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2025-12-05
How 6G can transform healthcare education
The 6G-PATH project (6G-Pilots and Trials Through Europe), involving both Computer Science and Nursing recently presented its technology to an audience during a fully attended seminar.
The aim of the project is to advance education in health and medical care by using communication technologies such as 5G and 6G, combined with Extended Reality (XR) and Virtual Reality (VR).
The goal is to make healthcare education more realistic and flexible, for example through VR and remote training where simulators and equipment can be used outside traditional classrooms. The technology can also support healthcare personnel in acute situations by allowing experts to join remotely.
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2025-11-27
Hackerspace strengthens the student environment in computer science
Since last year, the subject of computer science has had its own Hackerspace – a specially equipped room that has quickly become a natural meeting place for students interested in programming, cybersecurity, and technology. The space is also home to KAUotic Hacking Club, the university’s own community for ethical hacking.
The club was started to fill a void, as many computer science students lacked a natural gathering place where they could deepen their interest in cybersecurity and hacking outside of regular coursework. Today, KAUotic arranges everything from workshops and lectures to hacker evenings, and it has quickly become an appreciated part of student life in computer science.
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2025-11-13
DRIVE Annual Workshop 2025 attracted strong interest
This year’s DRIVE Annual Workshop brought together researchers, industry partners, and interested participants for two intensive days filled with presentations, discussions, and demonstrations.
New for this year was that the first part of the workshop was open to a broader audience, with the goal of spreading research results and creating new connections between academia and industry.
Open session focusing on current research
The open session began with welcome remarks from Karlstad University and Telia, followed by an introduction to the DRIVE project. After that, several current research contributions in networking, security, and artificial intelligence were presented.
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2025-10-23
New research project on trustworthy and human-centric AI
Recent studies show that risks related to security, privacy, and transparency are among the main concerns that could slow down the future development of AI. The project TRUMAN (Trustworthy Human-Centric Artificial Intelligence), in which the subject of Computer Science at Karlstad University participates as a partner, aims to support trustworthy AI solutions that contribute to more human-centric AI.
Within the TRUMAN project, Karlstad University is responsible for developing methods to explain the underlying technologies and risks to users, examining how AI solutions affect people, and involving them in improving the models.
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2025-10-03
How do we achieve a more sustainable digital society?
Digitalization is growing rapidly, and we are more connected than ever. This development is driving up energy consumption, while at the same time the EU is imposing new requirements for lower energy use. Within the DRIVE project, research is being carried out to find solutions to this challenge.
By 2030, the 6G network is expected to be rolled out. 6G, the sixth generation of mobile communication networks, is based on advanced artificial intelligence and machine learning. A central focus of 6G is sustainability, with the goal that the technology will serve as a tool to promote the UN’s global goals. In a way to meet these goals researchers in DRIVE have tested new ways of managing IoT devices* that measure air quality and monitor machinery. These devices are often placed in hard-to-reach locations where battery replacement is costly and environmentally problematic.
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2025-09-29
Computer Science researcher on Stanford University’s list
Congratulations to Associate Professor Muhammad Ovais Ahmad who has been recognized on the Stanford/Elsevier Top 2% Scientists list for 2025!
Dr. Ahmad inclusion on the list is a testament to his significant research contributions in the fields of Information & Communication Technologies, with a specific focus on Artificial Intelligence and Software Engineering. His work is primarily centred on software process measurement and improvement, sociotechnical debt, social sustainability, human factor and digital transformation, with applications in various industries like software, services, embedded systems, healthcare, and automotive.