
Karl Andersson
Professor and Head of Subject, Dean
Research subject: Cyber security
Division: Computer Science
Department of Computer Science, Electrical and Space Engineering
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Skellefteå, A213
About me
Contact Information
Mail address:
Luleå University of Technology, Attn: Prof. Karl Andersson, SE-931 87 Skellefteå, Sweden
Visiting address:
Forskargatan 1, Campus Skellefteå, A building, Skellefteå, Sweden
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". After visiting Columbia University in the City of New York as a postdoctoral researcher and National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, Tokyo, Japan as a JSPS Fellow, Karl is today Professor and Head of Subject, Cyber Security at Luleå University of Technology (LTU), Skellefteå, Sweden. During 2017-2023, Karl was leading Centre for Distance-spanning Technology at LTU specialising in research centred around fifth and sixth generation mobile networks (5G/6G), Internet of Things (IoT), and datacenters. Moreover, since 1 January 2022, Karl is Dean for Faculty of Science and Technology at Luleå University of Technology.
Karl is a senior member of the IEEE and a senior member of ACM. 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, International Journal of Ad Hoc and Ubiquitous Computing, and ETRI Journal. Furthermore, he has served as reviewer for many conferences including ICC, Globecom, VTC, WCNC, WiMob, IWCMC, and NTMS. Also, he is serving on a number of TPCs and the editorial boards of Journal of Internet Services and Information Security and Journal of Wireless Mobile Networks, Ubiquitous Computing, and Dependable Applications. During 2020 and 2021, Karl was general chair for IEEE Conference on Local Computer Networks (LCN).
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