Thomas Westerbäck

Thomas Westerbäck is a Senior Lecturer at Mälardalen University, affiliated with the School of Education, Culture and Communication and the Division of Mathematics and Physics. His research focuses on coding theory, distributed storage systems, matroid theory, combinatorics, information theory, and algebraic coding. He has contributed to advancements in locally repairable codes, matroid structures in storage systems, and applications of combinatorial methods in coding. His publications highlight theoretical bounds, code constructions, and practical implementations in storage efficiency and error resilience.

Key research themes include matroid minors in coding, alphabet-dependent code bounds, and polymatroidal frameworks for heterogeneous storage systems. His work bridges abstract mathematical concepts (e.g., Möbius inversion in lattices) with applied coding challenges in distributed environments.

Publications span topics from binary matroid flats to exact regenerating codes, demonstrating a blend of theoretical depth and practical storage solutions. His research emphasizes resilience against data erasures and optimizing storage efficiency through combinatorial and algebraic innovations.