Outstanding final-year students from the School of Information Technology awarded
On Thursday 5 June, many of the final-year students at the School of Information Technology celebrated completing their studies. During the final week, several of them received awards adding up to a total of SEK 225,000 for outstanding contributions within information technology.
“It feels like a good testament to what we have learned during these years.”
Linn Samuelsson, final-year student
Gabriella Jarnö and Linn Samuelsson from the Enterprise Systems Programme (now Digital Business Development) received an award from PS Provider for their work on challenges with AI from a socio-technological user perspective.
“It feels like a good testament to what we have learned during these years”, says Linn Samuelsson.
Gabriella Jarnö and Linn Samuelsson received the PS Provider award for their work on challenges with AI from a socio-technological user perspective.
In their thesis, Gabriella Jarnö and Linn Samuelsson examined which challenges users face when artificial intelligence has been integrated into an organisation’s information system. After that, they optimised a framework of their own, which focuses on the user.
“Earlier research shows that there hasn’t been a lot of focus on the user perspective when implementing new technologies, and it was nice to be able to build upon this and make something of it”, says Gabriella Jarnö.
“We want to thank all the big companies who have participated in the study, and also our supervisors and other teachers who have offered both their time and knowledge”, say Oliver Sauer and Axel Haglund, who received the Forterro award for their thesis on generative AI within sustainability reporting.
Using generative AI in sustainability reporting
The Forterro award was awarded to Axel Haglund and Oliver Sauer from the Enterprise Systems Programme for their work on generative AI behind the scenes.
“Of course, we think that we had a current and interesting theme, but winning wasn’t something we were counting on”, says Oliver Sauer.
Axel Haglund and Oliver Sauer did a qualitive study on how generative AI is used and perceived within sustainability reporting.
“Sustainability reporting is an important and growing area, and we wanted to see how what we have learned in our courses is used in real life”, says Axel Haglund.
Alva Lundälv, Hannah Esbjörnsson, Julia Andersson and Rama Hayatleh won first prize for the best design studio project.
Creating more sustainable consumption patterns
First place in the category “Best design studio project within the Digital Design and Innovation Programme” was awarded to Alva Lundälv, Hannah Esbjörnsson, Julia Andersson and Rama Hayatleh for their project that aims to create more sustainable consumption patterns.
“We didn’t think we’d win, but we’re really happy”, says Alva Lundälv, the rest agreeing with her.
The aim of the project has been to strive for a better, sustainable future.
“We want consumers to go from impulsively buying fast fashion and instead choose second hand or other more sustainable products as a better option”, says Julia Andersson.
Text and photo: Emma Swahn
Informatics awards
Best design studio project within the programme Digital Design and Innovation
The award is bestowed by the Sten Fåhré Foundation.
First place: SEK 50,000
- Title of the design project: Think Twice
- Students: Alva Lundälv, Hanna Esbjörnsson, Julia Andersson and Rama Hayatleh
- Citation: A precise solution for a relevant and growing target group, where a clear need in the market has been identified. With the right conditions, the initiative has great potential to create value for both users and actors in the second-hand sector. Through a smart and insightful approach, it can also contribute to positive behavioural change towards more sustainable consumption patterns.
Second place: SEK 25,000
- Project: Green Guide
- Students: Frida Thorn, Maja Ginstrup, Adde Lundberg and Albin Lindqvist
Third place: SEK 2,500
- Project: ASAP VFridge
- Students: Ellen Jansson, Ekram Moustafa, Helena Heide-Larsson and Klara Åberg
Third place: SEK 2,500
- Project: Gloop
- Students: Emmy Nord, Emma Privora, Niclas Nilsson and Annie Hjalmarsson
The Forterro award
The award of SEK 10,000 is bestowed for new knowledge additions in the field of business systems.
- Students: Axel Haglund and Oliver Sauer
- Project: Generative AI behind the scenes – a qualitative study on how generative AI is used and perceived in sustainability reporting
The PS Provider award
The award of SEK 10,000 is bestowed for new knowledge grants in the field of digital business development.
- Students: Gabriella Jarnö and Linn Samuelsson
- Project: Challenges with AI from a sociotechnical user perspective – a qualitative study of the challenges users experience when artificial intelligence has been integrated into an organisation’s information system
Best student in the graduating class of the programme Digital Design and Innovation
The award of SEK 15,000 is bestowed by the Sten Fåhré Foundation.
Student: Annie Hjalmarsson
General engineering awards from the Lecturer Sten Fåhré Memorial Fund
Best degree project
This year, three prizes are being awarded for best degree project, with the School of Information Technology receiving first prize and joint third prize.
First prize: SEK 25,000
- Project: ”Multivariate Time-Series Forecasting for ATM Cash Demand, an Adaption to Anomalous Events”.
- Students: Joel Ekstrand and Tor Matsson from Computer Science and Engineering.
Joint third place
One of the two projects awarded SEK 2,000 each was from the School of Information Technology.
- Project: ”Automated workforce scheduling with constraints”.
- Students: Mouhamed Houssari and Lucas Haraldsson from Computer Science and Engineering.
Other engineering awards
Best Bachelor thesis within the three-year programmes Computer Engineer, Electrical Engineer and Mechatronic Engineer as well as the five-year programmes Computer Science and Engineering, and Intelligent Systems
The award of SEK 15,000 is bestowed by HMS Industrial Networks AB.
- Project: Controlled deceleration of spindle motors
- Students: Emil Nilsson and Edward Jensen from the Mechatronic Engineer Programme
Best Master thesis within the programmes Computer Science and Engineering, and Intelligent Systems
The award of SEK 15,000 is bestowed by MilDef.
- Project: Resilience of machine learning hardware accelerators against accuracy degrading trojans
- Students: Cassandra Westergren and Filip Grimsholm from the programme Intelligent Systems
Getinge Sterilization awards
The awards are bestowed by Getinge Sterilization with the aim of encouraging students to carry out commendable degree projects in the field of health innovation, with high quality and relevance.
Award of SEK 25,000
- Project: ”AI-driven classification of prostate cancer – using 3D-MRI scans”.
- Students: Jasmine Alani and Ismail Demir from Computer Engineer.
Award of SEK 20,000
- Project: ”Improving Rare Disease Prediction with Specialized Loss Functions”.
- Students: Alexander Reevcrona from Applied Artificial Intelligence (AI).
Leap for life’s awards
The awards are bestowed by Leap for Life for degree projects that aim to create sustainable solutions to societal challenges in the field of health.
Award of SEK 8,000
- Project: ”AI-driven classification of prostate cancer – using 3D-MRI scans”.
- Students: Jasmine Alani and Ismail Demir from Computer Engineer.
