Department of Computer and Information Science (IDA)

Developing a reliable ChatGPT for European languages

Reliable, open and sustainable – those are the qualities aimed for in a ChatGPT for European languages including Swedish. The project is carried out in collaboration with organisations from Germany, Iceland, Denmark, Norway and the Netherlands.

LiU invests in five new test laboratories

Cybersecurity and AI in education are two focus areas in LiU new test laboratory initiative. A total of SEK 40 million goes to initiatives supporting LiU’s ambition to think freely and innovate in the area of education and research.

Ambitious guest researcher program enhances the interdisciplinary dialogue

"The focus period was a unique and valuable experience. I would absolutely come back for another focus period, and I recommend the opportunity to other researchers who may be considering it in the future", says Anastasia Bizyaeva, visiting scholar.

SEK 13 million for research into solving murders using AI

Was it murder, poisoning or was the death maybe caused by disease? Researchers have now been granted SEK 13 million from the Swedish Research Council to develop a methodology to solve crimes using detailed analyses and artificial intelligence.

Leading researchers gathered for symposium on Network Dynamics and Control

In the autumn of 2023 Linköping University hosts the ELLIIT Focus Period. An ambitious guest researcher program aimed at stimulating interaction among researchers and to favor cross-talk within the research field.

Nixon - with the right to break in

He has worked all over the world, finding weaknesses in supposedly foolproof computer systems. He has found hackers that were then brought to justice. This year’s Alumnus of the Year, is ready to crack down on cyber attacks and computer intrusion.

“I didn’t like the name World Wide Web”

There was one thing the engineer Robert Cailliau did not know when he wrote that hypertext in a computer network could be used to share scientific documentation. That it would become the World Wide Web.

Moral and AI must go hand in hand

Moral considerations is one of the things that a safe computer system must be able to handle in the future, according to Erik Sandewall, professor emeritus at LiU.

LiU and Brazil deepen collaboration in AI

Fredrik Heintz is to be one of two chairpersons of a new bilateral working group on AI between Sweden and Brazil. He hopes that the collaboration will lead to more research projects and exchanges between LiU and Brazil.

The world's largest conference on ice hockey analytics at LiU

The first edition of LINHAC was completely digital. When LiU organizes the world's largest conference in hockey analytics for the second time it will be a hybrid event with a busy schedule on campus and with participants from all over the world.

Christer Gilén is making a long-term investment in LiU

Christer Gilén is deepening his relationship with LiU by setting up a new foundation with a capital of SEK five million. He wants to incentivising outstanding students and boost research at LiU with the aim of finding new applications for technology.

AI learning user behaviour – the future of automation

Automated systems collaborating with humans will be better if they get to know the user through artificial intelligence compared with traditional systems that the user has to learn. This is shown in a recent study involving air traffic controllers.

“A small step for research but a giant leap for utility”

Artificial intelligence is on many people’s lips thanks to Chat GPT. But is the new technology a threat or an opportunity? Or is it both? AI researcher Fredrik Heintz sees great opportunities but also challenges.

The AI-shortcut requires re-thinking of examination

Changes are ahead when it comes to testing students’ knowledge. The arrival of Chat GPT challenges both the university’s teachers and its disciplinary board.

SEK 39 million for graduate school on just climate transition

The Just Transitions graduate school, which focuses on management and organisation for a just climate transition, has been granted SEK 39 millions over five years by Formas, the government research council for sustainable development.

The LiU doctoral student behind a hit game

LiU doctoral student Fredrik Präntare is the architect of the company Pugstorm, which is achieving global success with the game Core Keeper. "Even back when I was studying for my Master of Science degree, I spent every free hour on my own projects,".

Bringing hybrid AI forward together

Recently researchers from all over the world gathered at LiU to network through seminars, organised activities and informal day-to-day interaction. All with the aim to collaborate and find new ways to conduct research in a huge area – hybrid AI.

