Jorge Gil is an Associate Professor in Urban Analytics and Informatics at Chalmers University of Technology's Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering. His research focuses on integrated urban models, Smart Cities, City Information Modelling (CIM), and Urban Digital Twins, with applications in sustainable mobility, social inclusion, energy transition, and circular economy. He develops GIS solutions and open science methodologies. Teaching includes GIS, sustainable mobility, and spatial data science courses. He supervises Bachelor, Master's, and PhD students. Current projects include LogiNets (logistics network flows analysis), ComCy (cycling safety), and FlowSense (traffic flow data). Key research outputs span agent-based modeling of waste sorting behavior, mobility equity analysis, and multimodal urban network frameworks. He co-authored over 50 publications and actively contributes to interdisciplinary urban planning initiatives.
Tania Al Saadi is an Associate Professor of Arabic at Stockholm University's Department of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, where she has taught Arabic language and modern Arabic literature since 2007. She received her PhD in Arabic from Sorbonne-Nouvelle University (Paris III) in 2008. Her primary research focuses on narratology in modern Arabic literature, with particular attention to narrative techniques in Arabic novels. She has conducted extensive research on the beginnings of novels across various 20th century works, examining how narrative openings function within the broader structure. Her scholarly interests also include exile literature, representations of despotic figures, gender and feminism in literature, and contemporary representations of death and cemeteries in Iraqi novels. Dr. Al Saadi's recent publications demonstrate a growing interest in food representation in Arabic literature, culminating in her forthcoming edited volume 'Eating Words: Food in Modern Arabic literature' (2025). Her research shows a consistent pattern of examining how cultural and political realities are reflected through narrative structures and thematic concerns in Arabic fiction, with particular attention to Iraqi and Egyptian literary traditions. Current research project: 'Death in contemporary Iraqi novels' Active contributor to Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE As an educator, she teaches Arabic language and modern Arabic literature at both undergraduate and advanced levels. Her supervision of student theses demonstrates her commitment to mentoring the next generation of scholars in Arabic studies, with students working on topics ranging from identity in Iraqi literature to food representation in Lebanese young adult fiction.
Lisa Hultman serves as a Professor at Uppsala University's Department of Peace and Conflict Research, where she leads groundbreaking research on peacekeeping operations, civilian protection, and conflict dynamics. Her work bridges academic rigor with practical policy implications for international peace and security institutions. Professor Hultman's research focuses on the empirical analysis of UN peacekeeping effectiveness, particularly examining how different mandate configurations impact violence against civilians and local conflict trajectories. Her work demonstrates sophisticated methodological approaches, frequently utilizing geocoded data and large-N quantitative analyses to assess peacekeeping outcomes at subnational levels. Key contributions include developing innovative datasets like the Geocoded Peacekeeping Operations (Geo-PKO) and examining the economic dimensions of peacekeeping deployments on local development. Her publication record reveals consistent engagement with critical questions in peace and conflict studies, with recent work exploring mandate complexity in UN operations, the relationship between peacekeeping and civilian protection norms, and forecasting models for political violence. Her research often involves extensive collaboration with leading scholars in the field, resulting in publications in top political science journals including the American Political Science Review , American Journal of Political Science , and Journal of Peace Research . Professor Hultman's influential 2019 book "Peacekeeping in the Midst of War" (co-authored with Jacob Kathman and Megan Shannon) synthesized years of research on peacekeeping effectiveness. Her work has been widely cited and referenced in both academic literature and policy discussions, demonstrating significant real-world impact on understanding how international interventions can effectively protect civilians and reduce violence in conflict zones.
Martin Dahl is an Associate Professor and Associate Senior Lecturer at Södertörn University's Department of Natural Sciences, Technology and Environmental Studies (MD439). His work focuses on coastal Blue Carbon dynamics, seagrass meadows, and the impact of human activities on coastal ecosystems. He conducts research in both the Baltic Sea/Skagerrak and the Western Indian Ocean, emphasizing nutrient retention, paleo-ecology, and landscape configuration effects on carbon storage. Key projects include a Baltic Sea Foundation-funded study (2022) investigating land-use and climate impacts on nitrogen retention over 300 years, and the ClimScape initiative assessing Baltic coastal seascape carbon hotspots. His research integrates paleo-proxy analyses with modern environmental data to inform climate mitigation strategies. Publications emphasize seagrass sediment carbon dynamics, methane emissions, and the role of human-driven changes on coastal carbon sinks. While no awards are explicitly listed, his work contributes to global Blue Carbon science frameworks. Advising focuses on environmental and marine science topics, with collaboration through Södertörn University's DiVA publication platform and interdisciplinary coastal projects.
