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Maria Åkesson is a Professor at Halmstad University's School of Information Technology, specializing in digital innovation and learning technologies. She co-leads the LeaDS research program on learning in digitized societies and leads a research project on digital automation and work environments funded by Afa Försäkring. As a 40% guest professor at Umeå University, her work bridges academia and industry.
Her research focuses on digital automation's societal implications, work environment challenges, and educational curricula for the digital era. Key projects include designing master's programs in Digital Service Innovation and studying participatory innovation processes in healthcare and manufacturing sectors.
Publications emphasize digital service architecture, remote diagnostics, and ethical considerations in health tech. She collaborates with two PhD students and senior researchers, exploring topics like robotic process automation in public administration and value network transformations. Her work integrates design science, organizational studies, and human-centered approaches.
Ms. Åkesson's studies highlight tensions between technological vision and practical implementation, particularly in legacy industries. She advocates for balanced innovation strategies that address both generative potential and control challenges in digitized systems.
