Meet some of our Team Members

Fredrik Viksten
Fredrik is our Applied AI Lead, supporting researcher in non-AI fields to leverage AI in their research.
Fredrik is also an expert in systems engineering and computer vision.

Niclas Fock
Niclas is the CEO at Santa Anna IT Research Institute AB since 2023. He is also a Senior Advisor and Partner Manager at AI Sweden, held leading roles as Research Director at WASP, RISE, Creo-Dynamics, and Combitech.

Karin Ackerholm
Karin supports projects on AI applications and has extensive experience in supporting the translation of research into societal impact. She works with advisory services in idea development, commercialization and collaboration.

Kim Henriksson
Kim has a background in autonomous systems. He is passionate about bridging AI and business development, turning AI from trend into tangible results.

Johan Hilldén
Johan handles communications and visual design at Santa Anna. He brings three years communications experience from the AI field as well as an extensive background in printed and digital media.

Masae Ebersson
Masae is an AI project manager. She led the “Visual Crime Scene” project in collaboration with the Swedish Police Authority, which is now permanently exhibited at Norrköping Visualiseringscenter. She is currently leading the next-phase project: “Interactive Digital Twins through Multimodal AI”.

Lena Klasén
Lena is an adjunct professor in digital forensics at Linköping University and one of the founders of Digital Forensics Sweden. She has previously served as Head of the National Forensic Centre (NFC) within the Swedish Police Authority and has held senior positions at Saab AB, FOI, and FMV. She has also worked as a forensic expert for the United States Department of Justice.

Ewa Thorslund
Ewa is a senior advisor at Santa Anna, and has extensive experience in digitalization and AI-driven transformation within both the private and public sectors, on a national as well as international level.