Meta Berghauser Pont is a Professor of Urban Morphology and Urban Planning at Chalmers University of Technology. She leads the Spatial Morphology Group (SMoG), focusing on quantitative analysis of urban form, space syntax, and design theory. Key research themes: urban density, sustainable cities, social-ecological systems, pedestrian movement modeling Authored the 2023 book Spacematrix: Space, Density and Urban Form , redefining density metrics Her work bridges analytical urban morphology with practical urban planning applications, particularly in noise/air quality management, transport infrastructure, and digital twin city modeling. She manages pedagogical development for architecture programs at Chalmers. Active projects include: Digital Twin Cities Centre (EU/VINNOVA) Sustainable Urban Form (Formas) Green Infrastructure Integration (Mistra Urban Futures) Multi-scale Climate Proofing (VINNOVA) Urban Design Calculator (Naturvårdsverket) Her lab develops open-source tools like the Place Syntax Tool (PST) for morphological analysis of cities.
Kristofer Rolf Söderström is a Postdoctoral Fellow and Researcher at the Department of Cultural Sciences and Division of Information Studies at Lund University. His work explores the intersection of digital cultures, information dynamics, and societal trust in datafied systems. Funded by the Craaford Foundation for research on Generative AI as a site for negotiating expertise and trust. Supported by the Erik Philip-Sörensen Foundation for cultural perspectives on search engines. Previously involved in an interdisciplinary project funded by the Marcus and Amalia Wallenberg Foundation about online medicinal markets in 'grey zones'. His research spans Generative AI , Big Science , and Search Engine Dynamics , with a focus on how information systems shape expertise and evidence. Recent publications analyze synthetic scholarly papers, digital medicinal markets, and spatial patterns in scientific collaboration. He actively participates in seminars and discussions on disinformation resilience, AI hallucinations, and data voids, including roles in the NORDREN network and the dīcit project. His work is associated with Lund University's Humanities Lab and the Department of Cultural Sciences.
Gizem Yenel Güler serves as a Researcher at the Division of Ergonomics, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, where she investigates the interplay between built environments and human behavior with emphasis on workplace settings. Her academic foundation includes a PhD in Interior Architecture and Environmental Design from Bilkent University and an MSc in Interior Design from Politecnico di Milano. Her doctoral work employed space syntax to analyze visual privacy impacts in open-plan offices, followed by research on activity-based flexible offices during a visiting researcher stint at KTH School of Architecture. Her research interests encompass workplace design, human behavior in built environments, open-plan and activity-based offices, visual privacy, space syntax applications, and well-being optimization. This work aims to translate spatial configurations into improved social interactions and employee welfare through evidence-based environmental design. No scientific awards are documented in the provided information. There is no mention of student supervision, grant funding, or advisory roles in the available text. Her current research operates within KTH's Division of Ergonomics, leveraging interdisciplinary approaches to ergonomics and environmental psychology in workplace contexts.
Xuesong Cai is an Associate Professor (Docent) in the Department of Electrical and Information Technology at Lund University, Sweden. He serves as an Associate Senior Lecturer and holds roles in ELLIIT and the NEXTG2COM Competence Centre. His research focuses on radio propagation, millimeter-wave (mmWave), and terahertz (THz) channel modeling for 5G and beyond wireless systems. He has published over 70 peer-reviewed papers and leads projects like 'Breaking the Barriers of Terahertz Communications.' Education: B.S. and Ph.D. (Hons.) from Tongji University (2013, 2018), with internships at Huawei and postdocs at Aalborg University, Nokia Bell Labs, and Lund University. Recognized with awards including the EU Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellowship and Swedish Research Council grants. Key research interests include high-resolution parameter estimation, channel emulation, and radio-based localization. He is an Associate Editor for IEEE journals and a Senior IEEE Member. Projects span distributed MIMO, channel sounding technologies, and 6G initiatives. Supervised research students include Xu Y. and Al-Ameri A. His work contributes to UN SDGs related to innovation and infrastructure. Current grants include funding from the Crafoord Foundation and Swedish Research Council.
