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Karl Gustafsson is a Professor at Stockholm University within the Department of Economic History and International Relations. His work bridges security studies , collective memory , and digital research methods in international relations. Current Role: Professor of International Relations, Stockholm University Previous Positions: Post-Doc at Lund University, Researcher at Swedish Institute of International Affairs Visiting Appointments: University of Tokyo, Osaka University, Keio University, Academia Sinica, Nordic Institute of Asian Studies Research Focus: Karl specializes in memory politics , ontological security , and anxiety-driven international dynamics , particularly in Sino-Japanese relations and digital platforms . His studies explore how historical narratives and online memory construction influence state identity and policy. Awards & Grants: Recipient of the Wang Gungwu Prize (2014) and Stockholm University Association’s award (2011). Holds Swedish Research Council and Marianne & Marcus Wallenberg Foundation grants for projects on apologies in international politics and digital memory in East Asia . Publications: His work appears in journals such as International Studies Quarterly , European Journal of International Relations , and Memory Studies , addressing topics like narrative power in East Asia, anxiety’s role in policy change , and digital humanities applications in IR.

• International Relations
• Security Studies
• Collective Memory in Global Politics
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Olle Sköld is a Senior Lecturer at the Department of ABM (Archives, Libraries, and Museums) at Uppsala University. He is also the Head of the Department of ABM and holds an Associate Professor position in Library and Information Science. His research spans digital humanities, documentation practices, knowledge production, and digital preservation, with a particular focus on archaeological data processes and virtual world communities. Archaeological data documentation and reuse Digital game preservation Paradata theory and applications Information practices in social media His recent publications explore paradata in data papers, literacy challenges in research data management, and trust technologies like blockchain in digital archives. Olle is involved in the CAPTURE project, investigating documentation workflows for archaeological data. He has contributed to the Master's Programme in Digital Humanities at Uppsala University, blending digital humanities with library and information science education.

• Digital Humanities
• Archaeology
• Information Science
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Professor Isto Huvila is a leading scholar at Uppsala University's Department of ABM (Archives, Libraries, and Museums) within the Faculty of Humanities. His academic profile spans information science, digital humanities, and cultural heritage studies with a distinctive focus on documentation practices and information management across diverse contexts. His research interests encompass: Information and knowledge management Social and participatory information practices Documentation and paradata theory Digital humanities and archaeological information systems Health information and e-health services Open data and research data management Recent scholarly output reveals a strong trajectory toward understanding information practices across multiple domains. A significant portion of his work examines paradata in archaeological contexts through the CAPTURE project, investigating how documentation of data creation processes can enhance research transparency and data reuse. He also conducts extensive research on digital inclusion among older adults and immigrant populations regarding e-health services, analyzing both experiences and expectations of these user groups. Professor Huvila publishes in high-impact journals including Journal of Documentation, Information Research, Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, and Journal of Medical Internet Research. His interdisciplinary approach connects information science with archaeology, health informatics, and digital humanities, yielding practical insights for improving documentation standards, research data management, and e-health service design. His 2025 book 'Paradata: Documenting Data Creation, Curation and Use' represents a major contribution to the field, alongside influential review articles like 'Trends in information behavior research, 2016-2022' in the Annual Review of Information Science and Technology. His work bridges theoretical and practical concerns in information science, making substantive contributions to both academic knowledge and real-world applications in cultural heritage institutions and healthcare information systems.

• Information and knowledge management
• Information work
• Knowledge organization
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Stefan Gelfgren is Associate Professor of Sociology of Religion and Senior Lecturer in Didactics of Religion at Umeå University's Department of Historical, Philosophical and Religious Studies. He holds a PhD in History of Ideas (Umeå University), MPhil in History of Christianity (Birmingham University), and BA in Construction Engineering. His research examines: Social/technical/religious transformations throughout history Digital media's impact on Christian institutions Digital humanities methodologies Surveillance in everyday life Religious geography and mapping Recent publications (2020-2025) focus on digital religion, surveillance ethics, Swedish revivalism, and geospatial humanities. Key trends include institutional adaptation to digitalization and historical continuities in religious media. Awards include the 2022 Erik Allardt Fellowship at Helsinki Collegium for Advanced Studies. He leads multiple research initiatives: Wallenberg-funded DINO project on digital privacy/social benefit (Co-investigator) Nordic Places of Worship Map (Project Leader) iAccept: Soft Surveillance (Principal Investigator 2017-2021) As former Director of Humlab (2015-2020), he developed digital humanities infrastructure. He chairs the Swedish Association for Sociology of Religion and serves on Umeå University's Faculty Board.

