Starting as a call in 2019, where the associated ELLIIT universities could apply for project funding, the call soon expanded to the ELLIIT Gender and Diversity Group with responsible researchers at each university.
An increased focus has been placed over the last years on the integration of gender aspects into all levels of decision-making and into the visibility profile of ELLIIT.
Specifically, this entails the use of role models to motivate young researchers from underrepresented gender both in research and in basic education. It also implies review, auditing and refinement of decision processes, at all levels of ELLIIT, in order to enforce and following up the awareness of gender-related issues among everyone involved.
Focus groups for gender equality actions
Promoting gender equality in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) requires a multi-pronged approach involving institutions, researchers, educators and students.
Initiatives within the ELLIIT Gender and Diversity Group
In 2024, we invite researchers to submit proposals for activities planned for up to one year. Click on the posts below to read more about some of the the initiative within the ELLIIT Gender and Diversity Group.
Attending/organizing events for women in mathematics
PI: Anitha Thillaisundaram (LU)
Attracting Underrepresented Groups to Electronics and Integrated Circuits Design
PI: Oscar Gustafsson (LiU)
Blekingflickan Code Club
PI: Usman Nasir (BTH)
Funding for visiting researcher
PIs: Ericka Johnson (LiU), India Morrison (LiU), Tom Ziemke (LiU)
Gender & Diversity in Information Theory
PI: Onur Günlü (LiU)
Matematiksamarbete med skola i glesbygd
PIs: Sara Maad Sasane (LU), Charlotta Johnsson (LU)
Melody Coders: Phase I (school outreach)
PI: Carlos Nascimento Silla Junior (HH)
PhD student (woman) research stay at University of Michigan
PI: Ilayda Yaman (LU)
Postdoc (woman) research stay in Montreal and Toronto
PI: Tom Ziemke (LiU)
The future of control engineering – a female perspective
PIs: Margret Bauer (LU), Charlotta Johnsson (LU), Eva Westin (LU)
Travel Support Application for IEEE ICRA 2025
PI: Thu Ngo (HH)
Contact and representatives
The group’s official email is: GenDiv-ELLIIT@groups.liu.se.
Lund University:
Charlotta Johnsson, AC (convenor)
Kaan Bür, EIT
Linköping Univeristy:
Tom Ziemke, IDA
Blekinge Institute of Technology:
Nauman Ali
Halmstad University:
Marlena Nowaczyk