@ru.is
Þorlákur Karlsson, Ph.D. Associate professor Department of Business Research Methods Surveys and Questionnaire Design
Experiments
Marketing Research
Statistics
Sampling
Psychology of Learning Behavior Analysis
+354 599 6420
thorlakur@ru.is
Þröstur Olaf Sigurjónsson, Ph.D. Associate professor Department of Business Strategy
Corporate Structuring
Management
Strategic Planning
Career Management
+354 599 6245
throstur@ru.is
Valdimar Sigurðsson, Ph.D. Professor Department of Business Consumer Behaviour
Marketing Research
Experimental Marketing
Economic Psychology
Marketing of Food Products / Retailing
+354 599 6356
valdimars@ru.is
Vishnu M. Ramachandran Girija, Ph.D. Assistant professor Department of Business
Digital marketing
Consumer psychology
Marketing research 
+354 599 6571
rgvishnu@ru.is 
Yonatan Afework Tesfahunegn, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral researcher
Department of Engineering Mechanical Engineering
Aerodynamics
Numerical Modeling (Computational Fluid Mechanics (CFD) Finite Element Method (FEM))
Optimization
Computer Aided Design 
yonatant@ru.is
Yngvi Björnsson, Ph.D.
Dean / Professor
Department of Computer Science Artificial Intelligence
Computer Games
+354 599 6226
yngvi@ru.is

 


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