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15 December 2025

Professor’s portrait: “Everyone should have the opportunity to grow”

For Pia Ulvenblad, newly appointed Professor at Halmstad University, all research begins with people. She wants to understand what drives us, which values shape our choices, and how knowledge can be t...

12 December 2025

AI model identifies heart failure patients at risk

The period after discharge is critical for many heart failure patients, but it is often difficult to predict who is at risk of needing hospital care again. In the project Heart Failure Readmission Pre...

5 December 2025

Healthcare improves when children get to have their say

Children have the right to participate in their own healthcare. Yet, it is often adults – healthcare professionals and parents – who control the conversations, decisions and tools. In her doctoral the...

27 October 2025

Neighbours across the border – how communities cooperate in the shadow of war

As the war in Ukraine threatens to reshape the map of Europe, Sara Svensson, Senior Lecturer in Political Science at Halmstad University, turns her attention to the border regions. She studies how peo...

21 October 2025

Collaboration awarded: “Interesting projects almost always start in the most unlikely places”

The 2025 Prize for Collaboration and Innovation goes to Henrik Barth, Professor of Innovation Science, a nd Bengt-Göran Rosén, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, f or their willingness to coll...

13 October 2025

Finding meaning and balance in everyday life – a key to health

Highly educated women with several children often feature in statistics on stress-related sick leave. But a new doctoral thesis from Halmstad University shows that the explanation is not gender, educa...

26 September 2025

Professor’s portrait: He’s at the forefront of biometrics research

How can we use eye, face and fingerprint recognition in areas such as mobile security and border control while ensuring that the technology complies with GDPR? Fernando Alonso-Fernandez, newly appoint...

5 September 2025

Professor’s portrait: She has laid the foundation for social work in schools in Sweden

What can schools do to prevent social vulnerability? How can social services work against violence in the everyday lives of young people? These are issues that are central to Sara Högdin, Professor of...

24 June 2025

Humanoid robot tested for safer traffic

Earlier this month, researchers from Halmstad University, the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany, and the Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, Slovakia tested how elementary school s...

19 June 2025

SAIS 2025 brought Sweden’s AI community to Halmstad

In June, researchers and practitioners from across Sweden gathered at Halmstad University for the annual conference of the Swedish AI Society (SAIS). Hosted by the Center for Applied Intelligent Syste...

11 June 2025

AI-generated faces help preserve privacy in data-driven systems

How can AI be used to anonymise faces in a realistic way, without losing important information in the visual material? In his doctoral thesis in Information Technology, Felix Rosberg explores this que...

10 June 2025

A parallel hierarchy emerged in overcrowded prisons

How can inefficient, undesirable and even downright harmful institutions remain in place, despite better solutions? Oscar Karlsson, who recently graduated with a doctorate in history, has written in h...

9 June 2025

Digital courses to equip tomorrow’s sustainability leaders

How can we build sustainable cities of the future? Through the EU project RES4CITY, digital, open courses in sustainable energy and mobility are being developed. Halmstad University contributes with e...

7 May 2025

Healthcare journeys for young adults with mental health challenges – four different paths through the system

What does the path to the right support look like for young adults seeking help for mental health issues? That’s the question researchers at Halmstad University have explored in the research project...

15 April 2025

AI healthcare map will create opportunities for collaboration

The Healthcare Map – a survey of ongoing AI initiatives in healthcare across Sweden’s regions – was recently published. AI Sweden, the organisation that conducted the mapping in collaboration with Hal...

8 April 2025

Collaboration strengthens the possibilities for combining elite sports with work

Halmstad University and Trygghetsrådet TRS are initiating a collaboration aimed at developing knowledge about elite athletes who combine their elite sports careers with working life. This partnership,...

4 April 2025

Professor’s portrait: From the University’s first own PhD graduate to one of the most influential scientists in the world

How can autonomous systems and networked robotics help solve some of today ’ s most pressing societal issues? Edison Pignaton de Freitas, newly appointed Professor of Autonomous Systems at Halmst...

2 April 2025

Updated national guidelines to improve support for elite athletes with dual careers

Sweden’s national guidelines for supporting elite athletes who pursue higher education studies have been updated. These guidelines are the result of extensive collaboration between the Swedish sports ...

5 March 2025

Gaining acceptance and trust in highly regulated industries

How do new companies and products gain acceptance and trust in highly regulated industries? Two examples are the gambling and life science industries, where innovation must be balanced against strict ...

27 February 2025

Thoughtful choices when upper-secondary school students use AI in their schoolwork

Many students use ChatGPT in their schoolwork. New research from Halmstad University shows that science and technology students in upper secondary school have good strategies in their use of AI. This ...

26 February 2025

Knowledgeable coaches help young people maintain the joy of sports

How can we get more children and young people to continue playing sports? One answer to that question is to improve how adults treat young athletes. The coaches’ leadership skills play a key role in c...

24 February 2025

Teaching AI to learn faster

Most artificial intelligence (AI) models many examples to be able to learn new things, which can be problematic when there is a lack of data. However, the results of Anna Vettoruzzo’s doctoral studies...

11 February 2025

New research guides small businesses into the world of blockchain

Small businesses account for a large portion of jobs and innovation in society. But how can they benefit from blockchain technology, which is often associated with large corporations? In her dissertat...

6 February 2025

Halmstad University sports research among the top 150 in the world

Halmstad University’s research in sports science is ranked among the world’s top 101–150 universities in the 2024 Global Ranking of Sport Science Schools and Departments, conducted by Shanghai Ranking.

6 February 2025

Sports becoming more expensive for children and youth

The cost of children’s and youth sports participation has increased by 68 per cent since 2009, according to new research from Halmstad University and Karlstad University, funded by the Swedish Sports ...

3 February 2025

New methods for explaining survival models’ predictions

Hello there, Abdallah Alabdallah! You recently finished your PhD in Information Technology at Halmstad University, with a thesis titled “ Towards trustworthy survival analysis with machine learning m...

23 January 2025

PLOUTOS project strengthens support for third-country nationals

Enhanced integration through entrepreneurship, that has been the goal of the EU-funded project PLOUTOS for the past three years. Now the project, in which Halmstad University has been a leading partne...

