Linköping Center for Sensor Informatics and Control (LINK-SIC)

Important results from the project

The goal for LINK-SIC has been to conduct research of high academic quality and with strong relevance for the participating companies. LINK-SIC´s three keywords have been People, Processes, and Products, where People refers to LINK-SIC´s contribution to training people on Master and PhD level in areas that are of importance to the companies. Processes refers to results that contributed to streamlining the development processes at companies, and Products refers to results that contribute to improving the product´s properties, with regard to e.g. environmental impact.

Expected long term effects

The results from LINK-SIC have been very good. People - several hundred students have completed the courses given by the centre´s researchers, and are now contributing with their expertise to Swedish industry. Nine doctoral degrees and six licentiate degrees have been completed. Processes - Research results that contribute to more efficient and faster development processes in e.g. experimental design, which is a key component in data-driven modeling. Products - Research that contributed to improved performance of e.g. diesel engines in the form of reduced emissions.

Approach and implementation

The core of LINK-SIC´s activities has been a number of PhD projects, including industrial PhD projects. The projects have been carried out in close collaboration with the larger companies in the centre, where including supervision from the companies, the PhD students visiting the companies, and the use of data and lab environments at the companies. Summer projects have been carried out in collaboration with the smaller companies in the centre. LINK-SIC has recruited students who worked during the summer with assignments from the companies, and the results have been very good.