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Professor at the Department of Systems Science for Defence and Security, Swedish Defence University, and
Visiting Professor at the KTH Centre for Naval Architecture, KTH Royal Institute of Technology.
Research
Liwång performs applied multi-disciplinary research related to total defence risk governance, especially in the intersection of topics such as infrastructure protection, maritime security, societal resilience, cyber security, and maritime engineering. This multifaceted research is much needed to complement more traditional discipline specific research. For these challenges “not having a ready-made single disciplinary perspective is not a flaw; it is a feature”. Collaboration with faculty from other subjects and co-production with practitioners outside academia have an important role for the research and heightens both the rigor and relevance.
At the Swedish Defence University and at the KTH Royal Institute of Technology Liwång contributes to research projects commissioned by the Swedish Armed Forces, to research funded by independent national foundations and to international research programs.
Outside academia
Outside academia Liwång contributes as an engineer, expert and speaker in technology development and development of safety and security especially with the aim to complement traditional, and often shortsighted or one-sided, perspectives. This work is often organized through LNAK AB, a small independent technical consultancy company. The areas of business are mainly Operational Analysis, Risk Management, Safety and Quality Analysis, System Design and Technical Calculations. The company also has many years of experience in areas that are outside traditional prescriptive design and building norms (e.g., floating building and salvage).
Liwång regularly makes national and international expert talks and media appearances. Typically, at least a couple of media requests per week and Liwång has approximately 800 national media mentions per year and a total media reach of about 70 million per year. Topics include threats and risks related to infrastructure and sabotage, technology development in relation to defence, the attack on Nord Stream, drone development, and international piracy and maritime security.
Background
Professor in Systems Science for Defence and Security and Docent in Military-Technology at the Swedish Defence University, Ph.D. in Shipping and Marine Technology from Chalmers University of Technology and holds a M.Sc. degree in Naval Architecture from the KTH Royal Institute of Technology. More than twenty years of experience as an engineer and lecturer at the Swedish Defence University, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Chalmers University of Technology and the Defence Materiel Administration.
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