12–14 September, 2019
Karlstad University, Sweden
An international interdisciplinary conference organized by the research group for culture studies KuFo (Kulturvetenskapliga forskargruppen) in celebration of KuFo’s ten-year anniversary.
Computer Science researchers at Karlstad University received Best Paper award at the top ranked research conference ISD, Information Systems Development 2017. The paper concerns users’ perspectives on a cloud-based personal identity management and it is connected to the CREDENTIAL project which Karlstad University is involved.
“I was surprised when they announced our paper as the winner of the award but I was also very happy, of course.
2019-03-29
How do we increase the pace of the transition to a sustainable bioeconomy? What are the driving forces and what do the challenges look like? Some are about innovation and new technological solutions, but equally important is to change rules and frameworks at the global, national and regional level. That people need to meet and exchange knowledge, experiences and build networks is a necessity.
Geomedia
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“Elite for the day”: The precarious, violent rhetorics of privilege
The once trademarked slogan “elite for the day” was a marketing strategy promising economy passengers a chance to sample life in the premium lane: upgrades, priority baggage tags, no-middle-seat and “a separate line for boarding the flight, complete with a blue carpet and gold stanchions”.[1] Such is the stuff of privilege, and such is the illusion of distinction.
Centrum för genusforskning
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Jens Rydström, professor in Gender Studies and Associate Professor in History with a focus on the History of Sexuality and Gender History, Lunds universitet
My research revolves around sexuality and history at the intersection of lived experience, activism and government regulation.
Welcome to the seminar on 'Healthy Futures: Climate Change Impacts and Solutions in Bangladesh.' We are honored to have Prof. Atiqul Haque, Chairman of the Department of Public Health and Informatics and Dean of the Faculty of Preventive and Social Medicine at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU), Bangladesh, who is also affiliated with the Centre for Societal Risk Research (CSR) at Karlstad University, as our distinguished speaker. Prof.
2015-12-16
The research group Samot, The Service and Market Oriented Transport Research Group at Karlstad University, has been commissioned to form an innovation cluster to coordinate and stimulate innovation, technology transfer, commercialization and dissemination of information on energy-efficient public transport.
During her years as a researcher and data protection commissioner, the German computer scientist Marit Hansen has been a pioneer for the concept of privacy enhancing technologies (PET).
Through the project ISE we develop and offer tailor-made course for professionals. Our courses are developed in collaboration with companies and organizations.
The Swedish spring celebration Valborg is often associated with student culture and alcohol, but this year the celebration will be accompanied by a sober alternative with a focus on health and wellbeing - Kausläppet 2024.
– We’re hoping that a lot of students, teachers and other members of staff want to join this sober activity, says student Henrik Karlsson Skog.
He and Emil Turborn are doing their practical placement as part of the event team behind Kausläppet, which is
Months of preparation went in to the first week of CRE8 Europe hosted in Karlstad. A sunny but chilly September morning greeted the students. It turned out to be a week full of meetings, new friendships, challenging tasks and new cultural experiences.
The students (except for the Karlstad students) where all booked at Karlstad City Hostel. A small hotel/hostel with lounge/dining room for the students to meet and hang out during off hours of the program.
Forskning
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» CRE8® Europe
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Months of preparation went in to the first week of CRE8 Europe hosted in Karlstad. A sunny but chilly September morning greeted the students. It turned out to be a week full of meetings, new friendships, challenging tasks and new cultural experiences.
The students (except for the Karlstad students) where all booked at Karlstad City Hostel. A small hotel/hostel with lounge/dining room for the students to meet and hang out during off hours of the program.
Just over a year ago, the Next unit was established at the IT company CGI, where work is being done on emerging technologies, such as artificial intelligence and machine learning. During a lunch lecture for IT students at Karlstad University one of the co-workers at CGI Next, Christer Enfors, tried to sort out the differences between these two concepts – which is what? Where are the boundaries between the two? What should they be used for?
Geomedia
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Spaces of the In-Between
International conference in Karlstad, 9-12 May 2017:
Geomedia is a relatively new term that has been given only a few definitions so far (see, e.g., Thielmann, 2007, 2010; Lapenta, 2011, 2012; McQuire, 2016). What these definitions have in common is that they refer to geomedia as a particular technological condition.
Researchers at Karlstad University are investigating whether the experience of meeting oneself in Virtual Reality (VR) can be used to improve psychological treatments in the future.
We are looking for people (over 20 years of age) with depressive symptoms who do not meet the criteria for any serious psychiatric diagnosis.
During the project, you will see a pre-recorded version of yourself in Virtual Reality (VR) and answer questions about how you experienced seeing your
Bridget Kane, PhD, has pursued research within Health Informatics and CSCW at Trinity College and St. James Hospital in Dublin. During the spring 2016 she will help students who write HCI theses in English. She will also contribute to the master course Models and Methods for Multimedia Development. She has a post-graduate diploma in Statistics and will assist in the research education during this spring.
Bibliotek
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The library and the Bibsam consortia has signed an read and publish agreement with Taylor & Francis for 2025-2027, which gives researchers at Karlstad University the possibility to publish open access in approximately 2,200 of Taylor & Francis hybrid journals without charges.
The NEAT project won the Best Demo Award at the IFIP Networking conference, in Stockholm (June 12-15, 2017). The Demo was presented by Zdravko Bozakov (Dell EMC) on behalf of all the authors.
The demo, titled "A NEAT framework for application-awareness in SDN environments", is joint work from KaU and Dell EMC illustrating how NEAT can be integrated in an SDN scenario.
2015-10-16
"Best Practices for E-Learning in On-Campus and Distance Education – a Case Study of Karlstad University" was selected as ’best paper’ within Smart E-Learning Technologies and Systems at a conference in Lithuania.
Assistant Professors Prima Gustiené and Monika Magnusson wrote the paper “Best Practices for E-Learning in On-Campus and Distance Education-a Case Study of Karlstad University” forThe 21st International Conference
2024-03-12
One6G is a non-profit association with over 100 academic and industry members. Karlstad University can use one6Gs network for establishing strategic collaborations and partnerships with other one6G members.
– As one6G member, we can propose new or participate to existing joint research topics as part of one6G working groups.
What I mean by race when I talk about race.
Dr Sayaka Osanami Törngren, docent/forskare, Malmö Institute for Studies of Migration, Diversity and Welfare.
Torsdag 5/12, 13.00–14.30, 12A225 Humlan
Zoom-link: https://kau-se.zoom.us/j/66349758744
Abstract: In this presentation, Sayaka Osanami Törngren establishes what she means by race and how race matters in Sweden despite the common claim that “race does not matter”.
