Media and Information Technology

An important donation with an impact

“Donations such as this one from the Stig Wadström Foundation make an impact on a university. It will give us room for manoeuvre and open new opportunities for interdisciplinary collaboration”, says Vice-Chancellor Jan-Ingvar Jönsson.

Towards a more user centred control system design

A control room in the industrial sector often comprises a wall of shining displays showing different parts of the production process. In her doctoral thesis, Veronika Domova aimed to develop a control system design, better adapted to human abilities.

Success for two online conferences

The organisers had planned for 1,000 participants at the two conferences in visualisation in Norrköping, Eurographics and Eurovis. But 2,300 registered, and they presented 100 streamed video sessions that have been viewed nearly 38,000 times. So far.

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.

An AI computer lab using medical images from SCAPIS

Scientists plan to use the same technology as that used to create deepfake videos to build AI-generated medical images. The synthesised images will present data from the big SCAPIS study, and will be used for research into AI solutions in healthcare.

Norrköping home to world’s first professor of exploranation

Ben Shedd, winner of several awards for his scientific films for dome cinemas, is LiU’s first guest professor in visual scientific communication. The guest professorship has been financed by a donation from the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation.

New life for old mobiles

Sixty-eight mobiles and two tablet computers was the result when students on the master’s programme in design arranged a wake for old mobiles as part of their course. Some people find it difficult to say goodbye to an old friend.

AI research competing with giants

“Giants such as Google, Facebook and Apple are buying up top-flight researchers in artificial intelligence. In the academic world we find it difficult to compete”, warned Professor Michael Felsberg from LiU at the WASP4All conference.

Two simulator labs opened in Norrköping

Two simulation environments, for maritime applications and for air traffic control, have been built at LiU. “It may appear to us to be playing games, but it is everyday experience for maritime pilots and flight controllers”, says Jonas Lundberg.

Anders Ynnerman elected to visualisation hall of fame

Thirty-two people from all over the world have been selected to become members of the newly formed IEEE Visualization Academy. One of them is professor Anders Ynnerman. “It’s extremely gratifying to be recognised as one of the pioneers”, he says.

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.

A trip across the surface of Mars

At Visualization Center C, Campus Norrköping, you can take a trip far out into the universe or deep down into the smallest constituents of matter. The first part of WISDOME, the Wallenberg Immersive Science Communication Dome, is now up and running.

Peter Wallenberg awarded honorary doctorate

Peter Wallenberg Jr. is one of those awarded an honorary doctorate by Linköping University in 2019. He will receive the honour together with six international researchers at the Commencement Ceremony on 25 May.

Three new Wallenberg Scholars at LiU

Three professors at LiU, Anders Ynnerman, Erik G. Larsson and Igor Abrikosov, have been selected as Wallenberg Scholars in 2019, which means that they each receive SEK 18 million for free research in the coming five years.

Close to reality in "the best dome in the world"

Better images for visitors and sharper tools for researchers. The dome at Visualization Center C has been upgraded with laser projectors as part of a Swedish initiative in which Linköping University and Norrköping municipality are central.

AI research needs major investment in infrastructure

“We have survived the AI winter: now we need suitable infrastructure to break the ice.” The words are those of Anders Ynnerman, professor at LiU who once again is standing on the barricades to unite the Swedish research community.

Technology for augmented intelligence

Augmented intelligence is the first platform in the Vinnova-financed Visual Sweden, based at LiU’s Campus Norrköping. Two new laboratories constitute meeting places in which researchers can collaborate with participating companies.

Sarah Glassner, Meike Remiger and Yin He

Finding space for augmented reality

Augmented reality can be used not only to help people with a problematic printer and find their skis: it can also be used to challenge social norms. This is shown by the first group of master’s design students working with visual media.

Gunnar Bark to head WASP arenas

Gunnar Bark, long-time manager for Ericsson’s research activities in Linköping, is to take over as director of WARA, the Wallenberg Research Arenas, an important part of the WASP research initiative. The role brings challenges.

Travel through the universe with OpenSpace

We can go on a trip to Mars and wander through the red sand, or why not drop in on Pluto? The research project OpenSpace, led by LiU professor Anders Ynnerman, is now opening the universe for visits.

Big interest for the poster session at Design Talks

A week in the life of a design student

“Save the data from one week of your life and visualise it.” This was the task given to the seven students taking the elective course “Advanced Visualization Design” as part of the new master’s programme in design.

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.

Anders Ynnerman, Professor Scientific Visualisation

Exploranation opens science for everyone

“We are facing a new scientific paradigm, since advanced fundamental research can now be presented in a manner that visitors understand. We call this ‘Exploranation’ ” says Anders Ynnerman at the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation Symposium.