Name: Public defense of doctoral thesis in Design: Juan Felipe Ruiz Munoz
Start: 2024-05-20T09:00:00
End: 2024-05-20T12:00:00
Location: ACAS, A Building, Campus Valla, Linköping

Public defense of doctoral thesis in Design: Juan Felipe Ruiz Munoz

9.00 am – 12.00 pm ACAS, A Building, Campus Valla, Linköping

Juan Felipe Ruiz Munoz, at the Division of Product realisation, Department of Management and Engineering, defens his thesis entitled "Problems of Problem-Based Design Engineering Education". Supervisor is Renee Wever, professor at Linköping University. Opponent is Anna Öhrvall Rönnbäck, professor at Luleå University. The event is open to the public.

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Lisbeth Hägg

Renee Wever

Public defence of licentiate thesis in Infra Informatics: Henrik Hardell

10.15 am – 1.00 pm Room K1, Kåkenhus building, Campus Norrköping

Henrik Hardell, at the Department of Science and Technology, defends the licentiate thesis “Optimization of Aircraft Arrival Operations for Improved Environmental Efficiency”. The event is open to the public. Language: English. Faculty opponent is Dr. Ramon Dalmau Codina, Eurocontrol, France. Supervisor is Tatiana Polishchuk.

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Viveka Nilson

Public defense of licentiate thesis in Economics: Niklas Ottosson

1.15 pm – 4.15 pm Diana, A Building, Campus Valla, Linköping

Niklas Ottosson at the Division of Economics, Department of Management and Engineering, defends his thesis entitled "Two Essays in the Economics of Discrimination: Ethnicity and Gender in the Labor Market and Welfare System". Supervisor is Ali Ahmed, professor, Linköping University. Opponent is Monika Hjeds Löfmark, PhD, Swedish Institute for European Policy Studies. The event is open to the public.

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Anki Rune

Ali Ahmed

BME@LiU 2024

8.30 am – 5.30 pm Hugo Theorell, Antracit and Dolomit, floor 9, University Hospital, Linköping

BME@LiU is a day filled with activities related to the field of biomedical engineering. The activities reach out to all researchers, companies, organisations, students and clinicians who support, contribute to, or utilise BME technologies. This year have an extra focus on medical applications in LiU's strategic research areas on cancer and inflammatory diseases (MIIC). Welcome to participate on site or via Zoom.

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Peter Hult

Public defence of licentiate thesis in Infra Informatics: Anna Danielsson

10.15 am – 1.00 pm Room K3, Kåkenhus building, Campus Norrköping

Anna Danielsson, at the Department of Science and Technology, defends the licentiate thesis “Towards efficient urban road transport using multimodal traffic management”. The event is open to the public. Language: English. Faculty opponent is Dr. Irene Martínez Josemaría, TU Delft, The Netherlands. Supervisor is Clas Rydergren.

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Viveka Nilson

NKPG Tech Day 2024 - Visualization and AI

1.00 pm – 5.00 pm Värmekyrkan, Holmentorget 3, Norrköping

In a world where the pace of change accelerates by the minute, staying ahead isn’t just an option—it’s a necessity.Norrköping Tech Days 2024 invites you to embark on a journey through the realms of Applied AI and Visualization, unraveling the threads of tomorrow, today.One of our key note speakers is Professor Anders Ynnerman from LiU. For full programme and registration, see link below.

Higher seminar in Child Studies with Helen Berents

1.15 pm – 3.00 pm Lethe, floor 2, entrance 37, Campus Valla

Dr. Helen Berents will outline the theoretical contribution of her in-progress book manuscript, Peace Expertise. The book asks: Which and whose practices are allowed to be expertise? And if we shift or expand our view, what other practices and knowledges become visible as expertise? To answer these questions, the book develops a notion of a ‘youth-oriented peacebuilding field’ by bringing together Pierre Bourdieu’s work with existing feminist scholarship in International Relations.