Daniel Movilla Vega is an Associate Professor in Architecture at Umeå School of Architecture, Umeå University, Sweden (since 2018). He leads the research group for Swedish Housing Studies and oversees the Radical Domesticities design studio at the master's level. His work bridges architectural design, history, and critical studies, focusing on housing standards, domestic space configurations, and sustainability in Sweden. Education: PhD in Architecture from Technical University of Madrid (dissertation on constructivist experimental housing), with postdoctoral research at LTU (2017-2018) and visiting positions at TU Delft, Columbia University, and ArkDes. Awards include the 2015-2016 Award for Outstanding Doctorate. Research explores housing policy evolution, spatial configurations, and material culture. Key projects include analyses of Swedish residential architecture under municipal programs, historical housing research labs (1937-1957), and the interplay between domestic space and societal structures. Recent initiatives include the 'Strangers at Home' project on asylum seeker housing and the 'God Bostad i Dag' urban residential improvement project. Teaching responsibilities include master's design studios and thesis supervision. He has published extensively on housing history, co-authored the 2017 book 99 Years of the Housing Question in Sweden , and edited thematic journal issues like The Housing Question of Tomorrow (2021). Grants include leadership of the Infrastructures of Care research project (2022-2023) and participation in international collaborations. His work addresses aging populations' living arrangements and housing's role in social transformation.
Stefan Ulvenlund is an Adjunct Professor and Visiting Professor at the Division of Food and Pharma, part of the Faculty of Engineering at Lund University. He is affiliated with LTH's Profile Areas: Engineering Health and Food and Bio. His research focuses on surfactant chemistry, colloidal science, and material science, with applications in pharmaceuticals and food systems. Key interests include surfactant interactions, self-assembly dynamics, and biocatalytic synthesis of surfactants. His recent work explores sugar-based surfactants' self-assembly under varying conditions and their rheological properties. He has contributed to studies on micelle formation, enzyme engineering for alkyl glycoside synthesis, and optimizing pharmaceutical formulations. Current projects include tailoring surfactant behavior for industrial and biomedical applications. Ulvenlund collaborates across disciplines, addressing challenges in drug delivery, material design, and sustainable surfactant production. He has advised three graduate students, though specific names are not listed. No scientific awards are explicitly mentioned in the provided materials.
Tony Svensson is a Senior Lecturer in Construction Engineering at Dalarna University 's Department of Information and Technology. His work bridges urban planning and construction engineering with applications in healthcare rehabilitation environments and sustainable transportation infrastructure. Academic rank: Senior Lecturer Department: Information and Technology Key research themes: Urban configurations, Stroke rehabilitation support environments, Energy-efficient transport, Station-near area development Publications highlight his expertise in participatory design methodologies and environmental impact analysis. Courses taught include Urban Planning (GSQ33N) and Planning Project (GSQ33M). His work demonstrates a commitment to solving real-world challenges through interdisciplinary approaches combining engineering principles with social science perspectives.
Mattias Calmunger serves as a Visiting Professor at the University of Gävle, specializing in energy systems and sustainable industrial processes. His research, conducted in collaboration with the steel industry since 2016, focuses on optimizing material properties and resource efficiency in metal heat treatment through advanced materials characterization. Dr. Calmunger's research centers on the relationship between microstructure and mechanical properties of metals subjected to manufacturing processes, particularly heat treatment. He investigates resource optimization (energy and alloying elements) in industrial applications, with emphasis on steel development for sustainable industry transitions. Key methodologies include experimental analysis of cooling processes and microstructural evolution under load conditions. His publication record (2021-2025) reveals concentrated expertise in impinging jet quenching techniques across steel types (carbon, stainless, boron). Research consistently examines cooling rate effects on microstructure-property relationships, demonstrating progression toward precision-controlled processes for cylindrical bars, plates, and duplex stainless steel components. Emerging trends indicate expanding focus on spatial-temporal cooling dynamics and multi-jet configurations. Dr. Calmunger leads industry-collaborative research projects translating academic findings into industrial process improvements. While specific grant details are unreported, his sustained partnership with the steel industry since 2016 indicates ongoing project funding focused on materials characterization and process optimization for sustainable manufacturing. His experimental work involves industry-partnered teams utilizing specialized quenching setups for steel components. Research activities center on advanced materials characterization facilities where microstructural analysis informs process development, particularly for water/air impinging jet systems applied to bar and plate geometries.
