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s10 Great investment in data center research The new project Datacenter Innovation Region will strengthen companies’ opportunities for creating large-scale data management and data centers. 10 s12 Reduced energy consumption in data centers By using simulation methods, the consumption of energy in data centers can decrease considerably, according to the project SAVE.

s14 A new national research center 14 The purpose of Cloudberry Datacenters is to develop new knowledge about energy and resource-efficient data centers.

s18 The blockchain in focus at conference Can blockchain technology revolutionise the world economy and what impact can the technology have on our future? The answers to these 18 questions was discussed at the Blockchain North conference in Boden. 3 CDT in brief The Centre for Distance-spanning Technology’s mission is to accelerate ICT innovations for our partners, with desirable and sustainable impact based on high quality scientific research.

WE CONNECT ACADEMIA, INDUSTRY AND SOCIETY NETWORKING AND COLLABORATION AT LARGE IN RESEARCH, DESIGN AND INNOVATION, • External (e.g. ENoLL, NESSI, Net World 2020, EARMA, IoT Forum, INCLUDING KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER PROCESSES Swedsoft, BDVA, AIOTI) • LTU internal, partners (e.g. meeting with researchers, partner networking OUR PARTNERS ARE: and events) • IT users (companies, organisations, individuals) • Local: Luleå Business & Economic Development, IT Industry • IT developers (companies, IT departments) Association, RISE SICS North AB, Luleå Science Park • Experience of EU FP 4/5, 6, 7 and Horizon2020 • Innovation and research supporting organisations • Policy and decision makers KNOWLEDGE INTEGRATION AND COMMUNICATION • Academia (students, teachers, researchers) • Workshops • Handbooks CDT OPERATIONS ARE; RESEARCH, DESIGN • Courses AND INNOVATION INTEGRATION: • Conferences • Projects FUTURE FUNDING INFLUENCE • Proposals • Contribution to policies, roadmaps, lobbying, research agendas and programs • Experimentation • Future studies • Spin-off support • Regional development plans 4 Key Areas We are looking for new collaborations in the following emerging ICT-areas with great challenges, change and impact.

Internet of Things Data centers Communication networks Computer systems today can be both cognitive CDT is working towards making data centers CDT is active in the area of 5G testbeds and operational. They can replace human senses. energy and resource efficient and has a number and is looking for collaboration in areas such as This means that people sometimes are no longer of data center and cloud projects through the Communication architectures, Wireless access necessary to interface system and reality. This entire data center value chain from the ground to networks, Wireless sensor networks and allows systems to entirely take over the daily the cloud. Communication in sparsely populated areas. operation of some businesses. Become a CDT partner CDT offers an integrated environment of people, infrastructure, tools, processes and services for research, development and test.

CDT has an extensive network covering private and public sector, tation environments to take research concepts to the reality, for example multinational enterprises and SMEs as well as academia and non- IoT Innovation Lab. profit organisations in and worldwide. CDT is not only a partner One of our specialities is to generate and exploit ground-breaking in a number of European Union projects. We are also a partner of the innovations with and for our partners. Innovations may be in shape of Alliance of Internet-of-Things Innovation (AIOTI) and the Big Data Value new processes, new solutions, new products and new business. Association to name a few. CDT is hosting Open Innovation experimen- For more information on how to become a CDT partner, contact us. 5 6 2018 – another successful and eventful year for CDT

The year of 2018 has now come to an end and when we close innovation. The project runs until end of 2021, has a budget our books, we can conclude that 2018 turned out to be a very of 30 mSEK and is mainly sponsored by ERUF. Also the two successful and event-ful year. northern-most regions (Region Norrbotten and Region Project-wise CDT has during the year successfully con- Västerbotten) contribute substantially to the budget. cluded and finalised a range of projects including Gender Late 2018, CDT also won the ERUF-funded project Wire- Contact Point, Datacenter Business Accelerator (”FUI”), and less Innovation Arena aiming at setting up a 5G testbed at our Organicity delivering high quality results and paving the way main campus supporting SMEs with a world-class testing facil- for new interesting projects ahead. Even more importantly, ity and research, development and innovation within advanced CDT has launched not less than 5 important and prestigious wireless networks. The project will last until mid-2022, has projects as coordinator, namely Cloudberry Datacenters, Rural a budget of 11 mSEK and is conducted in partnership with ICT Testbed - #fullcoverage, Gender Smart Arena, Datacenter Ericsson, Telia, and Tieto. Innovation Region, and Wireless Innovation Arena. In summary, this means that 2018 has been one of the most Cloudberry Datacenters is our flagship project in research successful years throughout CDT’s more than 20 years’ long his- and innovation around energy and resource efficient datacent- tory. I want to take this opportunity to thank all staff members, ers involving not only 8 research groups within LTU and our partners, and the financiers for making these projects a reality. RISE SICS North, but also 11 companies. During 4 years over Partner-wise CDT’s internal and external networks have been 50 mSEK will be spent on datacenter research and innovation extended with more research groups (Fluid Mechanics, Energy during the whole value chain from buildings to IT solutions Engineering, Construction Management and Building Technol- for datacenters. The Swedish Energy Agency is the main spon- ogy, Architecture, and Electric Power Engineering) and new sor, whereas also Skellefteå Kraft and Umeå Energy, Region companies participating in and contributing to our projects. I Norrbotten, and five municipalities contribute financially. want to warmly welcome all new partners onboard the CDT Rural ICT Testbed - #fullcoverage is our first larger project family. within the communication networks area working towards the Staff-wise, our previous Executive Director, Mr. Anders vision of full mobile coverage in Sweden and other countries. Lundkvist, has decided to leave CDT for a job as vice mayor VINNOVA is the main sponsor through their Challenge- in Piteå municipality. Therefore, I want to thank Anders for driven Innovation programme, and the project will last until his contributions during the years he served as our Executive mid-2020 with an overall budget of 18 mSEK. CDT works Director, congratulate him for being (re-)elected, and wish him alongside with 13 partners from academia, solutions providers, good luck in his new position. Anders is, by the way, not totally user organisations, and facilitators. disappearing from CDT’s horizon, since he will be serving on Gender Smart Arena builds on the success from earlier some of our project boards even in the future. projects in the gender area and continues the collaboration The outlook for 2019 looks very promising with many new with gender researchers and SMEs within the IT industry exciting projects and events to keep an eye on. Stay tuned to our developing methods, tools, processes, and guidelines for gender news feeds and social media channels and keep interacting with mainstreaming their businesses. We have now also expanded the us. I really look forward to hearing from you and working to- partnership with municipalities (Luleå, Piteå and Skellefteå). gether with existing and new partners during 2019 and onwards. The main sponsors are the European Regional Development Fund (ERUF), Region Norrbotten and Region Västerbotten Luleå and Skellefteå, March 2019 and the budget 5 mSEK. Datacenter Innovation Region is CDT’s new project supporting SMEs in the areas of datacenters and cloud to Dr. Karl Andersson, Associate Professor strengthen their business through research, development, and Executive Director

7 Some activities during 2018

February. The Gender Contact Point project had its annual conference and Linda Lundmark, Digital Business January.The work of event and project communication is ongoing throughout the year. Here we collect images Developer at Tromb, presented lessons and film clips through drone cameras by flying over the Luleå River in minus 22 degrees Celsius. The material will learned and the work done to create be used in an upcoming project film. fairer recruitment conditions.

April. The FUI project together with RISE held a well-attended March. Michael Nilsson was interviewed in radio P4 Norrbotten about our seminar on how to develop a business through AI and machine new research center, Cloudberry Datacenters, with a budget of 50 MSEK. learning.

