Curriculum Vitae --- March 2024
  • NAME: NYSTRÖM Ingela Ann-Sofie (née NORDHAGE)
  • DATE AND PLACE OF BIRTH: June 15, 1967, Umeå, Sweden
  • CIVIL STATUS: Married, son born 1995 and daughter born 1997
  • EDUCATION
    1985  Studentexamen at Härnösands gymnasium in natural sciences
    1990 Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Mathematics Fil.kand. i matematik
    1992 Master of Science (MSc) in Applied Computer Science Fil.mag. i tillämpad datavetenskap
    1997
     
    Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Computerised Image Analysis
    (Thesis nominated to "Best Nordic Thesis Award in Image Analysis")   
    Fil.dr i datoriserad bildanalys
    2002 Docent in Computerised Image Analysis Docent i datoriserad bildanalys
    2011 Professor of Visualization Professor i visualisering
    at Uppsala University, Sweden
  • MAIN APPOINTMENTS
    1991-1997 PhD Student Doktorandtjänst
    1997-1999 Adjunct Senior Lecturer tillfälligt lektorat
    1999-2004 Postdoctoral Research Fellow Forskarassistenttjänst
    at Centre for Image Analysis (CBA), Uppsala University, Sweden
    2004-2006 UPPMAX Application Expert in Scientific Visualization Tillämpningsexpert inom vetenskaplig visualisering
    2006-2011 Director of SNIC-UPPMAX Föreståndare för SNIC-UPPMAX
    at Uppsala Multidisciplinary Center for Advanced Computational Science (SNIC-UPPMAX), Uppsala University, Sweden
    2004-2011 Senior Lecturer in Visualization Universitetslektor i visualisering
    2011- Professor of Visualization Professor i visualisering
    2011-2015 Director of eSSENCE Föreståndare för eSSENCE
    2010-2011 Deputy Director of Centre for Image Analysis Biträdande föreståndare för Centrum för bildanalys
    2012-2022 Director of Centre for Image Analysis Föreståndare för Centrum för bildanalys
    2012-2018 Head of the Division of Visual Information and Interaction Avdelningsföreståndare för Vi2
    2015-2017 Professor responsible for research programme Image Analysis and Human-Computer Interaction Programansvarig professor
    2018- Professor responsible for PhD studies in Computerised Image Processing Forskarutbildningsansvarig professor
    2020-2021 Subject Coordinator for Computer Science in the Advisory Committe for Education,
    Faculty of Science and Technology, Uppsala University, Sweden
    Ämneskoordinator datavetenskap
    2021- Director of PhD studies Studierektor forskarutbildning
    at the Dept. of Information Technology, Uppsala University, Sweden
    2022- Node Coordinator of InfraVis at Uppsala University - the national research infrastructure for visualization of data
    2024- Deputy Director of WOMHER (Uppsala University's Centre of Women's Mental Health)
  • ORGANISATIONS
    Current involvements:
    Medtech4Health (Strategic innovation program for medical engineering)
    * Board member 2022-
    Sigma2 AS (Infrastructure for computational science in Norway)
    * Board member 2019-
    Royal Society of Arts and Sciences of Uppsala (Kungliga Vetenskapssamhället i Uppsala, KVSU)
    * Member 2012-
    * Board member 2016-
    International Association for Pattern Recognition (IAPR)
    * Governing Board member 2002-2010
    * Executive Committee member 2008-2018: 2nd Vice-President 2008-2010, Secretary 2010-2014, President 2014-2016, Past President 2016-2018
    * Nominating Committee: member 2004-2006, chair 2016-2018, member 2018-2020
    * Constitutions and Bylaws Committee: chair 2018-2020, member 2020-2022
    * King Sun Fu Prize Committee: member 2022-2024
    Past involvements (in selection):
    European Strategy Forum on Research Infrastructures (ESFRI)
    * Member representing Sweden as expert 2020-2022
    Swedish National Infrastructure for Computing (SNIC)
    * Chair 2020-2022
    Council for Research Infrastructure (RFI), Vetenskapsrådet
    * Council member 2014-2019: Vice-Chair 2015-2019
    Swedish Society for Automated Image Analysis (SSBA)
    * Board member 2000-2012: President 2002-2006
    * Nominating Committee member 2012-2016
    Swedish University computer NETwork (SUNET)
    * Board member 2008-2013
    Uppsala Multidisciplinary Center for Advanced Computational Science (SNIC-UPPMAX), Uppsala University
    * Board member 2013
    Faculty of Science and Technology, Uppsala University
    * Board member 2011-2014
    Docent Committee at Faculty of Science and Technology, Uppsala University
    * Member 2011-2014
    Linnaeus Centre for Bioinformatics (LCB), Uppsala University
    * Board member 2009-2010
  • TEACHING, deveopment, and organisation of courses
    1989-90Amanuens at Dept. of Mathematics; student councelling, calculus courses
    Under graduate courses at Dept. of Information Technology, Uppsala University:
    1990-     various courses in programming (Pascal, C, and C++)