Mengjie Han serves as Associate Professor in Microdata Analysis and Senior Lecturer in Data and Information Management within the Department of Information and Technology at Dalarna University. Her academic profile demonstrates a strong interdisciplinary focus connecting computational methods with sustainability applications. Dr. Han's research interests center on applying machine learning and artificial intelligence techniques to solve complex sustainability challenges, particularly in urban environments and energy systems. Her work spans multiple domains including positive energy districts characterization, human mobility prediction, building energy optimization, and advanced classification methods. She has developed expertise in integrating fuzzy logic, genetic algorithms, and natural language processing with practical engineering applications to improve energy efficiency in buildings and transportation systems. Analysis of her recent publications reveals a clear trajectory toward increasingly sophisticated applications of AI in sustainability contexts, with notable emphasis on positive energy districts research. Her 2024-2025 publications demonstrate methodological innovation in multi-label classification, fuzzy decision systems, and optimization algorithms specifically tailored for energy applications. The interdisciplinary nature of her work bridges computer science, urban planning, and environmental engineering. Dr. Han teaches advanced courses that reflect her research expertise, including Research Methodology (GIK34Y), Complexity and operations analysis methods (AMI23C), and Applied Big Data and Cloud Computing (GIK2Q3). These courses provide students with both theoretical foundations and practical applications of data science methods.
Professor Annie Jonsson is a distinguished academic at the University of Skövde, serving as Professor of Bioscience and Vice Dean. She has been actively contributing to the institution since 2000, holding various leadership roles including subject manager, research group leader, research environment leader, and department head. Her current responsibilities include overseeing quality work within the University's education and research as part of her vice-dean role, while also supporting higher education pedagogy development initiatives. Professor Jonsson's research expertise spans a broad spectrum of ecological fields, with particular emphasis on applied ecology and nature conservation. She has developed innovative methods for analyzing how landscapes with different configurations of biotopes can harbor biodiversity and has created tools for assessing landscape capacity to maintain biodiversity. Her work in environmental monitoring toxicology focuses on molecular biological methods using mussels as bioindicators in freshwater ecosystems. She also investigates population dynamics and extinction risk, food web dynamics, and the spread of infectious diseases among livestock through animal transport networks. Her publication record reflects a consistent and diverse research trajectory spanning over 25 years, with recent work showing increased focus on practical applications of ecological theory to conservation challenges. Her research demonstrates strong interdisciplinary connections between theoretical ecology, environmental monitoring, and practical conservation tools. A notable trend in her recent publications is the development of landscape-level biodiversity assessment tools that integrate ecological theory with practical conservation planning. Professor Jonsson leads significant research initiatives including 'The Conservation Biology of Freshwater Mussels and Their Usefulness as Bioindicators' (2007-2027) and participates in the 'INGENIUM European University' alliance. She collaborates extensively with businesses, government agencies, and conservation organizations to translate research into practical tools for biodiversity preservation. Her leadership extends beyond research to educational development, having created programs in ecology and sustainable development while implementing education at undergraduate, advanced, and postgraduate levels. As Vice Dean, she plays a crucial role in shaping the University's educational quality and research strategy.
Pablo Miranda is a Senior Lecturer at the Faculty of Engineering (LTH) at Lund University, specializing in Architecture, Form and Design. His work examines the intersection of technology, architecture, and urban planning. PhD from KTH Royal Institute of Technology (2018) Postdoctoral Fellow at MIT's Department of Architecture (2022) Current research funded by Swedish Research Council (VR) on algorithms in geography Research focuses on how computers reorganize architectural knowledge and transform geography into predictive planning. Expertise aligns with UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) related to sustainable cities and communities. Key collaborations include projects like Urban Arena (2022–) and Architectures of Certitude (2023–2026), exploring digitalization in architecture and planning. Subject classifications: Architecture, Computer Systems, Environmental History Free keywords: Programming, Representation, Technics, History