May. The FUI project together with Boden Business Agency arranged Blockchain North, a conference on blockchains June. “35 million to data center and IT innovations “ was the title a press release with 180 participants and national as well as international regarding two new CDT projects; Datacenter Innovation Region and Gender Smart representation. Arena. 8 August. One of many project meetings at CDT, discussing Entrepreneurship and In- novation with Professor Jeanette Johansson.

July. Mid-term review of the EU project NIMBLE, a B2B platform in the area of Factory of the Future and Internet of Things, in Brussels.

October. Kick off for the Gender Smart Arena project coor- dinated by CDT with parties from the IT industry, academy September. Annika Svensson from the Datacenter Innovation Region project talked about the and public sector. fast-growing data center industry during a breakfast meeting in Skellefteå.

December. CDT met stakeholders and cooperation part- ners for future calls at ICT2018 in Vienna.

CDT is now on Wikipedia. November. The new project Datacenter Innovation Region launched its project film. The Read the history behand us under project provides an opportunity for small and medium-sized enterprises, with operations in “CDT” in the Swedish Wikipedia Norrbotten and Västerbotten, to gain support for the development of products and services in version. the field of data centers and clouds. 9 Highlights 2018

Jan-Olov Johansson, Project Manager at CDT. Great investment in data center research The northernmost region of Sweden will become world leading in data center and large-scale data management. This is the goal of the Datacenter Innovation Region project. – With our prerequisites, we have a unique opportunity to take a leading role in this area, says Jan-Olov Johansson, Project Manager at CDT.

The data center industry is in rapid development should support the work of small and medium-sized tions in the region. Now we need to continue to and the global need for data capacity is increasing. companies to go from idea to business benefit. develop our knowledge and skills in area, says Between the years 2011 and 2018, the number – We will develop an innovation toolbox that Jan-Olov Johansson. of data center companies in Norrbotten and contains methods, processes, tools, and knowl- – When the project is over, the data center Västerbotten has tripled and the industry continues edge and expertise that can be combined and industry has grown further in the region, and to grow. Small and medium-sized companies are used in different ways based on each company’s companies are more flexible and faster when it already adapting and developing specialized offers unique needs, Jan-Olov Johansson explains. comes to new innovations. In addition, our region to the region’s data centers and their customers – – In the toolbox, there will also be tools to work and our knowledge should be well-known even in customers coming from different branches – and with gender equality and diversity because we are an international perspective. even more companies are about to start. convinced that inclusion is important to success- – The work on innovations must go faster than ful companies. The Datacenter Innovation Region project ever before. Within Datacenter Innovation Region, we Develop current advantages has a budget of SEK 30 million and will last for will design and establish an efficient and rapid inno- three years. Northern Sweden already has good infrastruc- vation support system that strengthens companies’ In the project, small and medium-sized compa- ture for data centers. There are large areas and opportunities for creating large-scale data manage- nies within realm of data center businesses, will stable access to renewable and relatively cheap ment and data centers, says Jan-Olov Johansson. be in focus. energy, well-developed broadband infrastructure Luleå University of Technology is a single project Innovation system and favorable geography with stable land, clean partner and the project is funded by the Swed- The innovation system, ie activities aimed at water and cool clean air. But factors that have ish Agency for Economic and Regional Growth strengthening the industry and creating the condi- previously been an advantage, such as our cold (Tillväxtverket), Region Norrbotten, Region tions for innovation, will include a variety of support. climate, have fallen in importance as technol- Västerbotten, Västerbotten County Administra- The project will also enable companies to carry out ogy advances. Therefore, competitiveness must tive Board, Municipality, tests in the research institute RICE SICS North’s increase and knowledge develop further. Municipality and Node Pole. testing environment. In short, the innovation system – We already have good infrastructure condi- 10 Highlights 2018

Paula Wennberg, project manager at CDT will lead the Gender Smart Arena project. Business model for more gender equality An inclusive and innovative business model that provides better business for companies in the IT industry. This is the goal of the Gender Smart Arena project. – Without gender equality companies will not achieve sustainable growth, says Paula Wennberg, Project Manager at CDT.

Several studies show that an equal workplace and women have equal opportunity to influence business model to a new business model, both in characterized by diversity contributes to well-being, the future IT development. In the long run, gender thought and action, says Paula Wennberg. boosts creativity and innovativeness and enhances equality creates more business and growth. corporate competitiveness. In the Gender Smart Knowledge sharing between Arena project, an industry that is traditionally man- Gender mainstreaming universities and companies dominated – the IT industry – is in focus. If the in- The Gender Smart Arena project aims to strength- Hopefully, companies within the male dominated dustry is to continue to grow, the traditional gender en the cooperation between SMEs, universities IT industry will be able to use gender equal- and the public sector, focusing on practical gender patters need to be broken. IT development affects ity and diversity as a strategic tool in business mainstreaming. The gender mainstreaming ap- everyone and people’s skills, regardless of sex, age development. The companies involved in the pro- proach aims to enhance innovation capacity and and origin need to be taken into consideration. ject will benefit from the knowledge development increased competitiveness. A collaborative arena – Companies and other actors are increas- and meeting place for actors with different back- at the university, for example through workshops ingly asking for research-based knowledge, tools grounds will widen the perspective of innovation and seminars, and get the opportunity to use the and methods related to business development and how new innovative gender-aware business tools as drivers for increased gender equality. and practical gender mainstreaming, says Paula models can strengthen business development. – The university, in turn, will learn more about Wennberg. – A gender-aware business model invokes companies business conditions and development – IT companies sell their products and services norm-critical and norm-creative development of needs. In the long run, the project contributes to to both women and men, and therefore it is obvi- the business model and its various parts in order a more inclusive and sustainable society that is ous that both women and men should develop to develop opportunities for value creation. The attractive for both women and men, says Paula them. Furthermore, it is important that both men goal of gender mainstreaming is to go from an old Wennberg.

Gender Smart Arena will last for two years and has a total budget of SEK 5 million. The overall objective of the project is to contribute to smart and sustainable growth and employment in Norrbotten and Västerbotten. In addition to Luleå University of Technology, the project consists of the following partners and financiers: Arctic Group, Explizit, BnearIT, Tromb, Luleå Municipality, Piteå Municipality, Skellefteå Municipality, Region Norrbotten, Region Västerbotten and the European Regional Development Fund.

11 Highlights 2018 Reduced energy consumption in data centers By using simulation methods, the consumption of energy in data centers can decrease considerably, according to research carried out at Luleå University of Technology. – The positive environmental impacts are reducing the global carbon footprint and carbon emissions, says Arash Mousavi, Associate Senior Lecturer of Dependable Communication and Computation Systems.