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Eva Danielsson

5.00 pm – 6.00 pm

Seminar about using generative AI in science

2.00 pm – 4.00 pm Universitetsklubben, Campus Valla and Zoom

This seminar explores the intersection of AI and algorithms in scientific research. It's chaired by Mathieu Jacomy from Aalborg University who will showcase mapping of 2M articles using AI. The seminar features interactive discussions, practical experiments and an exploration of AI's impact on social science & humanities research. Arranged by Tema's Datalab. Register you participation and allergies to satenik.sargsyan@liu.se by 17/5. All are welcome!

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Satenik Sargsyan

Soft Negotiators or Modest Builders? Why Women Earn Lower Real Estate Returns

3.15 pm – 5.00 pm 3C:817, A Building, Campus Valla, Linköping

Welcome to this seminar with Anastasia Girshina from Stockholm School of Economics. The topic of the seminar will be "Soft Negotiators or Modest Builders? Why Women Earn Lower Real Estate Returns". This seminar series organized by the Division of Economics covers diverse topics within Economics, Finance, as well as Judgement and Decision-Making. Our seminars and lectures are open to all, and we look forward to meeting you at one of our events.

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Kinga Barrafrem

Docent lecture: How and what do we learn from molecular visualizations in science?

3.15 pm – 4.00 pm TP45, Täppan, Campus Norrköping

Docent lecture by Gunnar Höst, ITN, in Visualisation and Media Technology. This event is open to the public.

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Malin Bergenhök

Public defence of doctoral thesis in Computer Science: Sijin Cheng

8.30 am – 11.30 am Ada Lovelace, Building B, Entrance 27, Campus Valla

Sijin Cheng at the Department of Computer and Information Science (IDA), defends her doctoral thesis entitled "Query Processing over Heterogeneous Federations of Graph Data". Main supervisor: Olaf Hartig, Senior Associate Professor, IDA. Opponent: Andreas Harth, Professor, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany. Chairman of the event: Kristian Sandahl, Professor, IDA. The event is open to the public and held in English.

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Anne Moe

International Roundtable on Computational Social Science: Daytime changes in social segregation and neighbourhood effects according to people's daily mobility

2.30 pm – 4.00 pm KO301, Kopparhammaren 2, Campus Norrköping, Sweden and Zoom

Welcome to the International Roundtable on Computational Social Science with Julie Vallée from CNRS, France. The seminar is open for the public. Language: English. Please contact madelene.topfer@liu.se for Zoom link.

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Madelene Töpfer

Public defense of doctoral thesis in Medical Science: Magda Eriksson-Liebon

9.00 am – 1.00 pm K3 Önnesjösalen, Kåkenhus, Campus Norrköping

Magda Eriksson-Liebon, at the department of Health, Medicine and Caring Sciences, defends her doctoral thesis with the title "The effects and experiences of internet-delivered cognitive behavioural therapy." Supervisor is Ghassan Mourad, Senior Associate Professor. Opponent is Lilas Ali, Univversity of Gothenburg. The defense takes place at K3 Önnesjösalen, Campus Norrköping

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Helene Pers

Public defence of doctoral thesis in Applied Physics: Anatolii Makhinia

10.00 am – 1.00 pm Room K1, Kåkenhus building, Campus Norrköping

Anatolii Makhinia, at the Department of Science and Technology, defends the thesis “Advanced Additive Manufacturing of Organic Electrochemical Transistors for Bioelectronic and Logic Circuit Applications”. The event is open to the public. Language: English. Faculty opponent is Dr Barbara Stadlober, Institute for Sensors, Photonics and Manufacturing Technologies, Joanneum Research, Austria. Supervisor is Simone Fabiano, LiU and Peter Andersson Ersman, RISE.

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Ami Palmin

Public defence of doctoral thesis in Technology and Social Change: Nancy Brett

1.15 pm – 4.15 pm Temcas, floor 2, entrance 37, Tema building, Campus Valla

Nancy Brett, at the Department of Thematic Studies, defends her thesis entitled “Bridging Local Constraints and Global Priorities: The Shaping of Swedish Biogas Markets”. Opponent is Professor Tomas Moe Skjølsvold, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU). The public defence will be conducted in English.

