Increase trust in digital communication

Annika Svensson one of IM100

CDT’s project manager Annika Svensson has been named by the organization iMasons as one of the 100 most important people who have contributed to the development of data centers and the infrastructure industry. Infrastructure Masons (iMasons) is an independent global organization for leaders and technicians active in the data center and digital infrastructure industry. Annika says: “It is truly an honor to be noticed together with these global industry leaders who are all making fantastic efforts for development and sustainable growth in the data center industry.”

New AI program

The university has started a unique master’s degree program in applied artificial intelligence that combines knowledge from computer science, neuroscience and brain understanding. The goal is for students to learn to develop self-learning intelligent systems that can solve real problems.

Increase trust in digital communication

Researchers at Luleå University of Technology will, together with the company Substorm, investigate whether it is possible with the help of AI to increase trust in digital communication channels. By collaborating with Luleå University of Technology, the company Substorm hopes to discover ways in which AI can be used to predict, analyze and improve trust in digital communication channels based on text.

5G testbed at the health centre in Storuman

In October 2021, the 5G testbed at the health centre in Storuman opened. The aim is that the testbed will result in innovative technical solutions and products. For researchers at Luleå University of Technology, the test bed provides good opportunities to test new technology in real environments. Karl Andersson, Professor of Pervasive and Mobile Computing at Luleå University of Technology, emphasizes the benefits of the test bed: – We like to work with real use cases in real environments. For the university, it is important that the new technology is used in many different activities and that companies are given the opportunity to test new applications and services in health and care environments. – 5G with its possibilities will simplify the work for the staff and it can contribute to better care for patients with more choices, says Pia Kristiansson, project manager in Local Health Care, Southern Lapland, Region Västerbotten. Johannes Hörnberg, IT manager at Region Västerbotten, says: – I think it is good that we as a region can show the importance and possibility of 5G as an infrastructure for the whole of Sweden, even for sparsely populated areas. The 5G test bed in Storuman is part of the project 5G for healthcare in Upper Norrland. Read more at www.5gvo.se

CDT 25 years & TEDx

We celebrated CDT 25 years by arranging TEDxLuleåUniversityofTechnology. The theme for the event was “Change for Inclusiveness” and speakers included: -Gertrud Åström, business and organizational developer and one of Sweden’s leading gender equality experts. -Hanna Linderstål, CEO of Earhart Business Protection Agency, which works to increase business and government knowledge about the impact of information and virtual threats.

-Anna Ståhlbröst, professor at the Department of Information Systems at Luleå University of Technology and involved in what the digital transformation does to people living in rural areas. -Meleknur Alevcan, winner of Luleå University of Technology Alumnus of the Year 2020.

From Tuesday December 7th to Thursday December 9th Arctic Challenge Hackathon took place at The Great Northern in Skellefteå. The Hackathon focused on Blockchain, 5G, Lora WAN, IoT Platform, Edge Computing and Information security.

Luleå University of Technology will participate in Sweden’s reference group for Horizon Europe concerning cluster 4 - Digital, industry and space.

The representatives from the university are Jerker Delsing, Professor and Subject Representative, Cyperphysical Systems, Michael Nilsson, project manager at CDT and Pär-Erik Martinsson, operations manager at ProcessIT Innovations. The main purpose of the reference group is to provide views and input to the program committee’s work with Horizons Europe’s work program for 2023-2024 and is advisory to the expert authorities Vinnova and the Swedish Space Agency.

Michael Carlberg Lax, CIO, Skellefteå Municipality and board member at CDT, gave a scenario analysis of the future of healthcare during the webinar ”Tomorrow’s connected care”.

DigiBy held a project meeting in Moskosel with the opportunity to see three pilots; book bus with IT support, Moskosel’s information screen and the digital and unmanned store where DigiBy is involved in evaluating digital locks. Many participants thought it was especially fun to visit the book bus, which had traveled all the way from Piteå. In it, in addition to borrowing books, you can get help with digital advice.