Conference participation
Conference participation is usually a very rewarding experience. However, attending a conference online in the middle of the night takes away some of the joy. This week, I attended the […]
Category Archives: Events
In the Age of IoT
Yesterday, I had the honor of participating in the grading committee of a PhD thesis defended at the Department of Informatics, Umeå University. The thesis addressed a very timely topic […]
Development programme: Edition #3
I’m happy to annouce that we are about to embark on the third edition of the Development programme for doctoral students. Against the background that the first two editions was […]
A new doctoral student
This week Bekzat Musrepova started her journey as doctoral student at the Management section here at the Business school. I was fortunate enough to be appointed her main supervisor. I will be […]
Societate crescimus
Yesterday I had the great honor of being elected to the Swedish Project Academy which aims to promote development and application of the project form of organizing. The Academy is […]
2018 Emerald/EFMD Outstanding Doctoral Research Award Winner
I think it is a sign that we have done something right. Today, my former doctoral student Virginia Rosales was announced as the WINNER of the 2018 Emerald/EFMD Outstanding Doctoral […]
Pilot of Development programme
Starting from the first of January 2019, I am working as Project Manager to set up a new (pilot) development programme for doctoral students at Umeå university. The focus of the […]
PhD # 3 done
Today was a big day! It was big for me, but even bigger for my doctoral student Virginia Rosales who successfully defended her thesis. Congrats, well done! You did an […]
A new doctor is born
Today was one of those days I will remember forever. Today, my second doctoral student successfully defended his thesis. It was an interesting defence, to say the least, as he had Professor Stewart Clegg […]
A new year, a new employer, and new opportunities!
During the fall, I was offered (and accepted) a position as researcher at School of Engineering, Jönköping University, Sweden. Today is consequently the first official day of this new adventure. […]
Mattias Jacobsson 