Luleå University of Technology
Acronym: LTU and JVTC E-mail: veronica.jagare@ltu.se
Telephone: +46 (0)920-491629
Address: 97187 Luleå, Sweden
Luleå University of Technology experiences rapid growth with world-leading expertise within several research domains. We shape the future through innovative education and ground-breaking research results. Drawing on our location in the Arctic region, we create global societal benefit. Our scientific and artistic research and education are carried out in close collaboration with international, national, and regional companies, public actors, and leading universities. Luleå University of Technology has an annual turnover of SEK 2.0 billion. Today, we have around 1,900 employees and close to 17,900 students. Luleå Railway Research Center (JVTC) is a non-profit research center within Luleå University of Technology focusing on the development of operation and maintenance in the railway sector. We offer a platform for effective cross-border cooperation between universities, companies and authorities. JVTC is a leading center of excellence and the obvious platform for education, research and innovation in operational safety and maintenance for the railway system.
- Veronica Jägare, Director, Luleå Railway Research Center (JVTC)
- Ramin Karim, professor Industrial AI & eMaintenance
- Matti Rantatalo, professor Maintenance Engineering
- Gabriel Sas, professor Structural Engineering
- Alireza Ahmadi, professor RAMS
- Amir Garmabaki, associate professor Climate adaptation
- IAM4RAIL: This project focuses on Holistic and Integrated Asset Management for Europe’s Rail System. Researchers target the improvement of asset optimization, railway condition monitoring, and risk management through digital data streams.
- R2DATO (Rail to Digital Automation): A flagship project investigating the technical parameters needed to safely transition passenger and freight trains toward digitalized, autonomous operations.
- RAIL4EARTH: JVTC collaborates on this initiative to build sustainable, green rail systems by tackling energy efficiency and reducing environmental impacts.
- Resilient Malmbana: A project sponsored by Trafikverket and LKAB that examines infrastructure vulnerabilities on the critical Iron Ore Line (Malmbanan). The research emphasizes boosting system resilience against harsh Arctic winters and heavy transport wear.
- Aggregera (Data Governance Pre-study): A project addressing climate-resilient decision support. It explores how integrating varied environmental data streams can help operators adjust maintenance schedules before severe weather events occur.
- AI-Human Collaboration for Situation Awareness: This project outlines how maintenance engineers can optimally interact with automated AI models. It focuses on enhancing human situational awareness when detecting and predicting track abnormalities.
- Engineering asset management for railway
- Lifecycle management
- Risk management
- RAMS
- PHM
- Condition Monitoring
- Information logistics systems
- Climate adaptation
- Maintenance analytics
- Industrial AI, Gen AI, Digitalisation