The group studies the product development process and its participants in product developing companies in order to understand their problems and needs. This knowledge gained is then transformed into better work procedures, development methods and computer-based tools.
A special interest is platform-based development, which is a widely adopted strategy for balancing the conflict between reuse and demands on customization.
The aim of the research conducted within this theme is to significantly contribute to a new system family based platform description approach that, in a PLM environment, will provide a ground for reuse of assets in terms of knowledge in all product development phases as well as in production, i.e. from early requirement specification and concept development phases to the final detail system design phase and in production.
The research group

Ola Isaksson
- Full Professor, Product Development, Mechanical Engineering

Ola Isaksson
- Full Professor, Product Development, Mechanical Engineering

Johan Malmqvist
- Full Professor, Product Development, Mechanical Engineering

Johan Malmqvist
- Full Professor, Product Development, Mechanical Engineering

Sophie Isaksson Hallstedt
- Full Professor, Product Development, Mechanical Engineering

Sophie Isaksson Hallstedt
- Full Professor, Product Development, Mechanical Engineering

Dag Henrik Bergsjö
- Director of Master's Programme, Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics and Automation, Design along with Shipping and Marine Engineering

Dag Henrik Bergsjö
- Director of Master's Programme, Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics and Automation, Design along with Shipping and Marine Engineering

Lars Almefelt
- Assistant Head of Department, Mechanical Engineering

Lars Almefelt
- Assistant Head of Department, Mechanical Engineering
Massimo Panarotto
- Director of Master's Programme, Product Development, Mechanical Engineering
Massimo Panarotto
- Director of Master's Programme, Product Development, Mechanical Engineering

Amer Catic
- Researcher, Product Development, Mechanical Engineering

Amer Catic
- Researcher, Product Development, Mechanical Engineering
Julian Martinsson Bonde
- Visiting Researcher, Product Development, Mechanical Engineering
Julian Martinsson Bonde
- Visiting Researcher, Product Development, Mechanical Engineering

Adam Mallalieu
- Doctor, Product Development, Mechanical Engineering

Adam Mallalieu
- Doctor, Product Development, Mechanical Engineering

Tina Hajali
- Doctoral Student, Product Development, Mechanical Engineering

Tina Hajali
- Doctoral Student, Product Development, Mechanical Engineering

Alejandro Pradas Gómez
- Visiting Teacher, Product Development, Mechanical Engineering

Alejandro Pradas Gómez
- Visiting Teacher, Product Development, Mechanical Engineering

Mohammad Arjomandi Rad
- Visiting Researcher, Product Development, Mechanical Engineering

Mohammad Arjomandi Rad
- Visiting Researcher, Product Development, Mechanical Engineering

Arindam Brahma
- Staff Scientist, Product Development, Mechanical Engineering

Arindam Brahma
- Staff Scientist, Product Development, Mechanical Engineering

Michael Kokkolaras
- Visiting Researcher, Product Development, Mechanical Engineering

Michael Kokkolaras
- Visiting Researcher, Product Development, Mechanical Engineering

Fredrik Byström
- Lecturer of the Practice, Product Development, Mechanical Engineering

Fredrik Byström
- Lecturer of the Practice, Product Development, Mechanical Engineering

Giliam Dokter
- Postdoc, Product Development, Mechanical Engineering

Giliam Dokter
- Postdoc, Product Development, Mechanical Engineering

Pauline Léonard
- Doctoral Student, Product Development, Mechanical Engineering

Pauline Léonard
- Doctoral Student, Product Development, Mechanical Engineering

Per Persson Schön
- Doctoral Student, Product Development, Mechanical Engineering

Per Persson Schön
- Doctoral Student, Product Development, Mechanical Engineering