Emil Ljungberg is an MRI physicist working at Lund University, Sweden. He holds an MASc in Medical Physics from the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada, and a PhD in Neuroimaging physics from King’s College London, UK. His work focuses on development of MRI pulse sequences and analysis methods for quantitative MRI imaging, and specifically for portable low-field MRI systems. In his current position he coordinates technical development and quality assurance methods in an international consortium dedicated to imaging the developing brain. In 2023 Dr Ljungberg was awarded Junior Fellow of the ISMRM, the largest international society for MRI in medicine, for his scientific achievements and leadership in the field of MRI.