Karl Andersson

Short Biography

After receiving his master degree in Computer Science and Technology from the Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden, Karl Andersson started his professional career as a consultant, project manager, business developer, and branch manager within the Capgemini Group. Returning to academia as a PhD Student he obtained his PhD degree after defending his thesis "On Access Network Selection Models and Mobility Support in Heterogeneous Wireless Networks". Karl is now an Assistant Professor in Pervasive and Mobile Computing at Luleå University of Technology, Skellefteå, Sweden and a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Columbia University, New York, USA. His research interests include mobility management, heterogeneous wireless networks, access network selection, location-based services, and mobile e-services.

Karl is a senior member of the IEEE (S'06, M'10, SM'11) including memberships in the Communications Society (ComSoc) and the Computer Society (CS). He has served as reviewer for a number of journals including IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, IEEE Transactions on Computers, IEEE Vehicular Technology Magazine, Computer Networks, Wireless Personal Communications, Wireless Networks, Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing, Journal of Wireless Mobile Networks, Ubiquitous Computing, and Dependable Applications, and International Journal of Ad Hoc and Ubiquitous Computing. Also, he has served as reviewer for many conferences including ICC, Globecom, VTC, WCNC, WiMob, IWCMC, and NTMS.

Karl is currently leading the EU funded project "NIMO - Nordic Interaction and Mobility Research Platform" with a total budget of 1.5 mEUR and partners from the Finnish universities in Oulu and Rovaniemi. Karl has also been granted financial support from the Swedish Research Council (VR) and Sweden America Foundation.

Research interests

• Mobility management
• Heterogeneous wireless networks
• Access network selection
• Mobile e-services
• Location-based services

Projects

• LBS-NGI: Location-based Services in Next-Generation Internet (funded by Sweden America Foundation)
• NIMO: Nordic Interaction and Mobility Research Platform (funded by EU InterReg IVA North)

Supervision of PhD Students

• Dan Johansson (co-advisor)

Publications

• K. Andersson and C. Åhlund, Optimized Access Network Selection in a Combined WLAN/LTE Environment, In Wireless Personal Communications, Volume 61, Number 4, pp. 739-751, December 2011
• K. Andersson, S. Al Mahmud Mostafa, and R. UI-Islam, Mobile VoIP User Experience in LTE, In Proceedings of 36th IEEE Conference on Local Computer Networks (LCN 2011), Bonn, Germany, October 2011
• K. Andersson, On Access Network Selection Models and Mobility Support in Heterogeneous Wireless Networks, Doctoral thesis, ISSN 1402-1544, ISBN 978-91-7439-151-0, Luleå University of Technology, November 2010
• M. Elkotob, D. Granlund, K. Andersson, and C. Åhlund, Multimedia QoE Optimized Management Using Prediction and Statistical Learning, In Proceedings of the 35th IEEE Conference on Local Computer Networks (LCN 2010), Denver, Colorado, USA, October 2010
• K. Andersson, A. Forte, and H. Schulzrinne, Enhanced Mobility Support for Roaming Users: Extending the IEEE 802.21 Information Service, In Proceedings of Eighth International Conference on Wired/Wireless Internet Communications (WWIC 2010), Lecture Notes of Computer Science 6074, pp. 52-63, Luleå, Sweden, June 2010
• K. Andersson, D. Granlund, M. Elkotob, and C. Åhlund, Bandwidth efficient mobility management for heterogeneous wireless networks, In Proceedings of the 7th Annual IEEE Consumer Communications and Networking Conference (CCNC 2010), Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, January 2010
• D. Granlund, K. Andersson, M. Elkotob, and C. Åhlund, A uniform AAA handling scheme for heterogeneous networking environments, In Proceedings of the 34th IEEE Conference on Local Computer Networks (LCN 2009), Zürich, Switzerland, October 2009
• K. Andersson and C. Åhlund, Mobile Mediator Control Function: An IEEE 802.21-based Mobility Management and Access Network Selection Model, In Proceedings of the 18th ICT-Mobile Summit, Santander, Spain, June 2009
• D. Granlund, K. Andersson, and R. Brännström, Estimating network performance using low impact probing, In Proceedings of 1st Workshop on Wireless Broadband Access for Communities and Rural Developing Regions (WIRELESS4D 08), Karlstad, Sweden, December 2008
• M. Elkotob and K. Andersson, Analysis and Measurement of Session Setup Delay and Jitter in VoWLAN Using Composite Metrics, In ACM International Conference Proceeding Series, Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous Multimedia (MUM2008), Umeå, Sweden, December 2008
• K. Andersson, M. Elkotob, and C. Åhlund, A new MIP-SIP Interworking Scheme, In ACM International Conference Proceeding Series, Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous Multimedia (MUM2008), Umeå, Sweden, December 2008
• K. Andersson, C. Åhlund, B. Sharma Gukhool, and S. Cherkaoui, Mobility management for highly mobile users and vehicular networks in heterogeneous environments, In Proceedings of the 33rd IEEE Conference on Local Computer Networks (LCN'08), Montreal, Canada, October 2008
• K. Andersson, On Access Network Selection Models in Heterogeneous Networking Environments, Licentitate thesis, 2008:29, ISSN 1402-1757, Luleå University of Technology, October 2008
• C. Åhlund, S. Wallin, K. Andersson, and R. Brännström, A Service Level Model and Internet Mobility Monitor, In Telecommunications Systems, Volume 37, Number 1-3, pp. 49-70, March 2008
• K. Andersson and C. Åhlund, A Mobility Management Scheme for Heterogeneous Environments Supporting Vehicular Speeds Using a Policy-Based Approach, In Proceedings of the 5th International Workshop Conference on Performance Modelling and Evaluation of Heterogeneous Networks (HET-NETs), Karlskrona, Sweden, February 2008
• K. Andersson, D. Granlund, and C. Åhlund, M4: MultiMedia Mobility Manager - a seamless mobility management architecture supporting multimedia applications, In ACM International Conference Proceeding Series, Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous Multimedia (MUM2007), Oulu, Finland, December 2007
• R. Brännström, C. Åhlund, K. Andersson, and D. Granlund, Multimedia Flow Mobility in Heterogenous Networks Using Multihomed Mobile IP, In Journal of Mobile Multimedia, Volume 3, Issue 3, pp. 218-234, September 2007
• K. Andersson, ANM. Zaheduzzaman Sarker, and C. Åhlund, Multihomed Mobile IPv6: OPNET Simulation of Network Selection and Handover Timing in Heterogeneous Networking Environments, In Proceedings of The Eleventh Annual OPNET Technology Conference (OPNETWORK 2007), Washington D.C., USA, August 2007
• K. Andersson, Always Best Served and Managed: Research Challenges in Future Mobile Multimedia Application Architectures, Research report, ISSN 1402-1528, 2007:08, Luleå University of Technology, April 2007
• C. Åhlund, R. Brännström, K. Andersson, and Ö. Tjernström, Multimedia Flow Mobility In Heterogeneous Networks Using Multihomed Mobile IPv6. In Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Advances in Mobile Computing and Multimedia (MoMM 2006), Yogyakarta, Indonesia, December 2006
• C. Åhlund, R. Brännström, K. Andersson, and Ö. Tjernström, Port-based Multihomed Mobile IPv6 for Heterogeneous Networks. In Proceedings of the 31st IEEE Conference on Local Computer Networks (IEEE LCN 2006), Tampa, Florida, USA, November 2006
• K. Andersson and C. Åhlund, An architecture for seamless mobility management in various types of applications using a combination of MIP and SIP. In Proceedings of the 4th Swedish National Computer Networking Workshop (SNCNW 2006), Luleå, Sweden, October 2006

