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Tobias Larsson

Professor · Director of PDRL

Product-Service Systems Innovation Engineering Digital Twins

43
publications on this site
29
ongoing projects
17
completed projects

About

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.

With a high focus on the digitalisation and constant transformation going on in industry with start in computer aided engineering processes (1996-) and recently on a model based digitalisation work where digital twin and IoT comes together for delivering customer value through product-service systems in a circular economy I’m happy to support any organisation with a desire for a future sustainable industry and society.

I’ll contribute with simulation driven decision support in the development of innovative product-service systems for tomorrow’s sustainable society.

Director of Product Development Research Lab: https://www.productdevelopment.se/

Has been supervisor to several PhD (33) and Lic degrees (35) and currently supervisor for 9 PhD candidates. Contributed to 150+ publications within the research area. Extensive experience in externally funded research (+1 bn SEK) and research in corporate settings (+50 projects).

Has initiated and finalised several research projects, like the BTH KKS research profile “Model Driven Development and Decision Support“. Main person behind the creation of the Faste Laboratory, a VINN Excellence Centre within product-service systems, and is co-founder of the Design for Wellbeing framework, a joint research project together with Stanford University, USA, and Hosei University, Japan, with focus on welfare/wellbeing technology. Have taken part in several European Union projects within aerospace sector (VIVACE 2004-2007, CRESCENDO 2009-2012), and healthcare sector (PrimCareIT 2012-2104). Professor at age of 34, previously held professors chair at Luleå University of Technology (2007-2011), and guest professor at Lund University (2011) before joining BTH in 2011.

Projects

2026–Nordic Vehicle – Vehicle conversion – Triple Use of civilian vehicles for military ambulance transport | 20262026–CEROC – Cstrider Multi-Ship Efficiency Remote Operations Centre | 2025-20262025–Digitalt Kulturarv Sydost | 2026-20282025–OREEL – ORE Enrichment enabled by E-Logistics | 2025-20282025–Next Generation Production Process | 2025-20282025–RE:CREATE – Strengthened design process in digital collaboration | 2025-20272025–Simulation and visualisation of human factors and cognitive load | 2025-20282025–DISTURB – Digitalt beslutstöd för storskalig utrymning | 2025 – 20262024–Dual use innovation methodology for defense and marine innovation | KKS jubileumsdoktorand | 2025-20292024–Tested – SOS | 2024-20272024–Efficient Innovation Capability | 2024-20272024–CONVERGE II | 2024-20272024–Model-driven decision support naval mine-clearing | 2024-20262024–COLLIDE-XR 2.0: A Cross-Atlantic XR Collaboration to Enhance Underwater Infrastructure Security | 2025-20262024–CiSMA – Circular Steel for Mass Market Applications | 2024 – 20282024–ADSUP – Advanced Contact Pattern Digitalization Set-Up for Stamping and High Pressure Die Casting Applications | 2024-20262024–AXESS – Assessment in XR Environments for Sustainable Solutions | 2024-20272024–PROSUCCO – PRO SUstainable Co-COnfiguration | 20242022–RESIST – Regions for climate change resilience through Innovation, Science and Technology | 2023-20272022–ISRU – Lunar mining and in-situ resource utilization | 2022-20232022–Future Fossil Free Rock Loading Solution | 2022-2025This project focus on the system perspective and includes what a new disruptive machine concept and how energy infrastructure should be designed,…2020–Investigation of the Product Design Process in Informal Microenterprises in Tanzania | 2021-Investigation of the Product Design Process in Informal Microenterprises in Tanzania2020–Health and Sports Technology Initiative | 2020-2019–MakerTruck | 2019-2019–SUCCCE – Smart use of communication in complex care environmentsSUCCCE provides medical doctors and other health care staff with direct alerts from medical devices and adequate medical information concerning their patients…2019–AVANS – Development of Second-Cycle MSc Programme in Mechanical Engineering | 2019-222015–Marine Engineering | 2015 –2011–Measuring Innovation Capability in Teams – MINT | 2011-2011–Design for Wellbeing | 2004-