• Sociology of Religion
• Digital Media and Religion
• Digital Humanities
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Mikael Wiberg is full Professor of Informatics at Umeå University, Sweden, where he leads research groups in Design Informatics and Digital Interaction & Design. He is co Editor-in-Chief of ACM Interactions and has held chaired and guest professorships at Uppsala, Södertörn and Chalmers universities. His work sits at the intersection of human-computer interaction, materiality, architecture and emerging technologies. Education: PhD in Informatics, Umeå University, 2001 Docent (Associate Professor) in Informatics, Umeå University, 2004 Research interests revolve around interactivity, mobility, materiality and architecture . Wiberg coined the notion of “materiality of interaction” to study how digital resources merge with physical materials, spaces and artefacts. Recent strands include more-than-human design, human-building interaction, autonomous systems UX, and social justice in HCI, all interrogating how interactive technologies shape—and are shaped by—human and non-human actors. Across more than two decades he has published in top venues such as ACM TOCHI, Design Issues, Int. Journal of Design, Human-Computer Interaction journal and the magazine ACM Interactions . His 2018 MIT Press monograph The Materiality of Interaction consolidates his theoretical stance and has become a touchstone for architectural and material HCI discourse. Editorial & scientific awards: Co Editor-in-Chief, ACM Interactions (2019-) Member, Royal Skyttean Society (Kungliga Skytteanska Samfundet) Board member, Professors’ Association, Umeå University He currently leads interdisciplinary projects on digital heritage archives, autonomous vehicle experiences for children with intellectual disabilities, and sustainable interaction infrastructures. Although the provided text does not enumerate specific grants or doctoral students, his continuous project leadership and editorial roles evidence sustained funding and supervisory activity. Wiberg directs the Design Informatics research environment and is a core member of Umeå’s Internet of Things group, fostering collaboration between informatics, architecture, design and social sciences. His overarching agenda asks how interactive technologies can support just, sustainable and aesthetically rich futures at architectural and urban scale.

• Human–Computer Interaction
• Interaction Design
• Materiality of Interaction
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Lars Berglund is Professor of Musicology at Uppsala University's Department of Musicology, where he serves as Director of Studies for the doctoral program. He earned his PhD from Uppsala in 2002 with a thesis on German musician Christian Geist and has held progressive academic positions since 2003, becoming Professor in 2015. Berglund chaired the department from 2012-2018 and currently leads the Swedish Research Council's Humanities and Social Sciences Subject Council (2025-2027). He is a board member of HERA (Humanities in the European Research Area) and holds memberships in the Royal Swedish Academy of Letters and Royal Swedish Academy of Music. His research specializes in 17th-century music history, combining philology, music analysis, and reception studies with focus on: Italian-Scandinavian cultural exchange Court and church music patronage systems Performance theory and vocal traditions Scandinavian modernist music Recent publications (2019-2025) demonstrate strong emphasis on transnational music transfer, archival reconstruction of Baroque repertoires (particularly the Düben Collection), and ceremonial music analysis. Key themes include royal patronage networks, contrafactum techniques, and music's role in early modern diplomacy. Awards & Honors: Member, Royal Swedish Academy of Letters Member, Royal Swedish Academy of Music Major Funded Projects: "Translatio musicae: French and Italian Music in Northern Europe" (Riksbankens Jubileumsfond 2019-2023) Swedish Church Music History monograph (2020-2024) Digitization of court/university music (Riksbankens Jubileumsfond 2020-2025) STINT network on Early Modern musical exchange (2012-2016) He supervises doctoral candidates and teaches advanced courses in historical musicology and analysis.