Received Grants

• EU InterReg IVA North, Research project, 702.000 EUR, Main applicant, March 2011
• Swedish Research Council, Conference grant, 71.000 SEK, Main applicant, December 2010

Scholarships

• Sweden America Foundation, postdoctoral grant, 90.000 SEK, Stockholm, Sweden, 2011
• Nordea Norrland Foundation, travel grant, 22.000 SEK, Luleå, Sweden, 2009
• Nordea Norrland Foundation, travel grant, 10.000 SEK, Skellefteå, Sweden, 2006
• General scholarship funds at Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden, 1994
• Lindstrand's scholarship fund, Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden, 1994
• General scholarship funds at Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden, 1993

Conference Presentations

• 36th IEEE Conference on Local Computer Networks (LCN 2011), October 4-7, 2011, Bonn, Germany. Poster presentation
• 35th IEEE Conference on Local Computer Networks (LCN 2010), October 11-14, 2010, Denver, Colorado, USA. Poster presentation
• Eighth International Conference on Wired/Wireless Internet Communications (WWIC 2010), June 1-3, 2010, Luleå, Sweden. Full-length paper presentation
• 7th Annual IEEE Consumer Communications & Networking Conference, January 9-12, 2010, Las Vegas, NV, USA. Full-length paper presentation
• 18th ICT-Mobile Summit, June 10-12, 2009, Santander, Spain. Full-length paper presentation
• 1st Workshop on Wireless Broadband Access for Communities and Rural Developing Regions (WIRELESS4D 08), December 11-12, 2008, Karlstad, Sweden. Poster presentation
• 7th International Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous Multimedia (MUM2008), December 3-5, 2008, Umeå, Sweden. Industry paper presentation
• 33rd IEEE Conference on Local Computer Networks (IEEE LCN 2008), October 14-17, 2008, Montreal, Canada. Full-length paper presentation
• The 5th International Workshop Conference on Performance Modelling and Evaluation of Heterogeneous Networks (HET-NETs), February 18-20, 2008, Karlskrona, Sweden. Full-length paper presentation
• The 6th International Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous Multimedia, December 12-14, 2007, Oulu, Finland. Full-length paper presentation
• The Eleventh Annual OPNET Technology Conference (OPNETWORK2007), August 27-31, 2007, Washington D.C., USA. Full-length paper presentation
• ProcessIT 2007, ProcessIT Innovations, March 21, 2007, Skellefteå, Sweden. Poster presentation
• 31st IEEE Conference on Local Computer Networks (IEEE LCN 2006), November 14-16, 2006, Tampa, Florida, USA. Poster presentation
• 4th Swedish National Computer Networking Workshop (SNCNW 2006), October 26-27, 2006, Luleå, Sweden. Full-length paper presentation

