Illustration of a human brain overlaid with a pattern resembling a green and gold electronic circuit board, symbolising the connection between technology and the mind.

Digital Futures Faculty members receive grants in “Future Software Systems”

Illustration of a human brain overlaid with a pattern resembling a green and gold electronic circuit board, symbolising the connection between technology and the mind.

Today the Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research announced the six projects in the call “SSF Future Software Systems” (SSF FuSS) that will share a total of 200 million SEK.

Three Digital Futures Faculty members, all from KTH Royal Institute of Technology are among the awarded:

  • Benoit Baudry with the project Consistent Hardening and Analysis of Software Supply Chains
  • Emil Björnson with the project Sustainable Cyber-Physical Software-Defined System Slicing
  • Carlo Fischione with the project SAICOM – Software Artificial Intelligence for Communications

More information: They receive the grants in Future Software Systems

About SSF
The Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research, SSF, supports research in science, technology and medicine with several hundred million a year. SSF is a free, independent player in the public research funding system. The foundation shall promote the development of strong research environments of the highest international class with significance for the development of Sweden’s future competitiveness. More information SSF website

Photo: SSF website

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