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Nancy Brett

Public defence of doctoral thesis in Computer Science: Fredrik Präntare

9.15 am – 1.15 pm Ada Lovelace, Building B, Entrance 27, Campus Valla

Fredrik Präntare at the Department of Computer and Information Science (IDA), defends his doctoral thesis entitled "Dividing the Indivisible: Algorithms, Empirical Advances, and Complexity Results for Value-Maximizing Combinatorial Assignment Problems". Main supervior: Fredrik Heintz, Professor, IDA. Opponent: Carles Sierra, Professor, IIIA/CSIC, Spain . Chairman of the event: Petrus Eles, Professor Emeritus, IDA. The event is open to the public and held in English.

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Anne Moe

Lunch seminar: Citizenship and EU´s impact on our everyday life

12.00 pm – 1.00 pm Lövverket, Studenthuset, Campus Valla

Presenter: Mariana S Gustavsson, Associate Professor, Department of Management and Engineering (IEI) and Isabelle Johansson, Head of Office, Region Östergötland EU Office. The seminar is held in English. What is the meaning of citizenship and is this kind of “nation-state membership” still relevant in a global world? About citizenship as a concept and the individual citizen´s voice, choice and engagement in relation to the state. Welcome!

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Karin Gibson

8.30 am – 4.00 pm

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Anna Maria Lönn Wahlqvist

Public defence of doctoral thesis in Medical Science: Sherif Elawa

9.00 am – 12.00 pm Belladonna, Campus US

Sherif Elawa, at the Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, defends his doctoral thesis "Microvascular Function Assessment after Mastectomy and Radiation Therapy in Breast Cancer Patients: From Methodology to Clinical Application". The opponent is Malin Malmsjö, professor, Lund university, Sweden. The defense takes place in Belladonna, Campus US. For questions, contact principal supervisor Simon Farnebo, LiU.

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Simon Farnebo

simon.farnebo@liu.se

Faculty of Arts and Sciences honorary doctorate lecture - Creating ecosystems for inspired learning

9.00 am – 10.00 am Key 1, Key Building, Campus Valla, Linköping

Honorary Doctor Seetha Murty, Director of Education at Silver Oaks International Schools in Hyderabad and Visakhapatnam in India, talks about her personal journey, her collaboration with LiU and how we can achieve a sustainable society by building common values in school education. The lecture "Creating ecosystems for inspired learning. A School leader’s mission for a sustainable society." will be given in English.

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Thomas Wise

Public defence of doctoral thesis in materials science: Sachin Sharma

9.15 am – 12.15 pm C3, C building and via Zoom

Sachin Sharma, Department of physics, chemistry and biology (IFM), defends his doctoral thesis "Phase Evolution of Boron Nitride and Carbide during Chemical Vapor Deposition”. Opponent is Professor Joan M Redwing, Penn State University, USA. For Zoom link, contact Emmelie Wernström.

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Emmelie Wernström

Public defence of doctoral thesis in Applied Physics: Marzieh Zabihipour

10.00 am – 1.00 pm Room K1, Kåkenhus building, Campus Norrköping

Marzieh Zabihipour, at the Department of Science and Technology, defends the thesis “Organic Electrochemical Transistors for Printed Digital Circuits”. The event is open to the public. Language: English. Faculty opponent is Professor Ronald Österbacka, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Åbo Akademi University, Finland. Supervisor is Magnus Berggren, LiU.

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Ami Palmin

Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences honorary doctorate lecture - A Short History of Child Abuse Pediatrics

10.00 am – 11.00 am Hugo Theorell, Campus US, Linköping

The modern era of child abuse pediatrics began in the mid twentieth century. The ensuing decades have brought many advances, but significant challenges - including the emergence of denialism - threaten the future health and safety of children. Professor Cindy W. Christian will discuss the history of the field of child abuse pediatrics and highlight future opportunities and challenges. The lecture will be given in English.

