Conference: Fri forskning for framtiden

Once Linköping University was just an idea. 50 years on, we have become a leading research university, nationally and internationally. We now embark on our next half century of freedom of research shaping a sustainable future.

As a part of our celebration, we would like to invite you to a full-day conference where some of our most prominent researchers will present cutting-edge discoveries in their fields. This includes everything from artificial intelligence and life sciences to new materials and challenges facing a changing society. Also, expert speakers and panel members will talk about the future of research in Sweden, Europe and worldwide.

And there is one thing we already know about the future; our best time is always soon.

Information and registration

Please confirm your attendance at the conference. You’ll find the registration form on this page. During the day, we will be serving refreshments and lunch, so in addition to your name and contact details, it’s important that you also indicate any dietary preferences.

Venue: Campus US in Linköping
Date: Wednesday 26 November 2025
Time: 8:30 am to 5:30 pm, followed by dinner at Livgrenadjärmässen

We look forward to seeing you!

Programme

The programme is updated continuously

08:30 Coffee and registration

09:00 Jan-Ingvar Jönsson – Groundbreaking Research Towards the Future

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09:20 Keynote 1: Lisa Pohl – The European Perspective

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The roles of AI and visualisation in a digital future

9:45 Anders Ynnerman – Visual Intelligence

10:00 Gunnar Cedersund – Have a digital twin of yourself follow you through life

10:15 Adel Daoud – Measuring health and living conditions with AI and satellite images

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10:30 – 11:00 Coffee break

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Sustainable solutions for good health and thriving communities

11:00 Colm Nestor – Same disease, different story: How sex shapes immune disorders

11:15 Elina Rönnberg – Mathematics and algorithms for intelligent decision-making

11:30 Eleni Stavrinidou – Plant bioelectronics and sustainable biohybrids

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Exploring transformative societies

11:45 Julia Velkova – Making Sustainable AI in Sweden

12:00 Elin Wihlborg – Governing public values in digital transformations

12:15 Stefan Jonsson – Collective Identities – Futures of Democracy

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12:30 – 13:45 Lunch

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Signals that shape our lives

13:45 Håkan Olausson – Peripheral nerves signaling pleasure and pain

14:00 Emma Björk – Interdisciplinary materials research for tomorrow’s medicine

14:15 Erik G Larsson – Massive MIMO: From a wild academic idea to global standard

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Facing the challenges of modern civilisation

14:30 Fredrik Lindsten – Generative AI: from weather forecasting to materials discovery

14:45 Simin Nadjm-Tehrani – A connected society = a vulnerable society

15:00 Lars Eriksson – Control for efficient and clean transport

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15:15 – 15:45 Coffee break

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15:45 Keynote 2: Bertil Andersson, Professor, President Emeritus Nanynag Technological University, Singapore – Global Trends in Science

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16:15 Panel discussion – Science in the Future

17:00 Closing remarks

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Evening: Dinner at Livgrenadjärmässen. Note: Please let us know if you are attending the dinner via the registation form.

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