15 January 2025

New Research Programme about industry, innovation and resilience

Halmstad University has established a new research programme within the focus area Smart Cities and Communities. FIRP, Future Industry Research Programme will address contemporary societal challenges ...

10 January 2025

“Being seen as innovators” – how status matters in the digitalisation of healthcare

Digitalisation in the health care sector has picked up speed in recent years, but what drives health care professionals to adopt new technologies? The answer is more complex than one might think. Rese...

8 January 2025

How new brands gain a foothold in international markets

How can companies successfully launch new brands and products in different countries? Manoella Antonieta Ramos at Halmstad University, has in her thesis mapped the tricky challenges that life science ...

18 December 2024

The University is part of the Knowledge Foundation’s initiative for the collaborative researchers of tomorrow

Halmstad University is part of the Knowledge Foundation’s new major investment in doctoral students. Two of them will work within the focus areas Health Innovation and Smart Cities and Communities at ...

16 December 2024

Carl Bennet invests heavily in postdocs in the humanities at Halmstad University

Through his company Carl Bennet AB, the business leader Carl Bennet is funding three postdoctoral positions in the humanities at Halmstad University. The aim is to open up new career paths for humanit...

13 December 2024

Local tourism trumps cross-border tourism collaboration

The EU wants to promote cross-border tourism, and offering “two countries in one visit” can attract more tourists to a region. Despite this, the countries’ marketing at a border, such as the Öresund r...

31 October 2024

New technology improves self-driving cars during sensor failures

Imagine a self-driving car suddenly losing one of its key sensors. What happens then? Tiago Cortinhal, who has completed his PhD in signals and signal engineering with a focus on sensor recovery at Ha...

21 October 2024

Professor’s portrait: “Research isn’t just about science – it’s about people”

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is reshaping the world at a remarkable pace. But how can we ensure that this powerful technology is both trusted and understood by people? At Halmstad University, Professo...

17 October 2024

Professor’s portrait: Ingrid Larsson wants to create ripples on the water

With a background in nursing and a burning interest in strengthening the role of the patient, where the patient takes control of their life and treatment and becomes a co-actor in the care process, In...

14 October 2024

Professor’s portrait: Digital technology creates customised solutions for the future

Ross Friel, recently appointed Professor of Electronics focusing on advanced digital manufacturing at Halmstad University, is researching how digital systems can enhance manufacturing processes. More ...

10 October 2024

AI for early intervention in mental health among young adults

Hello Lena Petersson, Senior Lecturer in Pedagogy at Halmstad University! Today, on 10 October, World Mental Health Day is highlighted globally, focusing on mental health and striving for change throu...

4 October 2024

Professor’s portrait: Beyond the words – Linnea Gustafsson explores the underlying message of language

Language is alive and reflects our identities and interpersonal relationships. By constantly questioning and exploring the underlying message of language, Linnea Gustafsson, Professor of Swedish Langu...

13 September 2024

Improving forklift efficiency through data-driven innovation

In today’s digital world, monitoring machine productivity is more important than ever. Machine Activity Recognition (MAR) uses data to improve the efficiency of industrial equipment. In August, Kunru ...

18 June 2024

Researchers at Halmstad University take up the fight against invasive alien species

Tina D’Hertefeldt, Senior Lecturer in Conservation Biology at Halmstad University, is developing innovative methods to combat species that threaten Sweden’s ecosystems.

18 June 2024

The energy solutions of the future require new working methods in construction

New research from Halmstad University emphasises the importance of collaboration for a successful energy transition in the construction sector. The research shows that long-term partnerships, trust be...

18 June 2024

Enhancing healthcare through cross-border collaboration

In Sweden healthcare is decentralised. Regions are responsible for primary and specialist care, while municipalities handle home healthcare. This division allows for care to be tailored to local needs...

17 June 2024

The eye is the key – future security through biometric recognition

Hi there, Kevin Hernández Díaz! At the end of May, you defended your doctoral thesis in biometrics. Could you tell us more about your research?

13 June 2024

Electronics Centre in Halmstad promotes collaboration and innovation

Electronics Centre in Halmstad (ECH) is an innovation arena for regional collaboration. It is also a test facility with EMC testing (electromagnetic compatibility), which can lead to faster product de...

5 June 2024

New research highlights challenges faced by immigrant entrepreneurs in the Swedish market

New research from Halmstad University shows that female entrepreneurs with an immigrant background use digital tools to avoid discrimination. The study also reveals that refugees who run businesses in...

6 May 2024

Researchers see risks with robot colleagues: “act sensibly”

What happens to the work environment when a robot is introduced as a new colleague? How can digital automation contribute to good bureaucracy? These are questions that researchers at Halmstad Universi...

17 April 2024

Widespread use of ChatGPT among researchers

Since 2022, OpenAI’s ChatGPT has gained much attention. This is because of the advanced language model’s ability to generate coherent text on various subjects. Its rise has not been without controvers...

10 April 2024

Solving traffic challenges with communicating cars

Hi there Galina Sidorenko! On 28 March, you defended your doctoral dissertation. We wrote about your licentiate thesis on enhancing road safety through wireless communication a few years ago. This is ...

19 March 2024

Research on commercialisation and implementation promotes “good and close care”

Did you know that it often takes between 10 and 20 years for new innovations to be used in healthcare? Why is that? Through faster and more coordinated commercialisation and implementation processes, ...

5 March 2024

Agricultural companies are key players in sustainability

By investigating how innovation can lead to sustainable changes in agricultural business models, Anna Hansson, who recently defended her doctoral thesis in innovation science, aims to support efforts ...

29 February 2024

Need for gender balance on boards to ensure both sustainability and financial performance

Women participating on management boards is a necessity to ensure corporate sustainability practices. A new study from Halmstad University shows the minimum threshold for firms in Europe. In his PhD s...

28 February 2024

AI technology for a fossil-free future

In the field of transportation innovation, Mohammed Ghaith Altarabichi’s,who recently defended his doctoral thesis in machine learning at Halmstad University, research plays a key role towards a green...

20 December 2023

Personal AI solutions challenge privacy

A few years ago, Alexander Galozy, a doctoral student in information technology, presented his licentiate thesis on how AI can support healthcare by reducing workload, lowering costs and empowering pa...

