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 at IDA covers artificial intelligence, human-computer interaction, software and computer systems, and data science.

The department is a dynamic and growing environment for research and education with around 300 employees. The activity covers a wide range of areas, from core computer science to applications of science. It is oriented towards both the Faculty of Science and Engineering, and the Faculty of Arts and Sciences.

The research activity at IDA is mainly performed within four major areas, each divided into a number of subareas:

Artificial intelligence (AI) with the subareas of autonomous systems and robotics, knowledge representation and reasoning, ontologies and semantic web, automated planning, applied machine learning, multi-agent systems, natural language processing, and theoretical foundations of AI.

Human-centered systems with the subareas of human-AI/robot interaction; societal challenges and systemic change; transport, mobility and driver assistance; data management, semantics and circular economy; and health, safety and preparedness.
Software and computer systems with the subareas of software engineering, embedded and cyberphysical systems, real-time systems, cybersecurity and resilient systems, networks and distributed systems, multimedia systems, formal methods, compilers and programming language, and parallel and high performance computing.
Data science with the subareas of machine learning methodology, statistics, database technology, and data analytics.

The broad research base of the department directly enriches the undergraduate and graduate education. The department gives courses within most engineering programmes, several Master programmes, as well as the programmes for innovative programming, cognitive science and statistics.

IDA also offers doctoral education in computer science, design, cognitive science and statistics. Currently, around 100 postgraduate students are active in the department’s PhD programmes.

The department was founded in 1983, but its roots can be traced to the early seventies. It is organised in six divisions.

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29 October 2026

Research aims to help surplus food reach those who need it

In a new LiU project, researchers are investigating how technology and logistics can help surplus food reach those who need it most. For instance, they will study transport processes, food handling, visual sensing technology and cybersecurity.

En grupp människor som står på trappan till en byggnad.

23 October 2026

International symposium on computational social science

Researchers from several countries took part in the SweCSS Symposium 2026 in Söderköping. Over two days, they presented and discussed research on social networks, mobility, AI, causal inference and computational methods.

22 October 2026

LiU plays key role as Sweden strengthens its position in AI research

Linköping University is one of four Swedish higher education institutions behind the new Swedish unit in the European Laboratory for Learning and Intelligent Systems (ELLIS) network. The new unit was inaugurated on 15 October 2026.

