Henri Jalo

Henri Jalo is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Faculty of Management and Business, Department of Information and Knowledge Management at Tampere University. His research focuses on extended reality (XR) technologies, organizational adoption challenges, and their applications in facility management, industrial collaboration, and digital campus environments. He specializes in mixed methods studies analyzing user resistance, enabling factors for technology diffusion, and virtual team dynamics.

Key research themes include:

• Extended Reality (AR/VR/MR) adoption in SMEs and industrial sectors
• Metaverse collaboration and virtual workspaces
• Technology-enabling factors for digital transformation
• Social virtual reality applications in property lifecycle management

His recent work (2021–2024) emphasizes XR's strategic role in organizational innovation, remote collaboration, and facility lifecycle optimization. He has conducted large-scale surveys on XR adoption in European manufacturing and pioneered studies on metaverse collaboration effectiveness over sustained periods.

Publications highlight interdisciplinary approaches combining information systems theory with practical industry challenges in construction, real estate, and higher education environments. Current projects likely explore emerging XR applications in post-pandemic organizational workflows and digital twin integration.