Thomas Mejtoft is an Associate Professor of Media Technology at Umeå University.
Thomas Mejtoft is an Associate Professor of Media Technology at Umeå University, Sweden, appointed Excellent Teacher. He has been a Visiting Associate Professor and visiting scholar at the School of Computer Science and Engineering at Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in Singapore and is frequent as lecturer and visiting scholar at the School of Business and Law at Edith Cowan University in Perth, Australia. During 2011-2023 he was the director of the five-year integrated Master of Science study program in Interaction Technology and Design.
Thomas hold dual MSc degrees in Engineering Physics and Business from Umeå University and a PhD in Media Technology from the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) in Stockholm. His research and teaching interests include not only media technology, interaction technology, interaction design and students’ learning, but also digitalization, value creation, concurrent sourcing, marketing issues and technological changes connected to the media and the media industry.
Thomas was the recipient of the Faculty of Science and Technology’s Pedagogical Prize in 2016 for his efforts to inspire students and teachers to take part in creative high quality education. In 2023 he was awarded as a part of a International Entrepreneurial Partnership Program Team the Vide-Chancellor's Staff Excellence Award for outstanding contribution to students learning at Edith Cowan University (ECU) in Perth, Australia. His work has been published in international journals and has been presented at numerous international conferences within different areas including best paper awards at the ANZMAC and the CHI conferences.
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Thomas Mejtoft is an Associate Professor of Media Technology. His teaching interest is focused primarily on interaction technology, media technology, value creation, academic writing, prototyping, and business innovation.