Sven Karlsson

Sven Karlsson is an Associate Professor in the Department of Applied Mathematics and Computer Science at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU). He is part of the Informatics and Mathematical Modelling faculty and affiliated with the Embedded Systems Engineering Center and the Center for Quantum Technologies. His expertise lies in parallel computer design, computer architecture, compilers, operating systems, and quantum computing infrastructure.

Education: Civilingeniør from Lund University (LTH), Sweden (1997), and PhD in Teleinformatics from KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden (2004). Postdoctoral research at FORTH-ICS, Greece, before joining DTU in 2007.

Research interests include parallel computing systems, compiler optimization, quantum computing integration, and high-performance computing (HPC). His work spans application-specific hardware design, distributed quantum infrastructures, and autonomous HPC monitoring systems.

Recent publications focus on quantum computing e-infrastructure (NordIQuEst), HPC-QC integration challenges, and optimizing parallel algorithms for multigrid solvers. He leads projects such as QUEX (Quantum Excellence Centre) and NordIQuEst, addressing quantum computing applications and cross-national collaboration.

Teaching responsibilities include the course “Parallelle og tidstro systemer” and supervision of MSc/PhD projects. Current advisees include PhD candidates D. Guerrero Domínguez (Quantum Transport Applications), E.J. Fangel-Lloyd (Atmospheric Physics), and M. Gammelmark (Edge Computing for Renewable Energy).