About me

Petter KarlströmAssistant professor (biträdande lektor) at the department for Computer and Systems Science, DSV at the IT University in Kista, Sweden. Member of the lab for communication and cognition, researching human-computer interaction.

Participation in projects – past and present

2009-current: Writing to Learn in Digital Environments (WIDE), funded by the Swedish Research Council (Vetenskapsrådet).

2010-current: Services Enabled by Multimodal Communication: Communicating expressions, opinions, preferences, and life stories as an enhancer of democracy. Strategic funding/research.

2009-current: Lärande i digitaliserad miljö; försöksverksamhet i Nacka Kommun. Nacka kommun/DSV/DOPA.

2003-2005: Språkliga datorstöd och andraspråksinlärning. Vetenskapsrådet.


Research interests – theoretical

Existential phenomenology and technology

Semiotic approaches to human-computer interaction

Sociocultural theory and activity theory in human-computer interaction

Research interests – applied

eDemocracy – social media, group decision making, policy.

ICT for learning -Virtual learning environments, social media, pad computers.

Digital literacy – demarcation and definitions.