{"id":104,"date":"2021-04-29T11:27:45","date_gmt":"2021-04-29T11:27:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sola.kau.se\/swits\/?p=104"},"modified":"2026-04-10T16:34:03","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T16:34:03","slug":"swits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sola.kau.se\/swits\/en\/2021\/04\/29\/swits\/","title":{"rendered":"SWITS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

(The SWITS 2026 seminar<\/a> will take place in J\u00f6nk\u00f6ping, 9-10 June 2026).<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

SWITS is a Swedish network for doctoral students in IT security and was created in 2001.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Purpose<\/strong>
The Swedish IT-Security Network for PhD students (SWITS) was created in 2001 with the purpose
\u00b7    To enhance cooperation between Swedish PhD candidates and research labs
\u00b7    To identify PhD courseware usable on national level and make these available to participating departments
\u00b7    To identify existing PhD courses at Swedish Universities\/ University Colleges and make them available for all students within the network
\u00b7    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
\u00b7    To share outside\/expert lecturers


Activities<\/strong>
Main activities are the annual 2-days SWITS seminars are held each spring in which:
\u00b7    Supervisors give an overview to their research areas
\u00b7    Ph.D. students have  the possibility to present their research work, to get feedback and inspirations from other students and supervisors
\u00b7    Research methodologies in IT security are discussed
\u00b7    Cooperation in cybersecurity education and exchange of courseware and sharing of cybersecurity infrastructure is discussed, and introductory tutorials and invited talks are given<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In addition, PhD courses are offered by the partner organisations.

Communication<\/strong>
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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Financial Support<\/strong>
SWITS is supported by\u00a0Cybercamus Sweden<\/a> since 2025, and has in the past been supported by\u00a0MSB, KBM<\/a>\u00a0and the Swedish\u00a0KK-Foundation<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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(The SWITS 2026 seminar will take place in J\u00f6nk\u00f6ping, 9-10 June 2026). SWITS is a Swedish network for doctoral students in IT security and was created in 2001. PurposeThe Swedish IT-Security Network for PhD students (SWITS) was created in 2001 with the purpose\u00b7    To enhance cooperation between Swedish PhD candidates and research labs\u00b7    To identify … <\/p>\n

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