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Marie Gärdeman

Faculty of Science and Engineering honorary doctorate lectures - a Nobel laureate and an astronaut

10.00 am – 12.00 pm C4, C Building, Campus Valla, Linköping

Quantum entanglement: from foundations to applications and back. Anton Zeilinger, Professor Emeritus at University of Vienna and 2022 Nobel Laureate in Physics. The lecture will be given in English. Perspectives – an astronaut’s reflections beyond Earth and the journey there. Marcus Wandt, astronaut at ESA, chief test pilot at Saab and fighter pilot. He has participated in research projects within the framework of LiU:s partnership with Saab. The lecture will be given in Swedish. Live-streamed event.

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Margareta Johansson

Public defence of licentiate thesis in Electrical Engineering with specialization in Communication Systems: Olle Abrahamsson

10.15 am – 12.15 pm Ada Lovelace, B building, Campus Valla

Olle Abrahamsson, at the Department of Electrical Engineering (ISY), defends his licentiate thesis entitled "On Aggregation and Dynamics of Opinions in Complex Networks". Supervisor: Erik G. Larsson, Professor, Linköping University and Danyo Danev, Associate Professor, Linköping University. Opponent: Johan Thunberg, Associate Professor, Lund University. The seminar is open to public.

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Carina Lindström

The academic gala concert: A window to our future

7.00 pm – 9.00 pm Linköping Konsert & Kongress, Crusellhallen

This year’s Academic Gala Concert sends us through a window into a children’s world with the help of exciting classical music, games, dolls and Harry Potter. Childhood is examined in a playful way and we get to look back at our own childhood. Linköping Academic Orchestra and Linnea, Linköping University’s women’s choir, offer humour, warmth and joy!

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Merete Ellegaard

Academic Celebrations 2024

4.00 pm – 6.00 pm Crusellhallen, Linköping Konsert & Kongress

Welcome to the Academic Ceremony, the pinnacle of the Academic Celebrations at Linköping University. This is when new doctors receive their doctoral hats or laurel wreaths, and new professors are inaugurated. Prizes and Medals of Merit will also be awarded, and the whole ceremony will be framed by beautiful music performed by Music at LiU’s ensembles. Everybody is welcome.

Contacts

Viveca Valgren

LINHAC 2024 - Linköping Hockey Analytics Conference

03 June 2024, 11.30 am - 05 June 2024, 8.00 pm Ada Lovelace, Building B, Entrance 27; also a hybrid event

LINHAC is the largest conference in hockey analytics. LINHAC aims to bring together professionals and academics with an interest in hockey analytics. It will feature the latest research in hockey analytics in academia and companies, panel discussions with analysts, coaches, GMs, and players, industry sessions with the latest hockey analytics products, and an analytics competition for students. LiU and Linköping Hockey Club organise in collaboration with EHC, Alliance of European Hockey Clubs.

Contacts

Patrick Lambrix

Public defence of licentiate thesis in Infra Informatics: Michael Sederlin

1.15 pm – 5.00 pm Room TP1, Täppan building, Campus Norrköping

Michael Sederlin, at the Department of Science and Technology, defends the licentiate thesis “Methods for Bathymetry Informed Planning of Archipelago Transport Systems”. The event is open to the public. Language: English. Faculty opponent is Professor Henrik Andersson, Norwegian University of Science and Technology NTNU, Norway. Supervisor is Gunnar Flötteröd.

Contacts

Viveka Nilson

Public defence of doctoral thesis in Computer Science: George Osipov

2.00 pm – 5.00 pm Nobel (BL32), Building B, Level 2, Campus Valla

George Osipov at the Department of Computer and Information Science (IDA), defends his doctoral thesis entitled "On Infinite-Domain CSPs Parameterized by Solution Cost". Main supervisor: Peter Jonsson, Professor, IDA. Opponent: Robert Ganian, Associate Professor, TU Wien, Austria. Chairman of the event: Stefan Holmlid, Professor, IDA. The event is open to the public and held in English.

