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Karin Wårdell

Professor

Professor of Biomedical Engineering and research leader for the Neuroengineering group.

Minimally Invasive Instrumentation and Neuroengineering (MINT)

Background

My background is in technical physics and electrical engineering (MSc-Y 1987), a PhD (1994) and Docent (1997) in Biomedical Instrumentation. Since 2002 I am Professor of Biomedical Engineering 鈥� minimally invasive instrumentation at Link枚ping University.

Research interests

My research interests lie in the field of neuroengineering and biomedical instrumentation and include:

  • neuronavigation
  • imaging methods
  • biomedical optics
  • modeling and simulation
  • brain microcirculation
  • translational research for clinical studies.

Main application areas are deep brain stimulation (DBS), optical guidance in neurosurgery, brain tumor surgery and monitoring methods in neurointensive care. The research is conducted in close collaboration with clinical researchers both nationally and internationally.

I am a recipient of the Otto Schmidt Award from the , and a Fellow of and .

Contact

Phone number: +46 10 1032455

Project grants

Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research (SSF), and Swedish Research Council (VR-NT), Child Cancer Foundation, ALF Region 脰sterg枚tland, LiU Cancer.

Publications

Publications from the Neuroengineering group

2026

Vittoria Bucciarelli, Dorian Vogel, Teresa Nordin, Jerome Coste, Jean-Jacques Lemaire, Karin W氓rdell, Raphael Guzman, Simone Hemm-Ode (2026) IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, Vol. 73, p. 2820-2828 (Article in journal)
Remi Chaix, Dorian Vogel, Berengere Debilly, Jerome Coste, Karin W氓rdell, Vittoria Bucciarelli, Teresa Nordin, Simone Hemm-Ode, Jean-Jacques Lemaire (2026) INTERDISCIPLINARY NEUROSURGERY-ADVANCED TECHNIQUES AND CASE MANAGEMENT, Vol. 45, Article 102310 (Article, review/survey)
Vittoria Bucciarelli, Dorian Vogel, Karin W氓rdell, Jerome Coste, Patric Blomstedt, Jean-Jacques Lemaire, Raphael Guzman, Simone Hemm-Ode, Teresa Nordin (2026) Frontiers in Computational Neuroscience, Vol. 19, Article 1699192 (Article in journal)
Elisabeth Klint, Johan Richter, Teresa Nordin, Ida Blystad, Martin Hallbeck, Alexandra Golby, Carl-Fredrik Westin, Karin W氓rdell (2026) NeuroImage: Clinical, Vol. 49, Article 103921 (Article in journal)
Stina Mauritzon, Fredrik Ginstman, Sofie Tapper, Peter Zsigmond, Karin W氓rdell (2026) Biomedical Signal Processing and Control, Vol. 114, Article 109217 (Article in journal)

2025

Vittoria Bucciarelli, Dorian Vogel, Teresa Nordin, Marc Stawiski, J茅r么me Coste, Jean-Jacques Lemaire, Karin W氓rdell, Raphael Guzman, Simone Hemm-Ode (2025) Current Directions in Biomedical Engineering, Vol. 11, p. 350-353 (Article in journal)
Vittoria Bucciarelli, Dorian Vogel, Teresa Nordin, Marc Stawiski, Jerome Coste, Jean-Jacques Lemaire, Karin W氓rdell, Raphael Guzman, Simone Hemm (2025) 2025 47TH ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE IEEE ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY SOCIETY, EMBC (Conference paper)
Dorian Vogel, Vittoria Bucciarelli, Marc Jermann, Teresa Nordin, Jerome Coste, Jean-Jacques Lemaire, Karin W氓rdell, Simone Hemm (2025) 2025 47TH ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE IEEE ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY SOCIETY (EMBC) (Conference paper)
Ankica Babic, Anton Nydal, Karin W氓rdell (2025) Current Directions in Biomedical Engineering, Vol. 11, p. 374-376 (Article in journal)
Sofie Tapper, Stina Mauritzon, Marcelo Martins, Fredrik Ginstman, Anders Tisell, Peter Zsigmond, Karin W氓rdell (2025) NeuroImage: Clinical, Vol. 47, Article 103821 (Article, review/survey)
Elisabeth Klint, Anders Tisell, Ida Blystad, Martin Hallbeck, Teresa Nordin, Jan Hillman, Johan Richter, Karin W氓rdell (2025) PLOS ONE, Vol. 20, Article e0326765 (Article in journal)

Research

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Neuroengineering

Neuroengineering is a cross-disciplinary research area where engineering meets neuroscience. New methods, tools and techniques are developed and translated for clinical use. The research contributes to new knowledge of the human brain.
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Neuroinformatics

Neuroinformatics explores how technology can enhance understanding and support of the human brain and behavior. It combines machine learning, apps, games, and robotics to study cognition, emotion, and interaction.
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Optical guidance in neurosurgery

Optical techniques as laser Doppler flowmetry (LDF), diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (DRS) and fluorescence systems, and their related measurement probes, are adapted and translate for use during the neurosurgery.
Biomedical optics.

Biomedical Optics

Biomedical Optics studies the basic principles of interaction between light and biological tissues, cells and molecules and develops new technologies for use in basic research and clinical applications.
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Profile area - Life Science Technologies, LSX

The Life Science Technologies proposal includes interdisciplinary research in medicine, natural and engineering sciences, an area where basic research can be developed and contribute to new and important clinical applications.
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Center for Medical Image Science and Visualization, CMIV

CMIV conducts focused front-line research providing solutions to tomorrow鈥檚 clinical issues. The CMIV mission is to develop future methods and tools for image analysis and visualization for applications within health care and medical research.

In the media

Framtidens forskning (2022-06-17)

Framtidens forskning (2022-06-17)

Co-workers

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Elisabeth Klint

Postdoc

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Stina Mauritzon

PhD student

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Teresa Nordin

Assistant Professor

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Bengt Ragnemalm

Senior Coordinator

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Sofie Tapper

Principal Research Engineer

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Peter Zsigmond

News

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27 November 2025

Large donations for innovative treatment for Parkinson鈥檚 disease

The Promobilia Foundation has donated SEK 30 million to LiU for a research project where organic electronics will be used to treat Parkinson鈥檚 disease symptoms. Stiftelsen för Parkinsonsforskning at LiU has also donated SEK 5 million to the purpose.
Biomedical Engineering

02 September 2019

Major successes for multidisciplinary research at LiU

The Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research has granted SEK 200 million for research in the interface between technology and medicine. LiU scientists are principle investigator in three of the six projects, and co-applicant in a fourth.

Organisation

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Department of Biomedical Engineering (IMT)

A national centre for research, PhD studies and graduate studies within biomedical engineering, since 1972.
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Division of Biomedical Engineering (MT)

A division for research, education and innovation within the field of biomedical engineering.

News

A miniature model of a brain made by gel.

27 November 2025

Large donations for innovative treatment for Parkinson鈥檚 disease

The Promobilia Foundation has donated SEK 30 million to LiU for a research project where organic electronics will be used to treat Parkinson鈥檚 disease symptoms. Stiftelsen för Parkinsonsforskning at LiU has also donated SEK 5 million to the purpose.
Biomedical Engineering

02 September 2019

Major successes for multidisciplinary research at LiU

The Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research has granted SEK 200 million for research in the interface between technology and medicine. LiU scientists are principle investigator in three of the six projects, and co-applicant in a fourth.