Development has been rapid since LiU appointed Sweden’s first professor in computer science, Erik Sandewall, in 1975. He presented his doctoral thesis in 1969 in the new subject “artificial intelligence”. At the time, research was focussed on expert systems and knowledge transfer. The focus today has shifted to machine learning, deep learning and systems that include reasoning and decision-making processes – AI-enabled systems.
At LiU, world-leading research is conducted in several important fields of AI. Computer Vision – deep learning in which computers, with the aid of advanced image processing and AI, can draw their own conclusions – is one strong field, while another is knowledge systems and advanced decision support, which requires logical reasoning. A third field example is research into the role of humans in the systems, together with how we can maintain the knowledge required to take over if the systems fail.
LiU also hosts NAISS (National Academic Infrastructure for Supercomputing in Sweden), Sweden’s national infrastructure for high-performance computing. NAISS provides researchers with access to large-scale computing resources, enabling advanced AI research and other data-intensive scientific applications. Together with RISE (Research Institutes of Sweden), NAISS also operates Sweden AI Factory (formerly Mimer AI Factory).
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