Anders Ynnerman

Professor, Head of Division

Professor of scientific visualization and Head of the Division of Media and Information Technology, MIT

Visualization research for real world solutions

I am a visualization researcher who focuses on developing fundamental concepts that find their application in real world solutions. I am passionate about the communication of science to both laymen and experts. I am the proud leader of a large research division with great people and have the privilege of being the director of a visualization center with research, education, innovation and public engagement as an agenda.

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Research

I am involved in a large number of research projects ranging from low level computer graphics to applied visualization. Applications of my research are found in diverse areas such as medical visualization, astrophysics, autonomous systems, artificial intelligence, and visual learning and communication.
Read more about recent projects at my personal homepage.

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Teaching

One of my first tasks when I started as professor at LiU in 1999 was to define a one-year profile on Visualization in the Media and Technology program. Even since then I have been heavily engaged in teaching courses and defining programs at LiU. Apart from teaching I also supervise many master's thesis projects in visualization and its applications. Read more about my teaching track record and research on pedagogics and science communication on my personal home page.

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Talks

I often present our research at conferences and am frequently invited to give keynotes at research conferences. I also give popular sicence talks on a range of topics related to my research and motivational talks about science and leadership to a general audience. For more information go to my personal homepage.

Publications

2023

2022

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Organisation

Positions and Affiliations

Professor at the Department of Science and Technology, Linköping University, Sweden
Head of the Division of Media and Information Technology, Linköping University, Sweden
Director Wallenberg AI, Autonomous Systems and Software Program (WASP)
Director Norrköping Visualization Center - C, Sweden
Research Professor at the Scientific Imaging and Computing Institute, School of Computing, University of Utah, USA
Research Fellow at the American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA
Affiliated Professor at the Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden

News

The supercomputer Berzelius photographed with fisheye lens.

Swedish AI research gets more muscle

The supercomputer Berzelius was inaugurated in the spring of 2021, and was then Sweden's fastest supercomputer for AI. Yet, more power is needed to meet the needs of Swedish AI research.

Professor Anders Ynnerman inside Wadströms Exploranation Laboratory

Welcome to Wadströms Exploranation Laboratory!

A unique laboratory is opening for curious, knowledge-hungry young people who want straight facts, far from all the sensationalism and the noisy, opinionated comment fields in social media. On 9 April 2022 the Laboratory will open to the public.

WASP-ED to make Swedish universities leading in AI

WASP-ED is a new programme for education in artificial intelligence (AI). LiU is to take on the main coordinating role on the programme, which has received SEK 18.6 million from the Marcus and Marianne Wallenberg Foundation.

Media and Information Technology

Portrait of Anders Ynnerman presenting in the dome theatre.

Media and Information Technology

The research at MIT is conducted in groups that focuses on a separate aspect of visual information technology, but not isolated from each other. The collaborative atmosphere involves both basic and application oriented research.

Research units

C-research

C-research is a center for coordination of visualization research and for using visualization in research and education. It represents Linköping University in the Visualization Center C context.

Computer Graphics and Image Processing

The computer graphics and image processing group is driving a number of research projects directed towards the development of theory and methodology for image capture, image analysis and image synthesis.

Immersive Visualization

The Immersive Visualization group is conducting research and development in a range of technologies to create an immersive and engaging visualization of data.

Information Visualization

The group focuses on the explorative analysis and visualization of typically large and complex information spaces. We develop novel interactive visualization methods and tools that are able to efficiently support analysts from various domains.

Illustration of Norrköping by Motala ström and people in the environment

Media Design and Image Reproduction

Our work is fundamentally about communication. How might we combine digital and analog media to convey information, insights and emotions? How might we create engaging and captivating experiences through modern information technology?

Scientific Visualization

We develop novel analysis, visualization and exploration techniques for a better understanding and communication of large data.

Visual Learning and Communication

Our research is about teaching and learning science with visualizations. We focus on biology and molecular sciences, and are interested in both learning with and design of visualizations.

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Department of Science and Technology (ITN)

We research and teach in several technical and scientific disciplines in which our main areas are organic electronics, media, communications and logistics.

WASP - Wallenberg Autonomy and Software Program

LiU is home to WASP – Sweden’s largest ever individual research program. The research is financed by the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation, and focusses on autonomous systems and software development.

WASP - Wallenberg Autonomy and Software Program

Two scientists are sitting infront of an MRI

Center for Medical Image Science and Visualization (CMIV)

CMIV conducts focused front-line research providing solutions to tomorrow’s clinical issues. The CMIV mission is to develop future methods and tools for image analysis and visualization for applications within health care and medical research.

Visualiseringscenter C

Consists of five actors: the public arena Visualiseringscenter C, Cnema, RISE C-Studio, Norrköping Science Park, and C-research – research conducted by the division for Media and Information Technology, Linköping University.

ELLIIT

ELLIIT is a network organization for Information and Communication Technology (ICT) research at Linköping, Lund, Halmstad and Blekinge. The objective is scientific excellence in combination with industrial relevance and impact.

Anders Ynnerman

Visualization research for real world solutions

Research

Teaching

Talks

Publications

2023

2022

Organisation

Positions and Affiliations

News

Swedish AI research gets more muscle

Welcome to Wadströms Exploranation Laboratory!

WASP-ED to make Swedish universities leading in AI

Major infrastructure grants to researchers at LiU

Visualisation Center C awarded at international film festival

Sweden’s fastest supercomputer for AI now online

An important donation with an impact

Success for two online conferences

Expansion of Sweden’s largest research programme

Anders Ynnerman elected to visualisation hall of fame

Three new Wallenberg Scholars at LiU

Close to reality in "the best dome in the world"

AI research needs major investment in infrastructure

AI advancing on a broad front

NTU in Singapore gives extra power to WASP

Travel through the universe with OpenSpace

Exploranation opens science for everyone

LiU awarded jubilee grant from KAW

Mummy visualisation impresses

Pluto close up

Media and Information Technology

Media and Information Technology

Research units

C-research

Computer Graphics and Image Processing

Immersive Visualization

Information Visualization

Media Design and Image Reproduction

Scientific Visualization

Visual Learning and Communication

Related content

Department of Science and Technology (ITN)

WASP - Wallenberg Autonomy and Software Program

Center for Medical Image Science and Visualization (CMIV)

Visualiseringscenter C

ELLIIT

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