• Music History
• Early Modern Music
• Reception History
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Göran Lind is an Adjunct Professor of Private Law at Stockholm University's Faculty of Law, with additional appointments at Örebro University (2012-2017) and Uppsala University (2006-2007). As CEO of Jura Law Institute since 1990, he has pioneered legal education for professionals including judges and solicitors. Academic Appointments: Adjunct Professor of Legal Science at Örebro University (2012-2017), Associate Professor at Uppsala University (2006-2007), Stockholm University (2018-present) Key Research Areas: Family Law, Private Law, Comparative Jurisprudence, EU Legal Integration, Nordic Family Law His work focuses on cohabitation law, inheritance systems, and legal harmonization across Nordic and EU jurisdictions. Notable publications include Common Law Marriage: A Legal Institution for Cohabitation (OUP 2008) and updated commentaries on Swedish inheritance/cohabitation law via JUNO digital platform. Current collaborative projects with leading Nordic universities examine evolving family structures and marriage concepts. Scientific Recognition: 2022 Emil Heijne Institute award (250,000 SKR) for contributions to legal science and pedagogy

• Family Law
• Private Law
• Comparative Law
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Elizabeth Rhoads is a Senior Lecturer and Researcher at the Centre for East and South-East Asian Studies, Lund University, under The Joint Faculties of Humanities and Theology. She is also a member of the LU Profile Area on Human Rights, reflecting her deep engagement with human rights issues in Southeast Asia. Her work is interdisciplinary, bridging law, anthropology, geography, and urban studies. Education: PhD in Law, King's College London (Dickson Poon Fellow) M.A. in Human Rights Law, SOAS A.B. in Anthropology, Bryn Mawr College Her research focuses on citizenship, displacement, property relations, and minority-state dynamics in Myanmar and Indonesia. She employs a multidisciplinary approach combining legal history, legal anthropology, and urban studies to examine how law shapes everyday life in contexts of political upheaval and marginalization. Her fieldwork in Myanmar and Indonesia includes work on land disputes, transitional justice, women’s political participation, and violent extremism. The analysis of her recent publications reveals a consistent focus on legal and social exclusion in Southeast Asia, particularly around citizenship and urban informality. Her work often explores how legal frameworks produce statelessness, displacement, and spatial violence, especially in Myanmar. She frequently collaborates with local organizations and researchers, emphasizing participatory and ethical research practices during crises. Her publications span journal articles, reports, book chapters, and reviews, with increasing attention to post-coup dynamics and community resilience. Scientific Awards and Honors: Dickson Poon Fellow, King's College London Blakemore-Freeman Fellowship for advanced Burmese language study British Academy Co-Investigator and Post-Doctoral Fellowship Elizabeth Rhoads is actively involved in advising and research grants. She is currently leading a Swedish Research Council-funded project on citizenship and displacement in Myanmar in collaboration with a Burmese organization. She is also a Co-Investigator on the EU-funded EUVIP project under Horizon Europe, examining the EU’s role in the Indo-Pacific. She serves on the editorial board and as Guest Editor for Jurnal HAM , contributing to academic discourse on human rights in the region. She has been involved in collaborative research networks focusing on spatial violence, urban informality, and legal pluralism in Southeast Asian cities. Her work emphasizes community-based and interdisciplinary methodologies, often co-producing knowledge with local actors. She contributes to public engagement through web publications and digital storytelling, such as the 'Yangon Stories' initiative.

• Legal History
• Legal Anthropology
• Legal Geography
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Charlotte Bydler is a Professor at the Department of Culture and Learning, Södertörn University, specializing in Art History. She has taught since autumn 2003 and been a full-time employee since 2011. Research leader at CBEES (2011-2014) for Cultural Theory: Cosmopolis Project leader for 'A New Region of the World?' (2016-2019) Project manager for 'Living Archives' (2011-2016) funded by VR Research Focus: Globalization of contemporary art, transnational art practices, cultural heritage dynamics, and digital art. Her work examines institutional frameworks (museums, biennials) and geopolitical dimensions in art production. She has contributed to Sami art studies and analyzed the 1914 Baltic Exhibition. Project Leadership: Directed interdisciplinary projects on art globalization, heritage transfer, and institutional memory, including collaborations with Pontus Hultén's archival legacy at Moderna Museet and Centre Pompidou. Education: Defended doctoral dissertation 'The Global Art World, Inc.' in 2004 at Uppsala University, analyzing globalization effects on avant-garde art through biennials and institutions. Academic Network: Participated in international research collaborations with scholars including Anna Kharkina, Carl Marklund, and Andreas Gedin, with funding from ÖSS, VR, and Knowledge Foundation.

