Students, alumni and representatives of local IT companies participated in the Karlstad Programming Contest, held on 6 October. At the end of the contest, team Bug Repellent, with Dan Wolff from Altran, Marcus Söder from Sogeti, and Niclas Fredriksson, computer science student at Karlstad University, emerged as winners with four solved tasks.
"It was really fun to participate," says Marcus Söder from Sogeti.
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An International Advisory Board (IAB) is connected to the Computer Science research group in order to provide critical feedback on both progress and future research directions.
The IAB consists of six external advisors:
Hans Einsiedler, Deutsche Telekom, Germany
Kristin Fuglerud, professor at University of South-Eastern Norway och Norsk Regnesentral, Norway
Maritta Heisel, professor at Duisburg University, Germany
Jukka Manner, professor at Aalto University,
Digitalization and GDPR have made management of personal data increasingly demanding for many organizations, as well as citizens. Last year there were reports on 2300 personal data incidents to the Swedish Data Protection Authority, of which one quarter concerned the public sector. In addition to legal and technical challenges, there are also questions on how value is created with personal data, and not least on whose terms.
2017-05-04
In Africa energy supply is an important sustainability and development issue. It is particularly important to develop green energy and utilise natural resources such as sun and wind. The smart electricity grid is an important factor in this development.
2017-11-30
STINT, The Swedish Foundation for International Cooperation in Research and Higher Education, has provided researcher in Computer Science at Karlstad University the possibility to establish research/education collaboration with Zhejiang University in Hangzhou (China) in the areas of Cloud and Edge computing.
Three researchers from the Computer Science Department at Karlstad University and two researchers from Zhejiang University will work on this year-long research proje
Children of parents with a mental Illness – Planning for Equitable and Sustainable Digital Mobile Health Interventions to Reach and Support Them
Children of parents with psychiatric conditions have the right to access preventive measures aimed at reducing the risk of developing their own mental health issues and socioeconomic problems.
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Karlstad University gives priority to the internationalization of education and research to enhance academic quality, among other things.
The Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences has engaged internationalisation for a long time. We participate in a number of networks and have partnership exchange projects with developing countries too.
With support from the Ander Foundation, the Service Research Center (CTF) is happy to welcome Pascal Le Masson as a visiting professor. Pascal Le Masson is a professor at the Mines de Paris Research University, and has a distinguished background in design-oriented management and innovation.
Pascal Le Masson is an engineer and a professor at MINES ParisTech – PSL Research University.
2013-01-25
Library PressDisplay provides online access to more than 2,200 newspapers from 97 countries in 54 languages.
Library PressDisplayis a stand-alone web-based portal which provides online access to more than 2,200 newspaper and magazines from 97 countries in 54 languages.
Publications are presented as full-content digital replicas, which allows users to read on-screen exactly as they would with a familiar print edition.
2025-06-26
Over the course of several weeks, two researchers from Bangalore, India, have visited the university as part of an ongoing collaboration funded by STINT, the Swedish Foundation for International Cooperation in Research and Higher Education.
This is a long-term collaboration, says Sergej Moroz, Associate Professor of Physics. This time, it’s a PhD student, Ankush Chaubey, and his advisor, Subhro Bhattacharjee, who are here for a couple of weeks.
Paper Surface Centre is a prime international research centre for future sustainable functional surfaces of paper and paperboard. It is located at Karlstad University, one of the new universities in Sweden that has been a centre of learning since 1843.
Based on the competence generated from a long tradition and knowledge, the region is a hub of leading expertise within the field of surface treatment and packaging technology.
Günter Alce, who works at Sony Mobile in Lund but also pursues doctoral studies at Lunds University, presenters two ways of prototyping for AR applications.
The age of wearable technology devices is upon us. These devices are available in many different form factors including head-mounted displays (HMDs), smartwatches and wristbands. They enable access to information at a glance.
This is a brief introduction to the University Library's resources and services.
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Most parts of Sweden, including Värmland, have received stricter local general guidelines. Karlstad University is taking measures and adapting teaching and research to the current situation.
- Karlstad University will not close – we adapt. All of our activities will be managed remotely, says Vice-Chancellor Johan Sterte.
Karlstad University has decided to increase distance learning.
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After you have been notified of your exchange place placement, phase 2 of the process begins where you apply to your exchange university. In connection with the placement notice, you will be invited to an information meeting where you will be given an overview of the steps ahead.
Nomination
When you have accepted your placement, Karlstad University will nominate you to your host university.
The Karlstad Programming Contest 2019 will be arranged October 5th, at Karlstad University. Teams of a maximum of three contestants is challenged to solve different kind of programming problems.
2018-09-21
The Karlstad Programming Contest 2018 will be arranged October 6th, at Karlstad University. Teams of a maximum of three contestants is challenged to solve different kind of programming problems.
2025-06-19
How can we understand autism and ADHD in a way that is grounded in the experiences of individuals who live with these forms of neurodivergences? Finding answers to this question is what motivates Hanna Bertilsdotter Rosqvist, newly appointed professor of social work at Karlstad University.
2016-06-03
Students from the upper secondary school Brogårdgymnasiet in Kristinehamn visited Karlstad University
During friday the June 3rd second- and third year students from the Technology programme and Electricity programme at the upper secondary school Brogårdsgymnasiet visited us at the Information System department.
2016-09-19
