Harald Seim

Harald Seim currently serves as the Head of Department at Høgskolen i Østfold (HiØ) since August 2025. Prior to this role, Seim gained significant experience as a Quality Manager at Barco from April 2017 to July 2025 and as a Senior Program Manager at Itron from April 2015 to March 2017, where responsibilities included managing R&D programs for the Global Gas Business Unit. Seim's tenure at ST-Ericsson AB from 2002 to 2013 included various leadership positions, such as R&D Manager, Head of Modem R&D in Beijing, Head of Modem Verification, and Head of Modem Integration. Earlier experience includes roles at Ericsson Mobile Platforms AB and project management at Scandpower Information Technology AS and Ericsson Radar AS. Seim began a career in research as a Research Scientist at Norwegian Telecom Research, Telenor, after earning a Master's degree in Electronics and Information Technology from the University of Oslo.