Data centers are reported to account for around three data centers and optimized them. The aim was a has been carried out, has resulted in several percent of the world’s total energy consumption and flexible and intelligent building automation system. published research articles, software has been are expected to overtake the carbon emissions of – We incorporated most of our research and developed and it has strengthened the collabora- the airline industry by 2020. Efficient use of energy development work into a generic simulation tool- tion with the data center industry. Fortlax – a in this sector is therefore more important today than box that consists of realistic thermal models of company that runs data centers in Piteå – is one a real data center. We can use the tool to model of the partners in the project. ever before. Nearly half of the energy consumed in various server rooms and simulate the thermal as – The results look very promising and we are data centers is caused by the cooling systems. well as energy consuming behaviors of the server planning a deeper collaboration in several of the – In this research, our main goal was to optimize rooms, says Arash Mousavi. data center related projects at Luleå University of and reduce the energy consumption of the cooling By using the tool, the researchers investigated Technology, says Anders Berglund, CEO of Fortlax. systems in modern data centers. The positive several different methods of energy saving in cooling environmental impacts of this reduction in energy systems. For example, they managed to decrease consumption are reducing the global carbon foot- energy consumption related to how the cooling print and carbon emissions, says Arash Mousavi. systems are controlled and by letting a model Project SAVE – Server Adaptive Ventilation: automatically choose the best cooling method, free Utilization of Distribued Control, Internet of Simulations predict reality air-cooling or chillers, based on outside temperature Things and Artificial Intelligence The hypothesis of the research was that substantial as well as CPU loads and internal conditions of Besides Luleå University of Technology, the amount of energy waste can be prevented by server rooms. They also established that moving a datacenter company Fortlax has been part utilizing an advanced simulation-based method for server’s physical position – from top to the bottom of of the project. Tests have been carried out in analyzing the thermal and energy consuming be- the racks – had a positive impact on energy saving. cooperation with RISE SICS North. haviors of cooling systems in modern data centers. The project has been financed by the Swed- The researchers created mathematical thermal and Successful project ish Energy Agency. energy consumption models, tested them in real The project SAVE, within which the research

Anders Berglund, CEO of Fortlax, Jan-Olov Johansson, CDT, and Arash Mousavi, Associate Senior Lecturer of Dependable Communication and Computation Systems.

12 Highlights 2018 New project will provide full coverage in rural areas Improved and hopefully full cover- age even in rural areas. This is the goal of the project #fulltäckning. – Inclusion of rural areas is not least a matter of democracy, says Karl Andersson, Executive Director at the Center for Distance-Spanning Technology.

The purpose of the project Rural ICT Testbed – #fulltäckning is to investigate what opportuni- ties there are to achieve improved or, at best, full Internet coverage in rural areas. The project addresses both economic, social and cultural values that combined contribute to a more vibrant rural area. The starting point is innovative use of modern wireless technology. – The technique itself is not a problem. It is rather the operators, the infrastructure and busi- be a farm that already has access to fiber, but Alternative methods for Norrbotten ness models, says Jaap van de Beek, professor where the farmer stands without coverage as Johanna Lindberg is broadband coordinator at of Signal Processing and one of the researchers soon as she leaves the farm. Region Norrbotten, one of the project partners. who will be involved in the project. – A solution could be some form of roaming According to her, good coverage is necessary if where the farmer can remotely connect to his community services are going to function and for Infrastructure important own network, explains Jaap van de Beek. for the result businesses and people to be able to work in rural The other pilot is about modelling and simula- areas of northern Sweden. She also believes that The researchers have identified three methods tions to optimize existing networks for better digitization in Norrbotten requires more innovative that could contribute to improved coverage. First, coverage over a larger geographic area. In order solutions than in the rest of the country. already existing infrastructure, such as TV masts, to achieve the project goals, the participating – We have other conditions in Norrbotten. must be reused. Second; if there is no existing parties represent a variety of industries and in- I hope that this project can contribute to the infrastructure, the public sector must build such. terests from both the private and public sectors, creation of new business models and the use of Finally, the operators need to be better at shar- a consciously extensive group of partners. existing technologies in new ways. We need to ing and interacting with respect to infrastructure. – We believe that the diversity will contribute share technology and thus share the costs, says Within the project, there are three challenges to positively to the results of the project, and not Johanna Lindberg. be solved: inclusion, safety and value increase. least in terms of the important impact work. – Probably, not everyone will be able to get – Even the rural areas should have 100 Mbit/s Through the project, the partners are also given fiber, but at least a significantly more mobile and it can be achieved at low cost with the right the opportunity to actually speak with a single phone coverage than today. technology. Local residents and tourists should voice, says Karl Andersson. have mobile coverage everywhere and tourism, agriculture and forestry, transport, mining and other industries should not be hampered by lack The project Rural ICT Testbed – # fulltäckning is in addition to the partners, funded by Vin- of communication, says Jaap van de Beek. nova. The project will last for two years and the project’s aim is to study opportunities for improved (full) coverage in sparsely populated areas with innovative use of modern wireless technology. Pilots will bring solutions The total budget of the project is approximately SEK 18 million. During the project period, two pilots will also Luleå University of Technology coordinates the project, which also consists of the following parties: be implemented; a so-called rural hotspot and Arctoslabs Scandinavia, Ericsson, Iteam Solutions, Akademi i norr, The Federation of Swedish an attempt to optimize coverage using existing Farmers, Lund University, North Net Connect, Regionförbundet Västerbotten, Region Norrbotten, technology. For example, a rural hotspot could Visita, Västerbotten County Council and Lennox PR. 13 Highlights 2018

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several different research subjects, says Karl Andersson, Acting Executive Director at CDT. Why does the research center end up at A new national Luleå University of Technology specifically? –– We have long experience of this kind of research, not least at the Centre for Distance- Spanning Technology, CDT, that will coordinate Cloudberry Datacenters. We have a solid ground research center to stand on and a broad network of contacts in the data center industry, says Karl Andersson. Luleå University of Technology starts a national research center – Cloudberry – There is also a great deal of commitment Datacenters – within energy and resource-efficient data centers. The goal is to become a from business and society that ensures that hub for research, development, knowledge and implementation in the data center area. research is beneficial in terms of spin-offs, products, services and innovations. The world is becoming increasingly digitized. Wide collaborations Luleå University of Technology launches The digitization contributes to a rapidly growing Clouberry Datacenter’s focus is on energy and Cloudberry Datacenters in partnership with RISE demand for data processing, which in turn leads resource efficiency. Large-scale data centers SICS North (SICS). Participating industrial parties to greater growth in the energy-intensive data require huge amounts of energy. By developing include Vattenfall, Node Pole, Ericsson, Umeå center industry. The data center industry consists new technologies, processes, methods and strate- energi and Skellefteå kraft. Contributors from of complex systems and involves everything from gies for increased energy efficiency, Cloudberry the public realm are, among others, the Swedish land, buildings and water to electricity, cooling, IT Datacenters will contribute to reduced carbon Energy Agency, Region Norrbotten, Skellefteå software and IT hardware. dioxide emissions. Is it possible, for example, to municipality and Luleå municipality. – When the cloud hits the ground, it lands in a actually build differently in order to reduce energy data center. Our data centers are getting bigger, consumption? How can we use waste heat from which places new demands on society. In Sweden server halls? What kind of software architecture Cloudberry Datacenters will be coordinat- and the Nordic region, we are good at data center is needed to increase energy efficiency? Due to ed by Luleå University of Technology and run establishments: we got green energy, stable power the complex and varied problems, research will in collaboration with RISE SICS North and the grids, a stable bedrock, political continuity and cold be interdisciplinary. The research groups at Luleå industry. The budget is approximately SEK 50 University of Technology that will be involved cover climate. Now we add the last puzzle piece – exper- million and is jointly funded by government everything from energy systems research and tise, says Michael Nilsson, Project Manager at CDT agencies, universities and industry. research about software and data clouds to re- – The competence in the Swedish data center The Swedish Energy Agency contributes with search on buildings, cooling and energy recycling. industry needs to be strengthened if we are to 20 million SEK. – We will have a holistic approach to data cent- handle this complex business. Now we want to For more information, visit: get a proper exchange of growth and contribute ers and that makes us unique. At the university, www.cloudberry-datacenters.com to reduced energy use. we will work interdisciplinary and engage in 15 Highlights 2018