19 December 2023

Halmstad University receives research funding from the Swedish Rheumatism Association

The Swedish Rheumatism Association’s special focus on rehabilitation research has been ongoing for four years. The final SEK 1,150,000 is being distributed, and one of those who have been granted fund...

18 December 2023

The amazing journey of the subject of informatics at Halmstad University

The first time I came into contact with the subject of informatics was in 1987. At that time, I was a student at the computer economics program at Halmstad University. Back then, the subject was calle...

13 December 2023

Rhythmic hoof tread, satisfied snorts and soothing hay chews – the road to sustainable health?

Mental illness is a common topic in society. At the School of Health and Welfare (HOV) at the University, we work actively in both education and research with the subject. Partly through the specialis...

12 December 2023

Important to build trust between humans and technology

How can you build trust between humans and technology? Is it possible? And why is it important? Kaspar Raats, a PhD student in informatics at Halmstad University, explores these questions in his docto...

5 December 2023

The School of Health and Welfare – from the past to the future – in the present

“Write about the School in today's situation and about its future potential." Those were the instructions for this chronicle. With just over five years as an employee at the University and Dean of the...

1 December 2023

Life Science Academy supports new companies in the health technology area

Health technology, an important part of life science, is an industry that can be difficult for start-ups and small companies to establish themselves in. Extensive regulations, a complex market with pa...

23 November 2023

Self-driving vehicles for a harsh Nordic climate

For Eren Erdal Aksoy, innovative solutions and systems are in focus, as well as how intelligent technology can be useful in society. Currently, he spends a lot of time researching on self-driving vehi...

22 November 2023

New research may prevent hospital readmission after heart failure

Heart failure is serious and causes many deaths. It is also a disease that affects many and for which much of the resources in healthcare are used. New studies at Halmstad University show that one in ...

20 November 2023

Wetlands effective against eutrophication of seas and bodies of water

Eutrophication is a global problem that affects countless lakes, rivers and coastal marine areas. Its harmful consequences, such as toxic algal blooms, are harmful to both animals and humans. Research...

9 November 2023

“The highest level is when research has political influence”

Professor Emerita of Sport Psychology Natalia Stambulova was the first in the world to study several transitions within the athletic career, including the one from junior to senior sport. After almost...

30 October 2023

Professor's portrait: The passion for poetry is Daniel Möller’s strength

In the small things – a poem about a wedding or a birthday 300 years ago – we can derive a great knowledge of history and people’s everyday lives. That is why occasional poetry is a great interest for...

24 October 2023

Professor’s portrait: Göran Sahlén has studied dragonflies for 40 years

Ever since Göran Sahlén was eight years old, insects have been his great interest – especially dragonflies. For 40 years, he has followed the development of nature with a focus on dragonflies. His dri...

20 October 2023

Focus area Health Innovation – a diamond in the rough

Health is a vital part of our lives. Both as individuals and as a society, we are interested in having effective, accessible, and relevant ways to maintain or improve health. At the same time, health ...

12 October 2023

Professor’s portrait: Stefan Byttner wants more people to learn about AI

Stefan Byttner, newly appointed Professor of Information Technology, has been deep diving into the subject of intelligence and learning since childhood. In addition to building algorithms and increasi...

4 October 2023

Professor’s portrait: Cristofer Englund wants to contribute to a sustainable society

Cristofer Englund has a genuine interest in traffic safety and has dedicated many years researching the field. It was his master’s thesis in computer systems engineering that laid the foundation for h...

28 September 2023

School of Information Technology: focusing on future challenges

The School of Information Technology, often referred to as ITE, is one of four Schools at Halmstad University, which together contribute to shaping a strong education and research environment. ITE is ...

23 August 2023

How do selfie filters affect AI-based face identification?

AI-based face analysis can be used for anything from unlocking your phone to making self-driving vehicles recognise pedestrians in traffic. But the selfie filters on social media and in your phone can...

17 August 2023

Focus area Smart Cities and Communities creates innovation and value for a sustainable society

Society faces a number of challenges in order to secure a good life for future generations. Radical changes are needed – and it is becoming urgent. The challenges also differ from one part of the worl...

4 July 2023

Halmstad University establishes new research programme on socially sustainable smart cities

Halmstad University is establishing a new research programme within focus area Smart Cities and Communities. The programme, called REBEL, is part of Halmstad University’s investment in multidisciplina...

1 July 2023

“Halmstad University should be a jewel”

This year Halmstad University celebrates its 40th anniversary! And it was today, July 1, 1983, that we were granted the status of an independent university. In a series of chronicles, you will follow ...

22 June 2023

Nordic conference on the latest research in sustainable health

On June 14–16, Halmstad University hosted the tenth edition of the Nordic Health Promotion Research Conference. The conference gathered researchers from all over the world to discuss and share knowled...

26 May 2023

The University hosts an international symposium in digital learning

At the end of April, Halmstad University was visited by national and international researchers in the field of digital learning. The symposium, which was part of the graduate school network GRADE Rese...

24 May 2023

Halmstad University establishes two new research programmes

Halmstad University is establishing two new research programmes – one within the focus area Health Innovation and one within Smart Cities and Communities. The programmes are part of the University’s i...

11 May 2023

Machine learning for safer and smarter truck transportation

By using large amounts of truck data, both on how they are operated and maintained, the CAISR+ Predictive Maintenance and Machine Learning project group managed to predict upcoming turbocharger breakd...

9 May 2023

EU funded project to strengthen AI competence for companies in Halland

Halmstad University and HighFive Innovation Arena are launching a new EU project to strengthen artificial intelligence (AI) competence and competitiveness for companies in Halland – Innovation Platfor...

25 April 2023

AI and social media against healthcare associated infections

Can artificial intelligence (AI) help in the fight against healthcare associated infections? Patients being infected with diseases while staying at hospitals is a global issue. A group of researchers ...

22 February 2023

Research keeps AI compatible with smart devices

The smart devices we use in our daily lives keep getting smarter and are demanding more and more out of the hardware. How can we make sure that these devices are compatible with the artificial intelli...

26 January 2023

Turning data into better healthcare

Healthcare is facing major challenges and the use of data and information can play an important part in solving several of them. With the use of machine learning or other types of artificial intellige...

