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Axel Furusten

Communications Officer

I work as a Communications Officer in several research projects connected to Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Communication within the field of AI

I work at the Communications and Marketing Division (KOM), where my role focuses on communication related to research in and around artificial intelligence (AI).

I work as a Communications Officer for research activities within the Reasoning and Learning (Real) unit, with at particular focus on projects led by Fredrik Heintz. The unit is part of the Division of Artificial Intelligence and Integrated Computer Systems (AIICS) at the Department of Computer and Information Science (IDA).


My main responsibilities
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  • Web editor for several research sites on liu.se and for websites connected to various research collaborations
  • Writing and updating web content and news stories
  • Producing and distributing newsletters on AI research
  • Writing and developing communication plans for AI-related research projects
  • Communicating AI-related research on social media, particularly on LinkedIn
  • Leading the communication and dissemination work package in the EU project TrustLLM 


My assignments

Research activities on liu.se

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Center for Heterogeneous Adaptive Swarm Systems - CHASS

A single drone has limited capabilities, but a swarm of drones working as a unit can search large areas, monitor wildfires, deliver supplies in times of disaster, or protect critical facilities. This is the vision of CHASS.
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RESIST - Resilience and Security for Trustworthy AI Systems

Our vision is to make Sweden a role model in secure trustworthy AI by pioneering cyber resilience across the AI lifecycle.

TrustLLM - trustworthy, open and sustainable language model for European languages

TrustLLM is a European project coordinated by Linköping University. The project will develop a language model for European languages including Swedish and is to benefit citizens and industry alike.

External research collaborations and assignments

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RESIST - Resilience and Security for Trustworthy AI Systems

The center’s vision is to position Sweden as a role model in secure and trustworthy AI by advancing cyber resilience across the entire AI lifecycle.

TrustLLM - trustworthy, open and sustainable language model for European languages

TrustLLM is a European project coordinated by Linköping University. The project will develop a language model for European languages including Swedish and is to benefit citizens and industry alike.
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AI Competence for Sweden

AI Competence for Sweden is a national initiative for education and competence development in artificial intelligence.

AI Competence for Sweden

My co-workers at Research Communications and Media Relations 

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Nelly Sahlstrand
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Mariel Svensson
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Head of Unit, Communications Officer

My organisation

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Communications and Marketing Division (KOM)

The Communications and Marketing Division develops and coordinates internal and external communications and the marketing of Linköping University.
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Artificial Intelligence and Integrated Computer Systems (AIICS)

The AIICS division is part of the Department of Computer and Information Science. The division's main focus is research and teaching in artificial intelligence, its theoretical foundations and its applications.
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Department of Computer and Information Science (IDA)

The Department of Computer and Information Science is one of the largest departments in northern Europe in its field. Research activity covers artificial intelligence, human-computer interaction, software and computer systems, and data science.

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