Minna Pikkarainen

Minna Pikkarainen is a Professor at Oslo Metropolitan University, affiliated with both the Faculty of Technology, Art and Design and the Faculty of Health Sciences. Her work focuses on the digitalisation of healthcare services, exploring how technologies like AI, wearable sensors, and digital ecosystems impact healthcare delivery and professions.

• Research groups: Design for Health Interventions, Interventions in Work and Everyday Life.
• Ongoing projects include intelligent gamified scoliosis treatment solutions, personalized scoliosis braces with sensors, and implementation of digital health tools in emergency care.

Her research spans digital health technology, patient safety in health information exchange, and AI for stroke decision-making. Publications cover topics like AI-driven stroke rehabilitation, co-designed digital solutions for arthroplasty patients, and socio-technical challenges in health data sharing. She collaborates across disciplines to address healthcare transformation through digitalisation.