24 January 2023

Sustainable work-life in the forestry industry

How can you create sustainable processes that improve the work environment in the forestry industry? In the research project “Sustainable work-life”, Pia Ulvenblad, Docent in Business Administration a...

19 January 2023

Increased opportunities in 3D printing through surface analysis

Hi there, Amogh Vedantha Krishna, recent PhD in Manufacturing Technology . You completed your PhD in December. Can you tell us a bit about your research?

24 November 2022

Safer healthcare with smart systems

Self-monitoring systems were originally developed to avoid catastrophic machine breakdowns but required that you knew about the mechanics and the specific error you wanted to avoid. In his PhD thesis,...

3 November 2022

Professor’s portrait: Without water, there is no life

Antonia Liess, recently appointed Professor of Environmental Sciences, focuses her research on maintaining healthy aquatic systems. Her research has always revolved around aquatic systems, except for ...

27 October 2022

Professor’s portrait: Halmstad University’s Bennet Professor does research on research

Per Nilsen, Visiting Professor in Implementation Science and Bennet Professor at Halmstad University, focuses his research on the research-to-practice gap. On why it takes an average of 17 years for r...

25 October 2022

Robotar för ökat välbefinnande

Martin Cooney, docent och universitetslektor i robotik på Högskolan i Halmstad, forskar på robotar och välbefinnande. Det handlar om hur robotar kan interagera med människor för att hjälpa dem att må ...

25 October 2022

Robots for increased well-being

Martin Cooney, Docent and Senior Lecturer in Robotics at Halmstad University, researches about robots and well-being. It is about how robots can interact with people to help them feel good and how rob...

3 October 2022

Professor’s portrait: “Digitalisation is not an uncontrollable force of nature; it is created by humans”

Digital service innovation is about how digital services are received and create value for users, organisations, and society. Maria Åkesson, Professor of Informatics, study how digitalisation can cont...

28 September 2022

Different rebranding barriers in emerging countries and developed countries

The amount of businesses worldwide that are branching out to foreign markets to capture a greater market share has never been greater. In that process, rebranding is a crucial asset for a company’s ex...

23 September 2022

Unique design perspective in Halmstad’s AI education

Stefan Byttner got his first computer already before he started school. It had a tiny light that flashed red when the computer processed something, and he heard the adults saying “look, the computer i...

20 September 2022

Människan i fokus i framtidens mobilitetslösningar

Hur ska infrastruktur och mobilitet se ut i framtidens städer? Det har studerats av Vaike Fors, professor i designetnografi, och hennes kollegor i projektet AHA II. Genom att främja samarbeten mellan ...

20 September 2022

Human-centred focus in future mobility solutions

What should the infrastructure and mobility look like in the cities of the future? This is what Vaike Fors, Professor of Design Ethnography, and her colleagues have been studying in the AHA II project...

8 September 2022

Professor’s portrait: Andreas Ivarsson wants to make a difference where it counts

Andreas Ivarsson, Professor of Psychology, has always had a great interest in sports. As a professor and researcher, he wants to develop various sports federations – together with the activities to ma...

2 September 2022

Mobile application can improve road safety

Hi there, Oscar Molina! Your research is about improving road safety using automated and connected vehicles. You recently presented the first demo within the SafeSmart project at AstaZero. Can you tel...

1 September 2022

Shaping AI education for practical use in society

In the fall of 2022, Halmstad University will present a new bachelor’s program named Applied Articifial Intelligence (AI). It is tailored for people who do not primarily have an interest in the engine...

18 August 2022

“Universities must get ready for new types of teaching”

From traditional teaching to lifelong learning – everyone knows that we need to make the shift. But how? Pontus Wärnestål often grapples with that question.

17 August 2022

Social norms as a tool against corruption

Giving your teacher a gift may not be the first thing that comes to mind when you think about corruption. However, research about reducing dysfunctional and corrupt practices in schools shows that inf...

1 July 2022

National project within information-driven care is coordinated by Halmstad University

Vinnova grants funding for the new national project within information-driven care that the Health Data Center at Halmstad University will coordinate. The project brings together several regions, univ...

16 June 2022

Drone is going to measure the quality in the municipal bodies of water

CatFish, the solar-powered water drone which has been developed at Halmstad University, will support decision-making on actions for water conservations. The University has in collaboration with Halmst...

10 June 2022

Better care at a lower cost by using data

We are faced with numerous healthcare challenges in the coming years that will require an improved quality of care without increasing costs. Part of the solution is to take advantage, in new ways, of ...

13 May 2022

Everyday experiences in focus when developing digitalised cars of the future

To create sustainable mobility solutions in the future, you need to understand how people think about digitalised cars. In his dissertation, Thomas Lindgren, who is an industrial PhD student in Inform...

6 May 2022

Human-machine collaboration improves the detection of anomaly

When a deviation in a data set is found, it can implicate that something is wrong. It can, for example, be a machine part that does not work, a computer intrusion or a first sign of illness. By combin...

13 April 2022

The University’s Fab Lab attracted Nordic neighbours

Fab Lab Halmstad, the University's manufacturing laboratory and prototype workshop, hosted this year's edition of Fab Lab Nordic Boot Camp. During one week, Fab Lab participants from Denmark, Finland,...

6 April 2022

Research programmes for profiling

In the next few years, Halmstad University will establish research programmes in order to further strengthen the University's profile. The programmes must clearly contribute to one or both of the Univ...

23 March 2022

Agile start-ups most innovative

Hi there, Dulce Goncalves! Your research is about digital innovation and you defended your dissertation a while ago. Can you tell us a little about your research?

17 March 2022

The financial industry’s major role towards a sustainable society

The Nordic financial industry does not have the capacity to focus on sustainability issues, due to the industry’s fierce competition. This is stated by Fazle Rahi, a PhD student at Halmstad University...

28 February 2022

Self-driving cars for a safer future

Self-driving cars have great potential in preventing rear-end collisions. PhD student Galina Sidorenko’s research shows the benefits of using wireless communication, also known as vehicle-to-vehicle (...

17 February 2022

Smart Home Activity Recognition boosts quality of life

The growing elderly population requires intelligent tools to support senior people in their homes. Advancements within Human Activity Recognition (HAR) make it possible to keep track of a person’s dai...