Collaboration the key to realising the potential of AI

In the near future, it is probable that autonomous drones and quadruped robots will perform rescue operations. But we are currently far from achieving full autonomy. Consequently, well-functioning collaboration between human and machine is crucial.

Master's student awarded for research on traffic flow patterns

Akshay Gurudath receives the Christer Gilén Scholarship for his degree project in statistics and machine learning. In his thesis, Akshay presents and compares models he has built to predict positions of pedestrians, cyclists, and autonomous vehicles.

A LiU master’s programme to fight cybercrime

Companies and society in general are increasingly targeted by cybercrime. Experts are needed to ensure protection. There are several good reasons for LiU to establish a master’s programme in cybersecurity, starting in the autumn of 2023.

The road to future AI is paved with trust

Many researchers believe that what we have seen so far is only the beginning of AI. However, it must be trustworthy in all situations. LiU is coordinating a EU project that has drawn up a roadmap towards the trustworthy AI of the future.

SEK 4.1 million awarded to the ERASMUS project Women STEM-UP

The Swedish Council for Higher Education awards EU/ERASMUS funds towards closing the gender gap in STEM higher education i.e., Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics.

High-flying drone research

Drones already deliver defibrillators and medicine in sparsely populated areas, but how should unmanned traffic operate in large cities? With the assistance of AI and visualisation, the UTM City project will show us how.

AI: Helping criminal investigators find digital evidence

Cyberattacks are an increasing threat to society. So, for crime investigators, digital evidence is becoming more important in the hunt for criminals. And the technology exists – not least at Linköping University, where AI is an area of excellence.

Minister for Energy and Digital Development visits IDA

On Wednesday, 20 april 2022, the minister for digital development Khashayar Farmanbar visited the Department of Computer and Information Science together with the Linköping municipal councillor Mari Hultgren.

30 million in grant for developing software for smart technology

The Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research (Stiftelsen för strategisk forskning, SSF) has given SEK 30 million in a grant to a research project at Linköping University.

NEST - a multi-million investment in the WASP program

Last year, WASP took the decision to start a total of nine NEST projects. One of the projects will be based at LiU and will involve several LiU researchers taking on the biggest challenges in AI research.

Projects focussing on sustainable industry receive EU funding

Two research projects led by Linköping University (LiU) focussing on the circular economy and sustainable industry have received approximately SEK 50 million in funding from EU research programmes.

WASP Alumnus of the Year 2021

Olov Andersson has been awarded "Alumnus of the Year" at Wallenberg AI Autonomous Systems and Software Program (WASP). He is a former PhD student at Linköping University, today a postdoc at ETH Zürich in Switzerland.

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.

Student wins award for degree project on faster machine learning

Dylan Mäenpää is one of this year’s Christer Gilén scholarship recipients. He receives the award for his degree project in computer science. Dylan developed a new machine learning method that can be of use in innovative areas within healthcare.

64 million SEK for research in the natural sciences and technology

Seventeen researchers working in technology and the natural sciences at Linköping University have been awarded 64 million Swedish kronor in the form of research grants from the Swedish Research Council.

LiU researchers win AI award with explainable solutions

Two researchers working in AI at Linköping University, together with a researcher in Barcelona, have won the prestigious “IJCAI Distinguished Paper Award”.

Motivating apps should offer more than entertainment

Researchers from Linköping University are planning to use gamification, techniques from game development, to encourage heart patients to increase physical activity, and school pupils to improve their maths skills.

Better results when AI and humans collaborate

Artificial intelligence that doesn’t take into account human operators creates problems. Now LiU researchers are building a system where AI and humans work together to control air traffic.

Vulnerable payment systems: when the customers can’t pay

What would happen if it was suddenly not possible to pay with a credit or debit card? As part of a research project, county administrators, politicians, and stores have played a simulation game, to help them prepare for handling an emergency.

SEK 9 million for research into a sustainable energy megagame

Researchers at LiU, among others, have been awarded SEK 9 million from the Swedish Energy Agency for an interdisciplinary research project to develop a megagame intended to contribute to the development of future sustainable energy systems.

A generous man ahead of his time

A man ahead of his time who made important contributions to computer science and who was ever willing to share his knowledge. The description is that of Harold “Bud” Lawson, founder of a scholarship at Linköping University.

AI creates texts for people with reading difficulties

The aim of the TextAD research project at Linköping University is to better understand different types of reading difficulty. This knowledge can then be used to develop digital tools that automatically adapt texts to the needs of readers.

Doctoral students a vulnerable group during pandemic

Reduced productivity, social isolation and anxiety about one’s career. Many doctoral students are suffering during the pandemic. The result, from a study conducted at LiU, is in line with experiences from other universities.

A rude robot designed by students

A group of LiU students has built a prototype of a robot intended to help visitors to the Östergötland Museum. The students gave it one friendly personality and one slightly unpleasant one.

Laypeople have difficulty estimating severity of blood loss

Researchers have studied whether laypeople realise the severity of the situation when someone in their proximity begins to bleed. The results show a discrepancy related to the victim’s gender: for a woman losing blood, blood loss were underestimated.

Research collaboration in Östergötland to increase shipping efficiency

LiU and the Swedish Maritime Administration have established research collaboration to develop more sustainable, efficient and safe shipping operations based on such technology as artificial intelligence and interactive visualisation.

Östergötland’s future – forest fires and drought?

The Climate Change Megagame was held on 21 November. This is a huge online game that simulates future climate change in Östergötland, with participants playing the part of various local actors.

Measuring muscle mass with neural network

Alexander Karlsson has been awarded the Christer Gilén Scholarship for 2020 in statistics and machine learning for a master’s thesis in which he uses a neural network to improve a method of measuring muscle mass.

SEK 81 million to research in science and technology

The Swedish Research Council has granted SEK 81 million to research at LiU. Twenty-two researchers have been awarded grants for projects in fields that include organic electronics, visualisation, and machine learning.

"Curiosity, passion, and excitement"

Vanessa Rodrigues has just completed her PhD in service design at the Department of Computer and Information Science at Linköping University.

It's exciting when I manage to prove that something is true

"Doing research is a bit like solving a jigsaw puzzle", says Victor Lagerkvist. He received his PhD in theoretical computer science in 2016.

Learn the fundamentals of AI with Fredrik Heintz

The online course Elements of AI is intended both for those who want to learn more about what AI is and for those who want to take the first steps towards working with AI. Examiner for the course is Fredrik Heintz, a global leader in AI research.

Services designed for a new age

Security in the gig economy, a solution for long-term unemployment and the creativity of young people are areas in which students of design at LiU have developed new smart services. A 12-credit course in service design has just ended.

AI helping robots to make safe real-time decisions

If robots are to move among people in everyday life, they must be able to make decisions in real time, without human help. WASP doctoral student Olov Andersson describes in his thesis investigations into three different methods of learning.

New Horizon 2020 projects to LiU

Autonomous air-traffic control, white light-emitting diodes, electronic components that harvest energy, and research into how embryos can survive in a foreign uterus are new projects to receive funding in the EU’s Horizon 2020 programme.

Young women find careers in IT challenging and interesting

A new survey shows that four of ten young women are attracted by a career in IT, although negative ideas about the profession remain.

LiU to lead major European AI network

The EU Commission has selected the four networks that are to strengthen European research within artificial intelligence (AI). One of the four networks is coordinated and run by Fredrik Heintz, associate professor and AI researcher at LiU.

AI research holding its breath

The European Commission has recently published the way ahead for a common initiative in artificial intelligence. “This is fully in line with the ideas we presented within the European research network CLAIRE”, says LiU researcher Fredrik Heintz.

