News | LTH Profile Area: Engineering Health
New dissertations within Engineering Health
Cells and their acoustic properties, as well as computer-simulated fluid flows in the heart, are some of the topics covered in the latest dissertations within the profile area Engineering Health.
Doctoral thesis in applied mathematics: Artificial fingerprints train safer AI
Donglin Liu, a doctoral student in applied mathematics, has used several different mathematical models in order to improve artificial intelligence at a fundamental level.
Funding from Swedish Research Council to Engineering Health
In the recent grant decision by Swedish Research Council several researchers from the LTH profile area Engineering Health are present. Together, they have been granted nearly 34 millions SEK.
Doctoral thesis in biomedical engineering: AI analyses of magnetic resonance imaging examinations
Magnetic resonance cameras are used routinely for evaluating normal heart functions and to discover heart disease.
Doctoral thesis in Immunotechnology: Combating cancer in the bladder
A new type of cancer treatment is emerging that uses the body's own immune system to fight cancer. This works clinically and is currently used in various ways to treat different types of cancer.
Network grant for planning future excellence clusters
The Swedish Research Council has decided on the applications to be awarded network grant for planning future excellence clusters for groundbreaking technologies. Of the 40 networks approved, four are at The Faculty of Engineering, Lund University.
"The best of both worlds" – Heiner Linke on why Swedish researchers should invest in innovation
Can innovation strengthen research? Heiner Linke, professor of nanophysics and member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, has done exactly that by combining research and innovation. His own attitude towards utilisation and innovation has evolved from a sense of duty to passion: "Now I think it's genuinely exciting."
AI, crisis and quantum in Almedalen
Lund University is returning to Almedalen with a broad programme to strengthen the public discussion about higher education and research. Since the university's first participation in 2009, the commitment has grown, and this year around 50 employees are participating. The programme offers discussions on everything from preparedness and AI to the [...]
How fast you can catch COVID-19 through the air
The winter season virus has struck – and COVID-19 is still part of everyday life. But unlike during the pandemic, we now know more about how the virus is spread through the air we breathe. Research results from Lund University show that it only takes a few minutes in the same room as an infected person to catch the virus.
Successful conference for Engineering health
Engineering Health's annual conference took place on September 19-20, 2024.