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Brief Curriculum Vitae

Full CV as of January 2012 can be downloaded here.

A biography is available here.


Born December 25, 1977 in Jönköping, Sweden.

Academic Degrees

Doctor of Philosophy PhD (Teknologie doktor) Automatic control, 2006, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden.
Licentiate of Engineering (Teknologie licentiat), Automatic control, 2003, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden.
Master of Science in Applied Physics and Electrical Engineering (civilingenjör, teknisk fysik), 2001, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden.
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (civilekonom), 2001, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden.

Research Awards

IEEE Senior Member, 2011.
Nominated for best industry-relevant paper award at Swedish Symposium on Image Analysis (SSBA), 2010.
Best student paper award at the IEEE International Conference of Ultra Wideband, 2009.
Nominated for best industry-relevant paper award at Swedish Symposium on Image Analysis (SSBA), 2009.

Teaching Awards

Awarded best teacher of the year ("Gyllene moroten") at Linköping Institute of Technology, 2009.
Seven times selected as outstanding lecturer by the dean of Linköping Institute of Technology, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2007 and 2006.
Nominated for the best teacher of the year award ("Gyllene moroten") at Linköping Institute of Technology, 2007.

Longer Scientific Visits

The University of Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia (Oct. 2011, Sep. 2010, Feb. 2009 - Mar. 2009, Apr. 2006, Feb. 2005 - May. 2005) Visiting scholar with the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.
The University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom (Apr. 2001 - Sep. 2001) Junior Visitor with the Control Group.

Entrepreneurial Achievements

Owner of Schön Industrial Mathematics (2006-), Technical consulting within the areas of signal processing, system identification and sensor fusion.

Language Skills

Swedish, Fluent
English, Fluent
German, Intermediate knowledge