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.

Cognition, interaction and design with the subareas of cognitive science, cognitive systems engineering, interaction design, service design, public safety and security, decision support, human factors, and social robotics.
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 90 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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Events

Conference with participants from IDA

The Power of the Humanities in Academia and Society

Welcome to a conference, hosted by LiU Humanities, with a focus on a comprehensive discussion of the role, nature and place of the humanities in academia and in society at large.

News at IDA

10 September 2025

Centres of Excellence strengthen LiU’s research

The investment in four prominent research environments, Centres of Excellence, will ensure long-term development, improved quality and deeper collaboration for LiU.

13 August 2025

Mutual reinforcement of ethics and trust in AI

LiU hosted the seminar "Mutual Reinforcement of Ethics and Trust in AI" as part of the TrustLLM project. The event gathered participants from academia, industry, and the public sector.

25 June 2025

First researchers in the new Fenomenmagasinet

When the science centre Fenomenmagasinet opens its new premises in the Valla leisure area, it also opens the possibility of closer collaboration with LiU. Researchers Aseel and Erik Berglund will be among the first to move in.

Job vacancies at IDA

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Job	Published To	Employment Type	External ID	City	Institution	Position	URL
Postdoc in Computational Social Science	2025-10-31	Time limited employment (temporary)	IEI-2025-00395	Linkoping	IEI - Department of Management and Engineering	Teachers and Scientists	https://liu.se/en/work-at-liu/vacancies/27207
Postdoc in Computational Social Science	2025-10-31	Time limited employment (temporary)	IDA-2025-00241	Linkoping	IDA - Department of Computer and Information Science	Teachers and Scientists	https://liu.se/en/work-at-liu/vacancies/27295
PhD student in language and culture	2025-10-13	Time limited employment (temporary)	IKOS-2025-00240	Linkoping	IKOS - Department of Culture and Society	PhD students	https://liu.se/en/work-at-liu/vacancies/27415
PhD in Materials Science (Photocatalytic doping of organic semiconductor) in the EU Training Network FADOS	2025-10-15	Time limited employment (temporary)	LiU-2025-03941	Norrkoping	ITN - Department of Science and Technology	PhD students	https://liu.se/en/work-at-liu/vacancies/27463
PhD student in Trustworthy Machine Learning at SaS	2025-10-24	Time limited employment (temporary)	IDA-2025-00271	Linkoping	IDA - Department of Computer and Information Science	PhD students	https://liu.se/en/work-at-liu/vacancies/27499
Assistant Professor in Data-driven precision medicine and diagnostics	2025-11-15	Permanent employment	LiU-2025-03318	Linkoping	BKV - Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences	Teachers and Scientists	https://liu.se/en/work-at-liu/vacancies/27513
Professor in Medical Education	2025-10-14	Permanent employment	LiU-2025-02984	Linkoping	HMV - Department of Health, Medicine and Caring Sciences	Teachers and Scientists	https://liu.se/en/work-at-liu/vacancies/27568
PhD student in Materials Science	2025-10-17	Time limited employment (temporary)	IFM-2025-00416	Linkoping	IFM - Department of Physics, Biology and Chemistry	PhD students	https://liu.se/en/work-at-liu/vacancies/27590
Postdoc in computational spectroscopy	2025-10-31	Time limited employment (temporary)	LiU-2025-04622	Norrkoping	ITN - Department of Science and Technology	Teachers and Scientists	https://liu.se/en/work-at-liu/vacancies/27643
Postdoctoral Researcher in Artificial Intelligence	2025-10-20	Time limited employment (temporary)	IDA-2025-00309	Linkoping	IDA - Department of Computer and Information Science	Teachers and Scientists	https://liu.se/en/work-at-liu/vacancies/27647
Postdoc in Sustainable photosynthetic living materials and devices	2025-10-31	Time limited employment (temporary)	LiU-2025-04732	Norrkoping	ITN - Department of Science and Technology	Teachers and Scientists	https://liu.se/en/work-at-liu/vacancies/27661
Postdoc in Genomics of Wnt Signaling	2025-10-27	Time limited employment (temporary)	BKV-2025-00726	Linkoping	BKV - Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences	Teachers and Scientists	https://liu.se/en/work-at-liu/vacancies/27699
Postdoc in ion channel physiology	2025-10-27	Time limited employment (temporary)	BKV-2025-00727	Linkoping	BKV - Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences	Technical and Administrative personnel	https://liu.se/en/work-at-liu/vacancies/27707
PhD student in Theoretical Physics	2025-11-10	Time limited employment (temporary)	IFM-2025-00451	Linkoping	IFM - Department of Physics, Biology and Chemistry	PhD students	https://liu.se/en/work-at-liu/vacancies/27712
Research assistant in Medical Genetics	2025-10-29	Time limited employment (temporary)	BKV-2025-00742	Linkoping	BKV - Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences	Technical and Administrative personnel	https://liu.se/en/work-at-liu/vacancies/27722
Research Assistant in Molecular Immunology	2025-10-29	Time limited employment (temporary)	BKV-2025-00724	Linkoping	BKV - Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences	Technical and Administrative personnel	https://liu.se/en/work-at-liu/vacancies/27724
Bioinformatician/Data scientist for the Clinical Genomics Platform	2025-10-30	Permanent employment	BKV-2025-00749	Linkoping	BKV - Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences	Technical and Administrative personnel	https://liu.se/en/work-at-liu/vacancies/27726

