(The SWITS 2026 seminar will take place in J枚nk枚ping, 9-10 June 2026).
SWITS is a Swedish network for doctoral students in IT security and was created in 2001.
Purpose
The Swedish IT-Security Network for PhD students (SWITS) was created in 2001 with the purpose
路 To enhance cooperation between Swedish PhD candidates and research labs
路 To identify PhD courseware usable on national level and make these available to participating departments
路 To identify existing PhD courses at Swedish Universities/ University Colleges and make them available for all students within the network
路 To participate in the organization of compact IT security courses or summer schools for PhD students at international level and open them for all students of the network
路 To share outside/expert lecturers
Activities
Main activities are the annual 2-days SWITS seminars are held each spring in which:
路 Supervisors give an overview to their research areas
路 Ph.D. students have the possibility to present their research work, to get feedback and inspirations from other students and supervisors
路 Research methodologies in IT security are discussed
路 Cooperation in cybersecurity education and exchange of courseware and sharing of cybersecurity infrastructure is discussed, and introductory tutorials and invited talks are given
In addition, PhD courses are offered by the partner organisations.
Communication
A SWITS email distribution list (swits@lists.kau.se), on which more than 200 network participants are currently subscribed, is used to distribute information about the SWITS seminars, IT security PhD courses, summer schools, courseware and IT security conferences/events.
Financial Support
SWITS is supported by聽Cybercamus Sweden since 2025, and has in the past been supported by聽MSB, KBM聽and the Swedish聽KK-Foundation.