Excellence Center at Linköping – Lund in Information Technology

ELLIIT is a strategic research environment in information technology and mobile communications, funded by the Swedish government in 2010. With four partners, Linköping University, Lund University, Halmstad University and Blekinge Institute of Technology, ELLIIT constitutes a platform for both fundamental and applied research, and for cross-fertilization between disciplines and between academic researchers and industry experts. ELLIIT stands out by the quality and visibility of its publications, and its ability to attract top talented researchers.

ELLIIT funds 20 new Ph.D. students within Call G

ELLIIT funds 20 new Ph.D. students within Call G

Funding decision has been made for ELLIIT Call G. It will fund a total of 20 new Ph.D. students running from 2026 to 2030. The initiative represents an investment of SEK 20 million per year over five years.With a total funding of SEK 100 million, Call G aims to...

Meet the recruited faculty – Andreas Kerren

Meet the recruited faculty – Andreas Kerren

With a strong interdisciplinary background, Andreas Kerren has spent more than 20 years contributing to the fields of information visualization and visual analytics. We spoke with him about his engagement in ELLIIT, including inter-university research collaborations...

Students Built Their Own Chips at LiU

Students Built Their Own Chips at LiU

In 2025, students at Linköping University (LiU) got the chance to build a real chip. During the “Build a Chip” event, first- to third-year students designed digital circuits and sent their designs to fabrication — giving them hands-on experience of how theoretical...

Tackling the challenges of robot learning

Tackling the challenges of robot learning

The ELLIIT focus period symposium on robot learning gathered roboticists from all over the world in Lund for three days of talks, panel discussions and networking. At the end of each symposium day, all the speakers of the day formed a panel that was moderated by a...

ELLIIT funds 31 new Ph.D students within Call F

ELLIIT funds 31 new Ph.D students within Call F

Funding decision for ELLIIT Call F has been made: 15 new research projects with a total budget of SEK 155 million. In total, 31 Ph.D. student projects will be supported across the ELLIIT partner universities.The purpose of Call F is to stimulate new Ph.D. student...

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