BIT was started by Carl Erik Fr?berg in 1961. The name is an acronym for 'Tidskrift f?r Informationsbehandling' read backwards. From the outset, a wide area of computer science and technology was covered, but since 1992 the focus has been on Numerical Mathematics.
Editors in chief 1961-1992 Carl Erik Fr?berg 1993-2002 ?ke Bj?rck 2003 - Axel Ruhe
Owner BIT foundation, Lund, Sweden
Board Appointed by the Academies of (Engineering) sciences in the Nordic Countries for 3 year periods. The editor in chief is a member ex officio. The members 2010-2012 are
Olavi Nevanlinna, Aalto University, appointed by STA, Suomalainen Tiedakatemia, Finland, chairman Jens Hugger, University of Copenhagen, appointed by ATV, Akademiet for de Tekniske Videnskaber, Denmark Bo K?gstr?m, Ume? University, appointed by IVA, Kungliga Ingenj?rsvetenskapsakademien, Sweden Tom Lyche, University of Oslo, appointed by DNVA, Det Norske Videnskaps-Akademi, Norway Axel Ruhe, KTH, Stockholm, editor in chief Aims and Scope |