Robert Eklund, Linköping University (before this at Telia Sonera), about the methodology used in the development of interactive systems, in particular as regards language-based interaction.
As a language technology researcher at Telia in the beginning of the century, Robert visited us several times for guest lectures in HCI for the Multimedia programme.
2017-05-19
Two CTF articles have been selected as a Highly Commended Paper Award in the 2017 Emerald Literati Network Awards for Excellence.
Every year the Emerald Literati Network select the most impressive articles from each of their journals from the previous year.
Below is a selection of studies conducted with the Ozlab system or eyetracker.
Malleable interactive prototypes: Co-designing during interaction 2019-2024
Malin Wik has in her doctoral studies spun on the GUI-ii ideas mentioned below. Several works have been published since 2016. During spring 2024 she finished a monograph entitled "Prototyping with purpose: Increasing participatory design with malleable interactive prototypes" (Karlstad University Studies 2024:17).
PhD Student Jana Huck studies patient and employee involvement during the refinement of ideas for improving the Swedish Public Healthcare Service.
The Swedish public healthcare sector is under immense pressure to innovate in order to adjust to major challenges. These challenges not only relate to a lack of resources and medical staff, but also to the demographic change towards an aging society and increasingly unhealthy society.
Bibliotek
» Forskarstöd
» Publicera
» Open Access
» Open Access deals with publishers
The national library consortium Bibsam has come to an agreement with Elsevier which enables KaU researchers to publish open access free of charge in a large selection of Elsevier journals.
A selection of the most recent publications from CSR-affiliated researchers.
Political understanding of maladaptation
2020-04-21: Political theories and concepts are to an increasing degree applied as analytical tools for the negative aspects of climate adaptation (maladaptation).
HHK
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The purpose of this Code of Conduct is to contribute to a good working environment for all employees and students and to support our work on systematic quality development.
Dear Geomedians, here is a new selection of news and points of information related to the Centre for Geomedia Studies!
25-01-10
Dear Geomedians,
First, I hope you’ve had a good beginning of the new year – and thank you for productive work during 2024!
Work: Central to our lives and the central interest of Working Life Science at Karlstad Business School. We spend a third of our lives at work; it shapes our identity; it determines our socio-economic position; it effects our well-being and health.
CTF
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» Publikationer
2025Jakobsson Støre, S., Friman, M. & Olsson, L.E. (2025). The travel-hope framework: bridging hope, travel, and well-being. Transport Reviews, https://doi.org/10.1080/01441647.2025.2487075Larson, M., & Cassinger, C. (2025) Platform Stories: The Role of Ideological Narratives in the Development of a Tourism Sharing Business Model. Tourism and Hospitality, https://doi.org/10.3390/tourhosp6020062Löfberg, N., Åkesson, M., & Skålén, P.
Maria åkesson defended her doctoral thesis "Role constellation in value co-creation" in Business Administration on December 15th at Karlstad University. Her thesis focuses on customer-employee role constellations during value co-creation.
Abstract
The contribution of the present thesis is describing and explaining how value is co-created by addressing customer-employee role constellations during service encounters.
Bibliotek
» Forskarstöd
» Publicera
» Open Access
» Open Access deals with publishers
Karlstad University has entered a re-negotiated agreement with the publisher Wiley for 2025. The agreement enables KaU researchers to publish open access free of charge in a large selection of Wiley journals.
How does it work?As submitting corresponding author you can publish open access with some 1 370 hybrid journals and more than 300 fully open access journals.
Finding a rental apartment can be difficult in Swedish cities and Karlstad as well, so we strongly recommend that you start looking for a place to stay as soon you receive the decision of employment.
This year’s SNITS dinner at Karlstad University was more than fully booked, not surprisingly since employment in the IT industry was on the table – a mouth-watering dish which tempted both businesses and students.
On 19 September, 130 students from the different IT study programmes at the university gathered to meet representatives from eleven local businesses in the IT industry.
Labor market intermediary platforms and mediatization in the Swedish gig economy.
The SWEGIG project combines working life science with media studies in order to examine the consequences of this mediatization through a case study of producers and users of these digital media platforms.
Ozlab
» Forskning och utveckling
» Exempel på utvecklingsstudier i Ozlabsystemet
Here is a selection of links where Ozlab or other systems in the usability lab has contributed.
papaya-project.eu
credential.eu
prismacloud.eu
www.a4cloud.eu
primelife.ercim.eu
www.fidis.net
www.prime-project.eu PRIME - PRivacy and Identity Management for Europe
On 16 October, employees, students and the public are welcome to attend open lectures where new docents present their research. The lectures are open to everyone.
Informatik
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» Forskning
» Forskning inom Informatik
Today's society must be prepared to manage a complex threat scenario. In order to attain good emergency management, it is essential to practice organization and its employees.
Traditional crisis exercise methods, with physical meetings, is costly and time consuming to plan and conduct causing many organizations practice too little and with too few people.
As employer you can choose to train your staff through Karlstad university. Risk- and environmental studies are active in a number of professional training programmes through Karlstad university Uppdrags AB.
Om universitetet
» Om Karlstads universitet
» Vårt ansvar
» Om flyktingfrågan
The University can be an important resource in terms of education, commissioned training, and as an employer, but can also organise collection of basic necessities and other equipment, or this can be done on private initiatives by staff or students.
Universitetet at the Parents and Kids Fair
Published 18 March 2016
18-20 March, the university participated in the yearly Parents and Kids Fair to share information on how employers can contribute by receiving refugee int
CSmaster
» Att läsa Datavetenskap på Karlstads universitet
Many companies that employ people with a degree from the master's program in computer science think that the former students at Karlstad University are well prepared for working life. Here are some voices from the business world.
TietoEVRY
- A master's degree in computer science provides a very stable foundation to stand on and the new parts of network and security feel tailored to our assignments, says Lars von Wachenfeldt, director at TietoEVRY in Karlstad.
CS
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» Avslutade projekt
» Internationella projekt
This project aims at fostering capacity building in the field of Smart Grids by the development of a harmonized, modular curriculum. The selection of partner countries considers the different stages of a technology transfer in the field of Smart Grid in Africa to be able to use synergies.
In Tanzania, the provision of reliable and affordable energy to consumers is listed as one important goal to ensure growth and reduction of poverty.
Forskning
» Forskningsstöd
» Forskarstöd
» Grants and Innovation Office
You can contact the Grants and Innovation Office via the e-mail address gio@kau.se or by contacting one of the employees directly below.
Håkan Spjuth, Head of Grants and Innovation Office
Håkan Spjuth is the Head of Grants and Innovation Office (GIO). Håkan is also the CEO of KaU Holding AB and KaU Innovation AB.
Håkan is the Chairman of the Board for Sting Bioeconomy, an incubator and accelerator with focus on startups and innovation in the bioeconomy field.
Diana Kalfas and Pål Lassen, both students at the Human Resource Management and Work Life study programme at Karlstad Business School, have won an award for their bachelor thesis Employees' experiences of Work-Life Balance and forced telework as a result of a pandemic.
What was the aim of your bachelor thesis?
- An increased understanding regarding employee’s experiences of work-life balance and forced remote work - in short, an increased understanding of how remote work
