Human-Centered Systems (HCS)

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.

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.

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.

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.

"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.

Sofia Thunberg: "The AI systems we use today are often extremely specific"

"I’m interested in intention and consciousness in robots", says Sofia Thunberg, a doctoral student in cognitive science.

AI can predict septic shock

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

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.

Exploring Designing for Nomadic Welfare

In this design studio challenge, we worked with Swedish public service initiatives to explore consequences of nomadic as a norm, using service design approaches.

Better care during ambulance transport

How do the speed and turns of the ambulance affect the care that is given? What other factors play in on the quality of care performed in an ambulance?

Perspectives on sharing

They come from different parts of the world – the students taking LiU’s newly established master’s programme in design. Malin Müller from Kiruna and Linqi Cao from Beijing have started their studies by defining what the concept of “sharing” involves

John Gero is seeking design skill

“Skilled designers can do something that other people can’t: they can take a step in a different direction and produce something that we didn’t know we wanted.” These are the words of John Gero, renowned professor, University of North Carolina.

People´s adaptability makes systems safer

How can we prepare for the unexpected? In her doctoral thesis, Amy Rankin studies several incidents that did not lead to accidents or emergencies, even though the standard operating procedures proved to be inadequate to the situation.

Designing urban service futures

In urban planning houses, streets and squares often become the focus, and citizens feel as if they have not been involved in the planning processes. In an international setting we experimented with another starting point for planning.

New master’s programme in design

The admission period for LiU’s new international master’s programme in design is now underway. This two-year interdisciplinary design programme addresses societal challenges, with the first year focussed on food waste and nomadic welfare.

Design a new strong profile

Three new professors of design and a newly developed international master’s programme will further reinforce LiU’s position within Swedish design.

Simplified language on the Web

Modern linguistic theory and machine learning will help Swedish government agencies make themselves understood on the internet. Vinnova is investing just over nine million Swedish crowns into a research project led by LiU professor Arne Jönsson.

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