Anna Viljakainen
PhD, Postdoctoral Researcher
anna.viljakainen@aalto.fi
anna.viljakainen@aalto.fi
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
Contemporary Challenges in Industrial Work : an Empirical Study of Blue-Collar Workers in the era of Industry 4.0 and Industry 5.0
Susanna Aromaa, Juho Silmukari, Anna Viljakainen
2026
Advances in Production Management Systems
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
Job Crafting and Intellectually Stimulating Industrial Factory Floor Work
Mari Myllylä, Anna Viljakainen, Juho Silmukari, Henrikki Salo-Pöntinen, Susanna Aromaa, Pertti Saariluoma
2026
AHFE International : Neuroergonomics and Cognitive Engineering
Designing AI Assistant for Developing Factory Worker’s Competence
Virpi Roto, Joni Lappalainen, Juho Silmukari, Anna Viljakainen, Martina Caic
2026
Making Sense of Discontinuation and Downsizing of Human-Centred Innovation Units : Discontinuity of Institutionalization Processes
Nuria Solsona Caba, Eva Astria, Anna Viljakainen, Martina Caic
2026
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)