Karl Andersson
Professor And Head Of Subject, Cybersecurity at Swedish Armed Forces
Sweden
Summary
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Top SchoolKarl Andersson is a cybersecurity professor and academic leader with a PhD in Mobile Systems and over a decade of experience bridging industry, research, and higher-education management. Currently Head of Subject for Cybersecurity and Dean of the Faculty of Science and Technology at Luleå University of Technology, he leads research on 5G/6G, IoT and datacenter security while coordinating numerous EU and national projects. His background spans consultancy and business development at Capgemini to postdoctoral research at Columbia and NICT in Tokyo, giving him a rare blend of strategic, international and technical perspectives. A senior member of IEEE and ACM and an associate editor for Expert Systems with Applications, he actively shapes research communities through conference leadership. He also contributes hands-on to embedded/IoT open-source firmware (notably Marlin for STM32 boards), reflecting practical hardware-software fluency beyond his academic roles. His long service as an officer in the Swedish reserve adds operational command-and-control insight to his cybersecurity and network expertise.
9 years of coding experience
Business Administration and Management for Graduate Engineers (30 days), Business Administration and Management for Graduate Engineers (30 days) at Stockholm School of EconomicsPostdoctoral scholarship, Computer Science, Postdoctoral scholarship, Computer Science at Sverige-Amerika Stiftelsen / The Sweden-America FoundationMaster of Science (M.Sc.), Computer Science & Engineering, Master of Science (M.Sc.), Computer Science & Engineering at KTH Royal Institute of TechnologyOfficer of the Reserve, Command, Control, and Communications, Officer of the Reserve, Command, Control, and Communications at Army Signal SchoolDoctor of Philosophy (PhD), Mobile Systems, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Mobile Systems at Luleå University of TechnologyHigher Education Leadership Programme (HeLP), Leadership in higher education, Higher Education Leadership Programme (HeLP), Leadership in higher education at Sveriges Universitets- och Högskoleförbund (SUHF)
French, English
Github Skills (12)
firmware10
embedded10
stm10
abstraction-layer10
sys10
arduino10
hal10
spi9
3d-printing9
c-language8
lcd8
cprogramming-language8
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
MarlinFirmware/Marlin
Apr 2018 - Mar 2020
Marlin is an optimized firmware for RepRap 3D printers based on the Arduino platform. Many commercial 3D printers come with Marlin installed. Check with your vendor if you need source code for your specific machine.
Role in this project:
Embedded Systems Engineer / IoT Developer
Embedded Systems Engineer / IoT DeveloperContributions:27 commits, 30 PRs, 68 comments in 1 year 11 months
Contributions summary:Karl primarily contributes to the Marlin firmware, focusing on hardware abstraction and configuration. Their commits involve adding support for specific STM32F4 boards, integrating new hardware features like the FYSETC Mini 12864 display, and addressing hardware-specific issues. They also work on fixing bugs and improving the functionality of the firmware. These changes demonstrate a strong understanding of hardware interfaces and embedded systems.
vendorreprapmarlinesp32commercial
ktand/cncjs
Sep 2020 - Nov 2024
A web-based interface for CNC milling controller running Grbl, Marlin, Smoothieware, or TinyG.
Contributions:1 push, 1 branch in 4 years 3 months
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