Research
I pursue doctoral research on the design of medical software at the University of Lapland. I am interested in how design decisions are made, developed, tested and justified in a regulated environment.
Doctoral research
Design strategies for medical software development and clinical shared decision-making
University of Lapland · since 2021
I examine how design and agile development work in an environment where solutions need to be safe, defensible and traceable. In medical software, every design choice has to be justified and documented, yet the software still has to work in the everyday practice of clinicians and patients.
I bring to this research my experience of developing software and data solutions in healthcare.
What I study
How do clinicians take part in design?
How are usability-related risks identified and managed?
How does iterative development fit a regulated environment?
How are design decisions documented and made traceable?
Approach
My first research article is a qualitative study of designer practice in Finland. It examines how the methods of service and UX design are adapted to the development of regulated healthcare software.
Publications and talks
Adapting the Method Ecosystem of Service and UX Design to Regulated Healthcare Software: A Qualitative Study of Designer Practice in Finland
Presented
Dec 2026
Adapting the Method Ecosystem of Service and UX Design to Regulated Healthcare Software: A Qualitative Study of Designer Practice in Finland
Article and oral presentation in December 2026.
Forthcoming
Earlier research
2017
Digital Cinema Audiencehood
Lapin yliopisto
Master’s thesis, media science.
Published
2008
Lapin elokuvakomission esiselvitys
Lapin elämysteollisuuden osaamiskeskus
A study of the film industry in Lapland as groundwork for founding the Lapland Film Commission.
Published
2007
Digital Cinema Experience
Lapland Centre of Expertise for the Experience Industry
A qualitative study of the switch to digital cinema from the point of view of the audience experience. Researcher and co-author.
Published
Collaboration
I am glad to talk about the research, design practice in regulated environments and possible collaboration.