• Globalization of Contemporary Art
• Cultural Theory
• Cultural Heritage and Institutional Practices
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Patrick Prax is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Game Design, Uppsala University, specializing in participatory media and critical game studies. His research explores co-creation in digital games as alternative media, focusing on systemic sustainability, cultural heritage preservation, and social justice frameworks within gaming ecosystems. PhD in Media Studies (Uppsala University, 2016) Co-chair, Game Studies Working Group at NordMedia Board member, Cultural Heritage Incubator (Swedish National Heritage Board) Key research areas include: Political economy critiques through game mechanisms (e.g., loot boxes) Reflexive approaches to digital game preservation Esports culture and leadership dynamics Media literacy and civic engagement through gaming Recent publications examine sustainability integration in game education, systemic issues in game monetization, and community-driven adaptations of Warhammer 40k. He actively engages with public discourse through TEDx talks, national media appearances (TV4, UNT24), and policy advisory roles.

• Game Design
• Sustainability
• Media Literacy
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Anna Sparrman is a Professor at the Department of Thematic Studies - Child Studies (TEMAB) at Linköping University, Sweden, and holds a concurrent position as Professor II in Children's Culture at the Department of Art and Cultural Studies, Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences (2021-2025). Her academic work bridges visual culture, childhood studies, consumption, and sexuality, with a particular focus on how norms and values are created in the everyday practices of children's lives. Sparrman's research is unified by the concept of visual culture as a social theory that questions taken-for-granted aspects of visual everyday practices. She examines how norms and values are created and reproduced through visual interactions: Who gets to look at whom and who gets to be seen in society? Her work focuses on children aged 6-12 years and how children "are made" both by children themselves and through societal conceptions of childhood. She has developed the theoretical framework "Child Studies Multiple," which views children as unstable, changing, hybrid, and complex rather than solid and universal. Her research spans interconnected fields including children and sexuality, children and consumption, children's cultural heritage, and visual methodology. Her current projects investigate how to integrate children's cultural heritage into Swedish cultural heritage and examine children as professional influencers and internet celebrities in the digital age. Methodologically, she combines visual ethnography, photo-elicited focus group discussions, image analysis, and internet-based visual methods, with special attention to the productivity of research methods themselves. Sparrman serves on the Advisory Board for the Childism Institute, the Editorial Board for Childhood journal, and the Advisory Board for the research project "(Re)configuration of parenthood: Political agendas entangling everyday family life" at Roskilde University. She has also participated in media discussions on topics such as "The pedophile gaze" and children's rights to cultural heritage participation.

• Visual Culture
• Child Studies
• Children's Consumption
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Alexandra Herlitz is an Associate Professor in Art History and Visual Studies at the Department of Cultural Sciences, University of Gothenburg. She also serves as a museum educator at Gothenburg Museum of Art since 2006. Doctoral degree in Art History (2013), University of Gothenburg Academic training at University of Stuttgart, Heinrich-Heine University Düsseldorf, and University of Hamburg Her research focuses on 19th-century Scandinavian art historiography , artists' colonies , artistic national identity , and transnational art networks between Scandinavia and Germany. She explores these themes through publications, podcast episodes, and archival research. Recent publications highlight Nordic rural artists' communities , gender dynamics in art history , and critical analysis of art forgery . Her work spans from 17th-century Scandinavian art to contemporary feminist perspectives , with particular attention to under-documented networks and alternative historiographies. Herlitz co-hosts the art history podcast Konsthistoriepodden , covering topics from medieval religious art to modernist movements , demonstrating her commitment to public art education and multimedia scholarship .

• Critical historiography
• Scandinavian art history
• Sociology of art
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Ashleigh Harris is Professor of English at Uppsala University's Department of English, with office hours Thursdays 13-14 at English Park, Thunbergsvägen 3 L (Box 527, 751 20 Uppsala). Contact via phone 018-471 12 52 or email ashleigh.harris@engelska.uu.se. Her ORCID is 0000-0002-6207-3067. Education PhD (field unspecified) Research Focus Harris specializes in African literary production with emphases on Zimbabwean and South African contexts. Her work critically examines literary metadata, street literature, and the politics of publishing in Africa. Key themes include violence, land, whiteness, colonial complicity, and digital archiving. She bridges postcolonial theory with digital humanities methodologies to analyze how African literatures circulate globally. Publication Trends Recent scholarship (2020-2025) pivots toward digital humanities and metadata analysis, exemplified by studies of Makerere University's library and African magazines. Earlier work (2000-2019) established her expertise in censorship, literary form, and Southern African narratives. Her research consistently interrogates power structures in publishing while documenting emergent literary forms outside traditional world literature frameworks.

