Colombage Ranil Peiris defends his PhD thesis
Undergraduate thesis projects are in focus in Colombage Ranil Peiris’s PhD thesis. He presents a framework that could make the process easier.
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Are there plenty of fish in the sea? New studies take on societal challenges
Cross-disciplinary research can lead to new types of solutions to societal problems. Nanda Wijermans is up for the challenge. With a strong background in human behaviour and sustainability, she is now looking forward to collaborate with new colleagues in computer and systems sciences.
“Patient harm can be avoided if machine learning is used”
Machine learning can support clinicians, for example in recommending treatments. But what does it take for a doctor to trust a computer? Jonathan Rebane has deep dived into this topic and successfully defended his PhD thesis.
Hyped maker movement could be a way forward
What can we learn from makers and the global maker movement? Quite a lot, according to a new PhD thesis. Makers can help us see opportunities in new technology, be more playful – and mindful of resources.
“AI is in its childhood”
The digital transformation brings great opportunities – and equally big challenges. To tackle problems and design our future digital society, we need to combine knowledge and experiences from different stakeholders. This is exactly what happened on October 19–20, 2022 at Stockholm University. Digital twins, 6G, crypto wars, integrity, hybrid architectures and fairness. The yearly conference Digitalize in Stockholm included a wide array of topics and perspectives. First up was Swiss professor Aude Billard. In her keynote, she presented results from crash tests between cobots – collaborative robots, designed to interact with humans – and people in a crowd. The cobots did not perform well at a fair when faced with irrational humans who stopped to say hello to friends, or made a rapid turn.
Love Ekenberg in memoriam
Professor Love Ekenberg has passed away after a period of illness. We miss our good friend and brilliant colleague at the Department of Computer and Systems Sciences, Stockholm University.
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Smarter processes can improve our elderly care
Amin Jalali was promoted to associate professor at the Department of Computer and Systems Sciences (DSV) on August 15, 2022. We had a quick chat to hear what he’s up to next.