PeopleofSuperintelligence

Researcher

Thomas Schön

Also known as Thomas B. Schön

Thomas B. Schön is a machine-learning researcher whose algorithms and models connect scientific research with healthcare applications. He earned degrees at Linköping University from 2001 to 2006, then arrived at Uppsala in 2013 as a professor of automatic control; his awards include the Automatica Best Paper Prize in 2014, the Arnberg Prize in 2016 and the Tage Erlander Prize in 2017. In 2020, he became Uppsala's Beijer Professor of Artificial Intelligence and led its AI for Research initiative; he began establishing the Beijer Laboratory for AI Research in 2023. The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences elected him in 2025, and as of October 2026 he is Beijer Professor of Artificial Intelligence at Uppsala University.

Born
1977
Works
413
Citations
11,882
h-index
51
Badges

Years link to their sources. Publication numbers from OpenAlex, as of 22 October 2026.

Timeline

  1. 2001–2006

    Degrees at Linköping

    At Linköping University, he earns a BSc in Business Administration and Economics and an MSc in Applied Physics and Electrical Engineering in 2001, then a PhD in Automatic Control in 2006.

  2. September 2013

    Professor of automatic control

    In September 2013, he arrives at Uppsala University as a professor of automatic control.

  3. 2014–2017

    Three research prizes

    He receives the Automatica Best Paper Prize in 2014, the Arnberg Prize in 2016 and the Tage Erlander Prize for natural sciences and technology in 2017; the last two are awarded by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.

  4. 2020

    Beijer Professor of AI

    In 2020, he becomes Uppsala University's Beijer Professor of Artificial Intelligence and leads the AI for Research initiative.

  5. 2023

    Beijer Laboratory for AI

    In 2023, he begins establishing the Beijer Laboratory for AI Research at Uppsala University.

  6. 2025

    Academy of Sciences election

    In 2025, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences elects him to its engineering sciences class. His research develops machine-learning algorithms and mathematical models, with applications in healthcare such as automated ECG interpretation.

  7. By 2026

    AI4Research concludes

    By March 2026, AI4Research concludes after giving Uppsala researchers a way to explore how AI can strengthen basic and applied research.

  8. As of October 2026

    Beijer Professor at Uppsala

    As of October 2026, he is Beijer Professor of Artificial Intelligence in Uppsala University's Department of Information Technology, Division of Systems and Control.

Career

  1. Since 2013Uppsala UniversityProfessor of Automatic Control, Lead of AI for Research initiative
  2. 2022–2026Linköping University
  3. 2022–2026Landstinget i Kalmar län

Education

  1. 2006Linköping UniversityBSc in Business Administration and Economics; MSc in Applied Physics and Electrical Engineering; PhD in Automatic Control

From the biography and OpenAlex affiliations (the years of papers that list the organization), so some years are approximate.

  1. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology trained or employed 44 of the 187 AI major-prize winners, more than any other universityIncludes Thomas Schön. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology trained or employed 44 of the 187 AI major-prize winners, more than any other university. We compare doctorate and 5+ year employment links, career timing and current workplaces for 187 major-prize and 1,111 best-paper winners.
  2. More people shaping AI studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology than at any other institutionIncludes Uppsala University. We estimate where the people shaping AI studied and where their careers led. Massachusetts Institute of Technology leads with 467 former students, including 291 recorded doctorates.
  3. The company share of AI researchers’ top papers was 31% in 2020–2024 and 8% in 1970–1974Includes Uppsala University. We estimate where the people shaping AI worked when their most-cited papers appeared: the company share was 31% in 2020–2024 and 8% in 1970–1974, and Google led all organizations in 2020–2024.
  4. 5 of the 25 people with the most-cited recent papers also lead on career citationsIncludes Linköping University. We compare citations to 2023–2025 papers with career citations and h-index, after correcting reviewed publication-date errors: who leads, when they started and where they work.

Colleagues

People with dated positions at the same organization in the same years.

Sources and credits

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  1. Thomas Schön - Uppsala University uu.se. Checked 20 October 2026.
  2. Thomas Schön: Now machines are learning to contribute to a better world – Uppsala University uu.se. Checked 20 October 2026.
  3. New professor leads the initiative for AI as a research tool – Uppsala University uu.se. Checked 20 October 2026.
  4. Nu är AI-forskningen på Beijerlaboratoriet i gång – Beijerstiftelsen beijerstiftelsen.se. Checked 20 October 2026.
  5. Five new members in medical and engineering sciences – Kungl. Vetenskapsakademien kva.se. Checked 20 October 2026.
  6. Kungliga Vetenskapsakademien välkomnar Thomas Schön - Beijerprofessor i artificiell intelligens – Institutionen för informationsteknologi – Uppsala universitet uu.se. Checked 20 October 2026.
  7. “AI4Research gave the researchers the time to think long-term” – Uppsala University uu.se. Checked 20 October 2026.