Peter Thorvald

About me
I am a Professor of Product Design Engineering focusing my research on cognitive ergonomics and cognitive load in manufacturing assembly.
Research
2025
Frontiers in Robotics and AI
2025. Article, editorial.
https://doi.org/10.3389/frobt.2025.1564948
2025. Editor (collection).
https://doi.org/10.3389/978-2-8325-6123-2
2024
International Journal of Industrial Engineering and Management
2024. Article, review.
https://doi.org/10.24867/ijiem-2024-1-348
2024. Report.
International Journal of Human Factors and Ergonomics
2024. Article, review. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJHFE.2024.10069066
Extended Reality: International Conference, XR Salento 2024, Lecce, Italy, September 4–7, 2024, Proceedings, Part II
2024. Conference paper. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-71704-8_25
Sustainable Production through Advanced Manufacturing, Intelligent Automation and Work Integrated Learning: Proceedings of the 11th Swedish Production Symposium (SPS2024)
2024. Conference paper.
https://doi.org/10.3233/ATDE240212
2023
International Journal of Manufacturing Research
2023. Article. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJMR.2023.131583
Cognitive Computing and Internet of Things: Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics and the Affiliated Conferences, San Francisco, USA, 20-24 July, 2023
2023. Conference paper.
https://doi.org/10.54941/ahfe1003292
Augmented, Virtual and Mixed Reality Simulation: Proceedings of the AHFE International Conference on Human Factors in Design, Engineering, and Computing (AHFE 2023 Hawaii Edition), Hawaii, USA, 4-6 December, 2023
2023. Conference paper.
https://doi.org/10.54941/ahfe1004436
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Ongoing projects
Operator competence in automated and virtual environments (OKAVIM)
Digital tools based on AR and VR are increasingly used in industry to support operators. But how does it affect employees' skills and understanding of the systems they work with? The University of Skövde has been granted SEK 4.8 million to develop a guide for how the digital tools should be used in the manufacturing industry.
February 2023 - January 2026 InformaticsFinished projects
TACO - we aim to boost the digitization maturity of businesses
Two of the biggest challenges facing the manufacturing industry over the next decade are digitization and demographic changes. Changes in demography are going to lead to an older workforce and greater challenges in attracting skilled labour.
November 2019 - December 2021 Virtual EngineeringInteraction between humans and autonomous systems
AIR investigates action and intention recognition in human interaction with autonomous systems (or AIR, for short). More specifically, the focus is on the interaction of humans and autonomous systems that move in shared physical spaces.
April 2015 - March 2019 Informatics