Success for gender equality project

A well-attended conference on examples and tools for practical gender main- Gender Contact Point is a brilliant example of how streaming has put an end to the first Gender Contact Point project. Questions it can be done, says Silje Gustafsson. about gender, gender equality, diversity and innovation were discussed by Companies learned lessons on gender companies, researchers and other actors. One of the IT companies that participated in the project is Tromb. According to Trombs Andreas Although the conference was the end point of the from her perspective the day was both inspiring Nilsson, the company’s commitment to the project project, it was not the last Gender Contact Point and enlightening. has been successful, not least their work on day. The ambition is that such an arrangement will – One thing I really take with me is the avoiding stereotypes. be an annual recurring feature at the university. recruitment issues. At the Department of Health – During the project we have worked with our – It is an important meeting place for compa- Sciences, we aim for equal recruitment, and it recruitment process and imagery and we will nies, other community actors and researchers, is mainly men who are underrepresented on our continue to update our working methods in those says Paula Wennberg, Project Manager at CDT, programmes. We are constantly discussing how areas, says Andreas Nilsson, Tromb. and the Gender Contact Point Coordinator. we can attract more men to our programmes – We will also bring our experiences to our – The initial project is over but out work with and how we create a safe and inspiring learning customers with the intention of raising their Gender Contact Point will continue. The knowl- environment in order to keep students motivated, awareness of gender issues, which I believe will edge and networks that the project has created says Silje Gustafsson. enhance their competitiveness. and built up must of course be used in the future. Even with regard to her own research, Silje Andreas Nilsson also points out the benefits of Gustafsson believes that the conference gave her the project: that companies learn from the acad- Theory becomes practice important tools. For example, hands-on examples emy and the academy learns from companies. During the conference, representatives from both of how research results can be further developed. – It has been very rewarding to us, and I also companies and the university participated. Silje – In general, knowledge about how to integrate think we have contributed a lot of input. We are look- Gustafsson is a Senior Lecturer in Nursing and research results into healthcare is needed, and ing forward to continuing to work with the university. 16 Highlights 2018

From the left – from Luleå Energy: Håkan Sundberg, The OPTi project is an EU Fredrik Udén, Enas Al-Nuaimi Horizon 2020 project and has a and Wolfgang Birk, Luleå budget of 20 million SEK during University of Technology. two and a half years. Other project partners are the Athens University of Econom- ics and Business, IBM India, Sampol Ingenieria y Obras, TWT Successful cooperation GMBH Science and Innovation, the Rheinisch-Westfaekische Technische Hochschule Aachen (RTHA), Optimation AB and Luleå brings social benefits Energi.

Reduced energy consumption, positive economic effects and satisfied customers. This was the result when Luleå University of Technology and Luleå Energi cooperated within the framework of the EU-project OPTi.

In short, the OPTi project is about optimizing indoor climate and a hot shower before leaving By simulation planning we can achieve a saving of heating and cooling systems, to find methods for work. On such occasions, the energy company 13 gigawatt hours a year”, says Wolfgang Birk. and tools to redistribute energy consumption can be forced to supplement the district heating and, in the long term, contribute to increased with reserve power, not seldom energy from fossil Successful cooperation energy efficiency across the EU. In the project, fuels that are both more expensive and worse for – With the simulation tool, we have received two pilots have been completed; one in Mallorca the environment. These specific peaks of energy answers to several relevant issues for a future more related to district cooling and one for district consumption have been in the focus of the project. sustainable heating and cooling systems. During heating together with Luleå Energy. An important tool for solving the problem has been the coming year’s implementation, we will see in – The challenge was to reduce energy a simulation platform created by the researchers. concrete terms what we can achieve, says Magnus consumption and increase energy efficiency while The simulation platform uses real data supplied by Johansson, head of heat and cold at Luleå Energy. sensors in the district heating system, for example maintaining customer satisfaction. For example, if The OPTi project is a good example of when a information about pressure and water tempera- university and the industry together contribute to we can lower temperature in all houses by half a ture. Additionally, factors such as consumer energy solving real problems. degree, it could contribute to major savings on a requirements and weather are added. – It feels very good when our research can be yearly basis”, says Wolfgang Birk, Professor of Con- – With the help of advanced simulation models, implemented and make a difference. In addition, trol Engineering at Luleå University of Technology. we can predict loads, thus delivering the right by contributing to community – energy savings amount of energy at the right place at the right that have a positive impact on both the environ- Simulation for better planning time, and thereby reduce drops and valleys. This ment and the economy – increases society’s Imagine a cold February morning when the has resulted in us being able to redistribute energy confidence in our research”, says Arne Gylling, district heating consumers expect both a warm consumption without impairing users’ experience. project manager at CDT. 17 Highlights 2018

18 Highlights 2018 The blockchain in focus at conference Can blockchain technology revolutionize the world economy and what impact can the technology have on our future? The answers to these questions was discussed at the Blockchain North conference in Boden.

– The purpose of the conference was to highlight why blockchains have the potential to revolutionize the entire world economy. What are blockchains, how will society and companies change with the technology, and what does it mean for digital business and customer values? says Marie Nolin, CDT. So far, blockchain technology is best known for its use in the creation of digital currencies, such as Bitcoin, but it can be used for more. – During the conference we raised questions on how different compa- nies can use the technology. For example, the technology can be used to track ownership of documents and digital or physical assets, says Marie Nolin. – The implications are many and will change many industries and markets. At Luleå University of Technology, there is already some research carried out in this field, and given the potential of the technology, the research will certainly increase.

Technique with advantages The blockchain is a data handling technique. Instead of centrally managing information, it is distributed, i.e. spread out. The unique thing about the blockchain is that it is decentralized and that anyone can read and write data in it. – The most common method of managing data is centralized: An au- thoritative node handles data for one or more others. A blockchain, on the other hand, is a distributed database. In addition, each node in the chain must verify changes and additions made by another node, explains Martin Lundgren, PhD student in Information Systems. An advantage of the block chain is that information is spread to more actors. It can contribute to better clarity, but at the same time, it is slower and more energy-intensive than conventional methods because much computing power is required. – The blockchain is really just in its cradle. Now, it looks extremely clumsy but it has grim potential and with more research, it will be used in many new ways, says Martin Lundgren. The conference was arranged by CDT at Luleå University of Technology and Boden Business Agency.

19 Cross-disciplinary research collaboration World class research at Luleå University of Technology is the core for our operation. Consequently, an important part of CDT´smission is to support the strong university research environments. Today, we collaborate actively with several different areas of research.