14 February 2022

Can AI mend your broken heart?

Cardiovascular disease is the most common cause of death in Sweden. To prevent and discover cardiovascular disease, and to anticipate the continuous trajectory and care needs for those affected, resea...

9 February 2022

Researcher new board member of the International Conference on New Business Models

Hello there, Maya Hoveskog, Associate Professor in Innovation Management! Congratulations on your new assignment as a board member of the International Conference New Business Models (NBM)! What is Ne...

29 December 2021

Halmstad University educates engineers on the fourth industrial revolution

The fourth industrial revolution means that industry must be digitized. Halmstad University is leading the Industry 4.0 project, which is a collaboration between several universities and industry in o...

15 December 2021

Research about face recognition when using a mask

The Swedish Research Council has granted 3,6 million SEK over three years for a new research project at Halmstad University. The project goal is to provide reliable methods for face recognition when w...

24 November 2021

Professor’s portrait: How can we measure sustainability?

Striving for the sustainable production of products and services is now accepted by the vast majority, but how do we know that something is sustainable? Can measurable key ratios that express sustaina...

18 November 2021

Professor's portrait: About making money and saving the world at the same time

Fawzi Halila's research deals with sustainable innovations and business models for sustainability and is in the interface between innovation, product development, and sustainable development. Fawzi Ha...

2 November 2021

Drone for clean water engages researchers and students

The CatFish project has gone from being a student project at the Master’s Programme in Industrial Innovation to becoming a research and collaboration project that engages researchers, students and ext...

20 October 2021

Professor’s portrait: Our every-day-life is central in research about new technology

Understanding how humans are affected by technology development, and vice versa, is the driving force for Vaike Fors, newly appointed Professor in the unique field of Design Ethnography. “I’m interes...

18 October 2021

Professor’s portrait: “Being a researcher is like being an artist – you create and are passionate about what you do!”

Creating a sustainable society has long engaged Urban Persson, Professor of Renewable Energy Systems at Halmstad University. With his research in district heating, he hopes to contribute with new know...

14 October 2021

Professor’s portrait: Catherine Legrand is passionate about the oceans

Research and innovation are important pieces of the puzzle to contribute to sustainable societal development. Catherine Legrand’s research focus, among other things, is on the potential of microalgae ...

11 October 2021

Nanotechnology for the environment and future sensors

With advanced nanotechnology, researchers from Halmstad and Lund are developing pioneering components that can be used in several areas. For example, the technology can be used for smart monitoring, d...

16 September 2021

His mission is for vehicles to talk to each other

Emergency vehicles asking traffic lights to change colour. Connected trucks that can drive closer to each other. Intelligent vehicles that handle parts of the driving themselves, without any risk to p...

10 September 2021

Professor’s portrait: Sylvana Sofkova Hashemi wants to support teachers in their work

Language in many nuances is important to Sylvana Sofkova Hashemi, new Professor of Digital Learning at Halmstad University. She is interested in the diversity of ways in which not least children and y...

8 September 2021

Professor’s portrait: ”Being a researcher is the most rewarding job I can think of!”

Kristian Widén, Professor of Innovation Science, is driven by a desire to contribute to positive change. With his research on innovations in the construction sector, he hopes to be able to participate...

18 August 2021

Professor’s portrait: Åsa Andersson is trying to crack the code to autoimmune diseases

Every year a number of Swedes are diagnosed with autoimmune diseases such as type 1 diabetes, MS and rheumatic diseases. It is still unknown why the immune system attacks the body and creates such sit...

7 July 2021

Future AI needs to solve problems without labels

Meet researcher Hadi Fanaee who works with predicting errors and solving problems by using AI. He believes that the greatest possibilities for AI lie in so called unsupervised learning where machine l...

1 July 2021

Artificial intelligence and precision health at Halmstad University

In a new research profile at Halmstad University, called CAISR Health, research on the development of AI tools meet research on how these tools can be implemented in healthcare. The theme is AI and pr...

23 June 2021

Professor’s Portrait: “Life would be boring without difficult problems”

Slawomir Nowaczyk is a Professor in Machine Learning and his research is about the discovery of interesting patterns and relations in large amounts of data – knowledge that can be used to avoid vehicl...

18 June 2021

Integrating service innovation into the design of digital products

Interview with researchers Maria Åkesson, Michel Thomsen and Soumitra Chowdhury.

31 May 2021

Students learn to think and act sustainably in new research project

Today’s youth is very aware of contemporary climate issues and demonstrates a desire to change our society to become more sustainable. To meet this global movement, university education must be adapte...

25 May 2021

Machine errors can be predicted when companies and researchers collaborate

Maintaining a sterile and high hygienic standard is of great importance in hospitals. Sterilizers are machines used to sterilize hospital equipment. If a sterilizer breaks down, it can have major consequences.

21 May 2021

Ten years as a Knowledge and Competence Centre has given very good results

A large part of Halmstad University’s research is gathered in the University’s Knowledge and Competence Centre called Research for Innovation. The Knowledge and Competence Centre, which is a ten-year ...

20 May 2021

Enabling the full potential of Machine Learning

In this era of big data, there is a need for intelligent systems that can improve continuously by learning from ubiquitous data streams. Mohamed-Rafik Bouguelia is developing Machine Learning algorith...

6 May 2021

Creating a new mathematical theory of simultaneous events

Even as a child, he wanted to find his own answers, rather than asking an adult. Johan Thunberg is now a researcher in mathematics and is working on a new scientific theory of synchronised systems.

23 April 2021

Researcher at Halmstad University new chair of DHC+

Hello there Kristina Lygnerud, associate professor of business administration, and congratulations! You have just taken over the chairmanship of DHC+. What is DHC+ and how will it be noticeable that y...

22 April 2021

Professor’s portrait: Marie Mattsson wants to create a sustainable future

Environmental and climate issues have long engaged Marie Mattsson. Her research is about climate, environment and important societal challenges and how we can learn more about them and understand them...

15 April 2021

AI important for future personalised care

An ageing population and limited resources pose major challenges. PhD student Alexander Galozy believes that artificial intelligence (AI) will play a significant role in the future to manage long-term...

