Department of Design

Anna Viljakainen

PhD, Postdoctoral Researcher
anna.viljakainen@aalto.fi
Anna Viljakainen

Anna's research focuses on service management, service ecosystems and strategic design. In recent years she has studied sustainability transitions, impact leadership, and value co-creation in the energy sector and industrial contexts. Her current research looks into the meaningfulness of industrial work. She is advising Masters students and doctoral researchers.

Latest publications

Designing meaningful industrial workplaces: a framework for collaborative research projects

Susanna Aromaa, Joonas Lehtovaara, Mari Myllylä, Virpi Roto, Pertti Saariluoma, Tuisku-Tuuli Salonen, Henrikki Salo-Pöntinen, Bastian Tammentie, Anna Viljakainen, Mikael Wahlström 2026 Quality and User Experience

Making work meaningful in Industry 5.0 : institutional arrangements shaping blue-collar work

Anna Viljakainen, Juho Silmukari, Martina Caic 2026 Interacting with Computers

Pro Arte Utili : Societal Impacts through Arts and Design

Anna Viljakainen, Virpi Roto, Beatrice Koponen 2026

Designing Meaningful Industrial Work for Hybrid Human-Technology Environments

Mari Myllylä, Susanna Aromaa, Martina Caic, Henrikki Salo-Pöntinen, Bastian Tammentie, Anna Viljakainen 2025

AI and the future of industrial work : a framework for enhancing employee experience from satisfaction to flourishing

Anna Viljakainen, Juho Silmukari, Virpi Roto, Martina Caic, Susanna Aromaa 2025 Behaviour and Information Technology

AI and the Future of Work : Enhancing Employee Experience from Satisfaction to Flourishing

Anna Viljakainen, Juho Silmukari, Virpi Roto, Martina Caic, Susanna Aromaa 2025 ECCE '25: Proceedings of the 36th Annual Conference of the European Association of Cognitive Ergonomics (EACE)

Designing meaningful work in the transition towards Industry 5.0

Anna Viljakainen, Juho Silmukari, Martina Caic 2025

New Approaches to Steer Sustainability Transitions Within Service Ecosystems in the Context of Municipalities

Anna Viljakainen, Kirsi Hyytinen, Katri Valkokari 2025 Complexity and Emergence in Market Ecosystems

Sustainable Service Ecosystems in Positive Energy Districts : A Conceptual Framework to Steer Long-Term Impacts

Anna Viljakainen, Katri Valkokari, Mari Hukkalainen, Tytti Nikunen 2025 The 1st International Conference on Net-Zero Built Environment - Innovations in Materials, Structures, and Management Practices
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