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20 Jun 2023
WISE and WASP join forces in mutual project call
WISE and WASP open a joint call on June 20. Up to 30 million SEK will be invested in the projects, financed by the Knut and Alice Wallenberg foundation.
The aim of the joint call is to initiate the collaboration between WASP and WISE in the areas of AI, autonomous systems, and software and material science for sustainability. Up to 30 granted projects will be conducted during 2024.
– We are very excited that WISE and WASP have seen an opportunity for cross-disciplinary activities and will mutually identify interfaces for collaborations and complementary activities, says Magnus Berggren, Director of WISE and Anders Ynnerman, Director of WASP.
About WISE
The Wallenberg Initiative Materials Science for Sustainability (WISE) is the largest ever investment in materials science in Sweden and includes major investments at the leading universities in Sweden over the course of at least 10 years. The aim is to create the conditions for a sustainable society by researching the next generation of ecofriendly materials and manufacturing processes.
Through collaborations with industry and society, WISE will promote and activate a transition towards a sustainable society and at the same time advance the scientific frontier in materials science, which strongly establishes Sweden as a leading nation in the field.
About WASP
The Wallenberg AI, Autonomous Systems and Software Program (WASP) is Sweden’s largest ever individual research program, a major national initiative for strategically motivated basic research, education, and faculty recruitment. The program addresses research on artificial intelligence and autonomous systems acting in collaboration with humans, adapting to their environment through sensors, information, and knowledge, and forming intelligent systems-of-systems. The vision of WASP is excellent research and competence in artificial intelligence, autonomous systems, and software for the benefit of Swedish society and industry.
Contact
Contact persons for respective WISE university can be found at: http://sitedemo9.on.liu.se/about/organization/
Contact persons for respective WASP universities can be found at: https://wasp-sweden.org/about-us/contact/
Application
The WISE PI should be affiliated with one of the six partner universities, Chalmers, KTH, Linköping University, Uppsala University, Stockholm University, and Lund University, or with Luleå University of Technology, or with one of the affiliated groups of excellence at Karlstad University, Umeå University, and Örebro University.
The WASP PI should be affiliated with one of the WASP partner universities Chalmers University of Technology, Linköping University, Lund University, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Umeå University, or with one of the Affiliated Groups of Excellence at Örebro University, Uppsala University or Luleå University of Technology.
Match making
The applicants who are looking for a co-applicant are welcome to use our match making tool.
For further information and instructions please visit the call page.
In case of any questions please contact us at info@wise-materials.org or info@wasp-sweden.org
