Isaac Skog

Isaac Skog is an Associate Professor in Communication Systems at KTH Royal Institute of Technology, part of the Digital Futures Faculty. He also holds adjunct positions at Linköping University (Automatic Control) and the FOI Swedish Defence Research Agency. His research focuses on underwater surveillance, signal processing, navigation systems, and sensor fusion, with a particular emphasis on autonomous systems and acoustic environments.

Education:

• BSc and MSc in Electrical Engineering, KTH Royal Institute of Technology (2003, 2005)
• PhD in Signal Processing, KTH Royal Institute of Technology (2010)

Research Interests:

• Underwater acoustic surveillance and tracking
• Navigation systems using magnetic fields and inertial sensors
• Autonomous underwater vehicles and multi-agent systems
• Sensor calibration and fusion techniques
• Machine learning for sensor data analysis

Recent Projects:

• COAST Project: Complex Acoustic Surveillance and Tracking
• Joint Sensing, Localization, and Communication for Next-Gen Autonomous Underwater Systems (WASP-funded)
• Tensor-Field Based Localization
• Electromagnetic Navigation for Smaller Unmanned Underwater Vehicles

Grants & Collaborations:

• Funded by CENIIT, WASP Sweden, Swedish Research Council, Vinnova, and industry partners like Saab Dynamics.
• Active collaborations with FOI, Lund University, and Indian Institute of Science.

Technical Demonstrators:

• Lyra platform for elevator condition monitoring
• OpenShoe experimental platform for foot-mounted inertial navigation
• Tactical Locator (TOR) for first-responder tracking
• Movelo AB spin-off for smartphone-based traffic monitoring