Job vacancies at IDA

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Job	Published To	Employment Type	External ID	City	Department	Position	URL
PhD student in Ionic Thermoelectrics and Electrochemistry for Thermal Energy Harvesting	2026-11-09	Time limited employment (temporary)	LiU-2026-03808	Norrkoping	ITN - Department of Science and Technology	PhD students	https://liu.se/en/work-at-liu/vacancies/29854
PhD student in Mixed Ionic–Electronic Materials for Thermal Energy Harvesting	2026-11-09	Time limited employment (temporary)	LiU-2026-03809	Norrkoping	ITN - Department of Science and Technology	PhD students	https://liu.se/en/work-at-liu/vacancies/29857
Postdoctoral Researcher in Epidemiology and Public Health	2026-11-30	Time limited employment (temporary)	LiU-2026-04283	Linkoping	HMV - Department of Health, Medicine and Caring Sciences	Teachers and Scientists	https://liu.se/en/work-at-liu/vacancies/29989
Postdoc in novel ion-channel engineering	2026-11-30	Time limited employment (temporary)	BKV-2026-00795	Linkoping	BKV - Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences	Teachers and Scientists	https://liu.se/en/work-at-liu/vacancies/30010
Postdoctoral Researcher in Heart Failure Care Research (LiLAC-HF)	2026-11-30	Time limited employment (temporary)	LiU-2026-04340	Norrkoping	HMV - Department of Health, Medicine and Caring Sciences	Teachers and Scientists	https://liu.se/en/work-at-liu/vacancies/30013
Postdoc in ion channel physiology	2026-11-30	Time limited employment (temporary)	BKV-2026-00785	Linkoping	BKV - Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences	Teachers and Scientists	https://liu.se/en/work-at-liu/vacancies/30018
Postdoc in cancer systems biology	2026-11-30	Time limited employment (temporary)	BKV-2026-00794	Linkoping	BKV - Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences	Teachers and Scientists	https://liu.se/en/work-at-liu/vacancies/30019
Postdoc in Cancer Genomics	2026-11-30	Time limited employment (temporary)	BKV-2026-00796	Linkoping	BKV - Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences	Teachers and Scientists	https://liu.se/en/work-at-liu/vacancies/30020
Postdoc in neuroscience specializing in non-invasive brain stimulation of the cerebellum	2026-11-30	Time limited employment (temporary)	BKV-2026-00786	Linkoping	BKV - Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences	Teachers and Scientists	https://liu.se/en/work-at-liu/vacancies/30022
Postdoc in tumor immunology and immunotherapy	2026-11-30	Time limited employment (temporary)	BKV-2026-00811	Linkoping	BKV - Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences	Teachers and Scientists	https://liu.se/en/work-at-liu/vacancies/30029
Postdoc position in heterogeneous catalysis	2026-11-23	Time limited employment (temporary)	LiU-2026-04469	Norrkoping	ITN - Department of Science and Technology	Teachers and Scientists	https://liu.se/en/work-at-liu/vacancies/30072
Postdoctor in Experimental Hepatology and Metabolism	2026-11-10	Time limited employment (temporary)	LiU-2026-04658	Linkoping	HMV - Department of Health, Medicine and Caring Sciences	Teachers and Scientists	https://liu.se/en/work-at-liu/vacancies/30100
PhD student in Medical Science	2026-11-11	Time limited employment (temporary)	BKV-2026-00853	Linkoping	BKV - Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences	PhD students	https://liu.se/en/work-at-liu/vacancies/30121
PhD student in sustainability transformations and international business development	2026-11-12	Time limited employment (temporary)	IEI-2026-00696	Linkoping	IEI - Department of Management and Engineering	PhD students	https://liu.se/en/work-at-liu/vacancies/30129
PhD in Materials Science	2026-11-13	Time limited employment (temporary)	LiU-2026-04548	Norrkoping	ITN - Department of Science and Technology	PhD students	https://liu.se/en/work-at-liu/vacancies/30140
PhD student in optimal motion planning for drone swarms	2026-11-24	Time limited employment (temporary)	LiU-2026-04767	Linkoping	ISY - Department of Electrical Engineering	PhD students	https://liu.se/en/work-at-liu/vacancies/30141
Proncipal Research Engineer in Organic Materials for Solar Fuels and CO2 Conversion	2026-11-09	Time limited employment (temporary)	LiU-2026-04922	Norrkoping	ITN - Department of Science and Technology	Technical and Administrative personnel	https://liu.se/en/work-at-liu/vacancies/30169
PhD Student in Biogas Solutions for a Flexible, Resilient and Sustainable Energy System	2026-12-08	Time limited employment (temporary)	IEI-2026-00717	Linkoping	IEI - Department of Management and Engineering	PhD students	https://liu.se/en/work-at-liu/vacancies/30170
Postdoc in Environmental Change	2026-11-27	Time limited employment (temporary)	TEMA-2026-00189	Linkoping	TEMA - Department of Thematic Studies	Teachers and Scientists	https://liu.se/en/work-at-liu/vacancies/30183
PhD student in Applied Physics	2026-11-30	Time limited employment (temporary)	IFM-2026-00493	Linkoping	IFM - Department of Physics, Biology and Chemistry	PhD students	https://liu.se/en/work-at-liu/vacancies/30185
Research assistant at BKV	2026-11-24	Time limited employment (temporary)	BKV-2026-00891	Linkoping	BKV - Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences	Technical and Administrative personnel	https://liu.se/en/work-at-liu/vacancies/30194
Amanuens in Research within Sport Analytics	2026-12-09	Extrajob	IDA-2026-00325	Linkoping	IDA - Department of Computer and Information Science	Student	https://liu.se/en/work-at-liu/vacancies/30201
PhD student in Computer Science with focus on cybersecurity and privacy	2027-01-06	Time limited employment (temporary)	IDA-2026-00324	Linkoping	IDA - Department of Computer and Information Science	PhD students	https://liu.se/en/work-at-liu/vacancies/30204
PhD Position in Cybersecurity for Decentralised Energy Systems	2026-11-30	Time limited employment (temporary)	IDA-2026-00322	Linkoping	IDA - Department of Computer and Information Science	PhD students	https://liu.se/en/work-at-liu/vacancies/30209

Examples of research activities at IDA

Cybersecurity

Welcome to the cybersecurity platform at Linköping University. Here you can find information about research and education in cybersecurity, as well as researchers and teachers active in the field.

