Dr. Anders Karlsson

Professor

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Biography

Anders Karlsson, born and raised in Haninge, Stockholm, studied Engineering Physics at KTH from 1991 to 1994, receiving the Honnörsstipendium and Gunnar Wallquist Medal at graduation. He went on to mathematics studies at Yale University under the guidance of G.A. Margulis with support from multiple foundations. Karlsson earned his Ph.D. in mathematics from Yale in 2000, followed by postdoctoral positions at ETH, Neuchâtel, Bielefeld, KTH, and Yale. He became a research fellow at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences (KVA). In 2010, he started as an Associate Professor at the University of Geneva and became a Professor at Uppsala University in 2013 (part-time). He received the Wallenberg Prize from the Swedish Mathematical Society in 2008, the Edlund Prize from KVA in 2015, and the Gårding Prize from the Royal Physiographic Society in Lund in 2017. His research interests include ergodic theory, metric geometry, heat kernels, spectral graph theory, analytic number theory, and deep learning. Karlsson is actively involved in mentoring doctoral students and leads a research journal.

Research Interests

Ergodic Theory Metric Geometry Heat Kernels Spectral Graph Theory Analytic Number Theory Deep Learning

Experience

Professor

2013-01-01 — Present

Uppsala University • Uppsala, Sweden

Teaching and research in mathematics.

Associate Professor

2010-01-01 — Present

University of Geneva • Geneva, Switzerland

Teaching and leading research projects in mathematics.

Awards

#1

Wallenberg Prize

2008-01-01
#1

Edlund Prize

2015-01-01
#1

Gårding Prize

2017-01-01

Requirements for Uppsala University

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
IELTS
Listening
Required:5.5
Reading
Required:5.5
Writing
Required:5.5
Speaking
Required:5.5
Overall
Required:6.5
TOEFL
Writing
Required:20
Total
Required:90
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree equivalent to a Swedish Kandidatexamen (180 ECTS) 90 credits in a subject relevant to the specific program
Application Checklist
  • Bachelor's degree certificate and diploma
  • Official transcripts of records
  • Proof of English proficiency
  • Copy of passport photo page
  • Statement of Purpose (for most programs)
  • Curriculum Vitae (CV)
  • Application Summary Sheet (if required by department)
Specialization Notes

General Master's requirements applying across Science, Technology, and Humanities departments.