Completed projects

Publications

2025

JournalArtificial Intelligence in Product Development: A Catalyst for Sustainable IT Practices for Business
Mamillapalli, L. S., Mandagondi, L. G., Aeddula, O., & Larsson, T. · AE International Journal of Multidiciplinary Research

2026

ReportSimulation Environment for Large-scale Evacuation: Modelling Approach and Experimentation
Bertoni, M., Larsson, T., Ryman, P., & von Buxhoeveden, A. · Blekinge Institute of Technology Research report 2026:02

2025

ConferenceTriple-Use Innovation: Embedding Sustainability into Civil-Military Innovation
Adelson, L., Elfsberg, J., Larsson, T., & Gustafsson, I. · ISPIM Connects Yokohama – Yokohama, Japan on 1-3 December 2025.

2026

JournalNumerical data driven operation support for manufacturing of automotive body components
Barlo, A., Aeddula, O., Sigvant, M., Pilthammar, J., Chezan, T., Islam, M. S., & Larsson, T. · Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing

2025

ConferenceUsing Dynamic Programming and Reinforcement Learning for Exploring Tradespaces in Changeability Assessment
Machchhar, R. J., Bertoni, A., & Larsson, T. · ASME 2025 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, Anaheim, Aug 17-20, 2025
ConferenceAI-Powered Value Co-Creation: A Case Study Approach to Smart PSS Development
Aeddula, O., Toller Melén, C. N. K., Scurati, G. W., Larsson, T., West, S., & Wall, J. · Smart Services Summit SMSESU 2024, Zurich, Oct 18, 2024
ReportBuilding blocks for large-scale evacuation simulations
Bertoni, M., Larsson, T., Ryman, P., & von Buxhoeveden, A. · Blekinge Institute of Technology Research report 2025:02
ConferenceIntegrating Digital Twins and Extended Reality for Smart PSS Design: A Case Study on Smart Electric Tour Bus Development
Zhang, Y., Larsson, T., Haoqiang, W., & Chunjun, H. · CIRP DESIGN 2025 – 35th CIRP Design Conference, 2025 02-04 April 2025, Patras, Greece

2024

JournalFuture Innovation Framework (FIF) for Value Co-creation of Smart Product-Service System Design in a Global Automotive Manufacturing Company
Zhang, Y., Larsson, T., & Larsson, A. · International Journal of Product Development
ConferenceAI-Driven Predictive Maintenance for Autonomous Vehicles for Product-Service System Development
Aeddula, O., Frank, M., Ruvald, R., Johansson Askling, C., Wall, J., & Larsson, T. · 34th Design Conference, CIRP 2024, Cranfield, June 3-5, 2024

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Citations

2,417

citations

25

h-index

77

i10-index

352

works

2015: 99 citations20152016: 264 citations2017: 107 citations2018: 52 citations2019: 32 citations2020: 76 citations20202021: 187 citations2022: 22 citations2023: 5 citations2024: 28 citations2025: 6 citations2026: 0 citations2026

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From ORCID

166

publications

38

journal articles

98

conference papers

12

book chapters

45

funded projects

Career

  • Professor
    Blekinge Tekniska Högskola
    2011–
  • Guest Professor
    Lunds Universitet Tekniska Högskola
    2011–2012
  • Guest Professor
    Luleå Tekniska Universitet
    2011–2011
  • Professor
    Luleå University of Technology
    2007–2011

Education

  • PhD, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Aided Design
    Lulea Tekniska Universitet
    2001
  • Licentiate in Mechanical Engineering, Computer Aided Design
    Luleå tekniska universitet
    1999
  • MSc in Mechanical Engineering
    Lulea Tekniska Universitet
    1995

Recent funding

  • Digitalt Kulturarv Sydost
    Tillväxtverket
    2026–2028
  • KKS jubileumsdoktorand "innovation engineering"
    Knowledge Foundation
    2025–2029
  • Demonstration of a new production method for high-voltage submarine cables that enables higher efficiency and lower costs for sea-based energy sources
    Swedish Energy Agency
    2025–2028
  • OREEL – ORE Enrichment enabled by E-Logistics
    VINNOVA
    2025–2028
  • AI Factory Blekinge
    European Commission
    2025–2027

Full record on ORCID · updated daily

Role

Professor · Director of PDRL
Faculty