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 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.

Calendar

Events

News at IDA

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19 December 2025

National initiative to protect AI systems from cyberattacks

LiU will host a new national centre aimed at developing resilient AI systems. The funding of SEK 60 million comes from the Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research and its director will be LiU Professor Fredrik Heintz.

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03 December 2025

New Wallenberg Academy Fellows researching 6G and AI

LiU researchers Jendrik Seipp and Zheng Chen have been appointed as new Wallenberg Academy Fellows. The funding gives promising researchers the opportunity to tackle challenging research questions that require a long-term approach.

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05 November 2025

Research on exoskeletons and cleaners receives SEK 16.7 million

LiU receives SEK 16.7 million from AFA Försäkring for research in the field of work environment and health. The projects concern exoskeletons, cleaning staff, part-time managers and digital work environments in health and social care.

Job vacancies at IDA

Job Published To Employment Type External ID City Institution Occupational Area Position URL
PhD student in Energy-Efficient Integrated Circuits and Architectures for 6G Communication System Frontends 2026-01-09 Time limited employment (temporary) LiU-2025-04999 Linkoping ISY - Department of Electrical Engineering PhD students https://liu.se/en/work-at-liu/vacancies/27759
Student assistents/amanuenses to the division Division of Environmental Technology and Management 2026-01-21 Extrajob IEI-2025-00590 Linkoping IEI - Department of Management and Engineering Student https://liu.se/en/work-at-liu/vacancies/27815
Associate professor in visual media design 2026-01-16 Permanent employment LiU-2025-04789 Norrkoping ITN - Department of Science and Technology Teachers and Scientists https://liu.se/en/work-at-liu/vacancies/27852
PhD student in Power-Efficient Integrated Circuit Design Techniques for Full-Duplex 6G Transceivers 2026-01-16 Time limited employment (temporary) LiU-2025-05320 Linkoping ISY - Department of Electrical Engineering PhD students https://liu.se/en/work-at-liu/vacancies/27878
PhD student in AI Security 2026-01-12 Time limited employment (temporary) LiU-2025-05356 Linkoping ISY - Department of Electrical Engineering PhD students https://liu.se/en/work-at-liu/vacancies/27883
Visiting professor in occupational therapy 2026-01-15 Time limited employment (temporary) LiU-2025-04455 Norrkoping HMV - Department of Health, Medicine and Caring Sciences Teachers and Scientists https://liu.se/en/work-at-liu/vacancies/27980
PhD student in energy systems with a focus on heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) 2026-01-19 Time limited employment (temporary) IEI-2025-00634 Linkoping IEI - Department of Management and Engineering PhD students https://liu.se/en/work-at-liu/vacancies/27984
Research engineer within flight logistic 2026-01-15 Time limited employment (temporary) LiU-2025-05650 Norrkoping ITN - Department of Science and Technology Technical and Administrative personnel https://liu.se/en/work-at-liu/vacancies/28065
Associate Professor in Cyber-Physical Systems 2026-01-09 Permanent employment LiU-2025-05538 Linkoping IDA - Department of Computer and Information Science Teachers and Scientists https://liu.se/en/work-at-liu/vacancies/28106
Assistant professor in Environmental Change 2026-01-07 Time limited employment (temporary) LiU-2025-04942 Linkoping TEMA - Department of Thematic Studies Teachers and Scientists https://liu.se/en/work-at-liu/vacancies/28111
PhD Student in Automatic Control 2026-02-27 Time limited employment (temporary) LiU-2025-05357 Linkoping ISY - Department of Electrical Engineering PhD students https://liu.se/en/work-at-liu/vacancies/28117
Postdoc position at the Division of Automatic Control within high-performance numerical methods for MPC under uncertainty 2025-12-31 Time limited employment (temporary) LiU-2025-05911 Linkoping ISY - Department of Electrical Engineering Teachers and Scientists https://liu.se/en/work-at-liu/vacancies/28157
Research Assistant 2026-12-29 Time limited employment (temporary) BKV-2025-00988 Linkoping BKV - Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences Technical and Administrative personnel https://liu.se/en/work-at-liu/vacancies/28173
Postdoc in Education with a specialisation in Digital Humanities 2026-01-12 Time limited employment (temporary) LiU-2025-05985 Linkoping IBL - Department of Behavioural Sciences and Learning Teachers and Scientists https://liu.se/en/work-at-liu/vacancies/28181
PhD student in Quantitative Logistics with a focus on efficient and sustainable supply chains 2026-02-10 Time limited employment (temporary) LiU-2025-05917 Norrkoping ITN - Department of Science and Technology PhD students https://liu.se/en/work-at-liu/vacancies/28191
Professor of Ageing and Social Change 2026-02-22 Permanent employment LiU-2025-03576 Norrkoping IKOS - Department of Culture and Society Teachers and Scientists https://liu.se/en/work-at-liu/vacancies/28195
Teaching assistants in CyberSecurity 2026-01-07 Extrajob IDA-2025-00410 Linkoping IDA - Department of Computer and Information Science Student https://liu.se/en/work-at-liu/vacancies/28201
Postdoc in Vehicular Systems, within Optimized Planning of Electrified Vehicle Fleets 2026-01-07 Time limited employment (temporary) LiU-2025-05622 Linkoping ISY - Department of Electrical Engineering Teachers and Scientists https://liu.se/en/work-at-liu/vacancies/28206
PhD student in secure distributed learning 2026-02-16 Time limited employment (temporary) LiU-2025-06038 Linkoping ISY - Department of Electrical Engineering PhD students https://liu.se/en/work-at-liu/vacancies/28209
Research Assistant in Product Realisation 2026-01-15 Time limited employment (temporary) IEI-2025-00755 Linkoping IEI - Department of Management and Engineering Technical and Administrative personnel https://liu.se/en/work-at-liu/vacancies/28218
PhD student infrainformatics with focus on semantic and goal-oriented communication 2026-01-15 Time limited employment (temporary) LiU-2025-06089 Norrkoping ITN - Department of Science and Technology PhD students https://liu.se/en/work-at-liu/vacancies/28227
PhD student in Statistics 2026-03-03 Time limited employment (temporary) IDA-2025-00412 Linkoping IDA - Department of Computer and Information Science PhD students https://liu.se/en/work-at-liu/vacancies/28230
PhD student in Spatio-Temporal Machine Learning 2026-02-06 Time limited employment (temporary) IDA-2025-00414 Linkoping IDA - Department of Computer and Information Science PhD students https://liu.se/en/work-at-liu/vacancies/28243
Application expert - Group Leader in Life Sciences 2026-01-19 Permanent employment LiU-2025-05846 Linkoping NAISS - Nationell Akademisk Infrastruktur för Superdatorer i Sverige Technical and Administrative personnel https://liu.se/en/work-at-liu/vacancies/28289
Postdoc in gastrointestinal physiology 2026-01-09 Time limited employment (temporary) BKV-2025-01033 Linkoping BKV - Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences Teachers and Scientists https://liu.se/en/work-at-liu/vacancies/28290
Project Coordinator to the AI Factory Mimer 2026-01-19 Permanent employment LiU-2025-05682 Linkoping NAISS - Nationell Akademisk Infrastruktur för Superdatorer i Sverige Technical and Administrative personnel https://liu.se/en/work-at-liu/vacancies/28291
Science Writer with expertise in AI/ML 2026-01-19 Permanent employment LiU-2025-03452 Linkoping NAISS - Nationell Akademisk Infrastruktur för Superdatorer i Sverige Technical and Administrative personnel https://liu.se/en/work-at-liu/vacancies/28292
Assistant Professor in Automatic Control 2026-01-31 Time limited employment (temporary) LiU-2025-05993 Linkoping ISY - Department of Electrical Engineering Teachers and Scientists https://liu.se/en/work-at-liu/vacancies/28296
Research Engineer for Machine Learning in Materials Science 2026-02-01 Time limited employment (temporary) IDA-2025-00422 Linkoping IDA - Department of Computer and Information Science Technical and Administrative personnel https://liu.se/en/work-at-liu/vacancies/28297
User Support Director for NAISS 2026-01-26 Permanent employment LiU-2025-06179 Linkoping NAISS - Nationell Akademisk Infrastruktur för Superdatorer i Sverige Technical and Administrative personnel https://liu.se/en/work-at-liu/vacancies/28308
Technical Operations Director for NAISS 2026-01-26 Permanent employment LiU-2025-06180 Linkoping NAISS - Nationell Akademisk Infrastruktur för Superdatorer i Sverige Technical and Administrative personnel https://liu.se/en/work-at-liu/vacancies/28309

