The Department of Informatics uses Microsoft Azure as a cloud solution for students attending the Bachelor’s Programme in Design of Information Systems. It allows us to have complete BYOD-solutions in our computer rooms, which attracts students to campus while also saving energy and money. Informatic’s director of studies, Björn Svensson, was interviewed by Microsoft for an article in “Din digital

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/cloud-solution-azure-bjorn-svensson-interviewed-microsoft - 2025-08-26

Informatics lecturer Markus Lahtinen shares benefits, examples, and lessons learnt from using LinkedIn in the Wellness Weeks seminar. Photo: Carla Böhme Are you looking to enhance your professional network and learn from industry experts in your field and beyond? Discover how LinkedIn can bring unexpected opportunities and connect us to people around the world, from insights shared by Markus Lahti

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/learn-more-about-linkedin-markus-lahtinen - 2025-08-26

Viswanath Venkatesh. Photo: Carla Böhme Dr. Viswanath Venkatesh attracted a large crowd to his seminar "Let's Get Ready to Contextualize", where he spoke about the importance of contextualization in research. Dr. Venkatesh shared some of his latest research on contextualization, including discussions on: Problems tied to lack of context in research;What researchers face in new contexts; How to thi

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/viswanath-venkatesh-holds-seminar-informatics - 2025-08-26

Vincenzo Corvello. Photo: Carla Böhme Associate Professor Vincenzo Corvello, joining us from the University of Messina, is an established business and innovation scholar as well as the Editor in Chief of the European Journal of Innovation Management. Hosted by lecturer Markus Lahtinen, Vincenzo Corvello started his visit with a Meet-and-greet, giving a brief presentation on his recent research on

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/informatics-welcomes-vincenzo-corvello-meet-and-greet-fika - 2025-08-26

Photo: Johan Persson Since its release in November 2022, ChatGPT has made international headlines. While concerns have been raised that ChatGPT and generative AI may be used as a tool for cheating, department lecturers Markus Lahtinen and Björn Svensson challenge this fear by actively incorporating the chatbot into the department’s educational programme. “Integrating ChatGPT into our education is

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/informatics-starts-integrating-chatgpt-its-educational-programme - 2025-08-26

Foto: Madelaine Hallerdal, WithSecure WithSecure besökte Institutionen för informatik under sin europeiska Cyber Tour, där studenter på kandidatprogrammet fick praktisk erfarenhet av att hantera IT-hot i en simulerad miljö. Den 30 oktober 2023 fick studenter som läser kursen IS och verksamhetsutveckling uppleva något som aldrig tidigare förekommit på kandidatprogrammet i design av informationssyst

https://www.ehl.lu.se/artikel/cybertruck-en-it-sakerhetssimulation - 2025-08-26

Markus Lahtinen. Foto: Johan Persson Markus Lahtinen, forskare och adjunkt på Institutionen för informatik vid Lunds universitet, har intervjuats av både Dagens Nyheter (DN) och Svenska Dagbladet (SvD) för expertinsikter om användningen av AI för brottsbekämpande syften. Artiklarna i DN och SvD rapporterar om den potentiella integreringen av AI i kameraövervakning, vilket bland annat handlar om an

https://www.ehl.lu.se/artikel/markus-lahtinen-om-ai-och-kameraovervakning - 2025-08-26

Pufendorfinstitutet. Foto: Kennet Ruona Docent vid Institutionen för informatik, Miranda Kajtazi, är för närvarande involverad i en blandning av interna och externa anslag. Vid Pufendorfinstitutet leder Miranda Kajtazi en Avanced Study Group vid namn "Human Rights, Digital Inequalities, and Social Consequences of AI”. Projektet pågår från september 2023 till juni 2024.(engelska)"This ASG focuses o

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Institutionen för informatik använder Microsoft Azure som moln-lösning för studenter på det systemvetenskapliga kandidatprogrammet. Det tillåter oss att ha fullständiga BYOD-lösningar i våra datorsalar, vilket lockar studenter till campus samtidigt som det sparar energi och pengar. Informatiks studierektor Björn Svensson intervjuades av Microsoft för en artikel i ”Din digitala skola”, där han berä

https://www.ehl.lu.se/artikel/moln-losning-med-azure-bjorn-svensson-intervjuad-av-microsoft - 2025-08-26

Informatikadjunkten Markus Lahtinen delar med sig av fördelar, exempel och lärdomar från sin användning av LinkedIn i detta seminarium under årets Wellness Weeks. Foto: Carla Böhme Vill du utöka ditt professionella nätverk och lära dig av branschexperter inom och utanför ditt område? Upptäck hur LinkedIn kan ge oväntade möjligheter och skapa kontakter med människor runt om i världen, från de insik

https://www.ehl.lu.se/artikel/lar-dig-mer-om-linkedin-med-markus-lahtinen - 2025-08-26

