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Paul Walton elected Foreign Member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences

21/01/2026

Paul Walton, Scholar-in-Residence at Digital Futures from August to October 2025, has been elected Foreign Member…

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Indian Delegation visits Digital Futures at KTH to strengthen Indo-Swedish research collaboration

21/01/2026

On 21 January 2026, Digital Futures at KTH Royal Institute of Technology welcomed a high-level…

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The future of wireless is multifunctional: A conversation with Giuseppe Thadeu Freitas de Abreu

19/01/2026

Giuseppe Thadeu Freitas de Abreu is a leading figure in modern wireless communications, whose work…

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From sensing to strategy: How Zhiqi Tang is advancing Smarter Multi-Vehicle Systems

13/01/2026

Dr. Zhiqi Tang’s postdoctoral journey at Digital Futures and KTH Royal Institute of Technology marked…

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Urban Forssell awarded prestigious IEEE Signal Processing Society honor

12/01/2026

Urban Forssell, Head of AI Strategy and Innovation at Digital Futures and affiliated with the…

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Season’s Greetings & Highlights

17/12/2025

As we look toward a new year, we extend our warmest thanks to our community…

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The environmental impact of digitalization – everything you need to know!

16/12/2025

The “Medveten Konsumtion” podcast offers tips and advice that make it easier to make conscious…

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Sweden–Singapore Symposium outlines blueprint for inclusive, AI-ready workforce

08/12/2025

Academics, policymakers, and industry leaders from Sweden and Singapore have concluded a three-day symposium in…

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Jennifer K Ryan is nominated AWM fellow and member-at-large to the SIAM council

03/12/2025

The Association for Women in Mathematics (AWM) has named five mathematicians as 2026 AWM Fellows,…

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New members appointed to the Digital Futures Strategic Research Committee

27/11/2025

Digital Futures welcomes four new members to its Strategic Research Committee (SRC), the group responsible for…

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Researcher Anna Furberg featured in Ellevio podcast on AI, data centers, and the energy system – now on Spotify!

25/11/2025

Digital Futures researcher Anna Furberg is one of the featured guests in the latest episode…

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Physical AI can make Swedish companies global winners– when will Sweden get its first physical AI unicorn?

24/11/2025

“Our really big societal challenges require AI to be integrated with the physical world,” said…

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Google’s XR boss: “We need to add more than voice to AI”– when technology is faster than humans, new interaction is needed to take advantage of the opportunities

24/11/2025

At Digitalize in Stockholm, keynote speaker Mar Gonzalez-Franco said she believes that we have a…

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From VR operations to smart hospitals with 5G– Singapore and Ericsson are leading the way in the global healthcare revolution

21/11/2025

Autonomous AI was the focus of this year’s Digitalize in Stockholm, with talks and discussions…

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Future Digileaders ’25 brings global early-career researchers to Stockholm

17/11/2025

Stockholm, Sweden — Twenty-three early-career researchers from 11 countries gathered in Stockholm this week for Future Digileaders…

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Digitalize in Sthlm ’25 Explores the Era of “AI Everywhere”

13/11/2025

Stockholm, 11 November 2025 – What happens when autonomous systems begin to act, learn, and decide…

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