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The future Embedded Systems engineer: World class Education – How do we get there?

Fall2011 sees the launch of a new Masters programme for Embedded Systems at KTH. ICES (Innovative Centre for Embedded Systems) has initiated these specialized courses and wants to be proactive in maintaining close cooperation between industry and academia throughout the programme to ensure a competitive and attractive education for the students.

Introduction, Tor Ericsson, ICES Chairman

The new KTH Mastersprogramme in Embedded Systems, Assoc. prof. Johnny Öberg, program responsible

Cooperation projects between industry and academia, prof. Mats Hanson, KTH

Convoy driving project –Grand Cooperative Driving Challenge, Tony Sandberg, Scania

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Break

What does industry really need?

Maria Månsson, Chairman of the Swedish Electronics Trade Association

Panel debate

Which types of engineer are needed and what skills should they have?
How do we best train the Embedded Systems engineers of the future?
In what ways can industry participate/influence education, come into contact with these future engineers, and be active within the programme?

Tor Ericsson

Head of Electronics Design at the consulting company ÅF in Stockholm. Chairman of ICES, the Innovative Center of Embedded Systems at KTH.Former member of the ÅF board.Background as a designer, system architect and project manager within telecom, automotive and heavy industry.

Johnny Öberg

Head of the programme for Embedded Masters education at KTH. Since July 1999, he has been working at the Dept. of Electronics as a senior researcher and teacher. In June 2003, he got the Docent degree (eq. to Assoc. Prof.) in Electronic System Design. Since 2006, he has been working part time in industry as an FPGA/Embedded Systems/VHDL design consultant.

Mats Hanson

Mats Hanson is professor at KTH and has wide experience of education, research and industrial cooperation within the area of mechatronics. He has conducted about 50 large mechatronics projects where teams of 6-20 engineering students work together on an industrial project during a term, often in cooperation with foreign partners. He has also supervisedand examined hundreds of Masters theses, the majority of which have been in cooperation with industry.

Tony Sandberg

ICES board member Tony Sandberg is currently the Head of Advanced Engineering, Electrical Systems atScania. He received his licentiate degree at Linköpings University as a Scania industrial PhD student.  He has been a driving force behind the new Embedded Systems Masters programme at KTH.

Maria Månsson

Maria Månsson is chairman of the Swedish Electronics Trade Association (BranschorganisationenSvenskElektronik). She has 25 years of experience within electronic product design and embedded systems. Today she is a Business Unit manager at Prevas and specializes in lean design methods, including regulatory requirements and innovation processes. She is also chairman of the Knowledge Foundation’s Expert competence programme for Micro- and Nanosystem technology (minST), and a board member of the ProViking programme, supported by the Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research.