Cristofer Englund

Cristofer Englund is the Dean of the School of Information Technology at Halmstad University and holds a professorship in Information Technology. He earned his PhD in Electrical Engineering in 2007. His teaching focuses on supervising bachelor and master’s theses in machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI), with students receiving awards such as Wimanska priset (2019) and the SAIS Master Thesis Award (2017, 2021). His research spans machine learning applications in emotion/posture recognition, behavior prediction, anonymization, and vehicular communication for traffic safety and automated driving. He currently supervises Felix Rosberg (Engage Studios) on image/video anonymization and Maytheewat Aramrattana (VTI) on connected transportation safety analysis.

Research interests include AI ethics, safety-critical systems, and smart city technologies. Recent work emphasizes de-identification systems, drone detection, and federated learning in automotive ecosystems. His articles analyze AI applications in urban infrastructure, cybersecurity for anonymization, and real-time drone surveillance.

Notable student awards include grants for Felix Rosberg’s work on anonymization defense mechanisms and Maytheewat’s contributions to traffic safety modeling. Englund collaborates with industry partners like Engage Studios and VTI, integrating academic research with real-world challenges. His work bridges theoretical advancements in machine learning with practical implementations in transportation, cybersecurity, and urban planning.