Meet our researchers

Some of our professors at Luleå University of Technology talk about how they want to solve technical and societal challenges.

Can intelligent systems solve human tasks?

Marcus Liwicki, Professor of Machine Learning.

Facilitates the extraction of energy-critical metals

Christina Wanhainen, Professor in Ore Geology.

"Questions related to natural resources are at their forefront in the north"

Dag Avango, Professor of History.

Want to create innovations that provide better health

Fredrik Nikolajeff, Professor of Medical Technology.

"The brain is like any muscle"

Jessica K. Ljungberg, Professor of Engineering Psychology.

The goal is to contribute to smart cities and villages

Anna Ståhlbröst, Professor of Information Systems.

"Our language can make norms visible"

Cathrine Norberg, Professor of English

Driven by the interest in environmental technology and biomass

Kentaro Umeki, Professor of Energy Engineering.

Are helping mining companies to automate maintenance

Behzad Ghodrati, Professor in Operation and Maintenance Engineering.

How do we create a sustainable energy system?

Joakim Lundgren, Professor of Energy Engineering.

Want to build bridges between academia and society

Malin Lindberg, Professor of Gender and Technology

"Collective action can solve global challenges"

Simon Matti, Professor of Political Science.

More interviews

Daniel Johansson, Professor in Mining and Rock Engineering

Daniel Johansson wants to understand in depth how the disintegration of rocks looks like blasting in mines. The goal is to solve technical challenges so that in the future we will be able to mine ore more efficiently and sustainably.

Fredrik Ljunggren, Professor in Engineering Acoustics

Fredrik Ljunggren's great interest in sound gained momentum when he, as a fifteen-year-old, bought his first stereo system. Today, his driving force is to create better sound environments in tall wooden house structures, both for the residents and for the sake of the environment.

Pierre Dersin, adjunct professor in Operation and Maintenance Engineering

Pierre Dersin was born in 1953 in Belgium, a country that was among the first in Europe to expand the railroad. Today, he works with artificial intelligence to streamline the maintenance systems in the railways and thus make the trains more punctual.

Dan Engström, Adjunct Professor in Construction Management and Building Technology

With one foot in the construction industry and the other in academia, Dan Engström wants to increase the companies' ability to adapt to a changing environment.

Elisabeth Kvarnström, Adjunct Professor in Urban Water Engineering

Elisabeth Kvarnström's early environmental interest led her to an industry of crucial importance for our cycle. With sorting sewage systems, it is possible to return vital nutrients from wastewater to agriculture.

Olle Samuelson, Adjunct Professor in Construction Management and Building Technology

Throughout his professional life, Olle Samuelson has worked for a successful digital transformation of community building. He wants to hand over a climate-neutral construction industry to the next generation.

Anders Warell, professor of Industrial Design

Anders Warell is the researcher who have always liked to express himself visually. He wants to influence many people by using industrial design and make society more sustainable.

Richard Larker, Adjunct Professor of Engineering Materials

Richard Larker has found new ways to make extremely strong and tough steel at a reasonable cost. His innovations mean a leap in technology for industries that need robust and lightweight designs.

Patrik Fernberg, Professor of Polymer Composite Materials

Patrik Fernberg's dream is that the vehicles in the future will be constructed with locally produced carbon fiber and operated in an energy efficient way. He develops materials that can make this possible.

Ahmed Elragal, Professor of Information Systems

Ahmed Elragal's research is about how organizations use information to make decisions. By examining micro-level companies, he wants to influence society at a macro level. A long international research career eventually brought him to northern Sweden.

Jon Summers, Adjunct Professor of Fluid Mechanics

Jon Summers began his academic career in applied mathematics, but then switched to cooling processes for digital infrastructure. After 25 years at the same university, he decided to move to Sweden.

Stefan Östersjö, professor of musical performance

Stefan Östersjö took his great music interest into the academic world. In his research, he explores the prerequisites for artistic development and knowledge. But the boundary between research and his own music is sometimes difficult to define.

Cecilia Björklund Dahlgren, Professor in Dance Education

Cecilia Björklund Dahlgren has made a living in dance. Through Sweden's first dance teacher education and the Institute Dance in school, she wants to spread the art form across Sweden and use it as a means of learning and integration.

Magnus Karlberg, Professor of Computer Aided Design

Magnus Karlberg became interested in technology in his teenage years, and has devoted his life to technical development – accompanied by the tunes of Irish folk music. With his research he wants to help develop the Swedish industry

Örjan Johansson, Professor in Engineering Acoustics

A great interest in sound and technology has followed Örjan Johansson through life. His research has gone from focusing on attenuation of noise levels in industrial work environments to using sound waves to create more energy efficient manufacturing methods.

Pär Marklund, Professor of Machine Elements

Pär Marklund researches tribology and always wants to run his projects all the way from a problem description to a working solution so that the results benefits industry as well as society. He is also a five time Swedish Home Guard champion in gun shooting.

Nils Almqvist, Professor of Experimental Physics

Nils Almqvist is driven by curiosity. A long career with many roles eventually led to experimental physics. Today, his research is about using microscopy to investigate materials for next-generation solar cells.

Alireza Ahmadi, professor of Operation and Maintenance

Alireza Ahmadi uses his background in the aviation industry to develop maintenance work in industries such as rail and rail ways. With his research he wants to create a trans-industrial exchange that will contribute to the development of the country's infrastructure.