Professor (Chair in Mechanical Engineering) with extensive experience from applied research and projects in the intersection between academia and industry. Primarily researching digitalized product development, and innovation engineering, within the aerospace, automotive and industrial sector, both civil and defence. Healthcare sector applications is on the rise.
Marco Bertoni Professor & Deputy Head of Department
Marco Bertoni has an MSc in Management Engineering from the University of Bergamo (2004) and a Doctoral Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Politecnico of Milano (2008). He boasts over 15 years of academic expertise in product development, design thinking, system engineering, and knowledge management. Currently serving as Professor in Mechanical Engineering at Blekinge Institute of Technology, he is Deputy Head of Department for the Mechanical Engineering subject and co-chair for the ‘Design of Product-Service Systems’ SIG within the Design Society.
Professor in Mechanical Engineering since April 2025, Alessandro Bertoni started his academic career by obtaining a Ph.D. in Product Innovation at Luleå University of Technology (Sweden) in 2013. With as a background a master in Management Engineering at University of Bergamo (Italy), Alessandro has matured industrial experience by working as R&D assistant and general manager assistant respectively in Belgium and Italy, before moving to Sweden.
Christian Johansson (CMJ) got his Ph.D. at Luleå University of Technology in 2009 in knowledge-based decision support in a product development context. The applications were primarily within product development in the aerospace manufacturing sector, which is required to be risk averse and have a high degree of process formalization.
He is presently a Senior Lecturer (Assistant Professor) at the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Blekinge Institute of Technology, BTH.
Andreas Larsson shares his time between a special assignment on strategic partnerships for the Vice-Chancellor at Blekinge Institute of Technology, and a position as University Lecturer / Associate Professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Blekinge Institute of Technology.
Johan Wall Assistant Professor & Head of Department
Johan Wall (JWL) is an assistant professor and head of the Department of Mechanical Engineering. JWL got his PhD at Blekinge Institute of Technology in 2007 in simulation-driven design within a product development context.
Senior lecturer of Computational Mechanics at Blekinge Institute of Technology. Holds a PhD degree in fracture mechanics in the context of the packaging industry. The research focus is on methods and tools for simulation-driven product development, mainly with regard to material characterization and finite element modeling of fracture in packaging material and sheet metal forming. Research project manager.
Giulia Wally Scurati obtained a PhD in Mechanical Engineering with honours from Politecnico di Milano with a thesis on design methodologies to use Virtual and Augmented Reality for Sustainable Behaviour. She has a background in Product Design and Engineering with a focus on Interaction Design and Virtual Prototyping.
Developing methods to generate data for data driven design in scenarios where knowledge of both machine and environment is sparse or non-existent is of extra interest. Current area of focus is addressing the human element within autonomous systems design.
Senior lecturer teaching courses in e.g. manufacturing technology and modal analysis. Within the role as lecturer and expert Martin has given invited speeches and seminars at e.g. Ferrari F1 and Boeing.
Tamara Carleton, PhD, is an award-winning professor, industry advisor, and author of radical innovation and strategic foresight. She has been recognized three times as one of the Top 50 Women Leaders in Education (in 2023, 2024, and 2025) by Women We Admire.
A lifelong problem-solver who started out as a glider's pilot and a plumber, then became an engineer and a doctor in mechanical engineering. Been a contributor in the global innovation ecosystem since 1998, with extensive experience in R&D, advanced engineering, and strategic roles across global industry (Volvo Group) and the public sector (Sweden’s innovation agency, Vinnova)
I am a Ph.D. Student within Product-Service Systems and its effects on product development. My research takes its foundation in the increasing challenges of servitization and digitalization.
Driving research in the fields of automation, human-machine interaction and design research related to the former mentioned areas. In addition, responsible for the exploration initiatives and budget for the area of machine intelligence and user experience as Program Leader within the global Advanced Engineering and Core Technology department.
I am an industrial PhD student in mechanical engineering, collaborating with Saab Kockums. My research focuses on the modeling and simulation of complex technical systems and their interactions, often referred to as Systems of Systems (SoS). I utilize agent-based simulation (ABS), where I model the technical systems as individual agents and define their behaviors within a mission.
ST’s research interest lies at the intersection of digital product development and manufacturing processes with a focus on data-and-simulation driven approaches.
Digital Wizard. Commercially astute Data Science & Technology Leader and Chartered IT Professional (CITP) and Engineer (CEng), with a versatile skill set in data analytics and smart technologies /IIoT; currently adding vision and value at a strategic level as Data Analytics & Smart Technologies Manager with Sulzer. (14,000 employees in 120+ countries globally).
I am currently working in BTH doing research regarding model driven design and support systems. It’s a branch of systems engineering where we deal with complex systems.
