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  • 2024-09-17

    Karlstad University launches new bachelor's program in artificial intelligence

    Karlstad University is now launching a new bachelor's program in computer science with a focus on artificial intelligence (AI) that will start in the fall of 2025. The program is designed to meet the growing demand for AI expertise in both the IT sector and other fields and is offered in a unique hybrid format, enabling flexible distance learning for both national and international students.

    Stefan Lindskog, Dean of the Faculty of Health, Science, and Technology explains why we are introducing the program:

  • 2024-08-28

    International Conference on Privacy and Cybersecurity

    Karlstad University, together with the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) and the European Data Protection Supervisor is hosting the hybrid conferences Annual Privacy Forum and IPEN 2024, September 3-5.

    With over 400 participants, the conferences are expected to bring together privacy experts, engineers, lawyers, researchers, and policymakers from both the private and public sectors.

  • 2024-08-08

    Researcher in Computer Science Received Best Paper Award

    Muhammad Ovais Ahmad, associate professor in Computer Science, was presented with Best Paper Award at the 2024 International Conference on Technologies & Organization for his work, "Symbiotic Nexus between Social Sustainability and Large-Scale Agility in Nordic Technology Enterprises." The conference was held in Paris on 27 June 2024.

    SQuaD Group at Department of Computer Science conducted the research as part of NODLA project, in collaboration with three Swedish ICT companies. 

    “This is an excellent example of multidisciplinary project with real-world impact, showcasing the value of a diverse research team and stakeholder collaboration”, says Muhammad Ovais Ahmad.

  • 2024-05-24

    Cybersecurity researcher have developed new protection against AI analysis

    Researcher Tobias Pulls from the Department of Computer Science at Karlstad University, together with the Gothenburg-based company Mullvad VPN, has developed a new protection named DAITA ("Defense against AI-guided Traffic Analysis").

    The protection against the rapid AI development in traffic analysis is available in Mullvad's VPN app on various platforms throughout the year, which has over a million downloads worldwide.

  • 2024-05-15

    Researchers are testing SpaceX's Starlink.

    Within the Drive project in computer science, the new satellite-based internet service Starlink is currently being tested.

    Starlink, developed by Elon Musk's SpaceX, offers reliable internet connectivity in areas with limited infrastructure. There are some uncertainties about how this works technically, which is something that researchers in computer science want to further investigate:

  • 2024-05-06

    Unlocking usable privacy - new Book offers a blueprint for navigating user-centric privacy

    Farzaneh Karegar, lecturer in informatics, together with Simone Fischer-Hübner, professor in computer science, you have written the book The curious case of usable privacy: Challenges, Solutions, and Prospects.

    Farzaneh Karegar, tell us what the book is about