Accounting and Control Architecture Construction Engineering Accounting is often described as “the The research team sees architecture, design, The research area Construction language of business” and it is used to economic, practical and functional design Engineering and Management is focused communicate financial and non-finan- integrated with the aesthetic, harmonious, on creating an integrated industrialized cial information internally nd externally and symbolic dimensions. It also includes construction process by developing pro- to the organization. Control refers to what architecture means for the relationship cesses, methods and systems for custom- the mechanisms used to manage an between people, nature, history and built izing and optimizing the design and organization so that it moves towards its environment in the various levels of society. production of the final product. objectives. CONTACT: CONTACT: CONTACT: Adolfo Sotoca, Chaired Professor Thomas Olofsson, Chaired Professor Anders Hersinger, Chaired Professor E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Phone: +46 (0)920 493970 Phone: +46 (0)920 493662 Phone: +46 (0)920 491095

20 Construction Management and Entrepreneurship and Innovation Information Systems Building Technology The subject deals with development of Information Systems covers design Technical solutions, tools, methods and firms and organizations with a specific and use of information technology in organising for the planning, information focus on business development based on relation to people, organizations and management and control of sustainable and innovative products and services, pro- societies. Severa integrated industrialized construction and duction solutions or ways to lead and business processes. organize activities. CONTACT: Anna Ståhlbröst, Chaired Professor CONTACT: CONTACT: Phone: +46 (0)920 492091 Lars Stehn, Chaired Professor Joakim Wincent, Chaired Professor E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Phone: +46 (0)920 491976 Phone: +46 (0)920-492161 Industrial Design Control Engineering Gender and Technology Industrial design research is conducted Control Engineering is “the science of Gender and Technology is engaged within, among other things, engineering automated systems”. Simply put, automatic in gender scientific and human work technology and development of methods control theory is about to control systems used with modern design technology, so that they behave as desired. scientific research and teaching at the philosophic faculty of LTU. Activities multidisciplinary collaboration in design, CONTACT: cultural aspects of global design and ergo- Thomas Gustafsson, Chaired Professor include education, contract education, nomics and design. E-mail: [email protected] graduate education, contract research, and Phone: +46 (0)920 491323 research. We give lectures on our research CONTACT: in many different contexts and participate Åsa Wikberg-Nilsson, Acting Chaired Professor Email: [email protected] Dependable Communication in reference groups, boards, advice groups and Computation Systems and more. The research subject focus on cyber Pervasive and Mobile Computing CONTACT: physical systems and Internet of Things, Pervasive and mobile computing Maria Udén, Acting Chaired Professor simulation of complex distributed E-mail: [email protected] address distributed systems and mobile systems, agent-based architectures and Phone: +46 (0)920-493023 networks, which enable mobility, bio inspired control in complex industrial infrastructures, among other things. ubiquity and interactivity of computers, data, software and users. CONTACT: Fluid Mechanics Valeriy Vyatkin, Chaired Professor Focus is on flow through porous CONTACT: E-mail: [email protected] media, multiphase flow, flow with free Christer Åhlund, Chaired Professor Phone: +46 (0)920 492505 surfaces and in-stationary flow. E-mail: [email protected] Phone: +46 (0)910 585331 CONTACT: Electric Power Engineering Staffan Lundström, Chaired Professor Electric power engineering covers studies E-mail: [email protected] of sustainable systems for production of Phone: +46 (0)920 492392 electrical energy, transport of electrical energy and the interaction between the Human Work Sciences power grid, electricity production and The research is interdisciplinary, with electricity consumption. close cooperation between engineers and CONTACT: sociologists. Many research projects are Math Bollen, Chaired Professor carried out together with the other re- E-mail: [email protected] Phone: +46 (0)910 585713 search topics in the Division of Humans and Technology or other research groups, Energy Engineering both nationally and internationally. The projects are often need-driven, conduct- Energy engineering concerns the develop- ment of technologies and processes in order ed in collaboration with stakeholders in to build a sustainable energy supply. the society. CONTACT: CONTACT: Marcus Öhman, Chaired Professor Lena Abrahamsson, Chaired Professor E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Phone: +46 (0)920-491977 Phone: +46 (0)920 492107

21 Results

Our aim is to identify highly innovative and novel research findings with technical and commercial potential. Moreover, we also need to export these ideas to society and companies by creating sustainable business innovation. As a result, we measure the number of concepts, prototypes, patents, products, services and spin-offs, that our operations generate each year.

Moreover, our research groups at Luleå University of Technology is a key asset of our activities. To secure continuous world class innovations, academic achievements are of great importance to us. Consequently, we measure the number of publications, reports, MSc degrees, Doctoral degrees as well as how many Licentiate degrees that receives their hats each year.

Post-Graduate Degrees Accumulated Associate Professors Johan Kristiansson Daniel Granlund CDT in figures 2015-2018 Anita Mirijamdotter John Lindström Frank Sjöberg Anna Ståhlbröst Josef Hallberg Helena Oskarsson Birgitta Bergvall-Kåreborn Juwel Rana Jeremiah Scholl Results and Achievements 2018 2017 2016 2015 Dick Schefström Kåre Synnes Johan Karlsson Associate professors 2 James P LeBlanc Lars-Åke Larzon Johan Kristiansson Johan Nykvist Ph D degrees 2 1 1 1 Jeaneth Johansson Malin Malmström Josef Hallberg Kåre Synnes Marita Holst Licentiate degrees 1 1 Josefin Lassinantti Malin Malmström Mikael Degermark Kåre Synnes Publications/reports 20 9 27 32 Mikael Wiberg Mikael Drugge Lars-Åke Larzon Olov Schelen Spin-off 1 4 Mikael Sundström Laurynas Riliskis Peter Parnes Niklas Karvonen Lena Palmqvist Products/Prototypes/ Wolfgang Birk Olov Schelén Marcus Nilsson Applications/Patents 16 4 6 Doctors Per Ödling Martin Sehlstedt Demonstrations/Trials/User studies 13 39 50 24 Ali Padyab Peter Parnes Mats Folke Anders Lindgren Roland Hostettler Matthias Wahlqvist Awards 1 2 Mikael Drugge Anna Ståhlbröst Roland Parviainen Pierre Fransson External events 14 Dan Johansson Thomas Pederson Raihan Ul Islam Daniel Granlund Ulf Bodin Projects with Active gender Richard Nilsson equality work 7 Dick Schefström Licentiates Robert Granlund Eva Källhammer Ali Padyab Roland Parviainen Frank Sjöberg Anders Lindgren Stefan Elf Jan-Jaap van de Beek Andreas Jonsson Tomas Nilsson Jeremiah Scholl Anna Ståhlbröst Ulf Bodin Johan Karlsson Dan Johansson Ulrika Wiss 22 Results marked with a grey background is this years results. Results Accumulated –The creation of society growth

CDT supports and finances the commercialization process of research innovations. A powerful way to do this is the generation of commercial spin-off companies. Since start, CDT has been involved in the forming of many spin-off companies based on academic research from Luleå University of Technology. The creation of these companies is beneficial to local economic development in the region.

Actegra – A design, product development and manufacturing Operax AB – Operax develops key technology for data and company of electronic equipment for wireless communications telecommunication over Internet and Intranet within fixed and and positioning. The concept behind the company arose in year mobile systems, 2000.www.operax.com 2009. In 2011, the collaborations with the CDT project “Sense Internet Bay – A commercial cluster that supports its Smart City”, was one of the factors that led to that the company members’ growth strategies in distance-spanning and mobile expanded its activities and registered as a limited liability applications, 1999. www.internetbay.se company. www.actegra.se Marratech AB – An Internet company developing products iGW is a company focusing on a developing infrastructure for and services, which facilitate meetings between people on collection, management and visualization of large amounts of Internet, so called e-meetings, 1998. Bought by Google data. www.igw.se 2008, now a part of Google toolbox. Oricane AB – The target customers of the company are ven- www.marratech.com dors of software based network equipment, such as routers and Effnet AB – A developer of Internet Protocol (IP) header firewalls, as well as vendors of custom hardware classification compression technologies, 1997. www.effnet.com engines for high-end network equipment, 2006. IT Norrbotten AB – A regional development company with www.oricane.se the objective to create economic growth and develop work Parnes Labs – Realizes dreams in the realm of development and industry in Norrbotten, 1996. www.itnorrbotten.se for the Web, Android, iPhone/iPad and just about anything Bollen Labs – A company that experiment with new ways to related to the Internet! www.parnes.com/labs interact with computers, and new types of data visualization. KYAB – KYABs business idea is to assist house owners to www.bollenlabs.com reduce their energy consumption by combining measurement, Skylite Affärsutveckling AB - The company offers qualita- visualisation and advise.www.kyab.se tive services in digital business development, with expertise Adela Innovation AB – A company developing products and in project management, collaboration development, Business services within area of enabling people to receive and listen to Intelligence and Artificial Intelligence. www.skylite.se speech news-papers, 2008. www.adela.nu Team Tools Sweden AB - A company that develops simple Rubico AB – A company targeting the Swedish market for and effective digital services for managing financial flows, digital audio newspaper receivers/recorders, 2004. administration and income-generating activities in associations. www.rubico.se www.teamtools.se 23 Awards

