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New Centre of Excellence in space

Luleå University of Technology and Swedish Space Corporation, SSC, deepens their collaboration. Thanks to a cooperation agreement with SSC, the university starts a Centre of Excellence within space, Centre for Space Technology.

Space campus from space

Kiruna Space Campus has been captured from space by the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission.

New opportunities with Cybernode

Centre for Critical Infrastructure and Societal Security, CiSS, has become member of Cybernode: the Swedish research and innovation node for cyber security. – Being able to be part of setting the agenda for Swedish investments in cyber security will be a great asset for CiSS, says Martin Lundgren, S...

One step closer to digital EU hub

The government has elected Luleå University of Technology one of 15 candidates to become a European Digital innovation Hub. – The candidacy is a recognition, a kind of seal of quality that we do the right things that Europe also find important, says Pär-Erik Martinsson, operations manager at Process...

The AI solutions of the future in the focus of new education

Luleå University of Technology is starting a Master Programme in Applied Artificial Intelligence (AI). This program is nationally and internationally unique for two major reasons: (i) it´s the first master programme on Applied AI and (ii) introduces for the first time a specialization that combines ...

Uses AI to examine balance

The system involved in human balance is a complex one. To be able to investigate it properly, Mascha Pauelsen uses artificial intelligence, AI.
– I have used machine learning, which can analyse many variables simultaneously, she says.

Luleå University of Technology member of AI Sweden

Luleå University of Technology has become a member of AI Sweden. Hopefully the national center will contribute to new opportunities and collaborations for the university. – The work that AI Sweden does to accelerate the use of different types of AI technologies and solutions is very important, says ...

Universities open for short-term layoffs

Luleå University of Technology and Lund University are currently developing a model that increases the exchange of knowledge between business and universities during the covid-19 pandemic. Personnel in the business world are given a simpler opportunity for competence development at universities, on ...

Inauguration of CREATERNITY: Circular economy in focus

The area CREATERNITY at Luleå University of Technology is up and running. The digital inauguration, which attracted a large number of listeners, featured speeches by representatives of large companies, researchers and the university's vice-Chancellor Birgitta Bergvall-Kåreborn.

Marcus Liwicki keynote at the Sweden Innovation Days

Marcus Liwicki, Professor of Machine Learning at Luleå University of technology, deliverd a keynote lecture during the Sweden Innovation Days.

Virtual Mine awarded

The virtual mine developed by researchers at Luleå University of Technology has been awarded a special innovation prize at the Swedish Mining Innovation Award 2020.

Space focus for European University

Luleå University of Technology has been selected European University. This means that a collaboration between five European universities has been granted five million euros to increase student mobility in Europe. The focus of the collaboration is education in space.

"Starting to study here was the big adventure I was looking for"

AI to navigate space exploration in new innovation partnership

A new Swedish research project will develop game-changing AI-technology for space exploration. Scientists in robotics and AI are teaming up with space engineers in a new partnership project between Luleå University of Technology and space mission operator OHB Sweden. Over a five year period, RIT2021...

Jessica Meir, Honorary Doctor of Technology 2020

Swedish-American NASA-astronaut Jessica Meir became famous to the world last year when she carried out three unique spacewalks on the International Space Station (ISS). One of them was the first all-female spacewalk.She is the first woman with Swedish citizenship in space.

Top five in ESA competition

A proposal from researcher at Luleå University of Technology has been selected among top five solutions in the Copernicus masters innovation competition.

Pedagogical award 2020

Svante Edzén, University Lecturer in Information Systems has been awarded the prize for "Distinguished initiatives for the benefit of education at undergraduate and advanced level" 2020 at Luleå University of Technology

New research areas for a more sustainable future

For a more sustainable future, it is necessary that both the trade and Industry and the society at large change. Two new cross-border areas at Luleå University of Technology - CREATERNITY and SUN - will contribute to the transformation required for sustainable industry and social transformation.

Students and companies meet at LiftOff

LiftOff is a job fair at Kiruna Space Campus focusing on space related work opportunities, arranged by students for students. – Through LiftOff, both students and companies are winning something, says Ioana-Simona Rosca, student and Project Manager for LiftOff.

The Government's investment in Esrange of great importance to Luleå University of Technology

The government’s investment of 90 million SEK over three years, is specifically meant to enable orbital launches from Esrange – in particular launching small satellites into low Earth orbit. This will also lead to more flight opportunities for LTU’s nano satellites just “next door” to the Kiruna spa...

Exoplanets studied were similar to Earth

Researchers in Atmospheric Science at Luleå University of Technology have developed a new way to determine habitability of exoplanets. By studying the atmospheres of the planets, they found at least 45 exoplanets with Earth-like properties.

User engagement – a complex interplay

User engagement in living labs is an iterative process characterized by complex interplay between different phases and activities. The results of Abdolrasoul Habibipour’s Doctoral thesis can help to understand not only how to engage users in the innovation processes, but also how to keep them engage...

