Christer Åhlund

About me

Contact information

LTU Skellefteå
Forskargatan 1
931 87 Skellefteå
Sweden

Phone: +46 910 585331
Mobile: +46 70 5433722

Email: christer.ahlund@ltu.se

Short information

My research interests include network protocols, IoT, cloud-based and distributed data processing, AI/ML, performance analysis, and cybersecurity. For the past 10+ years, my research has addressed digital solutions for various societal functions, often referred to as work with 'Smart Cities/Regions'.

I have my master's degree in computer science from Uppsala University. In February 2005, I completed my Ph.D. in Media Technology at Luleå University of Technology (LTU). In 2008, I became an Associate Professor in Mobile Systems and established a new research field in Mobile Systems at LTU, and I was promoted to Professor in the subject in 2011. Later, in 2011, I became the Chaired Professor for the Pervasive and Mobile Computing research area at LTU. I have also served as the Scientific Director for one of LTU's former areas of strength within research and innovation, Enabling ICT (2013-2019), and was the head of department (2003-2012). In 2016, I initiated the establishment of the center formation 'Security in Society and Critical Infrastructures' at LTU. In addition to my academic background, I have 12 years of experience in the ICT industry.

Links to some of my recent projects: ENiSDA External link., ESUDA External link., ACECyberSafe External link., SSiO External link..

Dissertations, PhD student supervision at LTU:

Human Behaviour Recognition of Elderly in Single-Resident IoT Enabled Smart Homes: An Applied Machine Learning Approach. External link.

Quality of Experience in Industrial Internet of Things. External link.

EVOX-CPS: A Methodology for Data-Driven Optimization of Building Operation. External link.

Applied Machine Learning in District Heating System. External link.

On Mobility Solutions in Heterogeneous Networking Environments. External link.

Two Shades of Service Mobility: Application Mobility and Mobile E-services. External link.

Quality of experience measurement, prediction and provisioning in heterogeneous access networks. External link.

Efficient and Systematic Network Resource Management. External link.

On Access Network Selection Models and Mobility Support in Heterogeneous Wireless Networks. External link.

Mobility Management in Heterogeneous Access. External link.

Courses I now teach in are:

• Applied Computer Security External link.;
• Internet Security External link.;
• Data Science programming External link.;
• Advanced Computer Networks W0016E External link..

Courses I previously taught:

• Programming;
• Object-oriented programming;
• Software quality;
• Data structures and algorithms;
• Distributed systems;
• Operating systems;
• Computer communication;
• Computer networks;
• Routing and switching;
• Advanced Routing and Switching;
• Wide area networks;
• Internet mobility;
• Network security;
• Computer security;
• Mobile networks and protocols;
• Mobile and distributed computing systems.