KuFo organises the seminar series for PhD students at the Department of Language, Literature and Intercultural Studies (ISLI). Usually the seminar focuses on developing dissertation-related drafts. Dates and times may be found on KuFo's schedule of activities here.
We are pleased to welcome our new PhD student, Emad Uddin, who will work on the Drive project, focusing on improving service quality in 5G and 6G networks through data-driven analysis.
The core of the project is to analyze network traffic over time using statistics and machine learning to make better decisions and adapt traffic based on the network’s status.
2022-05-23
We are happy to welcome Filip Högberg to CTF. He is a new PhD student in Industrial engineering management and his research will focus on innovation management and AI.
What do you hope to accomplish with your research?
– I hope to be able to contribute to the intensive knowledge development that is taking place regarding innovation management and AI.
2019-11-21
We are happy to welcome Muhammad Murtaza Ali, new PhD student in Business Administration at Karlstad Business School. He is placed at CTF, Service Research Center, where he will study digital transformation.
"I will study how digitalisation is affecting markets and actors.
PhD Ombud: Peter Carlman
Mail: phdombud@kau.se
Phone: 054-700 12 09
When you run into problems during your doctoral studies you can contact our PhD ombud. Our PhD ombudswoman gives individual support and counseling to all doctoral students. All matters are handled with strict confidentiality.
I can be of support if there are issues you want to discuss concerning your research education.
We are happy to welcome Kristin Svärd, new PhD student in Business Administration at Karlstad Business School. Kristin will be placed at CTF, Service Research Center, and she is also part of the Swedish Research School of Management and IT, MIT.
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Digital transformation in the music industry and in low-income countries. Muhammad Murtaza Ali Behavior change and digitalisation within health care. Jonas Hjalmar Blom Consumer and service design perspectives on the circular economy.
... you are are now in the final phase of your PhD studies that focuses on behavioral change. Can you tell us more about your research?
"I am studying psychological factors that contribute to people succeeding to change and maintaining a new behavior in the long run. My doctoral thesis focuses on behavior change through intervention, that is, by the help of targeted measures or services.
2020-11-10
... you are are now in the final phase of your PhD studies that focuses on behavioral change. Can you tell us more about your research?
"I am studying psychological factors that contribute to people succeeding to change and maintaining a new behavior in the long run. My doctoral thesis focuses on behavior change through interventions, that is, by the help of targeted measures or services.
2021-03-17
.. after more than 20 years in working life, you are now taking on a new challenge as an industrial PhD student. How does it feel, and what will your research focus on?
"I have wished for an opportunity to connect my practical experiences with research for a long time, and I am very happy for the opportunity to work as an industrial PhD student at Karlstad Business School, and CTF, in the coming years. My research will focus on entrepreneurship.
2019-02-18
We are happy to welcome Jonas Hjalmar Blom as a new PhD student in Psychology at CTF. His research will mainly focus on behavioral change and digitalization in healthcare.
- My research will focus on decision making and behavioral change in an economic, ecological and psychological sustainable direction.
2020-12-16
… you are in the final phase of your PhD studies. Tell us, what is your thesis about?
"It´s about how regional public organizations can offer various services, for example public transport, to meet the needs of the citizens.
2023-12-07
The university board has decided on a strategic investment to recruit more doctoral students. SEK50 million will be set aside to increase the number of doctoral students during the period 2025 to 2028.
The investment is funded by the university’s agency capital and will be distributed on an annual basis, amounting to SEK12.5 million per year.
The first steps will be taken already in 2024.
2019-11-11
Anne-Charlotte Paas is a new PhD student in Business Administration at Karlstad Business School, Karlstad University. She will be placed at CTF, Service Research Center, where she will study sustainable development in everyday life.
"I will, among other things, look at different dilemmas that can arise and what implications this can have when a family will try to live a more sustainable everyday life.
Two PhD students and one student from Karlstad University have been to Google's 1st PhD Student Summit on Web Application Security, taking place 18-20 April 2016.
At the summit, in the Google Engineering Office in Munich, Germany, the students had the opportunity to explore complex and large-scale computing challenges.
2024-02-01
Tahere, welcome to the Business School. Tell us about your background.
- I studied for a master's in IT and management at Högskolan Väst in Tröllhättan last year, as well as a bachelor's in IT engineering in my country, Iran. I also have a couple of years of work in computer networks and a couple of years I worked in industry.
Tell us about your previous research
- For my master's thesis, I studied the adoption of blockchain-based applications in higher education.
2018-07-03
UKÄ, Swedish Higher Education Authority (Universitetskanslerämbetet), has evaluated the quality of PhD programmes in computer science at Swedish higher education institutions. The PhD programme in computer science at Karlstad University is reviewed to be of high quality in the evaluation.
"During the last three years, our PhD programme has grown remarkably, just like other aspects of our activities.
2013-08-27
We welcome PhD Student Christoph Peters from Kassel University in Germany. He will be visiting us until October 4.
Christoph Peters is a PhD Student at Kassel University where he works at the Chair of Information Systems led by Prof. Dr. Jan Marco Leimeister.
Christoph’s main research interests are service modularization and service modeling of complex services, i.e. they consist of person-oriented as well as IT service parts.
Elena Palani, welcome to Karlstad Business school and CTF!
- Thanks. I am a PhD student in business administration and researching food waste at the Business School and The Service Research Centre (CTF) and took my master's degree at the Business school and was very satisfied with my education. I felt that the teachers have a good grasp of the situation, especially when it comes to the market.
2022-05-02
... What research area will you conduct research in and what will you focus on?
- I will conduct research in the organizational psychology field focusing on the individual in organizational change. It is a well-known fact that organizational change often entails major challenges for employees within an organization, and that many difficulties linked to different change initiatives often can be traced back to psychological or psychosocial factors in the individual.
2024-04-08
... You recently hade your midway seminar, how did it go and can you tell us about your research?
It went well! I received good feedback from the opponent and know what I need to continue working on. I am researching customer experiences and am interested in the process and process measurement tools that can capture customer experiences in real-time. Previous research has mainly focused on the outcome of an experience and is based on memories of a customer experience.
The Graduate Student Association is a part of Karlstad University's student body. We represent all doctoral students at Karlstad University (KAU). The board of the Graduate Student Association is elected annually by the university's doctoral students.
What do we do?
The association is dedicated to providing quality service and support to all 300+ doctoral students at KAU.