Review Assignments

• IEEE Vehicular Technology Magazine, December 2011
• The 75th IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC2012-Spring)
• Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing, September 2011
• IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, August 2011
• Journal of Wireless Mobile Networks, Ubiquitous Computing, and Dependable Applications, May 2011
• The 74th IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC2011-Fall)
• The 7th International Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing Conference (IWCMC 2011), Vehicular Communications Symposium
• International Journal of Ad Hoc and Ubiquitous Computing, Inderscience, January 2011 and May 2011
• 4th IFIP International Conference on New Technologies, Mobility and Security (NTMS'2011)
• Computer Networks Journal, Elsevier, July 2010, November 2010, December 2010, June 2011, August 2011, and November 2011
• Wireless Personal Communications, Springer Netherlands, May 2010, July 2010, September 2010, October 2010, December 2010 (two manuscripts), February 2011 (Special Issue), March 2011, April 2011, June 2011, August 2011, November 2011, and January 2012
• International Conference on Cyber-Enabled Distributed Computing and Knowledge Discovery (CyberC 2010)
• IEEE Globecom 2010 - Communications QoS, Reliability and Modelling Symposium
• The 72nd IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC2010-Fall)
• The 70th IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC2009-Fall)
• IEEE Transactions on Computers, Febarury 2009
• 2009 IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC 2009)
• The 69th IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC2009-Spring)
• The 4th IEEE International Conference on Wireless and Mobile Computing, Networking and Communications (WiMob 2008)
• Wireless Networks, Springer Netherlands, May 2008, December 2010, January 2011, March 2011, April 2011 (two manuscripts), May 2011, June 2011, August 2011, September 2011, December 2011 (two manuscripts), and January 2012
• The 68th IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC2008-Fall)
• The 67th IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC2008-Spring)
• IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC2008)

TPCs

• The 3rd International Conference on Ambient Systems, Networks and Technologies (ANT 2012) - Vehicular Networks and Applications Track, 2012
• IEEE Local Computer Networks Demo Review Board (IEEE LCN Demo), 2011-
• IEEE Local Computer Networks Workshop On User Mobility and Vehicular Networks (IEEE LCN ONMOVE), 2011-
• IEEE International Workshop on Mobility Management in the Networks of the Future World (MobiWorld), 2011-

Presentations to a Broader Public

• "Multimedia and mobility: A user's perspective on Internet in the pocket", European Researcher's night (Forskarfredag), Skellefteå, Sweden, September 28, 2007

Awards

• Awarded Best paper at the 4th International Conference on Advances in Mobile Computing and Multimedia (MoMM 2006), December 2006, Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Thesis Supervision

• Methods for optimized multimedia mobility management, Master thesis, Daniel Granlund, September 2008

Teaching

• Lecturing in Multimedia systems (M7001E). Literature: Fundamentals of Multimedia ZeNian Li and Mark S. Drew Publisher: Prentice Hall ISBN: 0-13-061872-1. Dual-mode course offered as campus course for students at main campus and distance course to other students.
• Introduction to programming (D0009E, former SMD180). First computer science course using Python as programming language. Literature: Allen Downey, Jeffrey Elkner, Chris Meyers. How to Think Like a Computer Scientist: Learning with Python, Green Tea Press, 2002. Campus course.
• Initial programming in Java (D0017D, former ISI791). Basic programming in the Java language. Literature: Galjic Fadil: Programmeringsprinciper i Java, del 1. Distance course.

Miscellaneous

• Member of the Board of the faculty of science and technology and its research strategy committe, Luleå University of Technology (2007-2010)
• Vice chairman and member of the board of the postgraduate student's association, Luleå University of Technology (2007-2010)

Conference Organizing

• 12th IEEE International Conference on Mobile Data Management (MDM 2011), June 6-9, 2011, Luleå, Sweden. Local organizing chair
• The 7th International Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous Multimedia, December 3-5, 2008, Umeå, Sweden. Local organizing chair

Membership in Professional Organizations

• IEEE Senior Member (S'06 - M'10 - SM'11) including memberships in IEEE Communications Society and IEEE Computer Society
• AFCEA Stockholm Chapter
• Swedish Information Processing Association (Dataföreningen i Sverige)