Digital Futures Affiliated Scholars
Digital Futures Affiliated Scholars are adjunct professor, affiliated researcher, affiliated faculty member at KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm University or RISE Research Institutes of Sweden OR affiliated researchers working as a researcher in a Digital Future project as a co-PI or actively engaged in our organization.
Membership benefits for Digital Futures Affiliated Scholars
Access to the Digital Futures Hub
- Possibility to organize meetings, seminars, and events – link to room booking at Digital Futures hub.
- Chat or take a break and get the best coffee on campus (for free).
- Interact with other excellent researchers and partner companies.
Actively involved in the organization of Digital Futures
- Have an active role as co-PI in a Digital Future project (e.g., IIP, SIP) and/or actively engaged in our organisation (e.g., ISB, IC, SC).
- Affiliated scholars are eligible to co-supervise Digital Futures postdocs.
- Attend and engage your group to attend seminars, events, etc.
- While affiliated scholars do not qualify for direct funding from Digital Futures, they play a crucial role in our collaborative network.
Officially affiliated with Digital Futures
- Increase the international awareness of Digital Futures and its researchers.
- Digital Futures Affiliated Scholars are listed on the Digital Futures website.
It is strongly encouraged and allowed to state Digital Futures as another affiliation in all published papers and other outreach activities for you and your group. Find out more on the FAQ page.
Checklist for new members
- All Digital Futures affiliated scholars are listed on Digital Futures’ webpage and other outreach material about Digital Futures. Please send names, titles, contact details and a high-resolution photo to info@digitalfutures.kth.se. Here is a link to one example https://www.digitalfutures.kth.se/person/bengt-ahlgren/
- Get access to the Digital Futures Hub – send your KTH card number by mail to info@digitalfutures.kth.se.
- Find out how to organize meetings, seminars, and events here: https://www.digitalfutures.kth.se/contact/room-booking/
- Register to SKEDDA, Digital Futures room booking system here: https://digitalfutures.skedda.com/register?i=55236&k=dT6BHX2dByh94kGt7KThtmNlgM9FQZuP
Welcome!
Application & Eligibility
How do I become a Digital Futures Affiliated Scholar?
You can become a Digital Futures Affiliated Scholar if you have a PhD or an equivalent experience AND you are an
- adjunct professor, affiliated researcher, affiliated faculty member at KTH, Stockholm University, or RISE, employed by a Digital Futures partner, or
- affiliated researcher
Link to Digital Futures Affiliated Scholar Application Form
The Digital Futures Executive Committee (EC) will discuss the application. Normally, this lightweight process will take, at most, a month. A response with the decision is sent back to the applicant by the operations team.
FAQ
What happens if a Digital Futures affiliated scholar leaves his/her organisation?
In such a case, the scholar can no longer be a Digital Futures affiliated scholar and will be removed from the official Digital Future affiliated scholar list. They automatically become Digital Futures alumni.
What happens if a Digital Futures affiliated scholar leaves a position at Digital Futures (e.g. IIP, ISB)?
The affiliated scholars are still Digital Futures affiliated scholars as long as they stay in the same host organization.
What happens if a Digital Futures affiliated scholar moves between KTH, SU, or RISE?
The affiliated scholar keeps his/her Digital Futures affiliated scholar status as long as the eligibility is still fulfilled.
How should projects funded by Digital Futures be acknowledged in published papers?
The preferred and encouraged way is for Digital Futures affiliated scholars to use Digital Futures as a second affiliation. Alternatively, Digital Futures can also be mentioned in the acknowledgement, but the latter is not necessary if Digital Futures is given as a second affiliation of the authors.
Examples below:
- If you are KTH affiliated, you can write, e.g., “Anna Andersson, EECS and Digital Futures, KTH Royal Institute of Technology”.
- If you are at Stockholm University or RISE, you can write Digital Futures as a second affiliation, e.g., “Frank Smith, Stockholm University and Digital Futures”.
- If you are at a partner company, you can write Digital Futures as a second affiliation, e.g., “Frank Smith, Name of Company and Digital Futures”.
- If you also mention Digital Futures in the acknowledgement in a paper, you can for instance write “This work was in part financially supported by Digital Futures”.
Is it possible to resign as a Digital Futures affiliated scholar or as alumni?
Yes, of course. Send an email to info@digitalfutures.kth.se.
How do I book a meeting room at the Digital Futures hub?
Digital Futures affiliated scholars may use the Digital Futures facilities – link to descriptions of conference rooms, office spaces and how to book.