12 April 2021

AI and healthcare

Listen to a conversation about how AI can improve healthcare, help make diagnoses and allocate resources. In this discussion you will hear Mattias Ohlsson, Professor of Machine Learning at Halmstad Un...

31 March 2021

Joint human-machine learning can improve district heating

By combining machine learning and human knowledge in self-monitoring and intelligent systems, failures and deviations can automatically be detected. Research at Halmstad University shows that when the...

26 March 2021

Professor’s portrait: Researching the borderland between law, technology, and values

The law says one thing. The average person may have a different opinion. Throw a smartphone or other technology into the mix, and it gets even more exciting. Måns Svensson is a new Professor of Sociol...

9 March 2021

Agile organisations enable digital innovation

Previous research on agile organisations has mainly focused on large companies. At the same time, there is a tendency to highlight so-called start-ups as good examples. It is generally believed that l...

3 February 2021

Improving surface quality for sustainable manufacturing

3D printing, or additive manufacturing (AM), has developed vastly over the past years and is already a well-used alternative when producing plastic and metal parts for a range of different products. H...

1 February 2021

Professor’s portrait: He explores the road towards a sustainable society

Environmentally driven innovation calls for contributions on several different levels: engineering, strategic leadership, and political policy instruments. As newly appointed Professor in Innovation S...

15 December 2020

Professor’s portrait: From hobby to career

Ying Fu, Professor of Applied Electromagnetics, has always been interested in technology and gadgets. It started as a hobby and developed into an academic career with many projects and collaborations....

24 November 2020

Halmstad University in second place in an international AI competition

A team from the Center for Applied Intelligent Systems Research at Halmstad University presented a successful solution in an AI competition earlier this fall. The competition is called the Aramis chal...

12 November 2020

Artificial intelligence could predict and prevent diseases

Farzaneh Etminani wants to see a healthier society by using artificial intelligence, AI, in the healthcare system. AI can help doctors diagnose patients, recommending the right treatments and making a...

3 November 2020

Increased security with facial recognition

With the many services available on smartphones, secure transactions are essential. Fernando Alonso-Fernandez wants to develop new AI solutions for human identification and the understanding of human ...

21 October 2020

Biodiversity essential for the smart city

What would you like the city of the future to look like? Do you dream of a world of greenery that sprouts with life? Do you want tomorrow’s children to experience blooming meadows, clean seas and fres...

1 October 2020

Improved decision-making skills vital to avoid spread of Covid-19 in healthcare facilities

New research from Halmstad University investigates the prevention of healthcare associated infections and gives a clue on how to avoid the spread of for instance Covid-19 in hospital settings. PhD stu...

2 September 2020

Visiting Professor Julie Reed wants academics to collaborate to solve practical problems

Julie Reed is an internationally renowned researcher in implementation and improvement research within healthcare. She has now joined Halmstad University as a Visiting Professor. Her research focuses ...

1 September 2020

Sustainable manufacturing more relevant than ever

With the rise in demand for manufactured products, combined with depleting resources, sustainable manufacturing is now more relevant than ever. New research from Halmstad University and Chalmers Unive...

25 June 2020

Adding intelligence to embedded systems

Any kind of technical gadget that has a computer and a dedicated function is a so called embedded system. Examples range from smaller devices, like a smart watch, to larger systems, like an autonomous...

13 May 2020

Researcher in ’Wisdom of the Crowd’

Earlier this spring, Yuantao Fan defended his doctoral thesis in Signals and Systems Engineering about ’Wisdom of the Crowd’ in Signals and Systems Engineering. His focus has been on buses, but the me...

24 April 2020

Robots that understand, learn and imitate humans

How can robots become more intelligent? That is the ultimate question that Eren Erdal Aksoy wants to find the answer to. “I am not interested in designing the latest version of a humanoid robot with...

22 April 2020

Self tracking apps affect us – and we affect the apps with improvisation and fiddling

They are a big part of our everyday lives, the apps that measure everything from how we eat and sleep, to how we move. The initial idea is that our behaviour needs to be adjusted – we are supposed to ...

14 April 2020

Personalised digital intervention to battle high blood pressure

By motivating and reminding a person to take her medication, based on her own needs and behaviour, researchers at Halmstad University strive to improve medication adherence for patients with hypertens...

9 April 2020

Social byggnorm – how architecture and social relations affect each other

Social byggnorm (social construction norms) is an initiative aiming to develop equal physical work environments. Together with Carlstedt architects, researchers have developed building norms that ma...

3 April 2020

Human-centred design – a new guide for architects

Service design researchers at Halmstad University have together with Krook & Tjäder Architects created a guide on how architects can work in a more human-centred way. The guide gives architects too...

3 April 2020

New model helps companies become innovative

New research from Halmstad University indicates that two interlinked factors might be crucial for the success of a company: embedded innovation – also known as the process of embeddedness or integrati...

26 March 2020

Digitalisation – a cultural tool for education

Digitalisation is a game changer – a societal change through and through – comparable to the birth of the printing press, according to Roger Säljö, Guest Professor of Digital Learning at Halmstad Univ...

23 March 2020

Anita’s company wants to forge the link between researchers and facts

Researchers constantly need to collect and analyse statistics and data. This requires tools that are often developed specifically for each project, at great expense. Former Halmstad University researc...

10 March 2020

User experience and sustainability focus for research on functional surfaces

Martin Bergman, PhD student working at Halmstad University, focuses on material design and smart surfaces, for instance in a research project in cooperation with Volvo interior design, aimed at develo...

5 March 2020

Eight new projects within Research for innovation

Just before the end of 2019, Halmstad University received the positive announcement that the Swedish Knowledge Foundation grants more than SEK 37 million for eight new projects within the Knowledge an...

4 March 2020

Research and education powered by the wind

Halmstad University has been conducting education and research on wind power for more than 25 years. Göran Sidén, former Senior Lecturer in Energy Engineering, started one of the very first courses in...

25 February 2020

Schools and researchers collaborate around digital learning

VR for language development, mother tongue distance education, learning through video-watching, gamification and the local environment as a learning environment for pre-school children. These are some...

