How do the elderly travel before, during and after the Corona pandemic, and what consequences does it have for energy efficient and sustainable travel? Researchers at CTF, Service Research Center at Karlstad University, will study this in an ongoing project which now receives additional funding from the Swedish Energy Agency.
2020-12-07
The list ranks two percent of the world’s most prominent researchers. Among almost 160,000 researchers, whose publications have accelerated progress in their respective fields, there are ten representatives from Karlstad University.
2018-09-20
... researcher and lecturer at University of Wollongong. You are also an associate professor of Information Systems here at Karlstad Business School. Commuting between the two work places takes an unusually long time – about 32 hours of travel from door to door.
How come you work here in Karlstad?
- I came in contact with Information Systems at the beginning of the 2000’s and have had cooperation with Samot and CTF.
2020-09-29
September 29, is the first International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste. The day is instituted by the UN to take an international approach to the consequences of food waste and possible solutions to reach the goal in Agenda 2030.
Did you receive an email from an open access publisher who wonders if you want to publish with them? It may seem flattering, but you should be on your guard. Trustworthy publishers do not usually approach you like that, there are some rogue publishers that exploit the open access business model.
Most commonly the so called predatory publishers will charge for the publication while trying to maximize profits by keeping costs down and to publish large volumes.
Academic Celebration 2023 is celebrated on October 20 in Aula Magna at Karlstad University. All professors and honorary doctors are presented at Karlstad CCC in the morning and inaugurated and promoted at the ceremony in the afternoon. During the ceremony, an inauguration of our new Vice-Chancellor at Karlstad University will also take place.
Professors 2023
Bestoun S.
In connection with the Academic Celebration 2022, Karlstad University appointed two Honorary Doctors who has contributed to the development of knowledge and is of special importance to the university.
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Leif Stinnerbom
Faculty of health, science and technology
Birgitta Haglund
DigitalWell Arena and Karlstad University have, together with Telia, built a test environment for businesses, entrepreneurs and others who are developing innovative new services.
5G is the fifth generation of mobile communication systems, which enables higher capacity and bandwith, as well as shorter response time and latency. The improvements facilitate the development of services within healthcare, industry and gaming.
Akademisk högtid
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» Akademisk högtid genom åren
» Akademisk högtid 2023
In connection with the Academic Celebration 2023, Karlstad University appoint two Honorary Doctors who has contributed to the development of knowledge and is of special importance to the university.
Faculty of Arts and social sciences
Anders Lind
Facculty of health, science and technology
Anders Olsson
We are happy to welcome Amie Gustafsson, new PhD student in Business Administration. She is placed at CTF, Service Research Center, where she will be studying customer behavior in the retail industry.
"I will join a research project on service innovation and organization that focuses on artificial intelligence (AI) and digitalization in the retail industry.
2018-11-19
Lamps that are switched on and off via an app, garbage cans that signal when it is time to be emptied and children who are tracked via watches. These are all examples of smart units gaining more ground in our everyday lives. Participants in the SNITS lunch on 6 November learned more about the Internet of Things and the technology behind it.
The Internet of Things refers to devices that are not traditionally networked, such as watches, toys and machines.
2016-09-05
On 25–27 August, twelve doctoral students embarked on an international research programme as part of the European network Privacy&Us at Karlstad University.
2021-06-01
Today, the Swedish Innovation Index 2020 is released, and Ikea is - for the third year in a row – ranked as Sweden's most innovative company. Systembolaget has advanced the most in innovation capacity.
The Psychology programme includes basic training in psychotherapy and psychological treatment, specialised in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Psychodynamic Therapy (PDT). Student therapists who are about to finish the Psychology Programme offer therapy sessions as part of their training and under supervision.
As part of the Psychology Programme, we offer free psychotherapy to persons with limited problems.
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Karlstad University cooperates with universities in many other countries through visiting researchers and the exchange of teaching staff and students. We have agreements with about 200 universities and are involved in a number of international networks.
Global Partners at Karlstad UniversityOur ambition is to increase understanding for other cultures and to strengthen the University’s role in the international knowledge community.
John-Erik Hassel recently completed his PhD in business administration at Karlstad Business School and The Service Research Center (CTF) and has done research on venture builders.
John-Erik Hassel, tell us about your research
– My research is about understanding a relatively new actor in entrepreneurial ecosystems called venture builders and how they can be understood in a larger context.
2017-06-15
Associate professor Lothar Fritsch (Karlstad University) will hold a tutorial on privacy compliance at the ImperialCollege in London.
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes into effect in May 2018 and will introduce a regulatory framework of new data protection rights for EU citizens. This one-day conference is tailored towards higher education professionals.
2020-06-29
Margareta Dahlström, professor in human geography and director of CRS, is a board member of Reglab as of 1 January 2020.
Reglab is a meeting place for regions, authorities, researchers and others to deepen the knowledge of regional development issues. Reglab includes 21 regions, Vinnova, the Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions, and the Swedish Agency for Economic and Regional Growth.
2017-05-17
Professor Remigijus Gustas and Assistant Professor Prima Gustiene from the Information Systems department at Karlstad Business School were awarded “Best Paper” at the 6th BMSD International Symposium of Business Modeling and Software Design, held in Rhodes, Greece, June 20-22, 2016.
Now, an extended version of their paper “Principles of Semantically Integrated Conceptual Modelling Method” appears as the first chapter of eleven “selected papers” in a Springer LNBIP volume
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Societal challenges require in-depth competence. For those of you who already have a career, the Business School offers you to further sharpen your skills.
There are different ways to boost your education. On the one hand, your employer can pay for the education and on the other hand, you can study at the School of Economics as a student.
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.
2025-05-16
Jasper, you are a senior lecturer in Information Systems at Karlstad Business School and the Service Research Center, CTF. What did you do before you came to Karlstad University?
- I was a senior lecturer in user-centred design at the Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands.
2021-02-22
Robots, drones and intelligent systems interacting with humans were some of the topics raised during the WASP-HS graduate school's winter conference. One of the participants was Petter Falk, PhD student at CTF.
WASP-HS funds a large number of PhD students to give them the best possible start towards becoming the AI researchers of tomorrow.
2023-04-21
Bestoun S Ahmed Al-Beywanee was appointed Professor in Computer Science on 1st March. Congratulations, Bestoun!
What is the focus of your research?
My broad research focuses on software quality assurance and applied soft computing in softwareengineering. Part of this in the past years was using AI to solve software quality assurance problems such astest generation and design.
2021-11-22
By focusing on prevention and methods for intervention, researchers Anna Fyrberg Yngfalk and Markus Felleson at CTF, Service Research Center at Karlstad University, hope to contribute with new knowledge.
The two researchers have received funds from the Nordic Council of Ministers through NIKK, Nordic Information on Gender, in order to analyse how Nordic ideals related to management and organisation affect the work environment for people working in the service sector and
