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Shaping the next five years: Annika Szabo Portela on leading Digital Futures

Digital Futures marks its fifth anniversary this October – five years since its inauguration on 1 October 2020. Over this short but impactful period, the research centre has grown into a vibrant hub where academia, industry, and the public sector come together to shape a sustainable digital future…

Shaping the next five years
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Join us – REGISTRATION is OPEN – Digitalize in Sthlm ’25!

Get ready to be inspired! Join us for Digitalize in Stockholm 2025, a premier annual conference that brings together global thought leaders, emerging talents, and innovators from academia, industry, government, and civil society.

The Theme: AI EVERYWHERE – Exploring the Challenges, Risks, and Opportunities of Autonomous Systems​​

📅 When: 11 November 2025
📍 Where: Onsite at Münchenbryggeriet, Stockholm

Don’t miss this opportunity to engage with groundbreaking innovations and transformative ideas!

Digitalize in Sthlm ’25: AI EVERYWHERE
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Shaping the Future of Safety-Critical Computing

– SafeComp is the bridge between research and practice. In 2025, with AI, automation, and the computing continuum reshaping society, this dialogue between academia and industry is more critical than ever. It is here, in this community, that we find the pathways to building systems we can truly trust, says Martin Törngren.

SafeComp 2025
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Hitachi Energy – new partner in the Digital Futures Industrial & Societal Partnership Program

“We are very excited about our new collaboration with Digital Futures. By combining their innovative research with our extensive technical expertise, we believe we can create improved testing opportunities and contribute to a more electrified and sustainable world,” says Tobias Hansson, Country Managing Director at Hitachi Energy in Sweden…

Hitachi Energy is new partner
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Paul Walton is bridging chemistry, equality, and digital futures

Paul Walton, a leading figure in bioinorganic chemistry and an internationally known advocate for equality in science, is set to bring his dual expertise to KTH as Digital Futures’ Scholar-in-Residence. His career spans more than three decades of pioneering research, including the discovery of the histidine brace in copper oxidases, a finding that reshaped our understanding of these essential enzymes. Find out more in this interview with Paul Walton…

Interview with Scholar-in-Residence Paul Walton
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Open Calls!

Digital Futures provides funding for strategic research projects that advance its vision. Explore upcoming calls, including details on objectives, available funding, timelines, application procedures, eligibility criteria, expected outcomes, and key selection criteria – everything you need to submit a proposal.

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Shaping the next five years: Annika Szabo Portela on leading Digital Futures

01/10/2025

Digital Futures marks its fifth anniversary this October – five years since its inauguration on…

A speaker stands on stage under a large screen that reads, “Welcome to SafeComp 2025! Social event with research demonstrations, posters and surprises in the KTH Reactor Hall (R1)!” at KTH, with event logos and colourful lighting.

SafeComp 2025: Shaping the Future of Safety-Critical Computing

24/09/2025

From September 9–12, 2025, nearly 200 participants from more than 20 countries gathered at KTH Royal Institute…

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From Stockholm to Berkeley: Students on research without borders

22/09/2025

Every summer, the Digital Futures Summer Research Internship (SRI) offers students from KTH Royal Institute of Technology and Stockholm University the…

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Seminar | Open events

Perspectives on Supercomputing: Past, Present, and Future

October 2, 2025

Digital Futures hub, Osquars Backe 5, floor 2 at KTH main campus OR Zoom

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Co-sponsored event | Open events

Scania × KTH Research Day 2 October 2025

October 2, 2025

Stockholm, Sweden

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Nobel Calling: Discover how the digital society of the future is being shaped at Digital Futures

October 8, 2025

Digital Futures hub, Osquars Backe 5, floor 2 at KTH main campus

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Faculty members

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Research projects

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Scholars

> 120

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Our ambition

Our vision is to shape a sustainable society – economically, environmentally, and socially – through digital transformation.

Our mission is to create an international hub for excellence in research, empowering individuals through innovation, education, leadership, and entrepreneurial spirit, while building a strong, collaborative community.

Our goal is to establish Digital Futures as one of the top five university research centers globally in digital transformation technologies, fostering close collaboration between academia, industry, and society.

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Digital Futures provides funding for strategic research projects that advance its vision by supporting specific actions or initiatives.

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Digital Futures supports multiple seminars, lectures, workshops, conferences, and related events every year.

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Digital Futures faculty and partners can use the Digital Futures facilities – conference rooms and office spaces.

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Close collaboration with industrial and public stakeholders in the broader Stockholm region – and beyond – is a key element of Digital Futures’ vision and goals.

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