When CyberSweden took place at Chalmers, some of the world’s leading experts gathered for two intensive days of research, future challenges and lively debate. The programme ranged from technical breakthroughs and digital scams to AI security, European research policy and brand-new research findings.
One of the organizers, Associate Professor Magnus Almgren, was very pleased with the outcome:
"It was inspiring to see such a wide range of participants. It shows the scale of the needs we face and the many possible approaches to solving them."
World-leading research on display
At the conference participated several of the world’s foremost researchers in cybersecurity. Some presentations offered insights into cutting-edge challenges, and in one case, previously unpublished results were shared ahead of their official debut at a major international conference later this year.
"The fact that so many leading experts chose to come to Chalmers shows that we are a strong meeting point for cybersecurity research," says Magnus Almgren.
From theory to practice
One session highlighted the transition from academic research to innovation and entrepreneurship with examples from KTH, Lund University and Chalmers. Professor Alejandro Russo, Chalmers University of Technology, has an extensive background in the intersection of functional languages, security, and systems. He has received multiple prestigious grants and awards, including a Google Research Award, and held visiting appointments at Stanford University.
At CyberSweden, Russo showed how this research trajectory led to the founding of DPella, a spin-off that develops tools for privacy-preserving data analysis, bridging the gap between theoretical advances and concrete solutions for industry.
Research for a robust digital society
Beyond his role as conference organizer, Magnus Almgren leads research at Chalmers focused on detecting and preventing cyberattacks. His work combines theoretical models with experimental testbeds, often in close collaboration with industry and public agencies.
"To build effective defenses, we need to understand the attacker’s perspective. Cybersecurity is an ongoing arms race, which requires both creativity and persistence," he emphasizes.
Collaboration as the key
The conference opened with David Olgart, Director of Cybercampus Sweden (KTH); Martin Nilsson Jacobi, President and CEO of Chalmers University of Technology; and Andreas Aurelius, Director of Cybersecurity Research at RISE.
In his opening remarks, Martin Nilsson Jacobi emphasized the importance of collaboration across disciplines and sectors:
“It is important to bring together different research areas and strengthen the links between industry, society and academia. Conferences like this help coordinate Sweden’s strengths in a very complex and crucial field of research and application.”
CyberSweden clearly demonstrated that Sweden’s strength in cybersecurity lies in collaboration between researchers, companies, and society to build a resilient digital future.
Preparations for next year’s CyberSweden are already underway.
CyberSweden 2025 Organising Committee
CyberSweden is the first annual research conference organised by Cybercampus Sweden.Held at Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg on 10–11 September 2025, it is intended as the natural meeting point for cybersecurity researchers in academia and industry. cyberswedenconf.se
Shahid Raza
Cybercampus Sweden, RISE, University of Glasgow
Simone Fischer-Hübner
Cybercampus Sweden, Karlstad University
Magnus Almgren
Chalmers University of Technology
Katarina Boustedt
Cybercampus Sweden, RISE
Text; Carina Schultz/Thomas Hägertz
Photo: Carina Schultz/Chalmers och Jonas Lindberg/Cybercampus
