Peter Hedström is Professor in Materials Science at the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at KTH. He heads the Unit of Properties, one of three research units at the Department. His PhD degree is from Luleå University of Technology and after working at the metallurgical research institute MEFOS (currently Swerim) he joined KTH in 2008. The research at KTH encompasses advanced materials characterization, structure-property relations in engineering materials, materials design, deformation of metals, phase transformations , powder metallurgy and artificial intelligence for materials science.