Contacts

Anne Moe

Higher seminar about the preschool's encounter with "beggars"

1.15 pm – 3.00 pm Lethe, floor 2, entrance 37, Tema building, Campus valla

Higher seminar with Klara Dolk, senior lecturer at the Department of Child and Youth Studies, Stockholm University. Klara Dolk presents her research where she examines the pedagogical and ethical questions that arise in the preschool's encounter with social vulnerability in the surrounding society. The lecture will be in Swedish. All are welcome.

Contacts

Eva Danielsson

Public defence of doctoral thesis in Computer Science: Rodrigo Saar de Moraes

1.00 pm – 4.00 pm Key 1, Key Building, Campus Valla

Rodrigo Saar de Moraes at the Dept of Computer and Information Science (IDA), defends his doctoral thesis entitled "Exploring Trade-offs in Concept Design of Integrated Modular Avionic Platform Configurations: Topology Generation, Resource Adequacy, and Dependability". Main supervisor: Simin Nadjm-Tehrani, Professor, IDA. Opponent: Emil Lupu, Professor, Imperial College, London, UK. Chairman: Soheil Samii, Senior Associate Professor, IDA. The event is open to the public and held in English.

Contacts

Anne Moe

Public defense of doctoral thesis in Sustainable Systems with specialisation in Environmental Management and Technology: Johan Vogt Duberg

1.00 pm – 4.00 pm ACAS, A Building, Campus Valla, Linköping

Johan Vogt Duberg at the Division for Environmental Technology and Management, Department of Management and Engineering, defends his thesis entitled "Initiating Remanufacturing for Original Equipment Manufacturers". Supervisor is Erik Sundin, Linköping University. Opponent is Andreas Feldmann, docent, KTH. The event is open to the public.

Contacts

Maria Eriksson

Erik Sundin

Public defence of licentiate thesis in Infra Informatics: Wael Alkusaibati

1.15 pm – 5.00 pm Room TP2, Täppan building, Campus Norrköping

Wael Alkusaibati, at the Department of Science and Technology, defends the licentiate thesis “Digitalized Co-production of Emergency Response: Using Volunteers as First Responders”. The event is open to the public. Language: English. Faculty opponent is Professor Joeri van Laere, Högskolan i Skövde, Sweden. Supervisor is Sofie Pilemalm.

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Viveka Nilson

Public defense of doctoral thesis in Commercial and Business Law: Isabelle Bengtsson

1.15 pm – 4.15 pm ACAS, A Building, Campus Valla, Linköping

Isabelle Bengtsson at the Division of Commercial and Business Law, Department of Management and Engineering, defends her thesis entitled "Tvångsvis markåtkomst – privata aktörer, vinstintressen och egendomsskydd". Supervisor is Elif Härkönen, docent, Linköping University. Opponent is Christina Olsen-Lundh, docent, University of Gothenburg. The event is open to the public.

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Annika Karlsson

Elif Härkönen

Planning in Transition: Sustainable mobilities lecture by Greg Marsden, University of Leeds (UK)

1.15 pm – 3.00 pm Temcas, floor 2, entrance 37, Tema building, campus Valla, and Zoom

Greg Marsden, Professor of Transport Governance at the Institute for Transport Studies at the University of Leeds, is an invited speaker at the Planning in Transition lecture series. The lecture is entitled “(How) does place matter to decarbonization pathways?” and will be in English. Participate on site or via Zoom.

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Harald Rohracher

Public defense of doctoral thesis in Medical Science: Artai Pirouzram

9.00 am – 1.00 pm Hasselquistsalen, Building 511/001, entrance 76, floor 9

Artai Pirouzram, at the department of Health, Medicine and Caring Sciences, defends his doctoral thesis with the title "Experimental and Clinical Studies in Ruptured Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms, Aspects of Hypothermia and Endovascular Treatment.". Supervisor is Eva Tamás. Opponent is professor Lars Lönn, University of Copenhagen. The defense takes place at Hasselquistsalen, Campus US.