Ericsson Patentable Invention Award SBAPA Award No 1 Swedish Research Project Award received by Ph D student Juwel Rana, LTU, Received by Kimmo Yliniemi (KYAB) in 2008. Awarded Rocco project in 2000 by magazine Associate Professor Kåre Synnes, LTU and Stefan Ny Teknik. Håkansson and Johan Kristiansson at Ericsson in Mobile Technology of the Year 2008 2012, Sweden. GULDMOBILEN No 1 Swedish Researcher Awarded Oricane in 2008. “Chester Carlson Prize” IT Personality of the Year Awarded Mikael Degermark in year 2000 for The Competence Gala´s Dataföreningen i Norr, awarded Professor Christer “high performance routing” by IVA. Åhlund “IT personality of the year 2012”, in Skel- Great Honorary Prize lefteå, Sweden. Shared by Östen Mäkitalo and Anton Abele in 2008. European Grand IST Prize FINALIST Awarded Marratech AB in year 2000 in Nice by Best Student Paper Award European Grand Ict Prize FINALIST the European Commission. The International Conference on Social Computing Awarded Operax AB in year 2007 by the and its Applications awarded Juwel Rana, Kåre European Commission. Best Paper Synnes and Johan Kristiansson “Best Student Awarded Mikael Degermark in year 2000 for Paper Award”, in November 2012, in Xiangtan, Best Presentation Award China. “high performance routing” by ACM/SIGCOM. Awarded Mikael Sundström at ItechPartner Forum Best Paper in Porto, Portugal, in 2007. European Grand IST Prize (1st) Awarded Effnet AB in year 1999 in Helsinki by the Best paper awarded Laurynas Riliskis and Evgeny Best Paper Osipov for “Analysis of the adaptive threshold European Commission. Awarded Christer Åhlund, Robert Brännström, Karl vehicle detection algorithm applied to traffic vibrations” at Baltic Conference on Future Internet Andersson, and Örjan Tjernström for ”Multimedia 1st Prize In Swedish Innovation Cup Communications, Riga, in 2011. Flow Mobility in Heterogeneous Networks Using 1998: Brodnik/Carlsson/Degermark/Pink Multihomed Mobile IPv6” at The 4th International – The Luleå Algorithm Best Idea Conference on Advances in Mobile Computing Awarded the research project Sense Smart City at and Multimedia in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, in 2006. Spin-off of the year the European summit on the future of Internet in The CDT spin-off company KYAB receive the Luxembourg, 2011. Best New-Establishment In Luleå award “Spin-off of the year 2013” from the Luleå Rubico AB, a CDT-offspring, awarded for the best University of Technology. IT Organization of the Year newestablishment in Luleå in 2006. Awarded CDT in year 2011 from the IT society Young Researcher Prize in Norrbotten, Sweden. Competitive Regions Best Practice 3 Awarded Associate Senior Lecturer Damiano VITAL Project selected for presentation in Varagnolo, Luleå University of Technology in Chester Carlson Prize NOMINATION Magdeburg, Germany, 2005. 2015 from Norrbottens Forskningsråd. Finalist Mikael Sundström in 2009 by IVA for efficient compression, storage and retrieval of Best Student Paper Best Exhibitor information. Awarded Anna Hedman, David Carr, Hans Nässla Awarded the CDT project USEMP during in year 2004 for “Browsing thumbnails: A compari- the ICT Days 2015 in Lisbon. Best Paper NOMINATION son of three techniques” by ITI2004 in Croatia. Awarded Bigitta Bergvall-Kåreborn, Marita Holst Best Spaces Award and Anna Ståhlbröst for “Concept Design with a Ericsson Inventor of the Year SICS ICE was awarded Gold i-Spaces of Living Lab Approach at HICSS-42 at Big Island, Awarded Krister Svanbro at Ericsson in year 2001 2018 from the Big Data Value Association. Hawaii, in 2009. for Header compression by Ericsson. 24 FINANCES Enabling our efforts CDT is mainly financed by institutional sources, both nationally and internationally. This is for example EU framework programs and structural funds, along with national and regional governments.

CDT is a non profit organization. Nonetheless, a strong financial position helps us achieve our goals by being able to better support the projects we are involved in.

25 Balance Sheet (SEK ´000) 2018 2017 2016 Liquid assets 2 920 - 1 820 8 774 Receivables 5 810 8 070 7 075 Fixed assets 151 125 142 Total Assets 8 881 6 375 15 991 Accounts payable 1 318 1 376 256 Advance payments 6 070 5 477 8 572 Loan 1 269 539 8 431 Total Liabilities 8 657 7 392 17 259 Profit or loss brought forward - 1 017 - 1 268 1 515 Profit or loss for the financial year 1 241 251 -2 783 Total Capital 224 - 1 017 -1 268 Total Liabilities and Capital 8 881 6 375 15 991

Income Statement (SEK ´000) 2018 2017 2016 Governmental companies 0 18 19 Governmental authorities 7 532 6 956 2 966 County administration 0 0 -105 Other governmental funding 4 670 3 969 -13 Municipalities 186 35 219 Private companies 1 226 866 756 Private foundations 14 20 172 Foreign funding 2 135 3 023 4 044 Income 15 763 14 887 8 058 Personnel costs 3 586 4 600 5 030 External services 7 820 5 779 1 630 Premises 459 598 694 Equipment 234 796 677 Travel 867 825 645 Depreciation 24 17 17 Indirect costs 1 281 1 713 1 996 Other costs 251 308 152 Costs 14 522 14 636 10 841 Income for the Year 1 241 251 - 2 783

CDT income 2018-2016 (SEK ´000) CDT income 2018 (SEK ´000) 2018 2017 2016 EU structural Funds 4 696 4 392 643 Eu structural Total Transfer of Research Foundations 6 187 5 013 1 431 Funds 4 696 EU funds 8 996 European Commission 2 135 3 023 4 044 Companies 1 226 883 928 County Administration 0 0 -105

Luleå University of Technology 1 519 1 576 1 117 Financial turnover (Net) Research Income 15 763 14 887 8 058 31297 Foundations 6 187 In-kind contribution of the partners 6 538 4 618 2 982 Transfer of EU funds to the external partners 1 584 4 784 4 822 Transfer of EU funds to the internal partners (LTU) 7 412 6 262 6 195 In-kind contribution European Commission 2 135 Total inkind and transfer 15 534 15 664 13 999 of the partners 6 538 Companies 1 226 Financial Turnover (Net) 31 297 30 551 22 057 Luleå University of Technology 1 519 26 Our Network -One of our strongest assets

CDT offers an integrated environment for efficient cross-border collaboration between universities, commercial companies, governments and end users.

