Håkan Örman

Håkan Örman is an Associate Professor at the Department of Biomedical Engineering, Linköping University, within the Faculty of Science and Engineering. He is actively engaged in teaching, research, and academic leadership, including serving as Chairman of the Board of Studies for Electrical Engineering, Physics, and Mathematics. His work bridges engineering and healthcare through digital innovation.

His research focuses on health informatics and e-health, particularly in developing information models, ontologies, and knowledge representation systems to create interconnected, learning healthcare ecosystems. He advocates for rational use of digital tools to enhance accessibility, safety, and personalization in healthcare.

The recent publications highlight a strong trend in digital health infrastructure, interoperability standards (e.g., openEHR, SNOMED CT), and educational development in engineering and health informatics. His work spans technical architecture, semantic modeling, and pedagogical innovation.

Håkan is passionate about pedagogical development and views students as co-creators of knowledge. He teaches in the Master’s program in Biomedical Engineering, the Medical Program, and interdisciplinary eHealth courses. He collaborates with Didacticum for educational advancement and emphasizes dialogue, reflection, and sustainable skill development.

He is involved in interdisciplinary initiatives at Linköping University, where students from medicine and engineering jointly develop digital health solutions. This reflects his commitment to collaborative, real-world problem solving and institutional investment in e-health education and research.