Regiostars Awards – 2020

CYNIC-project took part in the European Week of Regions and Cities – Cohesion and Cooperation

All-time-high interest in Space Innovation Forum

More interest than ever as the recurring space conference went online for the very first time. Over 150 stakeholders from industry, academia, policy-making, venture capital and startups to discuss business within satellite data. The conference was arranged by RIT2021.

Wants a Swedish EU node

Process IT Innovations is together with the sister organization Automation Region and the strategic innovation program Processindustriell IT och Automation (PiiA) the initiator of the work to become a national candidate for EDIH – European digital innovation hubs.

Student work gives satisfied companies

Several courses on the Master Programme in Computer Science Engineering are characterized by close collaborations with companies. Both Marcus Friman, responsible for development at Netrounds, and Andreas Stormvinge, CEO of Future Ordering Sweden AB, have good experiences of collaborating with the un...

“We have won the biggest worldwide competition in Robotics and AI”

The Robotics and AI research group continues its successful journey in NASA/JPL’s team CoSTAR in the Subterranean Challenge, the biggest robotics competition in the world. The team won the second circuit of the competition and is now preparing for the third and last overall combined challenges.

Launches marketplace for digitization services

The marketplace will make it easier for small and medium-sized companies to develop and digitize their processes and offerings, by creating an open digital platform for services, analyzes and competence development in new technology. Dihiware, as the marketplace is called, has been developed in coll...

New platform for safer missions in space

The research group in Onboard Space Systems has developed a new instrument, a frictionless platform, for replicating how a spacecraft moves in orbit. The aim is to make future space missions safer and more fuel-efficient.

Business and collaboration models for acceleration of B2B platforms

A collaboration platform for providers and buyers and business models based on technology and new business networks, as well as the complexity of the design process when different stakeholders' logics are to interact. These are some of the results of the NIMBLE project.

The Exchange Network Architecture could take smart contracts to the next level

Emanuel Palm, PhD student in Cyber-Physical Systems, has published a paper outlining how new kinds of distributed ledger technologies, the technologies behind cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum, could facilitate a previously unparallelled degree of automation of inter-organizational supply c...

Best innovation from Luleå researchers

The Predictive Movement project has won first prize in Datadriven innovationstävling för pakettjänster och transporter i Sveriges gles- och landsbygder.

Björn O. Nilsson new chairman of Process IT Innovations

The County Governor of Norrbotten, Björn O. Nilsson, is new chairman of Process IT Innovations. He looks forward to promoting the innovative power of the basic industry in the region.

New index for better coverage

The government's target for mobile coverage is insufficient and unclear. This according to Jaap van de Beek, professor of Signal Processing. He addresses the problems in an article in Ny teknik. The solution may be a new index developed by researchers at Luleå University of Technology.

Digital platform for trading in biofuels

To have established a digital platform for trading in solid biofuels that is used by a significant proportion of market participants. This is the goal of a new project funded by the Swedish Energy Agency, where CDT is one of several parties.

LTU becomes new European University

Luleå University of Technology and four other Swedish universities have been appointed new European universities within the framework of an initiative from the European Commission.

Efficient wood drying with AI

Wood drying is the most energy demanding process in wood processing. By using automation and digitalisation – machine learning and AI – researchers at Luleå University of Technology will try to increase the energy and resource efficiency in the process.

RIT2021 presents new partnership between university and SSC

Researchers at Luleå University of Technology will develop models to provides an even deeper understanding of the radio environment at SSC space center Esrange, located in northern Sweden. As the space industry and demand for satellite data increases globally, SSC is aiming to increase capacity with...

Investments in the data center industry continue

More business, more employees and new start-ups. These are some of the objectives when researchers at Luleå University of Technology will help small and medium-sized companies in the data center industry to expand.

Student experiment on sounding rocket

Space students at Luleå University of Technology will develop an attitude control system for free falling experiments from sounding rockets. This within the framework of the REXUS/BEXUS student programme.

International students receive scholarships

Luleå University of Technology has awarded a scholarship to nine international students. The scholarship is aimed at students who will start their second year on any of the university's international master's programs.

Luleå research on the Solar Impuls Foundation list

The Solar Impuls Foundation has included the DISIRE project, coordinated by Luleå University of Technology, in their list of top 1 000 technologies to change the world. – It is a great honor and responsibility to have DISIRE on this prestigious list, says George Nikolakopoulos, Professor of Robotics...

Prestigious appointment for Professor Delsing

Jerker Delsing, Professor at Luleå University of Technology, has been elected Vice President of Artemis Industry Association.

Making the dead alive in risk management

Include the social aspect and let dynamic routines improve and facilitate your organisation's risk management in information security. This is the conclusion of Martin Lundgren's doctoral thesis Making the Dead Alive: Dynamic Routines in Risk Management.

Greater diversity becomes better business

Inclusive business models lead to better competitiveness. An on-line tool, Richer business, can help companies and organizations to become better at gender equality and do better business.