En man som står bredvid en drönare på toppen av en asfalt.

Drone and swarm research at LiU

Drones are transforming how we explore, monitor and collaborate – in the air, on land and beneath the surface of the water. Research in drones and drone swarms is an interdisciplinary and rapidly growing field.

En man som sitter framför en datorskärm.

Research Areas within Human-Centered Systems

Our research spans a wide field in terms of applications, but often shares a focus on the interaction between humans, technology and society, as well as an effort to address complex problems through interdisciplinary and user-centered methods.

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WASP at Department of Computer and Information Science

WASP, Wallenberg AI autonomous systems and software program, is the largest individual research investment in Sweden in modern times. One of the WASP research environments at LiU is located at the Department of Computer and Information Science.

Other large industrial collaborations and national strategic research areas

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TAILOR – A European network of AI excellence centres

TAILOR is a European project coordinated by Linköping University, with the aim to build the capacity to provide the scientific foundations for Trustworthy AI in Europe. TAILOR is also a network of research excellence centres.

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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Adaptive Software for the Heterogenous Edge-Cloud-Continuum - ASTECC

ASTECC is a 5-year cooperative research project in software systems at the Department of Computer and Information Science. It is funded by the Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research (SSF).

ELLIIT - a network for Information and Communication Technology

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.

Security Link

A platform for strategic interdisciplinary research, within crisis management, security and infrastructure protection. The research covers sensors, telecommunication, sensor and information fusion, decision support, information security and ethics.

Projects and initiatives within our research areas

Cybersecurity lab at LiU

The cybersecurity lab at LiU offers facilities that are tailored for teaching cybersecurity in undergraduate and professional training programs. These facilities enable training in both offensive and defensive cybersecurity within secure settings.

A list of research projects, centres, networks

Adaptive Software for the Heterogenous Edge-Cloud-Continuum - ASTECC

ASTECC is a 5-year cooperative research project in software systems at the Department of Computer and Information Science. It is funded by the Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research (SSF).

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AI and the automation of teaching

The aim is to gain knowledge about the bodily dimensions - sensuality - of students' reading practices in primary school. It examines how young readers engage physiologically and affectively in activities related to reading during the school day.

Children using system AI Chatbot in compute.

AI Literacy for Swedish Primary Education

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is increasingly permeating children's and young people's leisure and education. This research project provides a scientifically based foundation for AI literacy in schools.

Doctoral studies

Doctoral (PhD) studies at the Department of Computer and Information Science

Doctoral studies at the Department of Computer and Information Science (IDA) are organised to cross traditional subject boundaries, and is common to the whole department.

Educational programmes involving IDA

The department gives courses within most engineering programmes, the Bachelor's programmes in Information Systems Analysis, Innovative Programming, Cognitive Science, and Statistics and Data Analysis, and several Master's programmes.

For more information on the programmes in Swedish that the department gives courses within, please visit Institutionen för datavetenskap (utbildningsprogram).

Master's programmes

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Computer Science, Master's Programme, 120 credits

Provides skills needed within modern software technology, for positions such as operating systems designer or Internet security specialists. You can also pursue a career in research or continue your studies towards a doctoral degree.

Cybersecurity, Master's Programme, 120 credits

Help defend society against cyberattacks and develop next-generation security solutions. This programme combines theoretical courses and practical exercises which will give you tools to address the digital security challenges of today and tomorrow.

Design, Master's Programme, 120 credits

This programme offers an interdisciplinary design-based approach to tackling societal challenges through service design, sustainable design and visual media design. Established and innovative design concepts are incorporated in a collaborative setup.

Popular online courses

Elements of AI, 2 credits

The course aims to give an introduction and overview of artificial intelligence. The focus is on understanding the concept and some important techniques such as search and machine learning as well as consequences of AI on society. Start the...

Elements of AI, Part 2: Building AI, 2 credits

Course content The course aims to introduce practical AI, focusing on basic machine learning. The aim is to understand how to build AI systems using machine learning, gain insight into the possibilities and limitations of the technology, and...

