Digital Futures Faculty

The Digital Futures faculty members are the principal investigators, key researchers, and managers of Digital Futures. The members consist of professors (full, associate, and assistant) and full-time researchers at KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm University or RISE Research Institutes of Sweden.

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Membership benefits

Access to the Digital Futures Hub

Actively involved in the organization of Digital Futures

Officially affiliated with Digital Futures

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.

How do I become a member?

Application

Alternative 1: Automatic Membership (with Application Required)

You are automatically considered a Digital Futures faculty member if you:

  • Hold a faculty position and are a member of the Digital Futures Governing Board (GB), Executive Committee (EC), Industrial & Societal Board (ISB), Industrial Committee (IC), or Societal Committee (SC).
  • Are an ICT TNG faculty member.
  • Are a PI or co-PI in a project funded by Digital Futures.

Important: Although you qualify automatically, you must still submit a formal application to be officially recognized as a Digital Futures faculty member.

If a researcher who is not already a faculty member assumes one of the roles above (e.g., by receiving a Digital Futures grant), they automatically become a faculty member.

APPLY HERE – Digital Futures Faculty Application Form for Already Involved Faculty

Alternative 2: Open Application for Eligible Researchers

  • If you meet the eligibility criteria (see below), you can apply by submitting an application form that includes:
    • Your motivation for becoming a Digital Futures faculty member.
    • What you can contribute to Digital Futures.
    • Your CV (attached).

The Digital Futures Executive Committee (EC) will review your application at an upcoming EC meeting. Applications are evaluated based on:

  • Whether the applicant is an active researcher within the scope of Digital Futures.
  • The relevance of their contributions to Digital Futures.

Decision timeline: In most cases, a response will be provided within one month.

APPLY HERE – Digital Futures Faculty Application Form

Eligibility

The following academic roles are eligible to apply for Digital Futures faculty membership:

  • Assistant Professor
  • Associate Professor
  • Full Professor
  • Permanent full-time Researcher (tillsvidareanställning)

Requirements:

  • Must hold a PhD degree.
  • Must have an 80% or higher employment at one of the following institutions:
  • KTH Royal Institute of Technology
  • Stockholm University
  • RISE Research Institutes of Sweden (specifically, researchers employed by the Digital Systems Division in the Stockholm area).

Not eligible?

If you do not meet the eligibility criteria for faculty membership, you can still apply to become a Digital Futures Affiliated Scholar.

Affiliated Scholars may:

  • Be adjunct professors or affiliated faculty members at KTH, Stockholm University, or RISE.
  • Be researchers employed by a Digital Futures partner.
  • Be actively engaged in a Digital Futures project as a co-PI.

A PhD or equivalent experience is required. Affiliated Scholars can co-supervise Digital Futures postdocs. While they cannot receive direct funding, they are key collaborators in Digital Futures initiatives. LEARN MORE – Digital Futures Affiliated Scholar Program

Checklist for new members

Welcome!

FAQ

What happens if a Digital Futures faculty member leaves his/her host organisation (KTH, SU, or RISE)?

In such a case, the professor/researcher cannot be a Digital Futures faculty member anymore and will be removed from the official Digital Future faculty list. They automatically become Digital Futures faculty alumni.

What happens if a Digital Futures faculty member leaves a position at Digital Futures (e.g. the Strategic Research Committee)?

The faculty member is still a Digital Futures faculty member as long as they stay in the same host organization (KTH, SU, or RISE).

What happens if a Digital Futures faculty member moves between KTH, SU, or RISE?

The faculty member keeps his/her Digital Futures faculty member status, as long as the eligibility is still fulfilled.

Can an adjunct professor or an affiliated researcher become a Digital Futures faculty member?

No, a faculty member must have full-time employment at SU, KTH, or RISE and be allowed to handle funding (in case of a PI or co-PI role).

If there are active researchers (who are not PIs or co-PIs) in a project, can they then become Digital Futures faculty members? 

Yes, that is possible. According to Alternative 2, anyone who is eligible can

  1. Fill in an application form (Link to Digital Futures Faculty Application Form) with the following information:
    • why you would like to become a DF faculty member
    • what you think that you can contribute with and attach your CV
  2. The Digital Futures Executive Committee (EC) discusses the application at the next EC meeting. The main evaluation criteria are: (i) that the applicant is an active researcher within the scope of Digital Futures, and (ii) that the motivation for contributions to Digital Futures is relevant.
  3. A response with the decision is sent back to the applicant by the operations team
How should projects funded by Digital Futures be acknowledged in published papers?

The preferable and encouraged way is that Digital Futures faculty members and their group members 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 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 faculty member or as alumni?

Yes, of course. Simply send an email to info@digitalfutures.kth.se.

How do I book a meeting room at the Digital Futures hub?

Digital Futures faculty may use the Digital Futures facilities. Link to descriptions of conference rooms, office spaces and how to book.