Professor Sven Erlander passed away on June 13 2021 at the age of 87.

He was a leading scholar in regional and transportation science.
His academic field was optimization with contributions of lasting value in transportation modelling.
Sven Erlander was for twelve years President of Linköping University.

Reported by Björn Hårsman, Lars-Göran Mattsson and Folke Snickars