AI for Natural Language, 3 credits

Course content Writing computer programs that understand and produce human language is a central goal of artificial intelligence. This course aims to provide an understanding of how far we are from this goal: what is and what is not possible...

Contact us

Student Office at IDA

Contact: expedition@ida.liu.se

Visiting address: Room 3F:477B, Building E, Entrance 27/29, Floor 3, Campus Valla

Opening hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays between 12.15 and 13.00.

Registrar at IDA

Contact: registrator@ida.liu.se

Doctoral education at IDA

Contact: Anne Moe, Coordinator

E-mail: anne.moe@liu.se

Phone: +46 13 28 14 60

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Department of Computer and Information Science (IDA)

Calendar

Events

News at IDA

Research aims to help surplus food reach those who need it

International symposium on computational social science

LiU plays key role as Sweden strengthens its position in AI research

RESIST brings Sweden together for cyber Resilient AI

LiU students explored sustainable digitalisation in Thessaloniki

Researchers call for greater responsibility and sustainability in AI development

Robots and drones tested for safer emergency response in crises and war

Swedish organisations join forces on language data for AI

Linköping University to host international cybersecurity conference

Hockey analytics is growing – international conference brings experts to Linköping

CHASS recruits PhD students for research on next-generation drone swarms

LiU researcher wins award for real-time data integration breakthrough

New centre for research on drone swarms

Miriah Meyer: “I’m a fangirl of theory”

The making of future security experts

New AI partnership strengthens the region

Suleman Khan awarded the Lawson scholarship for 2025

RESIST is recruiting in cyber resilient AI

Vivian Vimarlund – the researcher who shaped the role of digitalisation in the future of healthcare

AI and simulation lab equips teachers

Cutting‑edge IT and mobile communications research grows

National initiative to protect AI systems from cyberattacks

New Wallenberg Academy Fellows researching 6G and AI

Research on exoskeletons and cleaners receives SEK 16.7 million

Research on next-generation AI planning receives SEK 15 million

Centres of Excellence strengthen LiU’s research

Mutual reinforcement of ethics and trust in AI

First researchers in the new Fenomenmagasinet

Best research paper award for foundational work on knowledge graph construction

New doctor in Cognitive Science: Emma Mainza Chilufya

5 minutes with Dustin Stoltz

New cybersecurity lab at LiU

5 minutes with Josef Ginnerskov

5 minutes with Marshall Taylor

New doctor in Computer Science: Dominik Drexler

Dominik Drexler awarded the Lawson Scholarship for 2024

The researchers who need to be one step ahead

New doctor in Computer Science: Mina Niknafs

Millions raised to advance quality assurance of software

Machine Psychology – a bridge to general AI

Innovative idea for more effective cancer treatments rewarded

Best student paper award to Riley Capshaw

Shaping AI technology for the benefit of society globally

LiU at the forefront of strategic research

New doctor in Computer Science: Klervie Toczé

The focus period resulted in new collaborations for the climate

LiU receives SEK 232 million from the Swedish Research Council

Symposium aiming to improve the climate

AI may boost society's cybersecurity

Machine learning can give the climate a chance

Job vacancies at IDA

Examples of research activities at IDA

Cybersecurity

Drone and swarm research at LiU

Research Areas within Human-Centered Systems

WASP at Department of Computer and Information Science

Other large industrial collaborations and national strategic research areas

TAILOR – A European network of AI excellence centres

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

Adaptive Software for the Heterogenous Edge-Cloud-Continuum - ASTECC

ELLIIT - a network for Information and Communication Technology

Security Link

Projects and initiatives within our research areas

Cybersecurity lab at LiU

A list of research projects, centres, networks

Adaptive Software for the Heterogenous Edge-Cloud-Continuum - ASTECC

AI and the automation of teaching

AI Literacy for Swedish Primary Education

AI literacy in Swedish Teacher Education

AI4X Center of Excellence (LiU-CoE)

Center for Heterogeneous Adaptive Swarm Systems - CHASS

Computational Cardio-Oncology

Cybersecurity

Database and Web Information Systems

Drone and swarm research at LiU

Multiagent systems for modern industrial processes and value chains - MAS