Sustainable Digitalisation Research Centre

Our vision is to be the leading research environment for interdisciplinary research on sustainable digitalisation, e.g. by contributing knowledge and methods on how to realise digitalisation that is sustainable from a social, economic, ecological as well as technological perspective.

Paul Davidsson, Director

Researchers, publications and projects

We are always interested in new collaborations with academia and industry. Please contact our researchers if you have any questions.

Research themes

The research is organised into five themes that correspond to key areas of digitalisation.

Health and well-being

The use of digital technologies to support all phases of healthcare, including preventive care and well-being. It can empower people to proactively engage with their health and manage their recovery from illness, but also to share data to improve outcomes and reduce inequalities.

Home and everyday living

This includes the use of digital technologies and the impact of digitalisation in everyday life. Homes are of particular interest as they are increasingly filled with internet-connected devices such as cameras, microphones and other sensors.

Education and lifelong learning

The use of digital tools to facilitate lifelong learning in different contexts, including both professional and informal learning in different sectors of society.

Transport and mobility

How can digital technologies support transport that is accessible, efficient and sustainable? Our theme brings together research on travellers’ experiences, public transport planning and autonomous vehicles. We develop and evaluate digital systems while examining who can use them, how they affect transport services and what changes they bring to people’s work.

Our research focuses on

• Accessible travel: understanding barriers faced by travellers and designing public transport information that responds to their situation, including service disruptions.
• Demand-responsive transport: modelling and evaluating flexible services, traveller demand and operational choices.
• Planning and decision support: using simulation, optimisation and transport data to assess services and support decisions.
• Autonomous vehicles: developing AI methods that allow electric utility vehicles to learn from human driving and interaction.

Energy and buildings

Includes digital solutions to improve the production, distribution and consumption of energy, as well as to increase the safety and efficiency of buildings.

Advisory board

Management group