Viswanath Venkatesh. Foto: Carla Böhme Dr Viswanath Venkatesh lockade en stor publik till sitt seminarium "Let's Get Ready to Contextualize", där han talade om vikten av kontextualisering inom forskning. Dr Venkatesh delade med sig av sin senaste forskning inom kontextualisering, inklusive diskussioner om:Problem kopplade till brist på kontext i forskning;Vad forskare ställs inför i nya sammanhang

https://www.ehl.lu.se/artikel/viswanath-venkatesh-haller-seminarium-pa-informatik - 2025-08-26

Vincenzo Corvello. Photo: Carla Böhme Docent Vincenzo Corvello, som kommer till oss från universitetet i Messina, är en etablerad verksamhets- och innovationsforskare samt chefredaktör för European Journal of Innovation Management. Vincenzo Corvello, som presenterades av Markus Lahtinen, började sitt besök med ett "Meet-and-greet" och gav en kort presentation av sin senaste forskning om samarbete

https://www.ehl.lu.se/artikel/informatik-valkomnar-vincenzo-corvello-med-en-meet-and-greet-fika - 2025-08-26

Foto: Johan Persson Sedan lanseringen i november 2022 har ChatGPT skapat internationella rubriker. Det har uttryckts oro för att ChatGPT och generativ AI kan användas som ett verktyg för fusk, men adjunkterna Markus Lahtinen och Björn Svensson utmanar denna rädsla genom att aktivt integrera chattboten i institutionens utbildningar. "Att få in [ChatGPT] i vår utbildning är helt enkelt nödvändigt oc

https://www.ehl.lu.se/artikel/informatik-integrerar-chatgpt-i-sin-utbildning - 2025-08-26

Photo: Mostphotos A large study led by Lund University in Sweden has identified a protein in the blood that could predict type 2 diabetes up to nineteen years before the onset of the disease. The study is published in Nature Communications. Type 2 diabetes is a growing global epidemic, with 6% of the world population suffering from the disease. However, the risk of developing type 2 diabetes can b

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/blood-biomarker-identified-predicts-type-2-diabetes-many-years-diagnosis - 2025-08-25

Photo: Billy Jones While many negotiators think the ongoing United Nations’ climate conference COP26 in Glasgow should already be considered successful due to global decisions having been made, Greta Thunberg and other climate activists argue that the summit is primarily a PR event which has excluded many groups from the negotiations. Doctoral student of ethnology at Lund University Billy Jones, i

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/cop26-climate-conference-inclusion-focus-observer - 2025-08-25

Researcher Emma Nilsson has analysed microRNA in fat biopsies from identical twins with and without type 2 diabetes. (Photo: Kennet Ruona) Identical twins share the same DNA, but one twin can suffer from type 2 diabetes while the other twin does not develop the disease. A study led by Lund University in Sweden has now discovered that there are differences in gene activity in twins where only one s

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/twin-study-finds-type-2-diabetes-clues-epigenetic-changes - 2025-08-25

Photo: Shamit Soneji Science has the technology to measure the activity of every gene within a single individual cell, and just one experiment can generate thousands of cells worth of data. Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have now revolutionised the way this data is analysed – by using 3D video gaming technology. The study is published in the journal iScience. Advanced techniques in DNA a

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/watch-virtual-reality-tool-be-used-fight-against-disease - 2025-08-25

Sida has signed a four-year agreement with Lund University regarding commissioned education courses on innovation, transformation and resilience for sustainable development in Africa. Photo: James Wiseman Many developing countries are making progress, whereas others are stalling or falling behind. In the latter cases, transformation capacity needs to be reinforced to enable the countries to meet p

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/focus-sustainable-development-new-sida-course-africa-and-lund - 2025-08-25

(Image: OHB) Researchers have developed a model that can calculate individual countries' carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel burning using observations from space. The new results could be put to use within the Earth observation programme Copernicus, when satellites will be sent into space in the coming years. At the COP26 climate summit, the nations of the world agreed on a new document tha

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/satellites-enable-monitoring-co2-emissions - 2025-08-25

After a major development work where researchers and experts in urology, communication and IT have collaborated, Region Skåne landed Organized prostate cancer testing, OPT, 2020. Photo: iStockphoto With 10,000 new cases a year, prostate cancer is the most common cancer type in Sweden. To create equal, accessible and high-quality prostate cancer care, Region Skåne has introduced Organised prostate

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/article/organised-prostate-cancer-testing-provide-more-equal-care - 2025-08-25