Research at IDA

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More projects at IDA and centra/laboratories for collaboration 

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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.

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The Swedish Excellence Centre for Computational Social Science

This is a research hub and training centre at the forefront of Computational Social Science, a rapidly growing field that leverages computational tools to advance our understanding of human behavior and the complex social dynamics it can bring about.

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Digital4Business

Digital4Business is a Joint Professional Master's Degree in Advanced Digital Technologies. Linköping University contributes to the project with its broad and deep expertise in artificial intelligence and cybersecurity.

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Computational Cardio-Oncology

Many pediatric cancer care survivors develop serious cardiovascular complications later in life. The emerging field of computational cardio-oncology leverages advanced data methods to better predict and prevent these complications.

Doctoral studies

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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Digital4Business - an online Master's Degree in Advanced Digital Technologies

The education is delivered by Linköping University together with the european higher education institutions NOVA IMS, National College of Ireland och University of Bologna.

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

All staff at IDA

Address

Postal Address

Linköping University
Department of Computer and Information Science
581 83 Linköping
Sweden

Visiting Address

Building B, entrance 25 - 29
Building E, entrance 27C - 29C
Mäster Mattias väg, Campus Valla

Awards

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Best research paper award for foundational work on knowledge graph construction

Olaf Hartig, Dept of Computer and Information Science, has won the Best Research Paper Award at the ESWC 2025 conference, which is one of the top conferences on knowledge graphs and semantic web technologies, a subfield of artificial intelligence.

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Dominik Drexler awarded the Lawson Scholarship for 2024

Dominik Drexler, who recently received his PhD at the Department of Computer and Information Science, is awarded the Lawson Scholarship for excellent achievements in internationalisation, international contacts and international exchange at IDA.

Innovative idea for more effective cancer treatments rewarded

Lisa Menacher has been awarded the 2024 Christer Gilén Scholarship in statistics and machine learning for her master’s thesis. She utilised machine learning in an effort to make the selection of cancer treatments more effective.

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Award winners at IDA in 2023

We are proud to present awards received by students, teachers and researchers at the Department of Computer and Information Science, IDA, Linköping University.

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