By carla [dot] bohme [at] ics [dot] lu [dot] se (Carla Böhme) - published 22 November 2023 Photo: Madelaine Hallerdal, WithSecure WithSecure visited the Department of Informatics on their European Cyber Tour, allowing students on our Bachelor's programme to get hands-on experience with the handling of cyber threats in a simulated environment. On October 30th, 2023, students taking the course IS an

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/cybertruck-cyber-security-simulation - 2025-06-06

By carla [dot] bohme [at] ics [dot] lu [dot] se (Carla Böhme) - published 12 October 2023 Markus Lahtinen. Photo: Johan Persson Markus Lahtinen, researcher and lecturer at the Department of Informatics, Lund University, has been interviewed by both Dagens Nyheter (DN) and Svenska Dagbladet (SvD) for expert insights on the use of AI for crime-fighting purposes. The articles in DN and SvD report on

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/markus-lahtinen-speaks-ai-and-camera-surveillance - 2025-06-06

By carla [dot] bohme [at] ics [dot] lu [dot] se (Carla Böhme) - published 12 September 2023 The Pufendorf Institute for Advanced Studies. Photo: Kennet Ruona Associate professor at the Department of Informatics, Miranda Kajtazi, is currently involved in a mix of internal and external grants. At the Pufendorf Institute for Advanced Studies, Miranda Kajtazi is leading an Advanced Study Group on "Hum

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/ai-human-rights-and-digital-welfare-miranda-kajtazi-takes-lead - 2025-06-06

By carla [dot] bohme [at] ics [dot] lu [dot] se (Carla Böhme) - published 8 June 2023 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 o

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/cloud-solution-azure-bjorn-svensson-interviewed-microsoft - 2025-06-06

By carla [dot] bohme [at] ics [dot] lu [dot] se (Carla Böhme) - published 23 February 2023 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 op

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/learn-more-about-linkedin-markus-lahtinen - 2025-06-06

By carla [dot] bohme [at] ics [dot] lu [dot] se (Carla Böhme) - published 27 January 2023 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: Prob

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/viswanath-venkatesh-holds-seminar-informatics - 2025-06-06

By carla [dot] bohme [at] ics [dot] lu [dot] se (Carla Böhme) - published 17 January 2023 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 start

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/informatics-welcomes-vincenzo-corvello-meet-and-greet-fika - 2025-06-06

By carla [dot] bohme [at] ics [dot] lu [dot] se (Carla Böhme) - published 16 January 2023 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 chatbo

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/informatics-starts-integrating-chatgpt-its-educational-programme - 2025-06-06

By anna [dot] lothman [at] ehl [dot] lu [dot] se (Anna Löthman) - published 7 March 2025 An increasing number of young women are choosing to pursue higher education, both in Sweden and internationally. An increasing number of young women are entering higher education, both in Sweden and internationally. We asked Maria Stanfors, professor of Economic history, to comment on this intriguing trend.His

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/women-pursue-higher-education-more-men - 2025-06-06

By carla [dot] bohme [at] ics [dot] lu [dot] se (Carla Böhme) - published 11 March 2025 Victoria O´Bryan. Photo: Maria Nyman. Victoria O’Bryan is in her fourth semester of the Bachelor's Programme in Design of Information Systems at the School of Economics and Management. We asked her a few questions about her experiences so far. (The interview is translated from Swedish.)What is your background? 

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/bsc-student-portrait-victoria-obryan - 2025-06-06

By peter [dot] kjallkvist [at] ehl [dot] lu [dot] se (Peter Kjällkvist) - published 11 March 2025 Post doctoral fellow Dr Alexandra Huang-Kokina at the Centre for Aesthetics and Business Creativity (ABC) wants to challenge audience participation and inclusive engagement within classical music and opera.  In the research project OPERACTIVE she brings another dimension to her musical interpretation

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/classical-music-visualised-ai-centre-aesthetics-and-business-creativity-lusem - 2025-06-06