Research at IDA

Cybersecurity

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

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WASP at Department of Computer and Information Science (IDA)

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

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.

More projects at IDA and centra/laboratories for collaboration

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.

The joy in reading – a co-design project around students’ interaction with social robots

A study investigating the ways in which artificial intelligence (AI) can contribute to students' reading. It examines how key reading activities and situations in school can be designed for interaction between a social robot and 10-year-old students.

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Center for Advanced Research in Emergency Response - CARER

A collaboration between LiU and the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency which aims to consolidate and strengthen LiU's research in risk, response and rescue area.

AI literacy in Swedish Teacher Education

This project focuses on AI literacy in Swedish teacher education, mainly what AI literacy in Swedish teacher education means in terms of knowledge and competences needed for schoolteachers future working lives.

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.

What is it like to be a PhD student at IDA?

New doctor in Cognitive Science: Emma Mainza Chilufya

On March 28, Emma Mainza Chilufya at the Department of Computer and Information Science (IDA) successfully defended her thesis about human-computer interaction. "Being a PhD student at IDA has been eye-opening and inspiring", she says.

New doctor in Computer Science: Dominik Drexler

On March 24, Dominik Drexler at the Dept of Computer and Information Science successfully defended his thesis about integrating learning and AI planning. "Pursuing a PhD at IDA has been one of the most rewarding experiences of my life", he says.

Mina Niknafs shows her printed thesis in the lecture hall.

New doctor in Computer Science: Mina Niknafs

On March 3, Mina Niknafs at the Dept of Computer and Information Science defended her thesis on resource management. "Pursuing a PhD at IDA is an enriching experience that combines academic freedom with a supportive research culture", she says.

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 course

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

Course contentThe 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 to get

AI for natural language, 3 credits

Course contentWriting 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 today.

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

Management

Department of Computer and Information Science (IDA)

Calendar

Events

Conference with participants from IDA

The Power of the Humanities in Academia and Society

News at IDA

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

An AI look into the future

Machine learning can give the climate a chance

Collaboration between humans and AI - focus for conference

New PhD thesis in Computer Science about social media interactions

A new doctor in Computer Science: George Osipov

AI and interdisciplinarity go hand in hand

Fredrik Löfgren has passed away suddenly

IEEE Linköping University Student Branch Wins 2023 Regional Exemplary Student Branch Award

Robots are common in the care of older adults

Game at work – for your health

Best poster award for knowledge graph technology

Best paper award in automated planning

WASP extended with a new initiative: AI for Science

International recognition for AI researcher at LiU

ISY Day 2024 – AI in Society, Education, and Research

Kickoff Conference for SweCSS

Synthetic images can save a lot of time in healthcare

Developing medical AI without sharing sensitive information

Developing artificial intelligence that benefits society

Apply to Visiting Fellows Program at SweCSS

Erik Sandewall, one of LiU's pioneers, has passed away

George Osipov awarded the Lawson Scholarship for 2023

Celebration of the Persian New Year, Nowruz, at IDA

How can AI be made secure and used to create safety?

Studying whether a robot can awaken children’s interest in reading

New PhD Thesis in Computer Science

Job vacancies at IDA

Research at IDA

Cybersecurity

WASP at Department of Computer and Information Science (IDA)

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

Security Link

More projects at IDA and centra/laboratories for collaboration

Cybersecurity lab at LiU

The joy in reading – a co-design project around students’ interaction with social robots

Center for Advanced Research in Emergency Response - CARER

AI literacy in Swedish Teacher Education

Sports Analytics

Wireless Optimization and Analytics

Professional Self-efficacy, Emotional challenges and Moral stress in Teacher and Medical Education

Database and Web Information Systems

Security and Networks

Design and Policy

Resilient Information and Control Systems (RICS)

Cybersecurity lab at LiU

The Swedish Excellence Centre for Computational Social Science