Kerstin Johansen

Research

Working more collaboratively with robots, exchanging materials in products or utilize emerging technologies to manage cicular needs and thus identifying which production system and / or production technology is most suitable are new opportunities that companies today face.

Kerstin's research focuses on how to increase the degree of automation in a flexible way and industrially beneficial. New opportunities to collaborate safely between humans and robots in collaborative tasks and new production technologies impose new requirements on how, as a production technician, you interact with a product development process. The goal of the research is to bridge the gap between academic research and industrial benefit, through collaboration linked to automation, production development and industrialization with the aim of jointly developing knowledge that contributes to future competitiveness.

Biography

Kerstin Johansen holds a PhD in Assembly Technology from Linköping University, a Master of Science in Engineering Physics from Uppsala University and a docenture in Integrated Product and Production Development from Linköping University. Kerstin has more than 10 years of industrial experience.

Kerstin has had assignments in both education and administration as well as management and research; and is part of both national and European networks focusing on collaboration for industrial benefit. Kerstin is Professor in Product and Production Development at Jönköping University. During 2022 Kerstin was appointed as leader for one of the strategic research areas within SPARK focusing “Integrated product and production development for sustainability and resilience”. Since September 2023 Kerstin is Associate Dean of Research at School of Engineering, Jönköping University, and also program manager of SPARK.