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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 “Bud” Lawson, one of the founders of IDA, to promote internationalisation at the department. Following Professor Lawson’s 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’s information meeting on 26, March 2026. The prize is SEK 10 000.

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