CONFERENCE
“INDUSTRIAL DOCTORAL SCHOOL”
When: 18. 10. 2012
Where: University of Pardubice, Pardubice, Czech Republic
PROGRAMME
08:30
Registration and Coffee
09:00
Welcome address
Assoc. Prof. Tatiana Molkova, PhD, Vice-Rector for Research, University of Pardubice
09:15
Industrial Doctoral School - a platform for enhanced win-win cooperation on a high scientific level
aiming at academic excellence and industrial development.
Since 2008 Industrial Doctoral School have engaged senior researcher, doctoral candidates and external
partners in joint research project. With knowledge-transfer, academic excellence and utilization of
research results, Industrial Doctoral School have become an important factor when it comes to
maximizing the outcome of collaboration
Prof. Petter Gustafsson, Director, Industrial Graduate School, Umeå University
Presentation of collaborative research cases of Umeå Industrial Graduate School. Each
presentation will highlight the advantages for the collaborating partners.
09:45
Investigation into the True Nature of the Interaction Mode in Hydrophilic Interaction
Chromatography (HILIC)
Hydrophilic interaction chromatography (HILIC) which aims mainly at separation of polar compounds is
the second most used technique in liquid chromatography. Nevertheless, the retention mechanism in
HILIC is still unclear because many different intermolecular interactions could involve. This leads to
difficulties in both developing applications using the technique as well as making improvements in the
technique. Therefore, in this project, we aimed to gain the knowledge in HILIC retention mechanism by
trying to determine the true role of interactions involving in HILIC and its relation to stationary phase,
mobile phase and analytes.
PhD candidate Ngoc Phuoc Dinh
10:05
Semi-automation of forestry machines
Even on the most advanced forestry machines of today, the onboard hydraulic cranes used for tree and
log handling are controlled manually. Our objective is to automate parts of the functionality in order to
improve the working conditions as well as the productivity. To achieve this, we apply methods from
robotics, such as optimal motion planning and environment reconstruction from 3D sensors, and adapt
the human-machine interaction to reflect the changed tasks for the user.
PhD candidate Simon Vesterberg
10:25
“OnPLS: Orthogonal Projections to Latent Structures in Multiblock and Path Model Data
Analysis”
Collections of data often contain variation from diverse mutually independent sources, which may
confound observed patterns and hinder interpretation of latent variable models. OnPLS is a new very
general multivariate statistical data analysis method that has been developed for this reason. OnPLS
decomposes sets of connected matrices, dividing each matrix into a globally joint part (a part shared with
all the matrices it is connected to), several locally joint parts (parts shared with some, but not all, of the
connected matrices) and a unique part that no other matrix shares.
Dr Tommy Löfstedt, MKS Umetrics AB
10:45
Towards on-site enzyme production in forest biorefineries.
Second generation bio-alcohol production from renewable lignocellulose feedstock has a promising
potential of a sustainable development. Achieving this in an economically and environmentally viably
manner is however the true challenge. On-site enzyme production may be one of the keys to unlocking
this potential within the budding bio-alcohol industry, bringing the production of second generation bioalcohol one step closer to commercialization.
PhD candidate Adnan Cavka
11:05
Characterization of cellulose pulps and the influence of their properties on the process and
production of viscose and cellulose ethers
Dr Peter Strunk, Freudenberg Household Products AB, Process- and Product development
11:25
Measurement system for detecting prostate cancer in vitro, using a piezoelectric resonance
sensor.
A piezoelectric resonance sensor is set to oscillate at its resonance frequency through a phase shift
circuit. As the sensor comes into contact with a material, a frequency shift will occur. The magnitude of
the frequency shift and the applied force are used to determine the stiffness of the tissue. Cancer tissue is
harder than healthy tissue. Evaluation of the system has been made on flat and spherical tissue models
made of silicone with different stiffness.
PhD candidate Anders Åstrand
11:45
Credit Markets and Banking
What causes the credit market to suddenly dry up and why do some banks withstand economic
downturns better than others? This thesis addresses these questions in a series of papers from various
out-of-equilibrium perspectives. We find that credit markets are highly unstable and tend to naturally
evolve into periods of contraction, e.g. a credit crunches. Furthermore, we find that the organizational
structure of banks play a key role in banks risk-return profile and test if the Swedish market for short term
business loans was subject to a credit crunch during the sub-prime debacle.
Dr Ulf Holmberg, Sveriges Riksbank (Sweden’s Central Bank)
12:05
The role of context in managing information infrastructure services
Contemporary organizations are increasingly dependent on information infrastructures to deliver their
services. However, information infrastructures are highly complex and dynamic, which lead to
considerable management challenges. This research aims to contribute to our understanding of these
challenges through an in-depth investigation of a team responsible for information infrastructure services
at a large business and technology service company. The complexity and dynamics faced by the team
emphasizes the important role of context in managing its information infrastructure services and
underlying technology platform. To investigate the team’s practice we therefore adopt contextualist inquiry
in combination with a pluralist approach based on four complementary theoretical lenses; technological
frames of references, risk management, control versus drift, and dynamic capabilities. As contributions,
this research has the dual goal to improve the teams’ practices while at the same time providing new
theoretical insights about the role of context in management of information infrastructure services.
PhD candidate Nils-Petter Augustsson
12:20
Lunch
13:15
Industrial Graduate School from the supervisors’ point of view
13:45
European Industrial Graduate School – Course package and group strategy
Industrial Doctoral School is aiming at an increased number of PhD:s trained in collaboration. The need
for specialist competence in all disciplines will increase and Industrial Doctoral School will give our
candidate a platform for increased employability as wells as academic – industrial cooperation.
Benkt Wiklund, coordinator, Industrial Doctoral School, Umeå University
14:15
Collaborative doctoral education at University of Pardubice
Assoc. Prof. Tatiana Molkova, PhD, Vice-Rector for Research, University of Pardubice
14:45
Discussion with participants
15:20
Closing remark
Assoc. Prof. Tatiana Molkova, PhD, Vice-Rector for Research, University of Pardubice
15:30
Coffee