By peter [dot] kjallkvist [at] ehl [dot] lu [dot] se (Peter Kjällkvist) - published 13 March 2025 Did branding electric cars as feminine hold back their development for more than a hundred years? In 1900, only 22% of all US cars produced were gasoline-driven, the rest split between electric and steam cars. The early 20th century saw three realistic contenders for automotive power: electric, steam

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/did-gendered-marketing-stop-electric-car - 2025-06-06

By david [dot] sandberg [at] nek [dot] lu [dot] se (David Sandberg) - published 17 March 2025 Photo: iStock How do young adults respond when a major local employer shuts down? Research on Swedish military base closures shows that men are more likely to pursue higher education while women experience economic gains after a few years. Today, Sweden is undergoing military expansion but not long ago, t

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/better-expected-how-young-adults-are-affected-nearby-military-base-closures - 2025-06-06

By peter [dot] kjallkvist [at] ehl [dot] lu [dot] se (Peter Kjällkvist) - published 24 March 2025 According to a new study from LUSEM 69 per cent of those who bought Coca-Cola at least once, can envisage switching out the brand for an alternative. Photo: iStock According to a new study from Lund University in Sweden, approximately one in five Swedes are already choosing not to buy American brands.

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/majority-swedes-are-open-boycotting-american-products - 2025-06-06

By anna [dot] lothman [at] ehl [dot] lu [dot] se (Anna Löthman) - published 28 March 2025 Former doctoral student in Statistics at LUSEM Johan Larsson, has been awarded the Best thesis award at LUSEM 2024 for his thesis Optimization and Algorithms in Sparse Regression: Screening Rules, Coordinate Descent, and Normalization. Selected by the College of Doctoral Studies, this recognition highlights t

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/lusems-best-thesis-award-2024-goes-johan-larsson - 2025-06-06

By thea [dot] sandin [at] ehl [dot] lu [dot] se (Thea Sandin) - published 14 April 2025 LUSEM Career Services got to visit Mohamad Hariri and hear about what a normal day as an intern at Nordea entail. Photo: Wihlborgs Mohamad Hariri is studying a bachelor’s in Business and Economics and the past 10 weeks he has done an internship at Nordea in Malmö. LUSEM Career Services had the opportunity to vi

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/internship-experience-nordea - 2025-06-06

By anna [dot] lothman [at] ehl [dot] lu [dot] se (Anna Löthman) - published 13 April 2025 The annual CED Lund Population Day (LPD) 2025 is coming up 8 May on the theme The Two Fertility Puzzles, 2010-2020. We asked the organizer, professor Martin Dribe, three quick questions to learn more. Hi Martin Dribe, professor of Economic History, specializing in Economic Demography, and organiser and lead r

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/curious-about-lpd-three-quick-questions - 2025-06-06

By maria [dot] johansson [at] ehl [dot] lu [dot] se (Maria Johansson) - published 23 April 2025 Truls Törnqvist, a mentor in the LUSEM Mentorship Programme, shares his experiences and reflections on the importance of guidance during the transition from academia to professional life. He discusses the joys of mentoring, the impact it has had on his own development, and offers practical advice for bo

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/empowering-students-insights-lusem-mentorship-experience - 2025-06-06

By peter [dot] kjallkvist [at] ehl [dot] lu [dot] se (Peter Kjällkvist) - published 23 April 2025 For a long time, there has been a lack of concentrated efforts among researchers focusing on taxation, but that is about to change. On June 5th, plans for a new Taxation Centre will be presented. "The idea of an interdisciplinary taxation centre and the need for it have existed for many years, and sev

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/new-taxation-centre - 2025-06-06

By anna [dot] lothman [at] ehl [dot] lu [dot] se (Anna Löthman) - published 25 April 2025 For the autumn semester of 2025, more than 72,000 people applied to programmes at Lund University — and LUSEM continues to stand strong in the competition. LUSEM’s programmes remain highly attractive. According to the recently published application statistics from the Swedish Council for Higher Education (UHR

https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/top-application-numbers-lusem - 2025-06-06