Innovative technology at Sami museums

Virtual and augmented reality, holograms, gamification, and interactive storytelling are possible ways to display Sámi culture. In a new project, researchers from Luleå University of Technology collaborates with three Sámi museums to create a museum language from the Sámi’s perspective.

Launch of SME aerospace business development program

The program, Business Development for Aerospace (BDA) is tailored to help small and medium enterprises (SME’s) tap the aerospace market, increasing awareness of business opportunities and needs within this rapidly growing industry as well as connecting SME’s with potential customers.

Groundbreaking methods for district heating and district cooling

In a new project, researchers at Luleå University of Technology will optimize systems for district heating and district cooling by utilizing flexibility in the systems. The project aims to optimize the flexibility in the district energy sector.

New 5G capabilities uncovered with indoor testing

Increased capacity and better performance will be showcased when Luleå University of Technology expands its 5G test bed with an indoor system. Jointly developed by Telia and Ericsson, this facility opens up fantastic new opportunities for both researchers and companies.

Luleå University of Technology and GKN Aerospace develop 3D-printing for space rockets

Additive manufacturing, also known as 3D printing, using metals for components in engines, satellites and other products has the potential to transform the aerospace industry, says Christo Dordlofva, Luleå University of Technology.

Great interest in space conference on new business opportunities

The space industry, academia, innovation enablers and suppliers are mobilizing to enable the region of Norrbotten to take advantage of the strong growth that the space industry is facing. The conference Space Innovation Forum has taken place in Kiruna and this time the theme was the business opportu...

3D fabrication holder for covid-19 visor

Researchers at Luleå University of Technology help hospital with the manufacture of covid-19 visor holders. Medical personnel make their own protections using transparencies and holders from, among others, Luleå University of Technology.

IVA-mentors make research into innovations

With the project Research2Business, R2B, IVA wants to strengthen Sweden in being a leader in transforming academic research into innovation and competitiveness in business. George Nikolakopoulos, professor of Robotics and Automation, is one of twelve mentors in Sweden who are involved in the project...

#CyberNorth

The risk of being exposed to digital threats increases at the same time as the threats have changed shape. From the hacker and an interest in over-listing techniques to a criminal industry to make money. When the payment requirements will be sent, the question is how you become more aware of the ris...

Four Luleå researchers on IVA's 100 list

With its 100 list of current research, the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences, IVA, wants to highlight sustainability projects. Four researchers from Luleå University of Technology – Jerker Delsing, Veronica Jägare, Fredrik Nikolajeff and George Nikolakopoulos – are on the prestigious lis...

Visit from the University of Gävle

The University of Gävle's management has visited CDT at Luleå University of Technology.

Robotics for better competitiveness

Robotics, intelligent automation and simulation can help companies to improve their competitiveness and productivity. In the project RoboSol, researchers from Luleå University of Technology will provide companies with the necessary know-how, demonstrations and information on actual solutions.

Digitizes Sami heritage

Researchers at Luleå University of Technology digitize parts of the Lule Sami heritage. Among other things, a mobile app and a digital exhibition will help to spread knowledge and develop tourism in the Lule Sami region.

Protect yourself from cyber threats

The risk of a company being exposed to digital threats increases at the same time as the threats are constantly changing. During CyberNorth you will learn more about the risks and how to protect your business against cyber threats.

HABIT closer to Mars

The HABIT instrument, developed by the research group in Atmospheric Science at Luleå University of Technology, is one step closer to Mars. The instrument has now been approved and installed on the platform that will be sent to the red planet this summer.

New features and fast 5G network

The 5G work at Luleå University of Technology is entering a new intensive phase. For example, local breakout and indoor coverage are new features. The 5G network in Luleå is also fast – download speed has been measured at 1.9 gigabits per second.

Seminar on reliable AI

Unique research partnership with SSC

In the first partnership of its kind, space researchers at Luleå University of Technology and SSC (Swedish Space Corporation) have explored the potential to automate stratospheric balloons.

Creating an app to help children read

An application will help children in special school to improve their reading ability. Better reading ability will hopefully contribute to greater participation in society. – We want to find out if computer game technology can increase the children's intrest in reading, says Peter Parnes, Professor o...

Cyber Security Forum for Industrial Systems

When sensors, machines, and operators connect to build smart industrial places, how do you protect your industry from cyber threats? That was the theme for the workshop Cyber Security Forum for Industrial Systems (REMISS), arranged by research subject Information Systems and ProcessIT at Luleå Unive...

Robot in class for better distance learning

Robots will help distance learning students to become more included in the teaching situation. – We hope to get a more creative atmosphere and better social presence with the distance students, says Diana Chronéer, Associate Professor of Information Systems and teacher at the Bachelor programme in D...

LUDD has its own server room

They have their own server room, a hacker space and soon also the opportunity for machine learning. The computer association LUDD at Luleå University of Technology continues to develop its business. – All who are interested in computers are welcome to join us, says Johan Jatko, systems administrato...

Published:31 October 2013

Updated: 22 January 2021

By:Linda Alfredsson

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