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Luleå University of Technology

Name of Member: Luleå University of Technology, Luleå Railway Research Center
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.

  • 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
  • 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