24 February 2020

Professor’s portrait: Urban Johnson and the story of the academic subject sports psychology

Why do some people manage to come back after a sports injury and others do not – even when the conditions are about the same? That question shaped the research career of Urban Johnson, Professor of Psychology.

18 February 2020

Investing in biogas benefits society

In order to encourage biogas production – an environmentally and economically sustainable alternative to fossil fuels – researchers and PhD students at Halmstad University, in cooperation with farmers...

27 January 2020

Students create smart heat pump

It started as a project at the Swedish heating company NIBE and quickly became a collaboration between NIBE, Halmstad University and Electronics Centre in Halmstad (ECH). It soon developed into a Mast...

28 November 2019

Research for more efficient sustainable heating

District heating is a sustainable alternative for heating households. In a recently published licentiate thesis from Halmstad University, doctoral student Shiraz Farouq presents data-driven methods fo...

25 November 2019

User-centred and sustainable technology development – several new multidisciplinary future mobility research projects

User-centred and sustainable design of new technologies is becoming increasingly important. Many traditionally technology-driven industries, such as the automotive industry and power companies, are sh...

25 November 2019

Strong development of Halmstad University’s research

Halmstad University has high quality research. In the latest research barometer from the Swedish Research Council, Halmstad University ranks eighth nationwide – close to Chalmers University and Uppsal...

10 November 2019

Professor’s portrait: A teaching interest brought Mark Dougherty to Sweden

Vehicle activated signs, artificial intelligence’s inability to forget, and tools to evaluate Parkinson’s disease – these are just a few of the topics that Professor Mark Dougherty has spent his time ...

8 November 2019

Professor’s portrait: On important social issues such as online marketing and e-health services

Helena Sandberg is the researcher that is frequently involved in very contemporary projects, such as online marketing, ehealth services, and digitalisation. In the qualitative ethnographic study “Små ...

31 October 2019

Local businesses implement AI with help from University researchers

During a few months, three hand-picked companies have been learning about how Artificial Intelligence (AI) can be applied in their businesses and what improvements it can provide for them. “An incred...

28 October 2019

Professor’s portrait: A desire to improve the world

Who should have the right to consume when the earth's resources are scarce? How is the welfare state affected by environmental issues and climate change? Human ecology encompasses interdisciplinary pe...

25 October 2019

Successful research venture within AI

Today, artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming central in technical research and development. But eight years ago, when Halmstad University started Center for Applied and Intelligent Systems Research...

21 October 2019

Professor’s portrait: Helping people live a life they feel good about

Lena-Karin Erlandsson’s field of research is the balance between different types of activities and how they are affected by our health.

11 October 2019

Professor’s portrait: Health promotion and the two parallel missions that the Swedish sports movement is based on

Sport and exercise have always been a natural part of Eva-Carin Lindgren’s life. As a researcher, she has been interested in everything from health promotion among non-physically active adolescents, t...

4 October 2019

Making multinational subsidiaries succeed – a matter of understanding the impact of distances

What aspects decide if multinational subsidiaries fail or prosper? What effect do cultural differences have on the companies’ financial performance? And how are they affected by dissimilarities in for...

29 September 2019

Professor’s portrait: Henrika, horses and health

Henrika Jormfeldt, newly appointed Professor of Nursing, likes to walk with horses. It is not just an interest in animals and nature. It also about sustainable health throughout life. Her research sho...

26 September 2019

International collaboration for sustainable wind power

New research at Halmstad University contributes to cross-continent collaborations and a symbiotic business model. In her thesis, Jasmine Lihua-Liu collaborated with Chinese wind power company Goldwind...

14 July 2019

3D printing with moon dust

On July 21, 1969, Neil Armstrong took his first steps on the moon – on a surface covered with moon dust. Now, 50 years later, scientists are developing technology that will make 3D printing with moon ...

4 July 2019

Using AI to individualise care for heart patients in Halland

A growing elderly population puts great demands on our increasingly complex healthcare system. Ineffective decision-making can lead to a poorer quality of care for the patients, as well as escalating ...

26 June 2019

Halmstad University starts a new collaborative research project with Volvo Group for more efficient electromobility

By applying artificial intelligence (AI) to predictive maintenance of electric-powered buses we can significantly prolong their lifetime. Halmstad University and Volvo Group have received SEK 15 milli...

25 June 2019

Adapting new city districts for autonomous vehicles through EU funded research

Halmstad University, together with ten other organisations in seven different countries, has received funding for a new research project for the development of smart cities. The project aims to facili...

28 May 2019

How can we better manage all collected data?

Sensors in houses, cars, gadgets – and on humans – generate huge amounts of data every second. In order to process, analyse and react to the results of collected data, the demands on computer performa...

6 May 2019

International cross collaboration to help dementia patients

Dementia is the loss of cognitive functioning – thinking, remembering, and reasoning – which complicates daily routines for dementia patients. In a European initiative called Remind, Halmstad Universi...

3 May 2019

Victory in research competition for quality assurance of patient data

Researchers from Halmstad University and Lund University have won an AI competition announced by the US Food and Drug Administration, FDA. The purpose of the competition was to develop a system for tr...

30 April 2019

Professor’s portrait: Contributing to better conditions

From a municipal social worker to a Professor at Halmstad University. Magnus Tideman has changed both workplace and professional title during his career, but his driving force has always remained the ...

25 April 2019

Research for fewer power outages

The results of his research enable power distribution companies to change from reactive to predictive maintenance. This reduces the risks of long outages annoying the customers as well as costly and t...

5 April 2019

New testing techniques for safer software development

Software product line engineering has become common practice for developing families of software systems. It has been used by many industrial companies such as Boeing, Bosch, General Motors, Philips a...

1 April 2019

Couch potatoes and flying pigs! New book on sayings and other standard phrases

Idiomatic expressions make our language richer and, furthermore, are great exercise for the brain. Monica Karlsson, Senior Lecturer in English at Halmstad University, researches fixed phrases. In her ...

28 February 2019

The challenge with healthcare innovation

“There is no shortage of innovation within the healthcare sector, it’s just translating innovation into practice that is difficult. And it takes a long time”, says Guest Professor James Barlow, the se...

13 February 2019

Heat Roadmap Europe remaps the energy supply systems of the European Union

Halmstad University, in collaboration with Aalborg University in Denmark and Europa-Universität Flensburg in Germany, conducts world-leading research within the fields of heating market analysis and d...

