Syftet med uppsatsen är att undersöka möjligheter och utmaningar som mindre svenska kommuner har haft vid implementering av Robotic Process Automation (RPA). För att uppnå syftet med studien har tidigare litteratur kombinerats med en kvalitativ undersökning av tre kommuners erfarenheter kring RPA i kommunen. Resultatet av undersökningen visar att kommunerna har haft både utmaningar och möjligheter

Since the release of the recent generation of Large Language Models (LLMs) such as GPT-4 (GPT standing for generative pre-trained transformer), companies and individuals are exploring opportunities to improve their effectiveness by automating or receiving assistance with knowledge-intensive tasks by using artificial intelligence (AI). Within software engineering, a plethora of commercial services

This thesis explores the investment criteria applied by venture capitalists (VCs) for early-stage Deep Tech hardware startups in Europe, focusing on how these criteria and their characteristics vary across Pre-Seed, Seed, and Series A funding rounds. Drawing from a dataset of 102 relevant investment rounds spanning from 2022 to 2024, the study employs quantitative methods to analyse funding dynami

I dag finns transistorer över allt. De kan fylla olika funktioner och därför används också olika material och olika design. För att undersöka hur material och design påverkar prestandan är simuleringar ett viktigt verktyg, vilket denna mastersuppsats ämnar att undersöka. I en modern telefon finns flera miljarder transistorer. De är oftast några nanometer stora och gjorda i kisel. Dessa är anpassIn this thesis a simulation of a vertical GaN FinFET is created. The mobility models are first calibrated against known measurements of a real device. The model is then used to investigate the effects of scaling the device. It is shown that a 1 µm drift layer with a 1 µm fin could achieve a breakdown voltage of 300 V and for a 5 µm drift layer a breakdown voltage of 700 V can be reached. The resul

With an increasing emphasis on sustainability, and the necessity to align with new regulations, companies face the challenge of transforming their business models to incorporate circularity. Many companies today operate according to a linear business model, where products are designed for consummation and disposal. However, to comply with new demands surrounding sustainability, companies will need

An interacting particle system is a stochastic process describing the evolution of finitely or infinitely many particles, each of which, in the absence of any interaction, would evolve like a Markov process. The particle system can be examined in different scales by grouping particles together and considering their average. Their behaviour is described by a Markov process on a microscopic scale, w

Stålramar består av pelare och balkar och används i stora hallbyggnader som har stort avstånd mellan väggarna, till exempel lagerlokaler, eftersom stål är ett starkt material. När det kommer till att bygga stålramar används beräkningsprogram som ger förslag på hur stora pelarna och balkarna behöver vara för att klara av belastning från sin egen vikt, snö och vind. Det undersökta beräkningsprogrammWhen designing steel frames used in large hall buildings it is favourable to use a design tool set up with a programming language that can consider many different load cases and load combinations. These design tools can use the finite element method in order to perform the calculations needed to design the frames. Due to the extent of these design tools, the amount of elements used are restricted

There is a notable research gap in understanding the differential impacts of transnational versus domestic agricultural large-scale land acquisitions (LSLAs) on local biodiversity. This thesis addresses this gap within the context of Latin America and the Caribbean. Utilizing spatial panel datasets of the Biodiversity Habitat Index (BHI) from 2000 to 2020, LSLA area approximations, and a diverse s

It was a collision that appeared out of nowhere. Constructs representing different properties, forms, wills and histories appear in each other's view without leaving much time for reflection. More and more discussions about boundaries, meetings and connections are being held, more memories are being brought up and more fantasies about the future are being expressed on this land at the same tim

In recent decades, advancements in silicon technology have led to a substantial increase in chip complexity, primarily driven by the integration of more transis-tors within a given unit of chip area. Consequently, routing connections between these transistors has emerged as a significant challenge for the physical design of the chips. AMBA’s AXI-4 based connectivity is a commonly employed scheme t

This thesis analyses the effect of the Covid-19 pandemic on the life satisfaction of students in Germany one year after the start of the pandemic. The motivation for this thesis is the lack of studies to date that analyse the long-term effect of the Covid-19 pandemic on life satisfaction. In a difference-in-difference design, I compare the development of German students who were in their first yea

The serving profession is not only about the technical competence to serve and take orders. It also requires social skills to deal with other people on a daily basis. The profession is characterized by frequent amounts of social interaction and workers are sometimes expected to regulate their personas during interaction with customers. The purpose of this study is to gain an insight of the roles t

The aim of this study was to understand and explain which social and structural risk factors are behind young people choosing to commit criminal acts, in order to increase awareness of the problem. The method that was selected in this study was a qualitative method based on autobiographies and biographies. Four different autobiographies were used as empirical evidence and the analysis of the autob

This thesis documents how foreign aid is associated with economic growth and brings a novel perspective by examining how the association depends on economic complexity. By linking the deviations between income and complexity that predict future growth to different relative stocks of knowhow, embodied and codified knowledge between countries, I argue that foreign aid needs to be tailored to variati

The environmental challenges of plastic pollution and increasingly stringent legislative regulations have directed leading packaging companies to explore more sustainable and eco-friendly packaging materials. As part of these efforts, there has been a significant focus on developing bio-based and biodegradable materials. Among these, cellulose fiber-based materials have emerged as a highly promisi

To further our understanding of incel aggression this current study aimed to develop a new psychometric tool for measuring the incel identity through underlying incel values and exploring the potential relationships between incel values, masculinity threat, narcissism, and violent fantasies. The incel value scale (IVS) was developed through exploratory factor analysis on a population of N = 99 men

The Proletarian Pedagogy of the Pioneers: Education Through Self-Cultivation, Immersion, and Creativity with the Aim to Achieve the Communist Utopia, 1924–1929. The thesis examines how the Swedish pioneer movement between the years 1924 and 1929 tried to raise the new socialist generation through a pedagogy which they believed were necessary to achieve the Communist Utopia, the classless society.

Employee engagement and employer branding are highly relevant in today's labor market, where employers no longer hold all the cards, but the employees assert their demands as well. Furthermore, there is a scarcity in research exploring the interaction between employee engagement and employer branding. This study investigates through a case study how employee engagement and employer branding in

This bachelor's thesis is a qualitative investigation regarding technologies for generating code, how these are used within large software development companies, as well as who introduces these technologies and how they affect developers' tasks. The investigation consists of four partially structured interviews based on the TAM3 model. These interviews have been thematically analyzed to ac

In order to decarbonise the heating sector, district heating is seen as an efficient and potentially environmentally friendly approach to achieving the sector's climate targets. Currently, German district heating systems rely predominantly on fossil fuels and utilise combined heat and power plants, which are efficient but not climate neutral. Therefore, the integration of renewable energy sour