Viktoria Institute
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The Viktoria Institute is a research institute
for applied information technology
, located in Gothenburg
, Sweden
. It employs some 30 researchers, plus some doctoral students and administrative staff, and comprises four research groups:
In addition, seminars and other research dissemination activities are conducted to a wider audience and the public.
The institute is part of SICT — Swedish ICT Research AB — a private joint-stock company.
The institute was organized as a private joint-stock company, owned by the West Sweden IT Association (a non-profit association for corporate members), the University of Gothenburg, and Chalmers University of Technology
. Research financing was received through annual membership fees of corporate members, mission oriented research, and public research funds.
The original location was a building shared with the university's department of Informatics on Viktoriagatan in the center of Gothenburg. The street address also gave name to the institute. After the establishment of Lindholmen Science Park in Gothenburg, the institute moved there, sharing its new premises with the IT University.
As part of the re-organization of IT research in Sweden in 2003, the institute was incorporated into the SICS group, a national holding organization for IT research, comprising the Swedish Institute of Computer Science
, the Interactive Institute, the Santa Anna Research Institute and the Viktoria Institute. Since 2005, the SICS group been part of a new organization, Swedish ICT Research AB (SICT). SICT is a private joint-stock company, owned by the Swedish state through its holding company IRECO (60%) and two industry associations (20% each).
Research institute
A research institute is an establishment endowed for doing research. Research institutes may specialize in basic research or may be oriented to applied research...
for applied information technology
Information technology
Information technology is the acquisition, processing, storage and dissemination of vocal, pictorial, textual and numerical information by a microelectronics-based combination of computing and telecommunications...
, located in Gothenburg
Gothenburg
Gothenburg is the second-largest city in Sweden and the fifth-largest in the Nordic countries. Situated on the west coast of Sweden, the city proper has a population of 519,399, with 549,839 in the urban area and total of 937,015 inhabitants in the metropolitan area...
, Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
. It employs some 30 researchers, plus some doctoral students and administrative staff, and comprises four research groups:
- automotive
- public safety
- transport
- FAL — Future Applications Lab
In addition, seminars and other research dissemination activities are conducted to a wider audience and the public.
The institute is part of SICT — Swedish ICT Research AB — a private joint-stock company.
History
The institute was founded as a spin-out from the University of Gothenburg in 1997 as the result of an initiative taken by industry mainly from West Sweden and some academics from Gothenburg. The institute started in 1997 with seven employees, but expanded to 15 people within the first year of its existence and performed research in the following areas:- IT & Organization (later divided into the two areas Business Technology and Knowledge ManagementKnowledge managementKnowledge management comprises a range of strategies and practices used in an organization to identify, create, represent, distribute, and enable adoption of insights and experiences...
), - Mobile Informatics,
- Ubiquitous computingUbiquitous computingUbiquitous computing is a post-desktop model of human-computer interaction in which information processing has been thoroughly integrated into everyday objects and activities. In the course of ordinary activities, someone "using" ubiquitous computing engages many computational devices and systems...
.
The institute was organized as a private joint-stock company, owned by the West Sweden IT Association (a non-profit association for corporate members), the University of Gothenburg, and Chalmers University of Technology
Chalmers University of Technology
Chalmers University of Technology , is a Swedish university located in Gothenburg that focuses on research and education in technology, natural science and architecture.-History:...
. Research financing was received through annual membership fees of corporate members, mission oriented research, and public research funds.
The original location was a building shared with the university's department of Informatics on Viktoriagatan in the center of Gothenburg. The street address also gave name to the institute. After the establishment of Lindholmen Science Park in Gothenburg, the institute moved there, sharing its new premises with the IT University.
As part of the re-organization of IT research in Sweden in 2003, the institute was incorporated into the SICS group, a national holding organization for IT research, comprising the Swedish Institute of Computer Science
Swedish Institute of Computer Science
The Swedish Institute of Computer Science, SICS, is an independent non-profit research organization with a research focus on applied computer science. The institute carries out research in a number of areas, including networked embedded systems, future Internet technologies, large scale...
, the Interactive Institute, the Santa Anna Research Institute and the Viktoria Institute. Since 2005, the SICS group been part of a new organization, Swedish ICT Research AB (SICT). SICT is a private joint-stock company, owned by the Swedish state through its holding company IRECO (60%) and two industry associations (20% each).