In the 2020 national budget bill for University Research and Education, an additional 72 MSEK/year were allocated to the strategic research area in IT and mobile communications. Against this background, the ELLIIT board invites proposals for pre-projects that explore new directions within the scope of the ELLIIT 2030 Technology Foresight.  

To be competitive, projects must initiate new activities. Proposals for continuation of existing activities will not be considered. The recommended instrument is postdoc positions, but there is no strict constraint on the use of funding. Projects may start any time after funding decisions are made, but no later than January 2021. Awarding the projects is contingent on final budget decisions by the LiU administration.

The PI must be based at one of the four sites, LiTH, LU, BTH or HH, and have a permanent or tenuretrack
faculty position with at least 50% activity throughout the duration of the project. The main topic area (1-5 or A-E from the ELLIIT 2030 Technology Foresight) and the collaboration partners should be clearly defined in the executive summary. The deadline is 21 February, 2020.

For more details, see call for proposals.

ELLIIT is a strategic research environment funded by the Swedish government in 2010, as part of its initiative to support strong research in information technology and mobile communications.  ELLIIT has four partners: Linköping University, Lund University, Halmstad University and Blekinge Institute of Technology.   ELLIIT constitutes a platform for both fundamental and applied research, and for cross-fertilization between disciplines and between academic researchers and industry experts. ELLIIT stands out by the quality and visibility of its publications, and its ability to attract and retain top talented researchers, and aims at being recognized as a top international research organization.