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Panel 16 – systems science
6.8 Group on Algorithms
6.8.1 Research quality
Grade: Good
The group consists of 16 members, of which 7 are PhD students. The
group develops research on algorithms in various areas including graphs,
trees, and other data structures. The group moved away from the faculty
of sciences. It has published regularly papers in demanding conferences
and journals. Bibliometrical search, however, reveals that the resulting
papers do not seem to be widely cited. The panel by itself, however, must
acknowledge that its member do not feel qualified for assessing this work
in a non superficial way. The group acknowledges lack of funding.
6.8.2 Collaboration
Grade: Poor
In the provided material no evidence was found that the group collaborates
with other departments or with industry.
6.8.3 Evaluation of future plans, potentials, and possibilities
Grade: Insufficient
There are no future plans listed for this activity. This may indicate either
that the group is going to continue working as it did, or that it may stop
existing. We hope the first alternative is the right one but we suggest the
group reconsiders how it intends to become more effective in its actual
environment.
6.9 Summary regarding research
Grade: Good
This grade is more negative than the grade proposed for the different
individual groups. This aims at reflecting the impression of the panel that
this department may not get the best from its resources and the resources
offered by its environment.
Computer science and engineering was in operation for a long time at
Lund. It has been the subject of a deep renewal (with the merger of a
group from the faculty of Sciences) and rejuvenation through the arrival
of his current department head. It appears (from form 1.3 in the material
that we have got) that the part of CS from Faculty of Science has just 1
professor but 11 articles in journals, while the part of CS from LTH has
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