• African Literature
• Postcolonial Literature
• World Literature
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Carl Regnéll is a Senior Lecturer in Geosciences at Kristianstad University's Faculty of Natural Sciences, Department of Environmental Sciences, where he leads the Sustainable multifunctional landscapes (SMULA) research group. With a PhD and an h-index of 7 based on 205 citations, he has published 41 research outputs with significant activity in recent years, including 12 publications in 2024 and 2 in 2025. His educational background includes advanced training in Quaternary geology and geoscience methodologies, though specific degrees are not detailed in the available information. His research focuses on glacial and climate history during the last ice age cycle with particular emphasis on Scandinavian landscape development. Dr. Regnéll employs a wide range of methods including sediment sampling from terrestrial climate archives, geomorphological and sedimentological mapping, and spatial analyses using Geographic Information Systems (GIS). His laboratory work involves analyzing sediment geochemical and physical properties through techniques like grain size analysis, loss on ignition (LOI), X-ray fluorescence (XRF), and computed tomography (CT scan). For dating, he utilizes carbon-14 dating of macrofossils, cosmogenic exposure dating, tephrachronology, optically stimulated luminescence (OSL), and Uranium-Thorium dating. His recent publications reveal a strong focus on ice sheet dynamics, deglaciation processes, and landscape evolution in Scandinavia, with particular interest in ice-dammed lakes, varve chronology, and sedimentary ancient DNA applications. These works span disciplines including glaciology, geomorphology, paleoclimatology, and Quaternary science, with specific attention to methodological advances in dating techniques and multi-proxy sediment analysis. Dr. Regnéll currently leads two major research projects: The role of ice-dammed lakes in ice sheet demise (2021-2025) and Ice Age pioneers – Sediment DNA provides new knowledge about our oldest ecosystems (2023-2025). His academic service includes peer review for journals like Quaternary Science Reviews and Norwegian Journal of Geology, participation in the Geological Society of Sweden, and organization of scientific events such as the Processes and Palaeo–Environmental Changes in the Arctic conference in 2024. At Kristianstad University, he teaches geosciences and geographic information systems (GIS), contributing to education in earth sciences and environmental studies. His research aligns with UN Sustainable Development Goals related to environmental protection and climate action.

• Quaternary Geology
• Glacial History
• Climate History
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Björn Hassler is a Professor in Environmental Science and Programme Coordinator at Södertörn University, affiliated with the department of Natural Sciences, Technology and Environmental Studies. He holds dual roles as a Researcher and Senior Lecturer, emphasizing transnational environmental collaboration and climate policy analysis. His work focuses on balancing scientific objectivity with political decision-making to ensure cost-effective environmental measures. His teaching spans undergraduate, master’s, and PhD programs, covering environmental policy and sustainability across the Environment and Development, Environment, Sustainability and Global Development, and various PhD courses. He actively supervises students at all academic levels, particularly in environmental policy disciplines. Research interests include the interplay of rationality and psychological mechanisms in climate change responses, transnational marine governance in the Baltic Sea region, and the implementation of EU directives. He is deeply involved in projects like BONUS BALTSPACE, which examines marine spatial planning (MSP) integration challenges and policy coordination. His articles highlight themes such as Baltic Sea sustainability, decarbonization strategies in shipping, and coherence in transnational environmental policies. Hassler’s engagement extends to policy briefs and deliverables analyzing MSP processes and institutional cooperation. He advocates for reflexive governance approaches and the ecosystem-based management of marine resources. While no specific grants or awards are listed, his contributions to Baltic Sea environmental policy research are evident through his extensive publication record and project leadership roles. He maintains an affiliation with the DiVA BSR InnoShip initiative at Södertörn University, supporting digital archiving and publication of research outputs. His work underscores the need for adaptive frameworks in addressing socio-ecological problems and fostering regional environmental cooperation.

• Environmental Policy
• Climate Politics
• Sustainability Studies
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