Our partners come from different organizations and working cultures, located at different geographical sites. CDT’s goal is to be a preferred R&D meeting place. We have for several years invested in building long-term alliances with selected national and international scientific communities as well as business partners. Today, we consider our network one of our strongest assets, including manycompanies, organisations and research centres.

27 Partners

CORE PARTNERS Team Tools International Kiruna Vetenskap och University of Luleå University of Teamtech Archimède Solutions Luleå Allmänhet University of Bologna Technology TLGY City Passenger Pajala Winnet Sverige University of Oulu Ericsson Tromb DunavNET Piteå Skellefteå Digital Alliance Xarepo IBM Älvsbyn SPONSORS COMPANIES Luleå Science park Region Norrbotten Zunzun Intel Överkalix ENEA Region Västerbotten Swedish SME:s Sweco Mandat International Övertorneå Fevama Tillväxtverket - ERUF 3eflow Damill AB Martel Innovate Skellefteå Aidimme Vinnova Acon Mobilaris NEC Storuman Teknikens Hus Jordbruksverket Agio Neava Planet Media Lycksele Teknikkvinnor Horizon 2020 Arctic Group Lindbäcks SAMPOL Mallorca SACO Luleå municipality Arctos Labs Lunet Stembert Design Other Bnearit City of Santander Piteå municipality TWT UNIVERSITIES Bodens municipality BI Nordic Swedish Industry iTeam City of Aarhus AND RESEARCH Ericsson Codemill ABB InfoVista INSTITUTES Compodium Atea NON-PROFIT Aalto University NodePole Whirldpool ORGANISATIONS Designtech Bodens Energi Aarhus University BALance Technology ABI - Arctic Business Effnet Combitech Consulting Incubator Alexandra Institute Eistec E.On Domina organisation Blockchain Association Athens Institute of Älvsby municipality Economics and logistics Skellefteå Kraft Elastisys Luleå Energi Boden Business Business Piacenza cashmere Agency SWERIM Explizit Martinssons Bremen University POD COMP Business Sweden Umeå Energi Fortlax Metria CEA Holonix EARMA Energimyndigheten Gode Bra NodePole CTI Diophantus INNOVA ENOLL Skellefteå municipality Hello Future Skellefteå Kraft Hochschule Aachen Micuna EURES Interreg Nord Hydro 66 Sogeti Imperial College SRDC Idepoolen Telia FPN - Forskningspark- London en i Narvik iGW Tieto Mittuniversitetet PUBLIC SECTOR Future Cities Catapult Innan Umeå Energi Patras iMEC iNorth Vattenfall Swedish RISE municipalities IT-branschrådet Luleå IsMobile Ericsson SWERIM Arjeplog LNAB - Luleå IT4U LKAB Näringsliv Tecnalia Research Arvidsjaur and Innovation iTid Fortlax LTU Business Boden The Arctic University Mirror BI Nordic Gällivare Mandat International of Optimation Skanska Haparanda Nordic Innovation Umeå universitet Oricane Atlas Copco Jokkmokk Salzburg Research University of Lübeck Skylite Kalix Uminova Lunds universitet

28 OUR PROJECTS CONNECT RESEARCH, INDUSTRY AND SOCIETY One of CDT’s main roles is to initiate and to coordinate innovation projects. In most of our projects, research from Luleå University of Technology is combined with real world applications. During a project, key assets are created, such as architectures, new technologies, methods and models. If the projects turn out to be very success- ful, the results can lead to innovations in forms such as products, services, proto- types or business concepts.

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Academic North Cloudberry Datacenters Datacenter Microgrid Integration The project promotes academic work- The purpose of the research centre Cloud- Datacenter Microgrid Integration (DMI) is a related mobility in northern , berry is to develop new knowledge about project that investigate the possibilities of Sweden and Norway. energy and resource-efficient data centers running a data center as a microgrid. by conducting high-quality research. Running a data center as a microgrid means having Academic (Un)employment and Mobility in the the possibility of disconnecting the data center from Arctic North – A Joint Socially Responsible Ap- The overall goal is to generate research results the national power grid and being supplied by its own proach is a two-year project coordinated by the and knowledge that help to streamline energy power when conditions exist, but being able to utilise University of Oulu. The project will collect data on use in data centers, reduce global carbon dioxide the power grid if necessary. The project also examine the needs of the region’s employers and labour emissions and contribute to a more efficient the possibility that data centers can function as load force in order to contribute to improved working energy system as a whole. balancers in the power grid. life in a socially sustainable, responsible way. Cloudberry is financed by The Swedish Energy An Arctic HR network will be established and Agency (Energimyndigheten) and Region PROJECT PERIOD: employment policies and recruitment practices January 2017 - June 2019 Norrbotten. will be further developed by the universities and CONTACT: local stakeholders through a co-creation process www.cloudberry-datacenters.com Jan-Olov Johansson integrating a gender and diversity perspective in E-mail: [email protected] Phone: +46 (0)70 619 22 31 the policies and practices. PROJECT PERIOD: At LTU the project is led by Humans and January 2018 – March 2022 Technology with CDT as a partner. The Swedish CONTACT: participation is funded by ERDF Interreg Nord Karl Andersson and Region Norrbotten. E-mail: [email protected] Phone: +46 (0)70 819 54 84 https://www.oulu.fi/wgs/node/54495

PROJECT PERIOD: August 2018-September 2020 CONTACT: Paula Wennberg E-mail: [email protected] Phone: +46 (0) 70 2475421

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Datacenter Innovation Region Digital Sweden FUI Datacenters Datacenter Innovation Region provides an Digital Sweden is a power gathering of the The aim of the project is to develop and opportunity for small and medium-sized Swedish ICT actors for a more efficient renew the data center industry by support- enterprises, with operations in Norrbotten presence and influence in Brussels and an ing innovation and development of products and Västerbotten, to gain support for the increased cooperation in Sweden. and services by SMEs in north Sweden. development of products and services in Better designed calls from Brussels will support There is a strong and growing global demand for the field of data centers and clouds. the Swedish participation in ICT programmes. data centers and solutions that enable large-scale Digital Sweden will continue to develop long-term greener, more efficient and safer data manage- The purpose is to promote the growth of small and coordinated networks both in Europe and in ment. The is also a strong need and a growing and medium-sized enterprises, in collaboration Sweden. Digital Sweden is supported by Vinnova. market for companies that can offer new and with universities, institutes and technical data Digital Sweden’s main goals: better solutions in the area of data centers and center test environment. The project also provides cloud services. The project will provide financial n To streamline the Swedish influence on EU’s ICT access to an advanced test environment. This is support to define, develop, test and demonstrate work programmes an experimental environment for research, innova- new and better products and services as well n Highlight and promote the Swedish ICT both tion and demonstration of infrastructure and IT as to help with expenses for equipment and nationally and internationally products for data centre facilities. datacenter test environments. n Stimulate an increased cooperation (for advo- www.datacenterinnovationregion.se cacy) between ICT areas in Sweden www.fui.dc4c.se

n PROJECT PERIOD: Support and stimulate the Swedish participa- PROJECT PERIOD: September 2018 - December 2021 tion in international RDI programmes, primarily September 2015 - December 2018 within ICT CONTACT: CONTACT: Jan-Olov Johansson, Jan-Olov Johansson www.digitalsweden.eu E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Phone: +46 (0)70 619 22 31 Phone: +46 (0)70 619 22 31 PROJECT PERIOD: January 2017 - December 2018 CONTACT: Michael Nilsson E-mail: [email protected] Phone:+46 (0)70 288 45 20