    1992-     Computerised Image Analysis
    1999-     Advanced Computerised Image Analysis
    2003-     Computer Graphics
    2006-     Scientific Visualization
    2019-     Medical Informatics
    Graduate courses at Centre for Image Analysis:
    1993-     various courses in Computerised Image Analysis, Image Processing, Digital Geometry, and Visualization
  • SUPERVISION
    Post Doctoral:
    • Ludovic Blache, 2016-2018
      Project: Virtual Surgery Planning for Soft Tissue Resection on CT Images
      Career: Researcher, Interactive Graphics and Simulation Group, University of Innsbruck, Austria
    Past PhD Students:
    1. Stina Svensson, PhD SLU, 2001-11-23 (assistant supervisor)
      Title: Representing and Analysing 3D Digital Shape Using Distance Information
      Career: Docent, Senior Research Engineer, RaySearch Laboratories AB
    2. Joakim Lindblad, PhD UU, 2003-01-17 (assistant supervisor)
      Title: Development of Algorithms for Digital Image Cytometry
      Career: Professor in Computerised Image Processing, Dept. of Information Technology, UU
      Previously Head of Research, Toptracer / Topgolf Sweden AB
    3. Ida-Maria Sintorn, PhD SLU, 2005-04-01 (assistant supervisor)
      Title: Segmentation Methods and Shape Descriptions in Digital Images - Applications in 2D and 3D Microscopy
      Career: Professor in Computerised Image Processing, Dept. of Information Technology, UU
      Previously CTO, Vironova AB
    4. Natasa Sladoje, PhD SLU, 2005-11-25 (assistant supervisor)
      Title: On Analysis of Discrete Spatial Fuzzy Sets in 2 and 3 Dimensions
      Career: Professor in Computerised Image Analysis, Dept. of Information Technology, UU
    5. Erik Vidholm, PhD UU, 2008-02-08
      Title: Visualisation and Haptics for Interactive Medical Image Analysis
      Career: Previously Image Processing and Visualization Group Manager, RaySearch Laboratories AB
    6. Filip Malmberg, PhD UU, 2011-05-06
      Title: Graph-based Methods for Interactive Image Segmentation
      Career: Associate Professor, Dept. of Information Technology, UU
    7. M Khalid Khan Niazi, PhD UU, 2011-10-25 (assistant supervisor)
      Title: Image Filtering Methods for Biomedical Applications
      Career: Assistant Professor, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA
    8. Lennart Svensson, PhD SLU, 2014-11-24 (assistant supervisor)
      Title: Image Analysis and Interactive Visualisation Techniques for Electron Microscopy Tomograms
      Career: Computer Consultant, HiQ, Västerås
    9. Johan Nysjö, PhD UU, 2016-09-30
      Title: Interactive 3D Image Analysis for Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery Planning and Orthopedic Applications
      Career: Previously Software Developer Visualization, RaySearch Laboratories AB
    10. Robert Nedelcu, MD UU, 2020-02-14 (assistant supervisor, Dept. of Surgical Sciences)
      Title: In Vivo Accuracy and Precision in Prosthodontics
      Career: Senior Lecturer, Dental School, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia
    11. Fredrik Nysjö, PhD UU, 2020-03-13
      Title: Modeling and Visualization for Virtual Interaction with Medical Image Data
      Career: Previously Research Engineer, Dept. of Information Technology, UU
    12. Maike Paetzel, PhD UU, 2020-10-23 (assistant supervisor)
      Title: The Novelty in the Uncanny: Designing Interactions to Change First Impressions
      Career: Associate Researcher, Disney Research, Switzerland
      Previously PostDoc, University of Potsdam, Germany
    13. Karl Bengtsson Bernander, PhD UU, 2024-03-01
      Title: Equivariant Neural Networks for Biomedical Image Analysis
      Licentiate UU, 2021-12-22
      Licentiate title: Improving Training of Deep Learning for Biomedical Image Analysis and Computational Physics
    Current PhD Student:
    • Can Deniz Bezek, start November 2021 (assistant supervisor)
      Preliminary PhD title: Deep Learning in Ultrasound Image Reconstruction
    Licentiate:
    • Emma Lindqvist, Licentiate SLU, 1999-09-03 (assistant supervisor)
      Title: Automatic and Interactive Information Extraction from Hyperspectral Imagery
    SIDA project: Suthakar Somaskandan, 2004-2008

    Master thesis students
    Supervised approximately 4 students per year in my early career.
    Subject reviewer for approximately 4 students per year in later years.
  • CONFERENCE INVOLVEMENTS: arrangements committee member of 20 conferences, program committe member of more than 30 conferences, 10 keynote speaker
  • PUBLICATIONS: 3 book chapters, appr. 30 journal publications, appr. 50 fully reviewed conference manuscripts, a dozen edited books and journal issues
  • EVALUATION ASSIGNMENTS: 4 PhD opponent and examiner, appr. 30 PhD evaluation committee, reviewer for scientific councils and journals, assessment of academic positions