4 February 2019

Working towards safer roads

25,670 people lost their lives on European roads in 2016, and around 130,000 were seriously injured. Road transport represents a fifth of Europe's greenhouse gas emissions and is the main cause of air...

28 December 2018

Testing complex autonomous systems

Autonomous vehicles can increase traffic safety, lead to reduced fuel consumption and more efficient road use. The technology for self-driving cars is developing fast, but there are still many challen...

12 December 2018

How digital learning can enhance thinking

Does digital learning enhance our thinking? How? The term digital learning is under constant change and redefinition. After about 20 years of collaboration with Halmstad University, Jo Smedley is thri...

11 December 2018

Human interaction with intelligent vehicles – how do we react and when is it dangerous?

During the past five years, PhD student Maytheewat Aramrattana has developed a simulation programme to test and evaluate functions of intelligent vehicles, including how humans act in traffic situatio...

11 November 2018

Professor’s portrait: Research performs an important function

The connection between data algorithms and AI (artificial intelligence) has long fascinated Mattias Ohlsson. As newly-appointed Professor of Information Technology, it is a subject that he hopes to be...

11 November 2018

Professor’s portrait: Sociology captures life as it is

Studying how people function in social contexts and how different structures characterise social life has been the focus of Marta Cuesta’s research for many years.

6 November 2018

From technology to talk – how to develop business in poor, rural areas in Colombia

To transfer technology solutions – from a university to a rural, low-income area – is not a straight forward act. Deycy Sánchez Preciado, researcher in Innovation Science at Halmstad University, has i...

1 November 2018

A human approach to designing future cities and intelligent cars

The arrival of autonomous vehicles in our society will significantly change the way we travel. But should we, and our cities, adapt to new urban mobility or can technology be tailored for us? A new Dr...

30 October 2018

Companies' innovation capability stimulated by cooperation

New research from Halmstad University shows that an increase in cooperation makes it possible for all actors in the supply chain to raise their productivity and become more innovative. In his doctoral...

21 September 2018

World Alzheimer’s Day – Halmstad researchers are developing solutions for dementia patients

September 21 every year is World Alzheimer’s Day. Alzheimer’s is the most common cause of dementia among older adults. Dementia is the loss of cognitive functioning – thinking, remembering, and reason...

6 September 2018

Service design and architecture create our future smart cities

What can a service designer and an architect learn from each other? And how can their collaboration benefit society? By crossing two different disciplines, new ways to design the future's physical env...

27 August 2018

Efficient testing of software is increasingly important

The massive increase of processors and computers integrated in devices and systems all around us, places great demands on efficient software engineering. In a so-called software product line, products...

24 August 2018

Professor’s portrait: Driven to contribute to something larger

Thorsteinn Rögnvaldsson has worked within the sphere of computer science at Halmstad University since 1996. His interest in artificial intelligence and machine learning was, however, established much ...

20 August 2018

Slawomir wants to create an artificial, truly intelligent system

Slawomir Nowaczyk was already a merited academic when joining Halmstad University eight years ago. Having finished his undergraduate and master studies in Poland, he moved on to earn a PhD in machine ...

27 June 2018

Professor’s portrait: The researcher who wants to teach machines to see

When will we be able to teach robots to see like humans do? That means, to really interpret the surroundings and then make rational decisions. Today, research has not got that far. But Joseph Bigun, P...

12 June 2018

Intelligent maps will help robots navigate in your home

Automated mobile robots have the capacity to help us with many service tasks, such as home care assistance or moving goods in a warehouse. Since robots lack human senses, they depend on sensors and ot...

4 June 2018

CSR in the context of globalisation

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has been a hot topic for the last few years. The focus has however been on North America and Europe, at least when it comes to research. But, when firms with thei...

18 May 2018

Your walk talks

The way you walk can reveal current and future health problems. New research from Halmstad University suggests the use of wearable sensors for analysing your movement. This can potentially result in e...

17 May 2018

An engineer with a passion for health

In all honesty, Anita Sant'Anna had her eyes set on being a medical doctor. However, after some time contemplating, she decided to study electrical engineering. Today she has managed to combine both h...

27 April 2018

Emotional art by social robots

Halmstad University’s social robot Baxter can create paintings that express human emotions. Last year, Baxter’s paintings successfully participated in an international robot art competition. The emoti...

23 April 2018

European initiative develops better healthcare solutions for patients with dementia

People with a dementia diagnosis often struggle with daily routines, for example remembering to take their medication. In a European initiative called Remind, organisations from nine different countri...

3 April 2018

From punch cards to artificial intelligence – from east to west

Antanas Verikas has seen the birth of artificial intelligence. Since his university studies in electronics in the early 1970's, the technology that enables artificial intelligence (AI) has evolved rap...

5 March 2018

Multi antenna systems improve indoor positioning and autonomous vehicles

Marco Marinho, a PhD student at Halmstad University, has made the practical implementation of multi antenna systems possible. These systems have until now been mostly limited to theory and very hard t...

20 December 2017

Professor’s portrait: ”My research is fundamentally about people”

Jeaneth Johansson is driven by a passion to meet new people and solve problems. She feels that being a professor is ”the most enjoyable job in the world”, not least because contact with doctoral stude...

8 December 2017

Honorary Doctor who wants to highlight the family’s role in health and care

Many people have to take care of their elderly parents and loved ones nowadays, and those that do, know what a tough job it can be. One who can certainly relate to this is Gun-Britt Lydén – who for al...

22 November 2017

Professor’s portrait: The nurse who became a professor

In most cases, when someone becomes ill, it affects more than one person, extending to the people around them. Close relatives were a neglected group in healthcare for a long time. Kristina Ziegert ha...

21 November 2017

Critical demands on wireless networks

The wireless communications has revolutionized the manner in which humans communicate. In the new generations of embedded systems, people, autonomous devices and the environment will interact with eac...

10 November 2017

Fast response, smooth dialogue and a clearer development – new app for mentoring of student teachers strengthens education

To be able to use practical knowledge in teaching, and interact with pupils, is important for teacher students, as well as conditions for feedback and development. In an international research project...

8 November 2017