Research projects on Centre for Critical Infrastructure and Societal Security

The green industrial transition requires collaboration between companies and new digital solutions for sharing information and coordinating activities. Blockchain and other distributed ledger technologies can play an important role in this transition.

The project is establishing a regional hub for 6G satellite networks, combining research with applied work to address the needs of industry, the public sector and society.

SMART 6GSAT is a multidisciplinary research centre funded by the Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research, focusing on sustainable, mobile, autonomous and resilient 6G satellite communications.

The project focuses on resilience in and through 6G.

Secure AI User Experience is a cross-border project involving Luleå University of Technology, Umeå University and the University of Oulu. The project strengthens digital resilience in the Aurora region through research, development and skills enhancement in AI security, Zero Trust and secure user ex...

The project examines the relationship between the transport system and the short- and long-term development of different locations in northern Sweden.

The project aims to strengthen attractive and resilient communities.

Management of cross-border crises.

The project includes security training using XR and metaverse technologies and is led by Novia University of Applied Sciences and Åbo Akademi University.

The project focuses on the transition from RAKEL to SWEN.

A digital twin serving as a test environment for a cybersecurity laboratory.

The project develops and demonstrates future cybersecure bearer-agnostic overlay networks for civilian and military applications.

The project aims to strengthen Sweden’s total defence through needs-driven applied research and innovation in collaboration between academia, industry, the public sector and civil society.

The project DiTrust aims to develop greater knowledge of information security and design to meet new requirements, while also creating better conditions for companies transitioning to circular processes.

Cyberthreats and cyberattacks represent a growing societal challenge that risks hindering sustainable growth through digitalisation. In light of this development, companies need to consider when, rather than if, they will be targeted by an attack on their systems.

The project aims to strengthen Upper Norrland’s cybersecurity capabilities through applied, needs-driven research and innovation in collaboration with companies and public-sector organisations involved in critical infrastructure.

We are already members of the Swedish Cybernode, which was formed in 2020 to create a promising innovation climate for the cyber security industry. The members come from, among other, public actors, business, and universities. Relatively immediately, the need to address human aspects in a specific w...