Marine Technology Venture
Blekinge Institute of Technology and Region Blekinge are making a strong joint investment in the future of marine technology - an investment of SEK 50 million over five years.
Based on Blekinge's strategy for smart specialisation, the regional development strategy and the strategic collaboration of the university and the region, a joint investment is made in marine technology.
The purpose of this investment is to give strength to the development of the field of marine technology and is a long-term investment to secure the supply of skills and strengthen the research and development competence of industry and organisations in the region over time.
The initiative focuses on enabling the establishment of a strong and well-developed research and education environment in marine technology at BTH and to identify and strengthen relevant environments where marine technology is an application area.
Region Blekinge allocates SEK 50 million over five years. Half of the money comes from the regional development funds that the region is responsible for. The initiative will support strategic recruitment to continue building competence in marine technology that strengthens BTH's role as an engine in the ongoing investment in the marine technology area in Blekinge.
Purpose and goals
The initiative has two main focus areas:
- Building a strong research and education environment:
Create conditions for high quality research and education in marine technology at BTH. - Strengthen application areas:
Identify and further develop environments where marine technology can be applied and create benefits for both industry and the public sector.
An investment for the future
The initiative focuses on enabling the establishment of a strong and well-developed research and education environment in marine technology at BTH and to identify and strengthen relevant environments where marine technology is an application area.
Region Blekinge allocates SEK 50 million over five years. Half of the money comes from the regional development funds that the region is responsible for. The investment will support strategic recruitment to continue building competence in marine technology that strengthens BTH's role as an engine in the ongoing investment in the marine technology area in Blekinge.
Projects within the marine technology initiative
A number of projects are currently being carried out as part of the marine technology initiative, with the aim of developing solutions that can be put into practice. The current projects are listed below:
- Swarming Technology for Collaborative Surface and Underwater Vehicles (drones)
- Detect and target drones
- Efficient Innovation Capability
- MTC testbädd vid BTH
- Security Engineering and Verification and Validation for Embodied AI
- Array Distributed Acoustic Sensing (ADAS)
- Simulation and visualization of human factos and cognitive load External link, opens in new window.
"The greatest challenges of our time – energy, security and sustainability – call for innovation and courage. Karlskrona is the place where solutions to these global issues are found. Here, you have the opportunity to be part of something bigger and to help shape a better future for generations to come."
Mattias Dahl, Professor and research leader
Organisation of the initiative
Steering group
Stefan Östholm, chairman
Henric Johnson, Vice-Chancellor, BTH
Anna-Lena Malm, strategist, Region Blekinge
Partnership leader
Andreas Larsson, Vice Rector, BTH
Erika Augustinsson, Innovation Strategist, Region Blekinge
Research leader
Mattias Dahl, Professor, BTH
Deputy Vice-Chancellor/Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor
