Shaping the next five years: Annika Szabo Portela on leading Digital Futures

Digital Futures marks its fifth anniversary this October – five years since its inauguration on 1 October 2020. Over this short but impactful period, the research centre has grown into a vibrant hub where academia, industry, and the public sector come together to shape a sustainable digital future…

Join us – REGISTRATION is OPEN – Digitalize in Sthlm ’25!

Get ready to be inspired! Join us for Digitalize in Stockholm 2025, a premier annual conference that brings together global thought leaders, emerging talents, and innovators from academia, industry, government, and civil society.

The Theme: AI EVERYWHERE – Exploring the Challenges, Risks, and Opportunities of Autonomous Systems​​

📅 When: 11 November 2025
📍 Where: Onsite at Münchenbryggeriet, Stockholm

Don’t miss this opportunity to engage with groundbreaking innovations and transformative ideas!

Shaping the Future of Safety-Critical Computing

– SafeComp is the bridge between research and practice. In 2025, with AI, automation, and the computing continuum reshaping society, this dialogue between academia and industry is more critical than ever. It is here, in this community, that we find the pathways to building systems we can truly trust, says Martin Törngren.

Hitachi Energy – new partner in the Digital Futures Industrial & Societal Partnership Program

“We are very excited about our new collaboration with Digital Futures. By combining their innovative research with our extensive technical expertise, we believe we can create improved testing opportunities and contribute to a more electrified and sustainable world,” says Tobias Hansson, Country Managing Director at Hitachi Energy in Sweden…

Paul Walton is bridging chemistry, equality, and digital futures

Paul Walton, a leading figure in bioinorganic chemistry and an internationally known advocate for equality in science, is set to bring his dual expertise to KTH as Digital Futures’ Scholar-in-Residence. His career spans more than three decades of pioneering research, including the discovery of the histidine brace in copper oxidases, a finding that reshaped our understanding of these essential enzymes. Find out more in this interview with Paul Walton…

Open Calls!

Digital Futures provides funding for strategic research projects that advance its vision. Explore upcoming calls, including details on objectives, available funding, timelines, application procedures, eligibility criteria, expected outcomes, and key selection criteria – everything you need to submit a proposal.