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Ragnar Thobaben

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MALVINAS VÄG 10

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Research Interests

Coming from an information and coding theory background, my research interests cover various aspects of robustness, reliability, and trustworthyness of communication and learning systems. Recent research activities include:

  • Information theoretic studies on the generalization performance of learning algorithms
  • Coding and information theoretic approaches for learning
  • Physical-layer and information theoretic security for wireless systems including secure communication, authentication, and adversarial robustness
  • Data-driven tools for decision support in ICU
  • DNA-based data storage

Current PhD Students

  • Martin Lindström: Information theory for machine learning (co-supervisor: M. Skolglund)
  • Anna Sundelin (KI): Sepsis and sequential organ failure assessment in the intensive care unit (main Supervisor: Johan Mårtensson, KI)
  • Navid Korah Soltani(KI): Towards improved glucose control in critically ill patients (main Supervisor: Johan Mårtensson, KI)

Previous PhD Students

Short CV

Ragnar Thobaben (Professor in Communication Theory) received the Dipl.-Ing. degree (M.Sc.) in electrical engineering in 2001 and the Dr.-Ing. degree (Ph.D.) in electrical engineering in 2007 from the Christian Albrechts University, Kiel, Germany. Since December 2006, Ragnar is with the Division of Information Science and Engineering at EECS, KTH. Dr. Thobaben has served for the Technical Program Committee for several IEEE conferences, such as GLOBECOM, ICC, and PIMRC. He has also served as the Publicity Chair for the 2011 IEEE Swedish Communication Technologies Workshop, the 2012 International Symposium on Turbo Codes and Iterative Information Processing, and the 2015 IEEE International Workshop on Signal Processing Advances in Wireless Communications, and as the Local-Arrangement Chair for the 2019 IEEE Information Theory Workshop. From 2016 to 2020, he served as an Editor for the IEEE Transactions on Communications, and from 2020 to 2023, he served as an Editor for the IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security.

Ragnar is part of the CERCES Center for Resilient Critical Infrastructures.

 

 


Courses

Advanced Digital Communications (EQ2411), examiner, course responsible, teacher | Course web

Degree Project in Computer Science and Engineering, specialising in Cybersecurity (DA237X), examiner | Course web

Degree Project in Computer Science and Engineering, specializing in Industrial Management, Second Cycle (DA235X), examiner, course responsible | Course web

Degree Project in Computer Science and Engineering, specializing in Machine Learning, Second Cycle (DA233X), examiner | Course web

Degree Project in Computer Science and Engineering, specializing in Systems, Control and Robotics, Second Cycle (DA236X), examiner | Course web

Degree Project in Electrical Engineering, Second Cycle (EA238X), examiner | Course web

Degree Project in Electrical Engineering, Second Cycle (EA250X), examiner, course responsible | Course web

Degree Project in Electrical Engineering, specializing in Communication Systems, Second Cycle (EA246X), examiner | Course web

Degree Project in Electrical Engineering, specializing in Information and Network Engineering, Second Cycle (EA260X), examiner | Course web

Degree Project in Electrical Engineering, specializing in Systems, Control and Robotics, Second Cycle (EA236X), examiner | Course web

Digital Communications (EQ2310), examiner, course responsible, teacher | Course web

Machine Learning and Data Science (EQ2415), examiner | Course web

The Sustainable Information and Network Engineer (EQ2222), teacher | Course web

The Sustainable Information and Network Engineer (EQ2223), teacher | Course web

Theoretical Foundations of Wireless Communication (FEO3280), examiner, course responsible, teacher | Course web