Welcome to SEDDITs Annual Workshop 17-19 November 2026!
We are pleased to invite you to the SEDDIT Annual Workshop, organized in collaboration with Volvo Cars in Gothenburg. This year’s workshop will begin on 17 November with a thematic workshop “SEDDIT in an AI-perspective” and conclude on 19 November with a study visit at Volvo Cars.
Fill in details about your participation before 6 November in this registration form.
Workshop Program
November 17. Thematic Workshop-SEDDIT in an AI-perspective
Venue: House Volvo Cars PVD. Address: Volvo Pvd, Volvo Jakobs v 17, 418 78 Göteborg – https://share.google/ZkuuZyEe1Ay6zXjdn
The thematic workshop will provide perspectives from industry and academia on the role of AI in people, processes, and products.
| Time | Activity |
| 12.00-13.00 | Lunch |
| 13.00-13.30 | Mind the gap in AI transformation: From incremental gains to systemic shifts. Nicolette Lakemond (Linköping University) |
| 13.30-14.30 | Industry perspective by Gunnar Holmberg (Saab AB), Anders Sjögren (Volvo Cars) and Jonas Holmborn (Traton AB) |
| 14.30-15.00 | Coffee |
| 15.00-15.45 | Proof at machine speed – discovery, proof and the changing world of engineering mathematics. Johan Löfberg (Linköping University) |
| 15.45-16.30 | Jan Bosch (Chalmers University of Technology) |
| 16.30 | Discussion and closing |
| 19.00 | Dinner at restaurant Axet, https://www.krogaxet.se/ |
November 18. Annual Workshop Day 1
Venue: House Volvo Cars PVD. Address: Volvo Pvd, Volvo Jakobs v 17, 418 78 Göteborg – https://share.google/ZkuuZyEe1Ay6zXjdn
| Time | Activity |
| 09:30-09.45 | Coffee |
| 09:45-10.00 | Welcome & Introduction by Svante Gunnarsson (Linköping University) |
| 10:00-11.00 | Designing for drivers as they are, not as engineers want them to be.
Mikael Jung Aust (Sr. Technical Leader – Crash Prevention at Volvo Cars) |
| 11:00-11.30 | SEDDIT Industrial Challenge
Presentation by SEDDIT PhD students |
| 11:30-11.45 | Project overview and poster teaser |
| 11:45-13:45 | Lunch and poster session |
| 13:45-14.30 | Status update from SEDDIT PhD student projects.
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| 14:30-15.00 | Coffee |
| 15:00-16.00 | The Role and Potential of Diagnosis in Designing Resilient Systems. Ingo Pill (Graz University of Technology) |
| 16:00-16.15 | Sum up and closing |
| 16:30-17:30 | Board meeting |
| 19:00 | Dinner at River Restaurant on the Pier, https://www.riverrestaurant.se/ |
November 19. Annual Workshop Day 2
Study visit to facilities at Volvo Cars.
The program is expected to begin at approximately 09:00 and conclude around 13:30, with lunch included as part of the program. The bus back to Linköping will depart at 13:45. Further details, including the final programme and practical information, will be shared closer to the event.