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Suleman Khan awarded the Lawson Scholarship for 2025

27 March 2026

Suleman Khan, PhD student at the Department of Computer and Information Science (IDA), is awarded the Lawson Scholarship in recognition of his outstanding research quality and international impact. 

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Suleman Khan (to the right) with the award certificate he received from Adrian Lawson, Harold "Bud" Lawson's son (to the left).

Suleman Khan, PhD student at the division Cybersecurity at IDA, is awarded the Lawson Scholarship for 2025 in recognition of his outstanding research quality and significant international impact. His research on secure future communication systems for aviation demonstrates high scientific excellence, with publications in leading journals and at A*-ranked conferences. Through extensive international collaborations and research visits, he has made important contributions to the academic development of the field.

About the Lawson Scholarship

The scholarship was established by Professor Harold 鈥淏ud鈥� Lawson, one of the founders of IDA, to promote internationalisation at the department. Following Professor Lawson鈥檚 passing in 2019, his son Adrian Lawson assumed the role of presenting the award certificates.

This year, Suleman Khan received the certificates from Adrian Lawson in a ceremony at IDA鈥檚 information meeting on 26, March 2026. The prize is SEK 10 000.

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Award winner

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Suleman Khan

PhD student

Chair of the selection committee

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Ulf Nilsson

Professor Emeritus

Contact for donations

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Kristina Lyngenberg

Senior Coordinator

About Harold "Bud" Lawson and the scholarship

A generous man ahead of his time

A man ahead of his time who made important contributions to computer science and who was ever willing to share his knowledge. The description is that of Harold 鈥淏ud鈥� Lawson, founder of a scholarship at 一本道 University.

Previous award winners

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Dominik Drexler awarded the Lawson Scholarship for 2024

Dominik Drexler, who recently received his PhD at the Department of Computer and Information Science, is awarded the Lawson Scholarship for excellent achievements in internationalisation, international contacts and international exchange at IDA.
Adrian Lawson and PhD Student George Osipov at the award ceremony for the Lawson Scholarship.

George Osipov awarded the Lawson Scholarship for 2023

George Osipov, PhD student at the Department of Computer and Information Science (IDA), receives the Lawson Scholarship for 2023 for his excellent performance in computer and information science.

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Cybersecurity (CYBER)

The division Cybersecurity is part of the Department of Computer and Information Science. The division conducts research and education in  cybersecurity and consists of four research groups.
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Department of Computer and Information Science (IDA)

The Department of Computer and Information Science is one of the largest departments in northern Europe in its field. Research activity covers artificial intelligence, human-computer interaction, software and computer systems, and data science.

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