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#fulltäckning Gender Contact Point Gender Smart Arena The #fulltäckning project works to prevent The project Gender Contact Point (GCP) The Gender Smart Arena project is a digital exclusion by increasing mobile is a collaboration between CDT and collaboration with the university, companies coverage in rural areas. gender researchers at Humans and and municipalities with aim to contribute to Technology, LTU. The project contri- The work is centered around rural areas, after smart, sustainable and inclusive growth and butes to deeper interaction between which it will spread the coverage in order to create employment in Norrbotten and Västerbotten. academia, industry and other com- opportunities for people to live and work across munity actors through an innovative The project’s goal is to expand its perspective on the entire country. The long-term goal is to create collaborative environment for gender innovation and how new innovative gender-aware attractive and competitive areas in rural areas, mainstreaming in practice. business models can strengthen business and organi- with access to mobile coverage. sational development of companies, municipalities A permanent platform with one door to LTU’s https://www.xn--fulltckning-p8a.se/en/vara-tjanster/ and other community actors. A gender-aware busi- gender research has been established. The ness model invites to norm-critical and norm-creative platform enables the region’s businesses PROJECT PERIOD: development of existing business models and offers and other stakeholders to benefit from the November 2016-April 2020 additional opportunities for value creation. The goal of results of research, learning and knowl- CONTACT: the gender mainstreaming process is to move from an edge in gender, diversity and innovation. Karl Andersson old business model to a new business model in both Gender-mainstreaming tools based on E-mail: [email protected] thought and action. Phone: +46 (0)70 819 54 84 gender research are designed together with local IT companies: Arctic Group, BnearIT, https://www.ltu.se/centres/cdt/Gender-Contact- DesignTech, iGW and Tromb. Point/Projekt/Gender-Smart-Arena-1.183822

www.ltu.se/centres/cdt/Gender-Contact- PROJECT PERIOD: Point June 2018-May 2020 CONTACT: PROJECT PERIOD: January 2016 - April 2018 Paula Wennberg E-mail: [email protected] CONTACT: Paula Wennberg Phone: +46 (0) 70 2475421 E-mail: [email protected] Phone: +46 (0)70 247 54 21

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NIMBLE OPTi OrganiCity NIMBLE stands for Collaborative Network The OPTi project aspires to create a OrganiCity is a project that puts people at for Industry, Manufacturing, Business and long-lasting impact by rethinking the way the center of the development of future Logistics in Europe. District Heating and Cooling (DHC) Systems cities. are architected and controlled. The ultimate goal of NIMBLE is to develop a This EU project brings together three leading federated, multi-sided and cloud services-based The overarching goal is to create business ben- smart cities and a total of 15 consortium members efits for the industry as well as to ensure optimal business ecosystem that supports B2B col- with great diversity in skills and experience. The end-consumer satisfaction. OPTi will deliver laboration for industry, manufacturers, business core objective is to put people at the center of the methodologies and tools that will enable accurate and logistics, ICT-based innovation of products development of future cities. OrganiCity consists of modelling, analysis and control of current and en- and evolution of traditional business models and a close collaboration between Århus, London and visioned DHC systems. The methodology will be federated, competitive yet interoperable instances deployed both on a complete system level, and Santander, three cities which all have extensive of the platform. In contrast to many other platform on the level of a building. OPTi will treat the DHC experience using so-called smart city technolo- initiatives, NIMBLE is multi-sided by bringing system as a system subject to dynamic control, gies. These technologies include ways to improve together vendor and buyer communities, and it is and will treat thermal energy as a resource to cities’ services for citizens while at the same time also federated. This means we enable competition be controlled for DHC systems towards saving reducing resource consumption. between platform provider and yet, we ensure energy and reducing peak loads. This will lead to their interoperation via the interoperability services the most environmentally-friendly way of utilizing www.organicity.eu that remain the same for all. energy sources, thus reducing the reliance on PROJECT PERIOD: NIMBLE is funded by the European Commission’s additional boilers running on oil and/or electricity January 2015 - June 2018 and overall providing a sustainable environment. H2020 technology research programme for CONTACT: Factories of the Future. www.opti2020.eu Jan-Olov Johansson E-mail: [email protected] www.nimble-project.org PROJECT PERIOD: Phone: +46 (0)70 619 22 31 March 2014 - April 2018 PROJECT PERIOD: CONTACT: October 2016 - October 2020 Wolfgang Birk CONTACT: E-mail: [email protected] Michael Nilsson Phone: +46 (0)920 491 965 E-mail: [email protected] Phone: +46 (0)70 288 45 20

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SMARTBUY Smart and sustainable villages U4IOT This EU Horizon2020 project relates to the Smart and sustainable villages is a U4IoT, User Engagement for Large Scale topic “Integrating experiments and facilities” pre-study for a later implementation Pilots in the Internet of Things, supports in Fire+, and it aims to enhance the buying project. large-scale pilot projects with end-user experience in smart cities. engagement, pilot execution, and privacy Focus is to create knowledge and conditions in issues. SMARTBUY intends to provide the technological the following areas: infrastructure for small and medium sized retailers n Digital solutions for villages’ service points. The European Union is currently investing 100 mEUR in a large-scale IoT pilot programme. There to become THE PLACE to buy for people that want n Coordinated transports to and from are five large-scale pilots covering areas like to keep the advantages of in-store purchasing, and and within villages. at the same time experiment with the advantages smart cities, how to leverage technology activating The goal is to contribute to viable villages where of eCommerce; comparison of prices, choice of elderly people, autonomous cars, cultural events in young and old, newcomers and established providers, reviews and specification awareness, large cities, and farming. On top of those projects, villager can live a good life. etc. Smart Buying converts Smart Cities’ physical two Coordination and Support Action projects are helping the overall programme to succeed in stores in a Smart geographically distributed mall PROJECT PERIOD: by providing the logical consistency needed for September 2017 - April 2018 various areas. CDT is coordinating one of them, conducting centralized searches in heterogeneous namely the U4IoT, User Engagement for Large CONTACT: and geographically distributed physical stores. LTU Scale Pilots in the Internet of Things, which sup- Arne Gylling ports the large-scale pilot projects with end-user works with the communication and dissemination E-mail: [email protected] engagement, pilot execution, and privacy issues. activities. Phone: +46 (0)70 530 33 39 www.u4iot.eu www.smartbuy.tech PROJECT PERIOD: PROJECT PERIOD: January 2016-January 2019 January 2017 - December 2019 CONTACT: CONTACT: Karl Andersson Karl Andersson E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Phone: +46 (0)70 819 54 84 Phone: +46 (0)70 819 54 84

34 PROJECTSCDT Management Team PROJECTS

Karl Andersson Arne Gylling Jan-Olov Johansson Executive Director [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] +46 (0)70 530 33 39 +46 (0)70 619 22 31 +46 (0)70 819 54 84

Michael Nilsson Marie Nolin Paula Wennberg [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] +46 (0)70 288 45 20 +46 (0)72 526 20 70 +46 (0)70 247 54 21

Board of Directors The CDT board of directors have approved the CDT annual report 2018. Luleå, February 2019.

Markus Andersson Jonas Ekman Thomas Gustafsson Mats Nordberg Ericsson Research Luleå University of Luleå University of Acting Chairman Technology Technology Ericsson Research

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Luleå University of Technology, SE-971 87 Luleå. Phone: +46 (0)920 49 10 00. E-mail: [email protected], www.ltu.se/cdt CDT is a research centre at Luleå University of Technology, www.ltu.se