Department of Science and Technology (ITN)

The Department of Science and Technology is part of Campus Norrköping.
We research and teach in several technical and scientific disciplines, of which our main areas are organic electronics, media technology, communications and logistics.

The department offers about 200 courses annually for our master and bachelor programs. We also have extensive doctoral studies.

You can find us in the beautiful industrial landscape by the Motala River in central Norrköping.

Research Environments

Our department brings together a vibrant community of researchers advancing knowledge across a broad spectrum of fields. Our research environments are characterized by strong interdisciplinary collaboration, societal relevance, and a commitment to sustainable development.

At the Laboratory of Organic Electronics (LOE), we design and synthesize advanced organic and hybrid materials for applications ranging from energy harvesting and storage to printed electronics, bioelectronics, and photonics. Our research units explore everything from catalysis and green polymer chemistry to electronic plants and organic nanoelectronics, with a shared focus on materials for a sustainable future.

Media and Information Technology (MIT) cover the full spectrum of visualization, graphics, and human-centred technologies. Our research units develop new methods for computer graphics, information and scientific visualization, immersive environments, interaction design, visual learning, and graphic communication. We combine fundamental research with strategic applications, collaborating with industry and society to create innovative solutions and foster public engagement in science and technology.

Communications and Transport Systems (KTS) is a national leader in transportation and logistics research, addressing the planning, design, and management of infrastructure and systems for the movement of people and goods. Our work covers air traffic optimization, construction logistics, emergency response, public transport planning, smart city telecommunications, traffic modelling, transport analytics, urban logistics, and wireless network optimization鈥攁lways with an eye on digitalization, sustainability, and societal impact.

At Physics, Electronics and Mathematics (FEM) our expertise spans high-frequency communication electronics, where we design efficient systems for everything from wireless sensor networks to high-speed data transmission. In applied mathematics, our researchers tackle complex theoretical and practical challenges, including machine learning, mathematical biology, and image processing, often in close collaboration with other leading research groups at LiU.

Together, these research environments make ITN a dynamic hub for scientific discovery and technological innovation, addressing the challenges of today and shaping the solutions of tomorrow.

Power plant, organic electronics, a red rose.

Laboratory of Organic Electronics

World-leading competence in organic and hybrid materials, from design and modeling to applications in energy, electronics and bioelectronics. Sustainability focus and pipeline from science to commercialization deliver high-impact innovation.

Communications and Transport Systems

Expertise in advanced modelling, systems analysis, and information management to enhance sustainability, mobility, and efficiency in urban development, transport, logistics, and information and communication technologies.

Inside Wadstr枚ms Exploranation Laboratory

Media and Information Technology

Develops edge competence in visual AI, visualization, graphics and human-centered tech with strong human-in-the-loop focus. Combines research excellence with national and international collaboration for societal impact.

Closeup of a pipette dripping a clear fluid on to a microscope

Physics, Electronics and Mathematics

Research in communication electronics and mathematics, focusing on antennas, IoT, sensors, signal and information processing, as well as mathematics for artificial intelligence with applications in, for example, learning and image processing.

Activities

News

Asteroid named after Anders Ynnerman for his contributions to space

LiU professor Anders Ynnerman is one of ten Swedes to have had an asteroid named after them. His visualisation research takes us out into space through the software OpenSpace, which opens up the entire known universe to the public.

Training educators requires research

Teachers face challenges when it comes to sparking students鈥� curiosity and getting them to understand science and technology. This is something the Graduate School FontD has addressed over the past two decades.

Open-source tool puts Norrköping on the map

The open-source mapping software QGIS has released a new major version; QGIS Desktop 4.0 Norrköping. At LiU Campus Norrköping, GIS and geodata are used in several research fields.

Prestigious chemistry award to Simone Fabiano

This year鈥檚 Göran Gustafsson Prize in Chemistry is awarded to LiU Professor Simone Fabiano. His research focuses on organic semiconductors and how so鈥慶alled doping can improve conductivity and yield new properties.

Kick Off for RELATE 鈥� a research center for sustainable and extended working lives

On 26 February, RELATE held its kick-off at Wadströmska villan on Campus Norrköping, marking the start of its work as an interdisciplinary research centre focusing on sustainable working lives and return to work for people aged 55+

A miniature model of a brain made by gel.

Large donations for innovative treatment for Parkinson鈥檚 disease

The Promobilia Foundation has donated SEK 30 million to LiU for a research project where organic electronics will be used to treat Parkinson鈥檚 disease symptoms. Stiftelsen för Parkinsonsforskning at LiU has also donated SEK 5 million to the purpose.

A visualisation centre to understand and change the world

To show what actually cannot be seen, and to make complex information comprehensible by way of images. This is what visualisation is about, and this is the objective of the Visualization Center C in Norrköping.