Research News

BTH has four researchers on a recently published ranking list within the subject of computer science where over 14,000 researchers worldwide have been reviewed. Research.com recently published its ninth edition of the best researchers in the world. The ranking is made in several areas. In computer science, 14,402 researchers have been reviewed and the list […]

A vaccine against Lyme disease is now being tested in Sweden, for the first time ever. A new vaccine will probably be on the market within a couple of years, says Johan Sanmartin Berglund, Professor of applied health technology at Blekinge Institute of Technology. Not all ticks carry Lyme disease, but about 20 per cent […]

BTH are happy to announce that two new collaboration agreements have been signed by BTH’s Vice-Chancellor Mats Viberg. One with the National Technological University in Argentina and one with Chang Gung University in Taiwan. The agreements open up for future student exchange and teacher mobility as well as collaborative research projects between BTH and the […]

Lindéngruppen extends its cooperation with Blekinge Institute of Technology on sustainable development. The collaboration with BTH began with Lindéngruppen’s founder Ulf G Lindén – born in Karlskrona, Blekinge – who had an important role in the establishment and early development of BTH. Long-term strategic collaboration on sustainability More recently, Lindéngruppen has cooperated with BTH on […]

A group of researchers, including Markus Fiedler at Blekinge Institute of Technology, BTH, has studied the phenomenon of video conference fatigue, or “Zoom fatigue” and concluded that both age, gender and personality play a role in how tired you get. For example, they note that young, introvert women are affected more than others. However, there […]

BTH researcher Henrik Ny urges Sweden’s transport politicians to initiate an independent rapid investigation that compares different future scenarios for high-speed ground transport. According to him, magnetic trains could provide the best customer benefit, be best for the national economy and give the least environmental impact. In addition, this could provide an export opportunity for […]

BTH researcher James Ayers was recently awarded the AASHE Sustainability Award for his licentiate thesis in which he investigates the efficacy of academic sustainability programmes in developing sustainability competencies among students. The Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) recently announced their Sustainability Awards winners. BTH researcher James Ayers is one of […]

BTH computer science professor, Veselka Boeva, was recently the recipient of the prestigious Sony Research Award Program, which provides funding for cutting-edge academic research and helps build a collaborative relationship between faculty and Sony researchers. Professor Veselka Boeva has long research experience in the field of artificial intelligence, data mining, machine learning, data analysis and […]

Trung Q. Duong received his PhD degree in Telecommunications from BTH under the supervision of Professor Hans-Jürgen Zepernick in 2012. Duong is now elevated the IEEE Fellow grade (the highest grade of membership) in recognition of his contributions to cooperative communications and physical layer security. IEEE is the world’s largest technical professional organisation, with over […]

The 7th IEEE Conference on Network Functions Virtualization and Software-Defined Networking (IEEE NFV-SDN 2021) will be a virtual event in 2021. The conference takes place online from 9-11 November 2021 and BTH co-organizes the conference. -It is IEEE’s premier venue for the discussion and presentation of research results from industry and academia in Network Functions […]