LiU home to Sweden’s first AI professor

Erik Sandewall became Sweden’s first professor working in artificial intelligence. He created a broad undergraduate programme designed to promote AI at Linköping University.

LiU researcher’s protocol protects cruise liners against cyberattacks

Professor Andrei Gurtov at Linköping University has been central to creating a protocol that protects large ships.

AI can predict septic shock

Researchers at Linköping University have developed an algorithm that can identify patients at a higher risk of septic shock.

LiU: helping LHC keep a clean sheet

A collaboration between two LiU researchers and the Linköping ice hockey club LHC will make it possible to discover the strategy of the opposing team quickly. The system is almost ready to be brought into use.

Among the world’s 36 best in machine learning

Fredrik Lindsten and his PhD student Anna Wigren have been chosen among stiff competition to present results at the world’s most prestigious conference in machine learning. One application of their algorithms is to understand how diseases spread.

Large-scale board game will increase knowledge about climate change

LiU researcher Ola Leifler is organising a megagame designed to provide insights into the effects of climate change. It will take place online on the 21st of November 2020.

LiU researchers receive SEK 97 million from Swedish Research Council

27 researchers in natural and engineering sciences at LiU have been awarded nearly SEK 97 million for the coming four years from the Swedish Research Council. Five young researchers have received grants to build up their own research group.

CRITIS Conference and hybrid threats

The CRITIS conference for 2019 was held in Linköping, organised by Simin Nadjm-Tehrani, professor in the Department of Computer and Information Science at LiU.

A robot politely gets out of the way

We are far from being able to coexist with flying robots in our urban landscapes, but one of the demonstrations this year within the WASP arena for public safety was a drone that politely gets out of the way when a person walks towards it.

LiU welcomes employees of the future

“Don’t start the meeting without me – it’s warm in here, I want to get out”, says YuMi, interrupting Vice-Chancellor Helen Dannetun who is welcoming her guests from ABB to LiU and the new Studenthuset.

First master’s graduates in design

The first year-group from the international master’s programme in design has graduated.“It suited me perfectly that the programme was new and a bit disorganised. I’ve benefited from everything in the master’s programme” Caspar Reuterswärd assures us.

Future sea rescue systems at Gränsö Manor

The next major demonstration of autonomous sea rescue is being planned here. Forty-five people have gathered at Gränsö Manor. Researchers and technologists, doctoral students and undergraduates – everyone is working towards the same goal.

Prize for AI algorithm

How can units collaborate to complete a task in the best possible manner? Fredrik Präntare has been awarded the Lilla Polhemspris for his degree project that answers the question, solving an optimisation problem that has engaged engineers for years.

AI advancing on a broad front

Artificial intelligence is a hot topic and target for investment around the world. AI has taken the step out from the research laboratory and we are experiencing the second generation AI systems. The third generation will place people in the centre.

2000 Researchers petition for AI investment

A broad investment in artificial intelligence is now required in Europe, an investment that places people in the centre. This demand has been made by more than 2,000 researchers. “The public sector is particularly important" says Fredrik Heintz.

Horizon 2020 grants to LiU

Screening for substances that affect hormones, digital solutions for active aging and infrastructure for climate simulation are three projects with LiU participation awarded funds from the EU Horizon 2020 programme.

Acclaim for post-graduate education in computer and information science

The post-graduate education at LiU in computer and information science is of the highest quality, shows the most recent assessment carried out by UKÄ. “This proves that long-term work pays off”, says Henrik Eriksson, head of IDA.

Courses in supercomputer programming oversubscribed

The most powerful supercomputer in the Nordic region, Tetralith, will provide additional computing power for students taking LiU’s popular courses in parallel programming. Vital knowledge for those who want to lead the field, according to students.

Graduate Studies in Statistics

The doctoral program is intended to provide graduate students with a deep, foundational education in statistics, along with further in-depth knowledge in the student’s chosen area of specialisation.