The Mobile Life Centre at
Stockholm University in
Kista
Kista () is a district in the borough of Rinkeby-Kista, Stockholm, Sweden. It has a strategic position located in between Sweden's main airport, the Stockholm-Arlanda International Airport and central Stockholm, and alongside the main natio ...
,
Sweden, conducts research in mobile services and ubiquitous computing. The Centre focuses on researching consumer-oriented mobile and ubiquitous services, spanning all areas from entertainment and socialization to work and society. The Centre joins forces with local research organizations such as
SICS and
The Interactive Institute
The Interactive Institute (also known as Interactive Institute Swedish ICT) is an experimental research institute in the fields of information and communications technology, interaction design, and visualization, operating in Sweden. The Interact ...
. It has major partners from the IT and telecom industries, including Ericsson Research,
TeliaSonera
Telia Company AB is a Swedish multinational telecommunications company and mobile network operator present in Sweden, Finland, Norway, Denmark, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.
Telia also owns TV4 Media which includes TV4 in Sweden, MTV Oy in F ...
,
Sony Ericsson
Sony Mobile Communications Inc. ( ja, ソニーモバイルコミュニケーションズ株式会社) was a multinational telecommunications company founded on October 1, 2001, as a joint venture between Sony Group Corporation and Ericsson. ...
, and
Microsoft Research. Partnerships in the public sector include
Stockholm Municipality and Kista Science City, which secure societal relevance, and collaboration with Stockholm Innovation and Growth ensures that results are integrated in the innovation system. The Mobile Life Centre is one of the 19 VINN Excellence Centers selected by
Vinnova
Vinnova is the Swedish government agency that administers state funding for research and development. The agency's mission as defined by the government is to promote development of efficient and innovative Swedish systems within the areas of tech ...
(the Swedish Government Agency for Innovation Systems).
Funding
The Centre is funded by
Vinnova
Vinnova is the Swedish government agency that administers state funding for research and development. The agency's mission as defined by the government is to promote development of efficient and innovative Swedish systems within the areas of tech ...
on a 10-year grant, 2007 - 2017.
See also
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List of ubiquitous computing research centers
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Mobile Interaction
References
External links
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Stockholm University
Human–computer interaction
Ubiquitous computing
Research institutes in Sweden
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