Background & experience

Johannes Pippidis Lorentzen

Interdisciplinary researcher pursuing a PhD in Information Security and Communication Technology at NTNU. Background in criminology, physics, safety engineering, anti-money-laundering technology and Arctic fieldwork.

Professional experience

2017 to present

Lead IT Architect · DNB Bank ASA

Architecture leadership across anti-money-laundering, eFraud and machine-learning domains: long-term IT architecture and data, blueprints, technology strategy and solution design. Earlier roles included data science, data engineering and engineering team leadership. Two professional stays in the New York office involved AML and business topics.

2012–2013 2016–2017

Research & teaching assistant · NTNU

Teaching and feedback across four courses; review of health, safety and environment research in aquaculture; automation of a hydraulic ice test rig.

2012 & 2014

Department Engineer · Norwegian Polar Institute

Catalogued Antarctic iceberg observations and assessed the quality of the observation data.

Education

2024 to present

PhD, Information Security and Communication Technology NTNU

Research on AML system design and effectiveness, spanning detection engineering, agent-based modelling and regulatory analysis.

2018–2024

Bachelor of Criminology University of Oslo

Completed part-time alongside full-time work at DNB, motivated by professional experience in anti-money laundering and financial crime.

2015–2017

MSc, Safety, Health and Environment NTNU

Graduate study in safety, health and environment, with research into incidents and safety management in the Arctic.

2013–2015

Master of Physics NTNU UNIS

Physics studies in Trondheim and Longyearbyen, with field experiments and electromagnetic methods for measuring sea-ice thickness.

2009–2013

Bachelor of Physics NTNU UNIS

Focus on experimental and Arctic environmental physics, including one year at UNIS in Longyearbyen.

Academic service

2026 to present

Specialist Editor · International Journal of Economic Crime

Fieldwork

Arctic fieldwork

Land: 45 days Sea: three research cruises (22 days)

Volunteering & governance

Since 2011

Certified mountain guide · Norwegian Trekking Association (DNT)

2014–2017

Representative and committee roles · Velferdstinget i Trondheim

2014–2016

Control systems and leadership · Vortex NTNU

2012 & 2014

Student representative / observer · UNIS Board

Personal interests & languages

Languages

Norwegian (native) and English (fluent).

Outdoors

Climbing, hiking and mountain guiding, with a particular interest in Arctic environments.

Technical interests

Amateur radio, engineering projects and building practical tools.