Management

PIEp’s management team is responsible for the implementation of PIEp and act together with PIEp Board and nodledarna to ensure progress in the areas of Education, Research and Cooperation. The management team is responsible for realizing management processes and to coordinate and monitor PIEp profit and publicity.

Management Group members are also involved in PIEp projects and networks and are active researchers and teachers at their respective nodes.

Ingrid Kihlander (KTH) – programme director

Sofia Ritzén (KTH)

Mats Magnusson (KTH)

Andreas Larsson (LTH)

Maria Udén (KTH)

Nodes

From the first days of PIEp, it was clear that several of the major technical universities in Sweden would benefit PIEp and the institutions themselves. Thus PIEp nodes together show a strong commitment to technical design, and in particular the Product Innovation Engineering.

Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) and
Center for Technology in Medicine and Health (CTMH)

KTH-node contributes with mechatronics, integrated product development, product and service design and industrial economics and management.

Node leader: Sofia Ritzén

Faculty of Engineering (LTH)

LTH-node contributes to the design disciplines (such as machine design, packaging and logistics, ergonomics, work science) and also mjukvarututveckling and physics.

Node leader: Andreas Larsson

Luleå University of Technology (LTU)

LTU node contributes Engineering, Economics and Management, Industrial Design, Entrepreneurship and functional product.

Node leader: Peter Törlind

Design at Umeå University (UID)

The node contributes to industrial design.

Nod leader: Monica Lindh Karlsson

Jönköping University (HJ)

HJ is well known for its close contact with new firms and their large network of small business in an innovative region in Sweden. PIEp spans all four schools at HJ: International School of Engineering, School of Education and Communication, Engineering and Health Sciences.

Node leader: Glenn Johansson

International Partners

In addition to the six Swedish nodes PIEp has five International Partners. With a strong common interest in innovation and product design and development, helps each partner with different qualities and resources through his involvement with PIEp.

Sister Kenny Research Center, Minneapolis, USA, Dr. Lars Oddsson, director

Stanford University Center for Design Research, USA, Professor Larry Leifer, Director

Engineering Design Centre at the University of Cambridge, UK, Professor John Clarkson, Director

Institute of Product Development at the Technical University of Munich, Germany, Prof. Udo Lindemann, Head of Department

Design Factory at the Aalto University, Finland, Professor Kalevi Ekman, Director