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.

Calendar

Events

News at IDA

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03 June 2026

LiU researcher wins award for real-time data integration breakthrough

A new approach from Linköping University allows applications to combine data from multiple sources in real time – a key capability for modern AI. The research has now been recognised with an international award.

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16 April 2026

New centre for research on drone swarms

Linköping University will host a new research centre that, in collaboration with Lund University and Örebro University, will develop technologies for autonomous swarms of drones.

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14 April 2026

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

What is data? How is it created? What does it consist of? These are theoretical questions that interest Professor Miriah Meyer. As AI development accelerates, she also wants to contribute practical knowledge that enables us to shape a better future.

Job vacancies at IDA

Job Published To Employment Type External ID City Department Occupational Area Position URL
Postdoc in AI for cybersecurity of communication software 2026-06-30 Time limited employment (temporary) IDA-2026-00101 Linkoping IDA - Department of Computer and Information Science Teachers and Scientists https://liu.se/en/work-at-liu/vacancies/28841
Professor in Neuroengineering 2026-08-13 Permanent employment LiU-2025-05665 Linkoping IMT - Biomedical Engineering Teachers and Scientists https://liu.se/en/work-at-liu/vacancies/28869
Associate professor in design 2026-08-30 Permanent employment LiU-2026-01506 Linkoping IDA - Department of Computer and Information Science Teachers and Scientists https://liu.se/en/work-at-liu/vacancies/28954
PhD student in financial mathematics or financial statistics 2026-08-15 Time limited employment (temporary) IEI-2026-00230 Linkoping IEI - Department of Management and Engineering PhD students https://liu.se/en/work-at-liu/vacancies/29073
PhD student in Flight Logistics 2026-06-15 Time limited employment (temporary) LiU-2026-02207 Norrkoping ITN - Department of Science and Technology PhD students https://liu.se/en/work-at-liu/vacancies/29110
Postdoc in electrocatalysis for sustainable energy and chemical conversion 2026-06-03 Time limited employment (temporary) IFM-2026-00191 Linkoping IFM - Department of Physics, Biology and Chemistry Teachers and Scientists https://liu.se/en/work-at-liu/vacancies/29123
PhD student in electrocatalysis for sustainable energy conversion 2026-06-03 Time limited employment (temporary) IFM-2026-00195 Linkoping IFM - Department of Physics, Biology and Chemistry PhD students https://liu.se/en/work-at-liu/vacancies/29125
Postdoc in Financial Mathematics or Statistics 2026-08-15 Time limited employment (temporary) IEI-2026-00231 Linkoping IEI - Department of Management and Engineering Teachers and Scientists https://liu.se/en/work-at-liu/vacancies/29133
PhD student in the field of Materials Science and Engineering 2026-06-05 Time limited employment (temporary) IEI-2026-00327 Linkoping IEI - Department of Management and Engineering PhD students https://liu.se/en/work-at-liu/vacancies/29136
PhD student in Medical Science 2026-06-10 Time limited employment (temporary) BKV-2026-00443 Linkoping BKV - Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences PhD students https://liu.se/en/work-at-liu/vacancies/29203
Postdoctor in AI Implementation in Healthcare 2026-06-11 Time limited employment (temporary) LiU-2026-02446 Linkoping HMV - Department of Health, Medicine and Caring Sciences Teachers and Scientists https://liu.se/en/work-at-liu/vacancies/29218
PhD student in Computer Science with focus on heterogeneous adaptive swarm systems 2026-06-09 Time limited employment (temporary) IDA-2026-00176 Linkoping IDA - Department of Computer and Information Science PhD students https://liu.se/en/work-at-liu/vacancies/29219
Postdoc in Organic Chemistry 2026-06-11 Time limited employment (temporary) IFM-2026-00196 Linkoping IFM - Department of Physics, Biology and Chemistry Teachers and Scientists https://liu.se/en/work-at-liu/vacancies/29239
Postdoc in Organic Chemistry 2026-06-11 Time limited employment (temporary) IFM-2026-00197 Linkoping IFM - Department of Physics, Biology and Chemistry Teachers and Scientists https://liu.se/en/work-at-liu/vacancies/29240
UX design assistant - Visualization Center C 2026-06-18 Extrajob LiU-2026-02442 Norrkoping ITN - Department of Science and Technology Student https://liu.se/en/work-at-liu/vacancies/29255
PhD in Applied Physics 2026-06-30 Time limited employment (temporary) LiU-2026-02431 Norrkoping ITN - Department of Science and Technology PhD students https://liu.se/en/work-at-liu/vacancies/29264
