Research
Team
PhD Students
| Student | Topic | Licentiate Thesis | PhD Thesis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emily Berghofer | Algebra and Analysis with Applications | ||
| Marcello Domenighini (Industrial) | Control for Distributed Systems | ||
| Sheela Hariharan (Industrial) | Cyber-security | ||
| Bjarne Johansson (Industrial) | Distributed systems | Lic thesis (2022) | PhD thesis (2025) |
| Mahdi Momeni Kelageri | Robotics | ||
| Niklas Persson | Control & Robotics | Lic thesis (2023) | |
| Vaclav Struhar | Distributed Real-time systems | Lic thesis (2021) |
PostDocs
| Postdoc | Years | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| Mojtaba Kaheni | Jan 2023- | Control theory |
Alumni
PhD students
| Student | Topic | Licentiate Thesis | PhD Thesis | First position after PhD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anders Lager (Industrial) | Robotics & AI | PhD thesis (2025) | Senior Scientists at ABB | |
| Anna Friebe | Real-time systems | Lic thesis (2022) | PhD thesis (2025) | PostDoc at MDU |
| Daniel Bujosa Mateu | Real-time networking | Lic thesis (2023) | PhD thesis (2025) | PostDoc at MDU |
| Shaik Salman | Distributed Real-time systems | Lic thesis (2022) | PhD thesis (2024) | Senior Software Engineer Hitachi Energy |
| Branko Miloradović | Robotics & AI | PhD thesis (2022) | PostDoc at MDU | |
| Mirgita Frasheri | Robotics & AI | PhD thesis (2020) | PostDoc at Aarhus University, Denmark | |
| Hamid Reza Faragardi | Distributed systems | PhD thesis (2018) | PostDoc at University of Innsbruck, Austria |
Postdocs
| Postdoc | Years | Topic | First position after postdoc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Branko Miloradović | 2022-2025 | Robotics & AI | Assistant Professor at MDU |
| Anas Al-hashimi | 2022-2024 | Control theory | Researcher at University of Baghdad |
| Gabriele Gualandi | 2020-2022 | Control theory | Assistant Professor at MDU |
| Filip Markovic | 2020-2022 | Real-time systems | PostDoc at MPI-SWS |
| Auday Al-Dulaimy | 2020-2022 | Distributed systems | Assistant Professor at MDU |
| Inmaculada Ayala | 2019-2020 | Self-adaptive systems | PostDoc at University of Málaga |
Research topics
- Robotics, Multiagent Systems, and Automation for Industry 4.0
- Cloud computing and Distributed Systems
- Self-Adaptive Systems
- Cyber-physical and Real-Time Systems
Research Projects
Active Projects
| Funding agency | Project | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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MARC | Mälardalen University Automation Research Centre (KK-stiftelsen Research Profile) | ||
| TRIM | TRIM: TRustworthy Interaction of Multi-agent systems (Trusted Smart Systems Initiative at MDU) | |||
| MORETRUST | A MOdel-Driven Framework for the Design and RuntimE Self-Adaptation of TRUSTed Smart Software Systems (Trusted Smart Systems Initiative at MDU) | |||
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ARRAY++ | Automation Region Research Academy (KK-stiftelsen Industrial PhD School) | ||
| GREENER | Intelligent energy management in connected construction sites (VINNOVA, FFI) | |||
| PSI | Pervasive Self-Optimizing Computing Infrastructures (PSI) (Swedish Research Council VR Starting grant) | |||
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ARRAY | Automation Region Research Academy (KK-stiftelsen Industrial PhD School) | ||


