Gait monitoring using hip joint angles offers a promising approach for person identification, leveraging the capabilities of smartphone inertial measurement units (IMUs). This study investigates the use of smartphone IMUs to extract hip joint angles for distinguishing individuals based on their gait patterns. The data were collected from 10 healthy subjects (8 males, 2 females) walking on a treadmill at 4 km/h for 10 min. A sensor fusion technique that combined accelerometer, gyroscope, and magnetometer data was used to derive meaningful hip joint angles. We employed various machine learning algorithms within the WEKA environment to classify subjects based on their hip joint pattern and achieved a classification accuracy of 88.9%. Our findings demonstrate the feasibility of using hip joint angles for person identification, providing a baseline for future research in gait analysis for biometric applications. This work underscores the potential of smartphone-based gait analysis in personal identification systems.

There are nine study programmes awarding the degree bachelor in engineering (högskoleingenjör) at the University of Gävle. Some of these have only a few applicants, even though the graduates are appreciated by a relatively large regional primary and secondary sector industry. A major revision of the programmes is planned. One objective is to increase the attractiveness of the programmes. In the revised programmes, students are proposed to study most courses together during the first year of study, even if they belong to different engineering specializations. This is intended to improve the study environment. Students in programmes with low numbers of applicants will become part of a richer and livelier student collective. However, the attractiveness could further be problematized by asking to whom higher education is attractive. A special focus will be on increasing the admission of students from groups in society that have been underrepresented in higher education. More specifically this may be linked to individual factors such as the educational level of parents, family income, immigrational background and geography. There may also be societal explanations in traditions of gendered professions. Engineering programmes, and especially some of the specializations at the university, are dominated by male students. This study focuses on how universities can take action to further increase the attractiveness of the engineering programmes, with a special regard to groups that are known to be underrepresented among the students.

Författarna beskriver en lektion om avståndsberäkningar med olika metrikersom de tror att kan vara inspirerande både för elever och matematiklärare pågymnasiet. Lektionen utvecklades i ett samarbete mellan fem lärare underKleindagarna i januari 2020. 

In this full paper on innovative practice, we describe and discuss findings from dual degree study programmes that combine a master's degree in engineering with a master's degree in education. This innovative study programme design has emerged in Sweden due to an alarming demand for more Upper Secondary School teachers in STEM subjects. Studies on alumni from these programmes indicate that the graduates are highly appreciated not only as teachers in schools, but also in business and industry, e.g. in roles as IT consultants and computer science engineers. Data indicate that the breadth of the combined education, and especially leadership and pedagogical skills, are important factors for these graduates' success as engineers.

Vi vill i en workshop identifiera behovoch intresse för att bilda ett nätverk för civilingenjörsutbildningar i Sverige. Vi tror att det kan finnas ett behov av etteget forum för att diskutera utmaningar som är specifika förcivilingenjörsutbildningar. Vi presenterar här några förslag påområden som vi på KTH tror att kan vara intressanta att ta uppi ett sådant nätverk, men vi är mycket intresserade av att läraoss om vilka utmaningar som uppfattas som intressanta ochviktiga på andra lärosäten. 

We report on an effort tomeasure the effect of replacing traditional lecture-based teachingin calculus with a flipped-classroom approach.We base the comparison between the twoteaching models on data fromthree sources: (a) a Calculus BaselineTest, designed specificallyfor this purpose and given as pre-test and post-test; (b) a survey measuring studentengagement; and (c) student achievement on the final exam. On the Calculus BaselineTest, we found that the normalized gain was 13% higher in the flipped-classroom group.Similarly, the flipped-classroom group scored significantly higher on the engagementsurvey. Also, the students of the flipped-classroom group performedmuch better than expectedon the final exam of the course, with a substantial decrease in failure rate.

Vi har studerat hur kombinationsutbildningen Civilingenjör och lärare på KTH bidrar till att avhjälpa lärarbristen och därigenom bidrar till en hållbar ingenjörsutbildning. Studien bygger på data från enkäter och intervjuer med programmets alumner. Enkätmaterialet visar att cirka 30% av alumnerna arbetar i gymnasieskolan, 60% i näringslivet och 10% med övrigt, exempelvis i organisationer eller på universitet. Alumnerna anser sig vara gynnade på arbetsmarknaden. De har ett starkt självförtroende och en mycket positiv bild av den egna kompetensen.