PhD student in Fluid and Mechatronic Systems 2026-06-16 Time limited employment (temporary) IEI-2026-00251 Linkoping IEI - Department of Management and Engineering PhD students https://liu.se/en/work-at-liu/vacancies/29265
Postdoc in Organic Bioelectronics 2026-06-30 Time limited employment (temporary) LiU-2026-02432 Norrkoping ITN - Department of Science and Technology Teachers and Scientists https://liu.se/en/work-at-liu/vacancies/29266
PhD Student in Automatic Control with focus on sensor fusion for localization 2026-06-12 Time limited employment (temporary) LiU-2026-02390 Linkoping ISY - Department of Electrical Engineering PhD students https://liu.se/en/work-at-liu/vacancies/29267
PhD student in cognitive science or design with a focus on socially critical use of drone swarms 2026-08-07 Time limited employment (temporary) IDA-2026-00183 Linkoping IDA - Department of Computer and Information Science PhD students https://liu.se/en/work-at-liu/vacancies/29276
Research Assistent 2026-06-22 Time limited employment (temporary) BKV-2026-00481 Linkoping BKV - Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences Technical and Administrative personnel https://liu.se/en/work-at-liu/vacancies/29284
Postdoc in neuroscience 2026-06-05 Time limited employment (temporary) BKV-2026-00478 Linkoping BKV - Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences Technical and Administrative personnel https://liu.se/en/work-at-liu/vacancies/29290
PhD students in sensor fusion and optimal motion planning for drone swarms 2026-06-22 Time limited employment (temporary) LiU-2026-02584 Linkoping ISY - Department of Electrical Engineering PhD students https://liu.se/en/work-at-liu/vacancies/29307
PhD Positions in Computer Vision and Learning Systems for Heterogeneous Adaptive Swarm Systems 2026-06-22 Time limited employment (temporary) LiU-2026-02460 Linkoping ISY - Department of Electrical Engineering PhD students https://liu.se/en/work-at-liu/vacancies/29310
Ph D position in Business Administration 2026-06-15 Time limited employment (temporary) IEI-2026-00376 Linkoping IEI - Department of Management and Engineering PhD students https://liu.se/en/work-at-liu/vacancies/29316
PhD Student with a Focus on Distributed Radar and Communication in Autonomous Drone Swarms 2026-07-06 Time limited employment (temporary) LiU-2026-02583 Linkoping ISY - Department of Electrical Engineering PhD students https://liu.se/en/work-at-liu/vacancies/29317
PhD in Design with focus on heterogeneous adaptive swarm systems 2026-06-23 Time limited employment (temporary) LiU-2026-02640 Norrkoping ITN - Department of Science and Technology PhD students https://liu.se/en/work-at-liu/vacancies/29319
Research Assistant within Applied Physics 2026-06-11 Time limited employment (temporary) LiU-2026-02564 Norrkoping ITN - Department of Science and Technology Technical and Administrative personnel https://liu.se/en/work-at-liu/vacancies/29340
PhD student in AI Security: Information-Theoretic Foundations of Memory Poisoning 2026-06-22 Time limited employment (temporary) LiU-2026-02691 Linkoping ISY - Department of Electrical Engineering PhD students https://liu.se/en/work-at-liu/vacancies/29341
PhD in Plant Bioelectronics 2026-06-23 Time limited employment (temporary) LiU-2026-02702 Norrkoping ITN - Department of Science and Technology PhD students https://liu.se/en/work-at-liu/vacancies/29350
PhD Position in Sustainability Analysis of Contaminated Land Remediation 2026-07-12 Time limited employment (temporary) IEI-2026-00410 Linkoping IEI - Department of Management and Engineering PhD students https://liu.se/en/work-at-liu/vacancies/29357

Examples of research activities at IDA

Other large industrial collaborations and national strategic research areas 

Projects and initiatives within our research areas 

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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.

A list of research projects, centres, networks

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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).

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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.

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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

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

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

More AI initiatives

Awards

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Suleman Khan awarded the Lawson scholarship for 2025

Suleman Khan, PhD student at the Department of Computer and Information Science (IDA), is awarded the Lawson Scholarship in recognition of his outstanding research quality and significant international impact.

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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.

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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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