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Doctoral programme at the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS)

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Newly adopted policy document containing recommendations on relieving unnecessary stress for doctoral students within the doctoral programme Electrical Engineering

The following policy document contains recommendations on relieving unnecessary stress for doctoral students within the doctoral programme Electrical Engineering: Policy document containing recommendations on relieving unnecessary stress for doctoral students (pdf 172 kB) .

The programme recommends that the principal supervisor and doctoral student state whether they have read the policy document and what measures they might have taken in the comment box in section 6.1 of the respective individual study plan (ISP).

Doctoral programme description

Approved 2024-02-06 (pdf 150 kB)

Preliminary version 2020 (pdf 172 kB)  (in Swedish)

Approved 2010-06-01 (pdf 280 kB)

General syllabus for third-cycle subject

Electrical Engineering

Valid for new doctoral students: Approved 2024-02-06 (pdf 265 kB)

Valid for doctoral students admitted before 2024-02-06: Approved 2019-06-13 (pdf 378 kB)

Valid for doctoral students admitted before 2019-06-13: Approved 2014-01-20 (pdf 543 kB)

Valid for doctoral students admitted before 2014-01-20: Approved 2010-11-11 (pdf 109 kB)  (in Swedish)

Are you wondering which syllabus applies to you, or do you want to change to a newer syllabus? See "Which syllabus for third-cycle subject applies to me?" under frequently asked questions for individual study plans .

Courses within the doctoral programme

Compulsory courses

In pedagogics

FLH3000 Basic Communication and Teaching 3.0 credits
This course is given in English about four times a year, in P1, P1-P2, P3, P3-P4. Please see the schedule and sign up via the application form .

In research methodology and theory of science

FAK3014 The Theory and Methodology of Science - Minor Course 3.0 credits
This course is given several times per year, in P1, P2, P3, P4. Sign up via the application form linked under the heading "Supplementary information". Once you receive a confirmation that you have gotten a space on the course, please forward your confirmation to doctoral-education-support@eecs.kth.se  and request to be formally admitted in Ladok. Once you have been admitted, you will be able to register yourself online via your Ladok page during the web registration period for that course round.

FAK3012 Supplementary Course in Theory and Methodology of Science 3.0 credits
Students who have already taken a course in research methodology during their master's studies should opt for this course instead of FAK3014. The course is offered in P1, P2, P3 and P4. Sign up via the application form linked under the heading "Supplementary information". Once you receive a confirmation that you have gotten a space on the course, please forward your confirmation to doctoral-education-support@eecs.kth.se  and request to be formally admitted in Ladok. Once you have been admitted, you will be able to register yourself online via your Ladok page during the web registration period  for that course round.

In research tools, conceptual and practical

FAK3127 The Sustainable Scientist 2.0 credits ← the course fee is covered by the school
This course will be offered every year in period 4. A requirement for offering each course round is that sufficiently many students apply. Students should have studied at least one year on third cycle level (doctoral studies) before taking this course. Sign up via the application form linked under the heading "Supplementary information". Once you receive a confirmation that you have gotten a space on the course, please forward your confirmation to doctoral-education-support@eecs.kth.se  and request to be formally admitted in Ladok. Once you have been admitted, you will be able to register yourself online via your Ladok page during the web registration period  for that course round.

In scientific writing

FDS3103 Introduction to Scientific Writing 2.0 credits ← the course fee is covered by the school
This course is offered once or twice every year. To sign up, please send an email stating your name and civic registration number to doctoral-education-support@eecs.kth.se .

FDS3102 Writing Scientific Articles 5.0 credits
Some doctoral students have taken this interesting course, instead of DS3103.

Optional courses

​See the subheading "How to find planned courses​" on the web page Course information for doctoral students .

Expectation form

See the page Doctoral programmes .

Doctoral Programme Council

Programme Director

Contact for general questions.

Mats Bengtsson
Mats Bengtsson professor

Representatives for specialisations and divisions

Contacts for matters related to the third-cycle subject.

Specialisation: Electromagnetics
Division: Electromagnetic Engineering and Fusion Science (EMF)

Martin Norgren
Martin Norgren professor

Specialisation: Electric Power Systems
Division: Electric Power and Energy Systems (EPE)

Mohammad Reza Hesamzadeh
Mohammad Reza Hesamzadeh professor

Specialisation: Information and Signal Processing
Division: Information Science and Engineering (ISE)

Mats Bengtsson
Mats Bengtsson professor

Specialisation: Decision and Control Systems
Division: Decision and Control Systems (DCS)

Cristian Rojas
Cristian Rojas professor

Specialisation: Micro Systems
Division: Micro and Nanosystems (MST)

Göran Stemme
Göran Stemme professor

Specialisation: Plasma Physics
Divisions: Space and Plasma Physics (SPP)

Tomas Karlsson
Tomas Karlsson professor

Doctoral Student Representatives

Works to improve third-cycle education within the doctoral programme.

Anubhab Ghosh
Anubhab Ghosh doctoral student
Martin Lindström
Martin Lindström doctoral student

Doctoral Education Support

Contact for adminstrative matters.

Find more contacts on the web page Council for Third Cycle Education .

Information for supervisors

Material from the Supervisor meeting 2023-12-01 (pdf 1.8 MB)