11 days ago 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...
a month ago 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...
2 months ago 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...
2 months ago 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...
4 months ago 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....
5 months ago 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...
5 months ago Artificial intelligence could predict and prevent diseases Kobra 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 pr...
5 months ago 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 ...
6 months ago 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...
6 months ago 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...
7 months ago 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 ...
7 months ago 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...
10 months ago 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...
a year ago 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...
a year ago 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 ...
a year ago 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 ...
a year ago 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...
a year ago 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 make...
a year ago 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 tools ...
a year ago 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...
a year ago 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...
a year ago 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...
a year ago 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...
a year ago 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...
a year ago 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...
a year ago 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...
a year ago 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...
a year ago 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...
a year ago 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 ...
a year ago 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...
a year ago 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...
a year ago 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...
a year ago 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.
a year ago 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 ...
a year ago 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...
a year ago 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...
a year ago 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...
a year ago 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...
a year ago 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...
2 years ago 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...
2 years ago 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...
2 years ago 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 ...
2 years ago 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 ...
2 years ago 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...
2 years ago 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...
2 years ago 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...
2 years ago 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...
2 years ago 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...
2 years ago 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...
2 years ago 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...
2 years ago 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 ...
2 years ago 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...
2 years ago 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...
2 years ago 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...
