Four projects involving industry and public-sector partners have been awarded funding by Digital Futures within the Swedish Strategic Research Area (SRA) of IT and Mobile Communications. The projects bring together researchers at KTH Royal Institute of Technology and external partners to strengthen collaboration between academia, industry and society.
The funded projects cover research areas including postdoctoral research, sleep and sound, sustainable mobility, and industrial applications. The funding is provided through the strategic research area and, where applicable, combined with partner co-funding.
The funded projects
CAMEL II – Postdoctoral project with TRATON
- Project type: Industrial Societal Partnership Programme (ISPP) Postdoctoral Project
- Principal Investigator: James Gross, KTH EECS
- Partner: TRATON
The CAMEL II project will receive SEK 1 million in Digital Futures funding over 2027–2028, with an additional SEK 1.4 million in partner funding from TRATON. The total project budget is SEK 2.4 million. The project supports postdoctoral research in collaboration with an industrial partner.
MEMSLEEP – Industrial partner project with Endel
- Principal Investigator: Sandra Pauletto, KTH EECS
- Co-Principal Investigator: Pawel Herman, KTH EECS
- Partner: Endel
MEMSLEEP will receive SEK 1.5 million in Digital Futures funding over 2027–2029, complemented by SEK 1 million in partner funding. The total project budget is SEK 2.5 million. The project brings together academic and industrial partners in a research collaboration focused on sleep and sound.
ReRoute – Societal partner project with Region Stockholm
- Principal Investigator: Zhenliang Ma, KTH ABE
- Co-Principal Investigator: Matej Cebecauer, KTH ABE
- Partner: Region Stockholm
ReRoute will receive SEK 1 million in Digital Futures funding, with an additional SEK 1 million in partner in kind funding from Region Stockholm. The total project budget is SEK 2 million. The project establishes a collaboration between researchers at KTH and Region Stockholm, connecting academic research with a public-sector partner.
STREAM – Industrial partner project with Hitachi
- Principal Investigator: Shervin Bagheri, KTH SCI
- Co-Principal Investigators: Geert Brethouwer and Ozan Öktem, KTH SCI
- Partner: Hitachi
STREAM will receive SEK 4.5 million in Digital Futures funding, alongside SEK 4.6 million in partner funding. With a total budget of SEK 9.1 million, it is the largest of the four funded projects. The project funding extends across the period 2027–2030. The project brings together researchers at KTH and Hitachi in an industrial research collaboration.
Strengthening collaboration between research and society
Through its partner projects, Digital Futures supports collaborations that connect academic expertise with the needs and opportunities of industry and the public sector. By combining research funding with partner contributions, the projects create opportunities for joint research and knowledge exchange across institutional boundaries.
