Thematic Areas
Within SPARK, research and education is carried out in five thematic areas. Each area represents different needs that have to be met to make today’s industrial operations more knowledge intensive.
Integrated development of products and production

Quick and efficient introductions of new and unique products will be the hallmarks of tomorrow’s manufacturing companies. Knowledge and methods for integrating the development of products and production systems are necessary for increasing both the speed with which new technology is introduced and the ability to manage costs, change and complexity.
Contact me for more information:
- Professor Product Development
- School of Engineering
- fredrik.elgh@ju.se
- +46 36-10 1672
Renewal and organising for sustainable innovation

In rapidly changing business environments, sustainable innovation is becoming ever more important. Sustainable innovation depends on the ability to reorganise and think innovatively in order not only to exploit knowledge and available resources, but also to work with change and renewal.
Finalised projects
- Barriers and drivers for a digitally driven industry development
- Hohsin Kanri Accelerator
- IKT/BIM
- Smart Built Environment (SBE) - Measurement methods
- Transformation to AAA
- Transformering från insidan: betydelsen av förändringsfickor för ökad digitalisering
Contact me for more information:
- Professor
- School of Engineering
- henrik.linderoth@ju.se
- +46 36-10 1633
Responsive and efficient operations and supply chains

Balancing responsiveness and efficiency is central to any company’s competitiveness. A knowledge intensive approach to product realisation gives a competitive edge through seeing processes and the entire supply chain as an agile flow.
Ongoing projects
- DesiRe
- E-Merge
- INSiDR
- KOPability
- KOPtimera 2.0
- ProWood
- ProWood+
- ReMALoc
- The Whispering Game
Finalised projects
- Reshoring II
- TRERU
Contact me for more information:
- Professor logistics
- School of Engineering
- joakim.wikner@ju.se
- +46 36-10 1637
Advanced and optimised components, materials and manufacturing

Manufacturing industries worldwide are facing increased demands for high-quality, added-value and environment-friendly solutions. These demands can be met by joint, high-quality research focused on developing: new materials; smart and efficient production processes; and, optimal design.
Finalised projects
- 3Dsurf
- Adding-2
- Alight
- Alutemp
- Assistant professor
- AusCGI
- CLLEFE II
- Design och elektrokristallisering av hög entropy filmer
- E-minds
- Extreme
- F-LIGHTer
- FullCorr
- FullSync4D
- Gjutmagistern 3.0
- HINT
- MACS
- Metallkompetens
- NGFS
- Optiheat
- People
- Preparatory work toward a JTH competence center of excellence
- ReOPTIC
- STRategic Alloy design IniTiative
- TopCut
- VastIRON
- Överlagrade finita element för modellering av struktur, flöden och akustik
Contact me for more information:
- Professor surface technology
- School of Engineering
- caterina.zanella@ju.se
- +46 36-10 1691
Digitalisation for smart products and services

Through technologies such as artificial intelligence and Internet of Things, digitisation offers immense possibilities. However, it is also a challenge that, both horizontally and vertically, affects many dimensions in a company.
Ongoing projects
- Building Knowledge
- Butterfly Effect
- DATAKIND
- INSiDR
- MAPPE
- SMILE - Smart Illumination in Living Environmnet
- Utvärdering av transparent artificiell intelligens
Finalised projects
- Barriers and drivers for a digitally driven industry development
- Centrum för industriell digitalisering
- Datamine
- PdEAM
- Semantic tech. for software development
- Transformation to AAA
- Transformering från insidan: betydelsen av förändringsfickor för ökad digitalisering
Contact me for more information:
- Professor Informatics
- School of Engineering
- ulf.seigerroth@ju.se
- +46 36-10 1785