Programme
EECS Research & Impact Day 26, Thursday 20 August, 13:00-16:00.
Location: Alfvénsalen (F1)
Link to registration: Link to registration form
Program overview
- Networking lunch and Small & Visionary projects poster exhibition (from 11.30)
- Opening (start 13.00)
- Key Notes on Current Status of AI with national and international outlook
- Panel A: The Science Behind Future Intelligent Systems
- Break Group picture and coffee networking and exhibition (approx. 1400-1430)
- Panel B: Intelligent Technologies Transforming Life Science
- Panel C: Research Infrastructures and Laboratories at EECS
- Closing Keynote, Best Poster Award and Closing Remarks (end 16.00)
Detailed agenda
Introduction (13:00)
- Opening Remarks: Joakim Jaldén, Head of School EECS.
- Welcome note: Lina Bertling Tjernberg, Moderator and Deputy Head of School EECS.
Keynote Session: The Current State of AI – National and International Perspectives
- Elena Fersman Vice President, Head of AI Innovation and Incubation and Head of Ericsson Silicon Valley Site at Ericsson.
- Fredrik Heintz Professor Linköping University, Member EU Scientific Panel on AI.
Panel A: The Science Behind Future Intelligent Systems
- David Broman, Professor in Software and Computer Science.
- Bo Peng, Associate Professor in Computational Science & Technology
- Mikael Skoglund, Professor of Communication Theory
- Vitaly Petron, Assistant Professor in Communication Systems
- Jana Tumova, Associate Professor in Robotics, Perception & Learning
Group Photo, Coffee Break and Poster Exhibition Networking (approx. 14:00–14:30)
Panel B: Intelligent Technologies Transforming Life Science
- Gisele Barboni Miranda, Assistant Professor in ML for Computational Biology
- Saul Rodriguez, Professor in Electronics and Embedded System
- Federico Ribet, Researcher at MST and CTO of Samplimy
Panel C: Research Infrastructures and Laboratories at EECS
- Space instrument and fusion experiment laboratories, Andris Vaivads, Professor in Plasma Physics
- KTH Center for Scientific Computing (KCSC), Director Patric Norman
- Visualization Studio, VIC Director Björn Turesson
- Electrum Laboratories Director, Carina Zaring
- Sustainable Power Lab Director, Patrick Janus
Closing Keynote and Awards Session
- Closing Keynote: Intimate Bodies, Digital Futures Madeline Balaam Professor
- Best Poster Award and Closing words Lina Bertling Tjernberg
- About 2027 KTH200 Christina Murray and Navet Director Roberto Bresin
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EECS's Research & Impact Day highlights progress behind our digital future