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Jenny Andersson

Public defense of licentiate thesis in Machine design: Sanjay Nambiar

10.15 am – 1.00 pm ACAS, A Building, Campus Valla, Linköping

Sanjay Nambiar at the Division of Product Realisation, Department of Management and Engineering, defends his thesis entitled "Advancements in Dynamic Industrial Automation: Transformative Solutions and Digital Twin Implementation". Supervisor is Mehdi Tarkian, senior associate professor, Linköping University. Opponent is Fredrik Danielsson, professor, University West. The event is open to the public. Language: English.

Contacts

Lisbeth Hägg

Mehdi Tarkian

mehdi.tarkian@liu.se

Public defence of doctoral thesis in Medical Science: Sander Ellegård

1.00 pm – 4.00 pm Belladonna, Campus US

Sander Ellegård, at the Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, defends his doctoral thesis "HER2-positive breast cancer -Clinical and molecular aspects". The opponent is Docent Theodoros Foukakis, Karolinska institutet, Sweden. The defense takes place in Belladonna, Campus US. For questions, contact principal supervisor Olle Ståhl, LiU.

Contacts

Olle Stål

olle.stal@liu.se

31st Nordic Sociological Association Conference

14 August 2024, 9.00 am - 16 August 2024, 5.00 pm Kåkenhus, Campus Norrköping, Sweden

Welcome to the 31st Nordic Association Conference that will be held at the Institute for Analytical Sociology in Norrköping, Sweden. This years theme is "Sociology in a Digital World". Join us as we delve into this web of human behavior, technology, and society. Together, we will explore topics such as the emergence of new forms of inequality in the digital age, the impact of online communities on social cohesion, the implications of artificial intelligence on labor markets, the effect from social media on identity formation and social movements and much more. Language of the conference: English.

Contacts

Carl Nordlund

nsa2024@liu.se

Planning in Transition: Sustainable mobilities lecture by Mimi Sheller, Worcester Polytechnic Institute (USA)

1.15 pm – 3.00 pm Temcas, floor 2, entrance 37, Tema building, campus Valla, and Zoom

Mimi Sheller, PhD, Dean of The Global School at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, USA, is an invited speaker at the Planning in Transition lecture series. The lecture is entitled “How can sustainable mobilities be made more just?” and will be in English. Participate on site or via Zoom.

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Harald Rohracher

Public defence of doctoral thesis in Industrial management: Ulrika Ny Harlin

10.15 am – 12.00 pm ACAS, A Building, Campus Valla, Linköping

Ulrika Ny Harlin at the Division of Logistics and Quality Management, Department of Management and Engineering, defends her thesis entitled "Exploring the Handling of Critical Work Practices in Rapid Change Contexts: A study of an industrial startup and the COVID-19 pandemic". Supervisor is Andreas Wallo, senior associate professor, Linköping University. Opponent is Anders Fundin, professor, Mälardalen University. The event is open to the public and will be in Swedish.

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20 May 2024

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Lisbeth Hägg

Renee Wever

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Viveka Nilson

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Anki Rune

Ali Ahmed

21 May 2024

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Peter Hult

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Viveka Nilson

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Eva Danielsson

22 May 2024

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Satenik Sargsyan

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Kinga Barrafrem

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Malin Bergenhök

23 May 2024

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Anne Moe

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Madelene Töpfer

24 May 2024

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Helene Pers

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Ami Palmin

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Nancy Brett

28 May 2024

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Anne Moe

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Karin Gibson

29 May 2024

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Anna Maria Lönn Wahlqvist

30 May 2024

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Simon Farnebo

31 May 2024

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Thomas Wise

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Emmelie Wernström

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Ami Palmin

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Marie Gärdeman

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Margareta Johansson

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Carina Lindström

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Merete Ellegaard

1 June 2024

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Viveca Valgren

3 June 2024

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Patrick Lambrix

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Viveka Nilson

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Anne Moe

4 June 2024

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Eva Danielsson

5 June 2024

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Anne Moe

10 June 2024